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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between brandon spike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tulio Araribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, brandon spike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tulio Araribe!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
spike tries to clinch but Araribe is having none of it.
Araribe throws a low kick but spike avoids it.
spike looks to land a combination but Araribe avoids it well.
Araribe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
spike swinging wildly here.
Araribe slips a jab and a cross from spike.
spike tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Araribe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
spike doesn't manage to clinch there - Araribe circles away.
Araribe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches spike napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Araribe in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Araribe stands up.
Araribe swats away the attempt to clinch by spike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araribe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Araribe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Araribe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. spike is keeping the position for now.
spike wants to stand up but Araribe is controlling him.
spike is breathing heavily.
Araribe wants to get up but he can't break spike's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Araribe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araribe looking to pass the guard.
Araribe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Araribe is pushing down on spike's leg trying to pass to half guard. spike is fighting to maintain full guard but Araribe has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
spike is trying to stand up here but Araribe is controlling him well.
Araribe works his way into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Araribe decides to stand back up. Araribe steps back and let's spike get back to his feet.
Araribe moves into the clinch.
Araribe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Araribe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
spike tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Araribe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in spike's guard now.
Araribe wants to stand but spike has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araribe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Araribe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
spike really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Araribe wants to pass the guard but spike is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tulio Araribe 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.
Araribe clinches with his opponent.
spike looking to throw knees to the head but Araribe is blocking nicely.
Araribe lands a left hand that snaps the head of spike backwards.
spike using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Araribe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Araribe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Araribe's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
spike misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Araribe.
Araribe tries to circle away but spike has him pinned against the cage.
Araribe lands a takedown into guard.
Araribe wants to get up but he can't break spike's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Araribe content to stall in guard here.
Araribe stands up and waves to spike to follow him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araribe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Araribe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in spike's guard.
Araribe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Araribe wanted to stand there but spike had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araribe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Araribe controlling the position.
Araribe stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araribe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Araribe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
spike takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Araribe stands up.
Araribe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araribe working the ground and pound effectively.
Araribe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Araribe with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tulio Araribe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Araribe drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Araribe throwing strikes but missing.
Araribe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Araribe tries to free his leg and advance position but spike is retaining full guard.
spike wants to stand and escape but Araribe is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araribe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Araribe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
spike wants to get back to his feet but Araribe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Araribe pushing down on spike's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two 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.
Araribe decides to stand and escape the position.
Araribe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Araribe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Araribe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Araribe wants to pass to mount but spike is defending the position.
Tulio Araribe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Araribe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araribe is taking a breather. spike says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Araribe trying to mount his opponent but spike defends it.
Araribe stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows spike to get to his feet.
spike takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
spike throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Araribe counters with a single leg into guard. spike didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araribe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. spike is keeping the position for now.
spike can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Araribe controls the pace.
Araribe looking to pass the guard.
Araribe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tulio Araribe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Araribe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tulio Araribe!
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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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