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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Sabrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Pacquio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sabrol might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck. Aaron Pacquio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Sabrol! 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, Aaron Pacquio! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pacquio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Sabrol shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Sabrol tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquio is retaining full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sabrol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Sabrol wants to control from the top but Pacquio keeps moving. Sabrol tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquio is retaining full guard. Sabrol prevents Pacquio from getting back to his feet. Sabrol is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacquio has wrist control. Sabrol trying to control but Pacquio is working from the bottom. Sabrol has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Sabrol wants to pass the guard but Pacquio is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Pacquio throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pacquio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aaron Pacquio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sabrol tries to clinch there but Pacquio circles away.
Sabrol tries for a takedown but Pacquio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Sabrol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sabrol misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pacquio gets caught flat footed, as Sabrol shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Sabrol thows a big elbow that misses. Sabrol passes Pacquio's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Pacquio is not content to let Sabrol control the position. Sabrol stops Pacquio from getting back to his feet.
Sabrol is pressing down on Pacquio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pacquio is holding on for now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sabrol trying to control the action but Pacquio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sabrol looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Sabrol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Sabrol not doing much here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Sabrol scores a takedown into full mount! Pacquio is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sabrol lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sabrol controlling from the full mount. Pacquio is trying to stand. Pacquio looks gassed! Sabrol misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sabrol controlling the position easily from mount. Sabrol is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pacquio is surviving well by controlling Sabrol's body position as best he can. Sabrol looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pacquio is trying to stand but he's just given Sabrol his back. Pacquio is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Sabrol misses with a punch to the head. Pacquio covering up well under a barage of strikes. Sabrol working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Pacquio is doing well to defend. Sabrol seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Pacquio is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricardo Sabrol!
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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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