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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Roosevelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Sabio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teddy Roosevelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Sabio!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roosevelt lands with a nice body punch.
Roosevelt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sabio counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Teddy Roosevelt has been cut.
Roosevelt looks to land a left hand but Sabio moved out of range nicely.
Roosevelt misses the jab.
Sabio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roosevelt misses with a hook. Sabio ducked under it nicely.
Roosevelt looks to land a right hand but Sabio moved out of range.
Roosevelt misses with a lunging right hand
and Sabio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sabio swings wildly with an uppercut but Roosevelt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roosevelt has a couple of punches blocked by Sabio.
Roosevelt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roosevelt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sabio has him pressed against the cage.
Roosevelt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabio misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sabio.
Roosevelt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabio misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Roosevelt misses.
Roosevelt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roosevelt misses with a lunging right hand
and Sabio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roosevelt's knee momentarily.
Roosevelt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sabio counters with a low kick, right behind Roosevelt 's knee.
Sabio doesn't manage to clinch there - Roosevelt circles away.
Roosevelt misses with a lunging right hand
and Sabio counters with a good, hard body kick but Roosevelt shrugs it off.
Roosevelt is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roosevelt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabio.
Roosevelt misses with a double jab.
Sabio clinches.
Roosevelt tries to circle away but Sabio has him pinned against the cage.
Sabio throws a head punch that misses.
Roosevelt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sabio.
Sabio lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Sabio.
Sabio lands with a short shot to the head.
Roosevelt is looking to break free of the clinch but Sabio has double underhooks.
Sabio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sabio is trying to trip Roosevelt. He has hold of a leg but Roosevelt is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sabio persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sabio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sabio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sabio tries to free his leg and advance position but Roosevelt is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sabio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sabio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roosevelt keeping full guard, as Sabio tries to pass.
Roosevelt is trying to control the position but Sabio postures up.
Sabio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabio distracts Roosevelt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roosevelt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sabio working some strikes from top position.
Sabio thows a big elbow that misses.
Roosevelt keeping full guard, as Sabio tries to pass.
Sabio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sabio drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Roosevelt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sabio has Roosevelt in his guard.
Roosevelt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Sabio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Roosevelt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roosevelt misses with a hook
and Sabio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roosevelt's knee momentarily.
Roosevelt misses with a body punch
and Sabio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roosevelt misses the shot to the body.
Roosevelt misses with a hook
and Sabio counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabio is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sabio slips a nice elbow through Roosevelt's hands, connecting with Roosevelt's forehead.
Sabio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roosevelt is staying active underneath Sabio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sabio seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Roosevelt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roosevelt is not content to let Sabio control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sabio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sabio thows a huge punch but Roosevelt dodges it nicely.
Sabio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabio tries to pass to full mount but Roosevelt defends it.
Sabio is nestled in close to Roosevelt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sabio wants to pass to mount but Roosevelt is defending the position.
Sabio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Sabio tries to pass to full mount but Roosevelt defends it.
Sabio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roosevelt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sabio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sabio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sabio trying to control the action but Roosevelt is working from the bottom.
Sabio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sabio.
Roosevelt pushes Sabio off looking to stand but Sabio dives back in and keeps control.
Roosevelt is trying to maintain the position but Sabio is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sabio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sabio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sabio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sabio is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Roosevelt is in a horrible position here. Sabio smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sabio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roosevelt hang on?
Teddy Roosevelt's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabio is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Roosevelt has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sabio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roosevelt is looking to escape.
Ariel Sabio has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabio throws a strike there. Roosevelt manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Sabio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Teddy Roosevelt's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Roosevelt throws a right hand that misses
and Sabio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roosevelt's knee momentarily.
Roosevelt misses with a hook
and Sabio counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sabio.
Teddy Roosevelt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Roosevelt is looking to break free of the clinch but Sabio has double underhooks.
Sabio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sabio has a couple of punches blocked by Roosevelt.
Sabio lands with a light punch inside.
Sabio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roosevelt backwards.
Sabio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sabio has a couple of punches blocked by Roosevelt.
Sabio working aggressively here.
Sabio tries to score a body lock takedown but Roosevelt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sabio digs a right hand underneath Roosevelt's ribcage. Roosevelt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roosevelt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sabio. Roosevelt shrugs it off though.
Roosevelt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sabio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roosevelt's knee momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roosevelt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jeez, Teddy Roosevelt's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sabio throws a hook but Roosevelt avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roosevelt.
A swing and a miss from Sabio.
Roosevelt throws a lazy uppercut
and Sabio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ariel Sabio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roosevelt misses with a right hand
and Sabio counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Roosevelt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabio pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sabio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roosevelt is looking to escape.
Sabio is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Roosevelt is surviving well by controlling Sabio's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Roosevelt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Teddy Roosevelt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ariel Sabio!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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