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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Boia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Sotiropoulos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rui Boia!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotiropoulos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boia has Sotiropoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
Boia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sotiropoulos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos is breathing heavily.
Boia lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like George Sotiropoulos has been cut.
Sotiropoulos avoiding damage as Boia throws knees to the body.
Boia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boia working Sotiropoulos over with knees to the body.
Boia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sotiropoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
Boia lands an elbow just above Sotiropoulos 's eye.
Boia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boia wants to stand and escape but Sotiropoulos is having none of it.
Boia is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boia keeping moving, preventing Sotiropoulos from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Boia has managed to clinch.
Boia scores a nice knee to the body.
Boia misses with a knee to the head.
Sotiropoulos takes an elbow to the temple.
Boia trying to land knees to the body.
Boia lands a nice elbow.
Boia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sotiropoulos.
Boia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boia.
A knee to the head by Boia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boia lands a nice knee to the body.
Boia lands a good knee to the midsection. Sotiropoulos won't want to take too many of those.
Boia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sotiropoulos.
Knees to the body from Boia.
Sotiropoulos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Boia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sotiropoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
Sotiropoulos avoids a wild elbow strike from Boia.
Boia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boia lands an elbow that stopped Sotiropoulos in his tracks for a moment.
Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Boia.
Boia jumps into guard, dragging Sotiropoulos to the mat.
Sotiropoulos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sotiropoulos is controlling him.
Boia thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sotiropoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sotiropoulos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boia wants to get back to his feet but Sotiropoulos passes into half guard.
Boia wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boia darts in and clinches Sotiropoulos up against the cage.
Sotiropoulos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boia drags the fight down to the ground.
Sotiropoulos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boia shoots in looking for a takedown. Sotiropoulos tries to sprawl out of it but Boia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sotiropoulos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sotiropoulos tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boia swats away the attempt to clinch by Sotiropoulos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Boia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Sotiropoulos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boia wants to clinch.
Sotiropoulos with a poor takedown
and Boia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sotiropoulos's guard.
Boia decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sotiropoulos, up you get!
Boia clinches.
Boia lands a good knee to the midsection. Sotiropoulos won't want to take too many of those.
Boia manages to break the clinch.
Boia closes the distance and clinches.
Sotiropoulos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boia with a knee to the head.
Sotiropoulos wants to break free but Boia has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boia crunches a lovely knee into Sotiropoulos's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boia obliges.
Boia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rui Boia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boia crunches a lovely knee into Sotiropoulos's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Boia.
Sotiropoulos wants to get back to striking at distance but Boia won't allow it.
Boia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sotiropoulos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boia avoids it.
Sotiropoulos tries to land knees in the clinch but Boia avoids the damage to the body.
Boia with a knee to the head.
Sotiropoulos is looking to break free of the clinch but Boia has double underhooks.
Boia crunches a lovely knee into Sotiropoulos's ribcage.
Boia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sotiropoulos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boia walks away with a smile on his face. Sotiropoulos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Sotiropoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boia drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boia wants to stand and escape but instead Sotiropoulos has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sotiropoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boia keeping full guard, as Sotiropoulos tries to pass.
Boia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sotiropoulos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sotiropoulos wants to pass the guard but Boia is keeping the position.
Sotiropoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boia wants to stand and escape but Sotiropoulos is having none of it.
Boia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sotiropoulos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sotiropoulos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sotiropoulos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sotiropoulos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four 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.
Boia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sotiropoulos controls the pace.
Boia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sotiropoulos trying to control but Boia is working from the bottom.
Boia kicks Sotiropoulos off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Boia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Sotiropoulos's cut.
That's time! Sotiropoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boia lands an elbow inside.
Sotiropoulos tries to throw a body punch but Boia avoids it by throwing Sotiropoulos back against the cage.
Boia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sotiropoulos did well to prevent Boia getting side control.
Boia is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Boia wants to work for an arm triangle but Sotiropoulos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boia tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sotiropoulos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sotiropoulos is trying to maintain the position but Boia is very close to passing his half guard.
Sotiropoulos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boia throwing shots but Sotiropoulos is blocking nicely.
Boia wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sotiropoulos shoots in for a takedown but Boia shows good takedown defense.
Boia instigates a clinch.
That's two 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.
Boia lands an elbow just above Sotiropoulos 's eye.
Boia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Boia missing with knees to the body.
Boia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Boia.
Boia tries a knee to the head but Sotiropoulos blocks it.
Boia scores with a knee to the head.
Sotiropoulos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boia lands an elbow that stopped Sotiropoulos in his tracks for a moment.
Boia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sotiropoulos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos tries to stall but Boia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sotiropoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sotiropoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boia wants to get back to his feet but Sotiropoulos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos wants to control from the top but Boia keeps moving.
Boia wants to stand and escape but Sotiropoulos is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Boia misses with a hook. Sotiropoulos ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boia moves in looking to clinch but Sotiropoulos pushes him off.
Sotiropoulos wants to clinch.
Boia forces Sotiropoulos back against the cage and clinches.
Boia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sotiropoulos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sotiropoulos managing to block the knees to the body from Boia.
Boia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Boia.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sotiropoulos is defending well for now.
Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Boia has him pressed against the cage.
Boia decides to pull guard.
Boia is looking to stand up but Sotiropoulos isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Boia really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Sotiropoulos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sotiropoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boia closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Sotiropoulos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boia lands a damaging elbow.
Boia gets control of Sotiropoulos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boia will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Boia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boia wriggles free and stands up.
Sotiropoulos fails with the takedown
and Boia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boia.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sotiropoulos is working an open guard so Boia takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sotiropoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boia manages to avoid it.
Boia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boia missing with knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos fails to pull guard.
Sotiropoulos is trying to maintain a safe position but Boia gets an underhook and turns Sotiropoulos into the cage.
Boia successfully pulls guard.
Sotiropoulos stands and steps away. Boia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boia is looking to clinch.
Sotiropoulos darts in trying to clinch
and Boia counters by clinching up.
Sotiropoulos managing to block the knees to the body from Boia.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boia.
Boia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sotiropoulos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sotiropoulos fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Sotiropoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Boia.
Boia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sotiropoulos goes for a takedown attempt but Boia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sotiropoulos shoots and misses
and Boia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sotiropoulos moves into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sotiropoulos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boia is looking to work some ground and pound but Sotiropoulos has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boia won't allow Sotiropoulos to sweep him here.
Sotiropoulos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boia drops back looking for a leg! Sotiropoulos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sotiropoulos manages to kick Boia off! Boia jumps back into Sotiropoulos's guard.
Boia wants to stand but Sotiropoulos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sotiropoulos.
Boia tries to clinch but Sotiropoulos moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Boia.
Sotiropoulos tries for a takedown but Boia circles away easily
and Boia moves into the clinch.
Boia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sotiropoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
Boia lands an elbow that stopped Sotiropoulos in his tracks for a moment.
Boia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sotiropoulos tries to free his leg and advance position but Boia is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sotiropoulos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boia is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Boia dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on George Sotiropoulos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Boia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sotiropoulos throws an elbow but it misses.
Boia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Boia lands an elbow inside.
Boia pulls guard effortlessly.
Boia is looking to stand up but Sotiropoulos isn't so interested in that idea.
Sotiropoulos wants to control from the top but Boia keeps moving.
Sotiropoulos looking to pass the guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Boia has his feet on Sotiropoulos's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sotiropoulos tries to get to full guard but Boia has control of the leg.
Sotiropoulos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sotiropoulos trying to control from the bottom.
Sotiropoulos tries to get to full guard but Boia has control of the leg.
Boia is thwarting Sotiropoulos's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boia connects with a nice short shot to Sotiropoulos's temple.
Rui Boia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sotiropoulos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boia.
Boia postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sotiropoulos to stand up.
Boia takes the fight into the clinch.
Sotiropoulos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sotiropoulos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sotiropoulos uses from the top position.
Sotiropoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sotiropoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boia is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sotiropoulos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sotiropoulos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sotiropoulos wants to stand but Boia is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Boia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sotiropoulos is aware though and is defending well.
Boia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boia keeping moving, preventing Sotiropoulos from controlling successfully.
Sotiropoulos stands and throws Boia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rui Boia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Rui Boia!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Rui Boia!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Rui Boia!
Rui Boia wins by unanimous decision!
Rui Boia is the new middleweight champion!
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