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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerald Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Pic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerald Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Pic!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Booth.
Booth tries to work over Pic's front leg with a kick but Pic checks it.
Booth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pic as he jumps to the side.
Booth lands with a shot to the body.
Booth moves in looking to clinch but Pic pushes him off.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pic manages to avoid it.
Pic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Booth fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerald Booth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pic is trying to control. Booth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Booth is defending against the submission attempts here by Pic.
Booth really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth trying to control here.
Pic blocks the strikes from Booth.
Booth tries to get to full guard but Pic has control of the leg.
Pic trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pic frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pic tries to control but Booth wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Booth is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pic working Booth over with strikes here.
Booth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Booth is looking to escape.
Booth is looking to get to half guard.
Booth tries to lock up and control but Pic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Pic patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Booth showing good submission defense here.
Pic gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Pic 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Booth throws a head kick that misses.
Booth slips under a jab.
Booth thows a body shot but no joy.
Booth shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pic thows a huge punch but Booth dodges it nicely.
Booth wants to control but Pic is keeping busy.
Pic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pic wants to stand up but Booth manages to regain full guard.
Pic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pic is stalling in the full guard.
Booth throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pic won't allow Booth to sweep him here.
Booth keeping moving, preventing Pic from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sam Pic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pic has managed to clinch.
Booth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pic pulls Booth into guard.
Booth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Booth has managed to get both his arms back between Pic's legs - danger averted.
Pic is breathing heavily.
Booth postures up in Pic's guard and throws a big left but Pic blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Booth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Booth tries to stand but Pic is controlling from the bottom.
Sam Pic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Booth gets to his feet - Pic follows without any prompting.
Booth dives in and scores a takedown into Pic's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pic is trying to control the position but Booth postures up.
Booth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Booth is looking to work some ground and pound but Pic has wrist control.
Booth stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Booth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Booth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pic pinned against the cage. Pic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Booth to the mat! Booth manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jerald Booth will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Booth.
Booth checks the leg kick.
Booth closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pic quickly recovers to half guard.
Pic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pic.
Pic has his foot on Booth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Booth works his way back into a safe position though.
Pic wants to improve his position but instead Booth has moved into half guard.
Pic holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Booth stands up and waves to Pic to follow him.
Booth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Booth or perhaps it was just good defense by Pic which made him look bad.
Pic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Booth counters with a good low kick that Pic was not able to check.
Booth clinches with his opponent.
Booth jumps into guard, dragging Pic to the mat.
Booth thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pic preventing the sweep.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sam Pic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Booth fails to land with a series of punches.
Pic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Booth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Booth keeping moving, preventing Pic from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Booth keeping full guard, as Pic tries to pass.
Pic wants to control from the top but Booth keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sam Pic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Booth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pic's waist but Pic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Booth off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Booth fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerald Booth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pic takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Pic.
I think Pic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sam Pic!
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RATING
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