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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Marrodona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marrodona comes to the cage accompanied by It's a Fight. Helio Ali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Marrodona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helio Ali!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Marrodona does no damage.
No joy there for Marrodona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marrodona shoots and misses
and Ali counters with a single leg into guard. Marrodona didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ali tries to free his leg and advance position but Marrodona is retaining full guard.
Ali is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali trying to move into half guard but instead Marrodona has managed to sweep!
Ali keeping moving, preventing Marrodona from controlling successfully.
Marrodona will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ali can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marrodona controls the pace.
Marrodona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ali looking to control but Marrodona passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marrodona moves into full mount! Ali won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marrodona looking to control but Ali is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ali sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ali tries to roll over but Marrodona keeps him under control.
Marrodona is looking for a kimura here.
Marrodona looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ali wants to improve his position but Marrodona is controlling well.
Marrodona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ali controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marrodona is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marrodona trying to mount his opponent but Ali defends it.
Ali is trying to maintain the position but Marrodona is very close to passing his half guard.
Ali is looking to improve his position.
Marrodona has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ali is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marrodona trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ali takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ali is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marrodona moves to take his opponent's back.
Ali is keeping busy.
Marrodona doesn't have the hooks in and Ali manages to turn into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali trying to control the position from guard on top but Marrodona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali passes Marrodona's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marrodona is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ali looks to land a strike but Marrodona avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Helio Ali will probably get the nod.
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.
Ali closes the distance and clinches up with Marrodona, looking for a takedown. Ali pushes Marrodona against the cage but Marrodona circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marrodona.
Ali shoots in for a takedown but Marrodona shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ricardo Marrodona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marrodona shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ali slips a jab and a cross from Marrodona.
Marrodona works over Ali's head and body with a nice combination.
Marrodona misses with a double jab
and Ali counters with a shoot takedown. Marrodona fights it but they end up in guard.
Marrodona keeping full guard, as Ali tries to pass.
Ali looking to sit in guard and control but Marrodona gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marrodona looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ali trying to control from half guard but Marrodona is working away.
Marrodona looking for submissions off his back.
Ali is looking to take a break and control but Marrodona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marrodona looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marrodona looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marrodona tries to get to full guard but Ali has control of the leg.
Ali has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ali controlling his opponent.
Ali wants to control the pace but Marrodona is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marrodona is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marrodona sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ali tries to pass to full mount but Marrodona defends it.
Marrodona is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali is working for a kimura but Marrodona is defending it quite comfortably.
Marrodona on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ali there.
Marrodona moves into full guard.
Ali trying to control but Marrodona is working from the bottom.
Marrodona is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali is pushing down on Marrodona's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marrodona is fighting to maintain full guard but Ali has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Marrodona!
Ali looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ali looking to secure an arm triangle but Marrodona defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Ali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marrodona!
Marrodona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marrodona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Ali takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ali shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Marrodona but Marrodona pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marrodona gets a takedown into half guard.
Ali is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marrodona is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marrodona is thwarting Ali's attempts to control the position.
Ali gets full guard.
Ali keeping full guard, as Marrodona tries to pass.
Ali is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marrodona is aware though and is defending well.
Marrodona has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marrodona wants to pass the guard but Ali is keeping the position.
Marrodona looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ricardo Marrodona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali trying to keep a closed guard but Marrodona is proving a slippery customer.
Ali is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marrodona wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
Marrodona won't allow Ali to sweep him here.
Marrodona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ali is keeping the position for now.
Marrodona trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ali is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Marrodona has his hands clasped together but Ali extends an breaks Marrodona's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ali.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Helio Ali!
A relieved looking Helio Ali thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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