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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo Mondragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Ovareem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mondragon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sepultura - Ratamahatta. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geronimo Mondragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistar Ovareem!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mondragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Ovareem shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mondragon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mondragon wants to control the position but Ovareem says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ovareem looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mondragon is trying is best to control the position here.
Mondragon tries to roll over but Ovareem keeps him under control.
Mondragon is in trouble now - Ovareem has advanced to mount!
Ovareem lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovareem throws some wild stikes that Mondragon manages to avoid easily.
Ovareem is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mondragon is squirming around, avoiding Ovareem's attempts to control the action.
Mondragon tries to reverse the position but Ovareem maintains control.
Mondragon is working hard here to advance position.
Ovareem looking to secure an arm triangle but Mondragon defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovareem trying to control but Mondragon is having none of it.
Mondragon working to try and regain half guard.
Mondragon wants to hold on but Ovareem pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Ovareem there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ovareem looking to finish with strikes here!
Ovareem looking to finish with strikes here!
A nice elbow there by Ovareem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon is trying to reverse the position but instead Ovareem has taken his back - oops!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ovareem's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Ovareem trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Mondragon doesn't escape.
Mondragon is trying to break free.
Ovareem is persistently looking for the submission but Mondragon is defending it well.
Mondragon is trying to break free.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mondragon breaks Ovareem's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mondragon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ovareem pulls Mondragon in to control the position.
Ovareem has a closed guard, preventing Mondragon from standing up.
Mondragon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ovareem on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovareem is trying to keep Mondragon in close.
Ovareem is looking to stand up but Mondragon isn't so interested in that idea.
Mondragon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mondragon won't allow Ovareem to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Geronimo Mondragon just wasn't active enough.
Mondragon misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Mondragon misses its intended target.
Mondragon throws a hook to the side of Ovareem's head but Ovareem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mondragon throws a right hand that misses
and Ovareem counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ovareem is trying to control the action in half guard but Mondragon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ovareem has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Mondragon works to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondragon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mondragon looking for a sweep. Not yet Mondragon, not yet.
Mondragon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mondragon connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistar Ovareem dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mondragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ovareem was well out of range. Poor timing from Mondragon.
Ovareem darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ovareem keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mondragon tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ovareem has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mondragon is looking to improve his position but Ovareem isn't that keen on the idea.
Ovareem throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mondragon because Ovareem loaded up on that one.
Ovareem wants to control the pace but Mondragon is squirming around nicely.
Mondragon working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondragon tries to lock up and control but Ovareem gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mondragon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ovareem is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mondragon working to try and regain half guard.
Ovareem takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mondragon regains half guard.
Mondragon is looking to control Ovareem's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mondragon avoid being mounted?
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mondragon with a nice cross.
Ovareem walks into a jab.
Geronimo Mondragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovareem tries to clinch but Mondragon moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ovareem slips a jab and a cross from Mondragon.
Ovareem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mondragon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ovareem needs to keep his hands up - Mondragon had a free shot at his head there.
Ovareem is breathing heavily.
Mondragon lands a jab to Ovareem's midsection.
Ovareem on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mondragon throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Mondragon finds it's way through Ovareem's defenses.
Mondragon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mondragon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mondragon scores with a nice right hand.
Mondragon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ovareem sprawling to the canvas! Ovareem rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mondragon finish him?!
Ovareem is rocked!
Mondragon sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Ovareem's defenses. It connects perfectly with Ovareem's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Geronimo Mondragon!
After the big win, Geronimo Mondragon made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Torment Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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hype
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