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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew shoots in for a double leg but Rocha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rocha throws out a powerful jab.
Rocha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rocha tests Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rocha. Rocha obviously looking to wear him down.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew looks gassed!
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws a right hand that Rocha ducks under and follows up with a left that Rocha also avoids with ease.
Rocha takes the fight into the clinch.
Rocha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rocha looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew!
Rocha looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rocha has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rocha seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha cracks Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to reverse the position but Rocha maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rocha content just to control the position here.
Rocha prevents Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew from getting the reversal.
Rocha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Georges Rocha just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha closes the distance and clinches.
Rocha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rocha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rocha throws a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rocha.
Rocha with a nice cross.
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!
Rocha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew circles away.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew looks to land a combination but Rocha avoids it well.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has eaten all the pies!
Rocha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rocha shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's guard.
Rocha controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha wants to control from the top but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew keeps moving.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has his feet on Rocha's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rocha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew. That did some damage!
Rocha throws a nice head kick!
Rocha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries for a takedown but Rocha circles away easily
and Rocha counters with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rocha.
Rocha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Rocha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch
and Rocha counters with a leg kick.
Rocha scores with a nice body kick.
Rocha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew.
Rocha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is fending him off so far but Rocha persists. Nope, Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew circles away and we're back to standing.
Rocha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's head.
Georges Rocha is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocha cracks Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew with a good jab.
Rocha moves into range and clinches up with Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew.
A head punch on the inside from Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rocha.
Rocha gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Rocha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha wants to take a breather but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is having none of it.
Rocha wants to stand up but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has Rocha up against the cage in a clinch.
Rocha is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rocha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocha.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew gets underhooks to prevent Rocha's takedown attempt.
Rocha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew can do to turn this around?
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has a couple of punches blocked by Rocha.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew working aggressively here.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew as Rocha tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew fails to land.
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.
Rocha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rocha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocha darts in and clinches Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew up against the cage.
Rocha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocha lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocha.
Rocha breaks from the clinch.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew forces Rocha back against the cage and clinches.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to break the clinch but Rocha is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocha.
Rocha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rocha gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is trying to stand.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is trying to stand up here but Rocha is controlling him well.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has one foot on Rocha's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rocha shoots in and drives through. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew sprawls well.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew clinches but Rocha breaks the clinch
and Rocha counters with a low kick, right behind Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew 's knee.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to clinch up but Rocha keeps it at a distance.
Rocha with a hook.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew closes the distance but Rocha moves to the side
and Rocha counters with a big head kick but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew shrugs it off.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew darts in trying to clinch
and Rocha counters with a stiff right hand.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch but Rocha moves away
and Rocha makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew really felt that one!
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew darts in trying to clinch
and Rocha counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rocha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha can't get the takedown.
Rocha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has a couple of punches blocked by Rocha.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rocha has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is trying to keep an underhook but Rocha manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Rocha 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.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is trying to escape back to his feet but Rocha uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Rocha is looking to take a break and control but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Rocha dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch
and Rocha counters with a big head kick but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew shrugs it off.
Rocha cracks Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses with a two punch combination.
Rocha looks for a takedown but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew sprawls well.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rocha backs up against the cage.
Rocha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rocha counters with a solid body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew. No joy for Rocha on that attempt.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew clinches but Rocha breaks the clinch
and Rocha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocha goes for a takedown attempt but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew looks to clinch
and Rocha counters with a low kick, right behind Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew 's knee.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rocha circles away quickly and effectively.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rocha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rocha counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries for a takedown but Rocha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rocha.
Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocha misses with a takedown attempt - Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rocha clinches with his opponent.
Rocha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rocha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew looks to clinch
and Rocha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to clinch
and Rocha counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rocha's guard.
Rocha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to control from the top but Rocha keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew gets to his feet. Rocha looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rocha takes the fight into the clinch.
Rocha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch
and Rocha counters with an inside leg kick.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses with a double jab.
Rocha takes the fight into the clinch.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew stops a takedown attempt from Rocha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocha.
Rocha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew misses with a combination
and Rocha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew's knee momentarily.
Georges Rocha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rocha throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocha circles away.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rocha throws a series of strikes that have Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew backpedaling.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew gets caught flat footed, as Rocha shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew wants to stand but Rocha is controlling the position.
Rocha trying to control the position from guard on top but Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew kicks Rocha off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rocha thumps Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew with a low kick.
Rocha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rocha counters with a leg kick.
Mike Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws a sloppy head kick
and Rocha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rocha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rocha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rocha counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocha lands a head kick. Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rocha counters with a thumping low kick.
Alan Abraham Arthur Alex Anthony Andrew throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rocha clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges Rocha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rocha 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges Rocha!
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