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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karim Al Abib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Relion Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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220 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karim Al Abib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Relion Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Abib closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Joaquin did well to prevent Al Abib getting side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Al Abib tries to stand and escape but Joaquin is controlling the position.
Al Abib sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Abib is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Joaquin is looking for a sweep. Al Abib is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joaquin wants to control but Al Abib passes into side.
Joaquin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Joaquin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Abib is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Joaquin is still in real trouble! Can Al Abib finish him?
Al Abib thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Joaquin seems to have recovered his senses.
Joaquin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaquin wants to get back to full guard.
Joaquin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Al Abib sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Joaquin defending well though.
Al Abib drops an elbow to the side of Joaquin's head.
Joaquin is trying to get back to full guard.
Al Abib wants to pass the guard but Joaquin is defending well.
Al Abib is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin is looking for a sweep. Al Abib is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Al Abib stalling.
Joaquin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Joaquin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Joaquin wants to sweep here but Al Abib controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Abib stays in close to Joaquin's body and controls the position.
Al Abib trying to control the position from guard on top but Joaquin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Abib sitting in guard here, content to control.
Al Abib postures up in Joaquin's guard and throws a big left but Joaquin blocks it.
Al Abib has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Al Abib trying to control but Joaquin is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karim Al Abib.
Joaquin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Al Abib sprawls well. Al Abib wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Joaquin gets slowly back to his feet.
Joaquin tries to keep at a distance but Al Abib has taken the fight into the clinch.
Al Abib tries to score a body lock takedown but Joaquin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Al Abib effectively controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Abib drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Al Abib 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.
Al Abib tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joaquin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Al Abib somewhat.
Joaquin slaps away a takedown attempt from Al Abib, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Al Abib leaves Joaquin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Abib fails to land with a series of punches.
Al Abib looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Joaquin!
Joaquin is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Abib fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Al Abib trying to control the action but Joaquin is working from the bottom.
Joaquin is trying to control Al Abib's posture but Al Abib avoids it.
Joaquin is looking for a sweep.
Joaquin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Al Abib wants to work for an arm triangle but Joaquin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Al Abib content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Abib wants to take a breather but Joaquin is having none of it.
Al Abib with the ground and pound but Joaquin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Al Abib might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Al Abib trying to control the position from guard on top but Joaquin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Abib throws a big elbow that misses.
Al Abib avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Al Abib trying to control but Joaquin is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Abib throws an elbow that misses. Joaquin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Al Abib's guard. Nice move by Joaquin!
Al Abib is adopting a defensive guard.
Al Abib wants to get back to his feet but Joaquin passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Abib is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joaquin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Al Abib throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joaquin advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Al Abib dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Al Abib scores with a takedown into Joaquin's guard.
Al Abib is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Al Abib's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Joaquin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Al Abib moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaquin trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Abib is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joaquin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Al Abib looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joaquin trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Abib is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Abib controlling Joaquin's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Abib working for a triangle but Joaquin defends it easily.
Karim Al Abib overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Al Abib wants to control but Joaquin passes easily into half guard.
Al Abib wants to control but Joaquin is keeping busy.
Karim Al Abib is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Abib keeping hold of Joaquin's head, controlling as best he can.
Al Abib is pressing down on Joaquin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Al Abib is trying to keep Joaquin in close.
Al Abib pulls Joaquin in close to his closed guard and prevents Joaquin from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Karim Al Abib wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Joaquin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Al Abib counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Joaquin!
Joaquin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Al Abib dominating with strikes here.
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!
Joaquin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Abib controlling the position easily from mount.
Relion Joaquin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joaquin is squirming around, avoiding Al Abib's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Al Abib showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Abib has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Al Abib!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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