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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Golpacha Nosay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Arabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BJ Arabi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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188 lbs
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185 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Golpacha Nosay!
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, BJ Arabi!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arabi swings for the body but Nosay moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Arabi.
You can see the frustration on Nosay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nosay gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Nosay tries to lock up and control but Arabi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nosay is desperately trying to improve his position but Arabi has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arabi looking to control but Nosay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Arabi landing shots from mount.
Nosay keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arabi trying to control but Nosay is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nosay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arabi wants to stand but Nosay is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Nosay is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Arabi looking to control but Nosay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Arabi is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Nosay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nosay tries to lock up and control but Arabi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nosay wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Nosay is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nosay trying to control the action but Arabi just sinks the hooks in.
Nosay is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Arabi gets his hands free as Nosay looks to control.
Nosay prevents Arabi from getting a body triangle.
Nosay manages to reverse the position and now he's in Arabi's guard. Nice work there by Nosay.
Arabi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nosay controls the pace.
Arabi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nosay.
Arabi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nosay wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nosay tries to advance to mount but Arabi denies him.
Arabi wants to control but Nosay postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arabi looking for a sweep but Nosay has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Nosay forces the positional change into back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but BJ Arabi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nosay misses with a takedown attempt
and Arabi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nosay's guard now.
Nosay managing to control the position.
Nosay keeping full guard, as Arabi tries to pass.
Nosay looking to control.
Arabi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Arabi is looking to score with low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arabi misses with a takedown
and Nosay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nosay controlling the action here.
Nosay tries to pass to full mount but Arabi defends it.
Nosay frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nosay controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nosay trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arabi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nosay looking to control but Arabi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Arabi is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nosay sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nosay'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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Golpacha Nosay just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nosay looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nosay looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nosay is trying to control. Arabi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arabi is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arabi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arabi trying to control but Nosay postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Golpacha Nosay dominated that second round.
That's time! Nosay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nosay looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Arabi wants to stand and escape but Nosay is having none of it.
Nosay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nosay trying to control but Arabi is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nosay preventing the sweep.
Nosay pushes down on Arabi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Arabi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Arabi trying to hold on to Nosay's head to control him but Nosay postures up.
Nosay takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arabi won't allow Nosay to pass to mount.
Nosay is looking to take a break and control but Arabi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arabi is looking to improve his position.
Arabi is staying active underneath Nosay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Golpacha Nosay just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nosay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arabi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Golpacha Nosay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nosay working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Arabi has passed into half guard!
Arabi tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nosay trying to control here.
Nosay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nosay has a hand on Arabi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Arabi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's four 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.
Arabi unloading with bombs!
Arabi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nosay is looking to escape.
Nosay is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Arabi looking to control but Nosay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nosay is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to BJ Arabi.
I think Arabi 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... BJ Arabi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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