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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobral's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BLOOD- By Candiria. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral tries to clinch but Calhoun moves out of range.
Sobral tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sobral.
Calhoun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobral tries for a takedown but Calhoun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Calhoun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobral is looking to clinch.
Calhoun shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sobral's guard.
Sobral is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Calhoun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sobral controls Calhoun momentarily but Calhoun frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral wants to sweep but no luck.
Calhoun is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sobral is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Calhoun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sobral lands with a punch from half guard.
Calhoun is looking to escape.
Calhoun is refusing to be controlled, as Sobral sits in half guard.
Calhoun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Calhoun is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobral not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sobral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobral looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun is looking for a triangle but Sobral pushes his legs off easily.
Calhoun looks gassed!
Calhoun throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sobral trying to control but Calhoun is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sobral passes Calhoun's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Calhoun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobral.
Sobral thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calhoun's head.
Sobral is trying to control the action in half guard but Calhoun is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Calhoun looking for submissions off his back.
Sobral is tying to control. Calhoun wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calhoun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobral with a poor takedown
and Calhoun holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobral managing to block the knees to the body from Calhoun.
Sobral is trying to drag Calhoun to the mat but Calhoun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Calhoun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sobral misses with a knee to the head.
Calhoun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sobral lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Calhoun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calhoun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Calhoun showed some decent athleticism there.
Calhoun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sobral is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Calhoun pulls his head out easily.
Sobral wants to improve his position but Calhoun is controlling well.
Calhoun is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun wants to pass to mount but Sobral is defending the position.
Sobral trying to control but Calhoun postures up.
Calhoun prevents Sobral from improving his position.
Calhoun is looking for a kimura but Sobral is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Calhoun to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sobral clinches but Calhoun breaks the clinch
and Calhoun counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sobral!
Calhoun is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sobral can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sobral sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Calhoun dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sobral tries to clinch up
and Calhoun holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Calhoun decides to pull guard.
Sobral cracks Calhoun with a solid left hand.
Sobral with a nice head shot there.
Sobral wants to control from the top but Calhoun keeps moving.
Sobral has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Calhoun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sobral doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sobral manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sobral pushing down on Calhoun's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sobral sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Calhoun defending well though.
Calhoun actively working from the bottom here.
Sobral is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Calhoun defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun trying to control here.
Sobral wants to work for an arm triangle but Calhoun is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Calhoun is looking to escape.
Calhoun wants to control but Sobral is keeping busy.
Sobral seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sobral gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sobral wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun postures up.
Sobral working for a triangle but Calhoun defends it easily.
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Calhoun from controlling successfully.
Sobral is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Calhoun trying to control but Sobral is working from the bottom.
Calhoun missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sobral is looking for a triangle but Calhoun pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Calhoun darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Calhoun is trying to work for a kimura but Sobral is defending well.
Sobral is looking to control Calhoun's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sobral avoid being mounted?
Sobral flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Calhoun trying to pass the guard but Sobral defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Calhoun is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Calhoun wants to pass to mount but Sobral is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sobral tries for a takedown but Calhoun circles away easily
and Calhoun counters with a single leg into guard. Sobral didn't expect that.
Sobral trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Calhoun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sobral darts in trying to clinch
and Calhoun counters by moving into the clinch.
Sobral misses with a knee strike.
Calhoun breaks from the clinch.
Sobral shoots and misses
and Calhoun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Calhoun must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Calhoun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobral swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sobral controls Calhoun momentarily but Calhoun frees himself.
Calhoun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Calhoun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobral swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobral keeping busy on the bottom but Calhoun has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sobral tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun blocks the strikes from Sobral.
Sobral keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Calhoun is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sobral has managed to free his arm - good work.
Calhoun is trying to work for a kimura but Sobral is defending well.
Sobral wants to control but Calhoun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Calhoun is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sobral!
A nice elbow there by Calhoun.
Sobral is working to get back to half guard.
Calhoun working for a guillotine from mount but Sobral is in no mood to give up.
Calhoun postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sobral looks a forlorn figure.
Calhoun fails to take his opponent's back.
Sobral working to try and regain half guard.
Sobral is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral wants to control but Calhoun is having none of it.
Sobral is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Calhoun sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Calhoun working for a guillotine from mount but Sobral is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Calhoun can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sobral is looking to escape.
Sobral is working to get back to half guard.
Renato Sobral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calhoun is working for a guillotine from mount but Sobral frees his head quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calhoun landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Calhoun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Calhoun has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Calhoun!
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