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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karo Josjdam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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179 cm
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karo Josjdam!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Josjdam sends Sakuraba crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Josjdam is motioning to the referee to let Sakuraba up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sakuraba is rocked!
It looks like Ariel Sakuraba has been cut.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Josjdam sprawls well. Josjdam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Sakuraba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sakuraba changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Josjdam looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sakuraba seems to have got his legs back now.
Josjdam pushes Sakuraba away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sakuraba gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Josjdam has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Josjdam wants to get back to his feet but Sakuraba drags him back down.
Josjdam sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Josjdam keeps working.
Josjdam is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Josjdam scores with a one two! Sakuraba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Josjdam cracks a nice hook into Sakuraba's ribs.
Josjdam scores with a body shot.
Josjdam digs a good hook to Sakuraba's body.
Josjdam jabs Sakuraba right on the nose. Sakuraba blinks but takes it well.
Josjdam misses with the combination.
Sakuraba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Josjdam.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Josjdam.
Josjdam throws a one two combo.
Sakuraba slips a jab and a cross from Josjdam.
Sakuraba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josjdam lands a head shot.
Josjdam lands a hook that stumbles Sakuraba back into the cage. Josjdam follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Sakuraba to the canvas! Josjdam pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Sakuraba has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Karo Josjdam!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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