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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ripp Arrm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin comes to the cage accompanied by Chinese Athem. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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192 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ming Xin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ripp Arrm!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Xin misses the target.
Arrm lands a really nice looking cross but Xin seems unphased.
Arrm shoots in but Xin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arrm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Arrm is nestled in close to Xin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Arrm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Xin sees it coming and defends easily.
Arrm thows a huge punch but Xin dodges it nicely.
Xin is defending against the submission attempts here by Arrm.
Arrm prevents Xin from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Xin sees it coming and defends easily.
Xin is pressing down on Arrm's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Arrm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xin is keeping the position for now.
Arrm has gone for a leg lock! Xin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Arrm's guard.
Xin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Xin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Xin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arrm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Xin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrm pulls Xin in close to prevent any damage.
Arrm trying to control the position.
Arrm isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Xin stacks Arrm on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Xin!
Xin controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arrm keeps working.
Xin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Arrm tries to bench press Xin off him but Xin keeps the position.
Arrm can't do much from the bottom here.
Arrm manages to get back to half guard.
Arrm punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arrm misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Arrm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Arrm.
Xin preventing the sweep.
Xin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Arrm has his foot on Xin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Xin works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arrm trying to control the position.
Arrm striking off his back but it's not causing Xin any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ripp Arrm dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Xin fails to land with a series of punches.
Ripp Arrm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arrm tries a head kick but it misses.
Arrm scores with a shot to the body.
Arrm throws a leg kick but Xin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Xin throws a nice looking combination but Arrm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arrm takes a swing at Xin's ribcage but misses.
Arrm cracks the inside of Xin's front leg.
Arrm misses with a head kick.
Xin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrm.
An inside leg kick lands from Arrm.
Arrm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Xin but Xin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Arrm throws a sloppy head kick and Xin moves out of range easily.
Arrm looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Xin won't allow Arrm to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin is looking for a sweep. Arrm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Xin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arrm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xin keeps working.
Arrm seems to be working for a kimura but Xin defends the submission attempt.
Arrm is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Arrm trying to control the action but Xin is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arrm.
A punch combination from Xin misses.
Arrm looks for the body kick but Xin saw that one coming.
Arrm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arrm circles away quickly and effectively.
Arrm blocks a jab.
Arrm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Arrm closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm is trying to get an arm triangle but Xin is defending well.
Arrm throwing strikes but Xin manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Arrm is looking to reverse the position.
Arrm sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Arrm is breathing heavily.
Arrm wants to control but Xin is keeping busy.
Xin trying to control the action but Arrm is working from the bottom.
Arrm is looking for a sweep. Xin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Xin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Arrm gets full guard.
Arrm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arrm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arrm is keeping the position for now.
Arrm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ripp Arrm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Xin keeps the fight on the outside.
Arrm throws a head kick that misses.
Arrm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arrm throws a head kick that misses.
Arrm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xin.
Xin misses the jab.
Arrm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xin.
Ming Xin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Xin throws a hook to the side of Arrm's head but Arrm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xin throws a looping overhand right but Arrm ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrm misses with a head kick.
Arrm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Xin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arrm circles away quickly and effectively.
Xin slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin shoots for a double leg takedown but Arrm sprawls well. He's pushed Xin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arrm. That's going to slow Xin down.
Arrm throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arrm. That's going to slow Xin down.
A lazy left from Arrm finds it's target.
Xin stalks Arrm and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arrm's face. Arrm staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Ripp Arrm has been cut.
Xin throws a jab but it's blocked by Arrm.
Arrm lands the left hand.
Arrm lands with a nice body kick.
Arrm misses with a hook. Xin ducked under it nicely.
Xin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arrm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arrm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arrm is looking to chop away at Xin's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Arrm.
Xin takes a swing at Arrm's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrm throws a big shot that misses.
Xin shoots in but Arrm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arrm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arrm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arrm lands a front kick.
Arrm drives through and clinches with Xin against the cage.
Arrm tries for a takedown but Xin manages to get underhooks.
Xin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arrm has him pressed against the cage.
Xin is trying to break free.
Arrm lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arrm breaks the clinch.
Arrm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Xin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arrm, right into the meat.
Arrm scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Xin at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Xin.
Xin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arrm drives through with a takedown into guard.
Arrm forces his way into half guard.
Xin is looking to control Arrm's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Xin avoid being mounted?
Well, if Arrm is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arrm passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrm thowing shots but they're missing.
Arrm lands a big shot there that rocks Xin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Arrm looking to finish with strikes here!
Xin tries to hold on but Arrm pushes him away.
Arrm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Xin is looking to escape.
Arrm in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ripp Arrm really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ripp Arrm's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Xin misses with a few strikes there.
Arrm thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Xin if he has to take too many more of those.
Arrm looks for the body kick but Xin saw that one coming.
Xin misses with a combination
and Arrm decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Xin's guard.
Arrm wants to control from the top but Xin keeps moving.
Arrm looking to sit in guard and control but Xin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Arrm controls Xin momentarily but Xin frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm throws his legs up looking for a submission but Xin uses it to pass to side control.
Xin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Arrm has escaped the position, nice work there.
Arrm struggling a bit here.
Xin decides to stand back up.
Xin gets caught flat footed, as Arrm shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrm throws a strike but Xin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Arrm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arrm is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Arrm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Arrm moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Xin has worked his arm free - good work by Xin!
Xin manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin tries to roll over but Arrm keeps him under control.
Xin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arrm's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arrm's back!
Arrm rolls, trying to escape but Xin keeps control of the position.
Xin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Arrm has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Xin is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arrm just trying to survive but Xin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Arrm rolls, trying to escape but Xin keeps control of the position.
Arrm breaks Xin's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Xin working for submissions but it's allowed Arrm to get to half guard.
Arrm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Arrm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arrm trying to mount his opponent but Xin defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ripp Arrm dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ripp Arrm's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Xin misses.
Arrm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Arrm finds it's target.
Arrm throws a head kick that misses.
Arrm throws a body punch but Xin moves out of range.
Arrm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arrm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arrm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Xin keeping full guard, as Arrm tries to pass.
Xin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Arrm has passed into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arrm is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Arrm fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm swings around for an armbar but Xin sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Arrm's guard.
Arrm keeping full guard, as Xin tries to pass.
Arrm is trying to keep Xin in close.
Xin trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arrm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arrm takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two 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.
Xin tries to roll over but Arrm keeps him under control.
Arrm is working for a kimura but Xin is defending it quite comfortably.
Arrm controlling the action here.
Arrm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin wants to get back to full guard.
Xin is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Arrm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Xin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A combination from Xin does no damage.
Xin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arrm counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Arrm.
Xin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arrm's guard.
Arrm trying to control the position.
Arrm striking off his back, scoring a few points.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrm looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Xin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Xin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arrm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Arrm scores with a few weak punches.
Ripp Arrm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arrm has his hands clasped together around Xin's back. He's all about the action.
Arrm works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ming Xin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arrm is looking for a triangle but Xin pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ripp Arrm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arrm 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ripp Arrm!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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