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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Mapompo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralph Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Mapompo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralph Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mapompo tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Mapompo has managed to clinch.
Mapompo pushes Diaz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mapompo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Mapompo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mapompo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Mapompo is controlling the position.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Mapompo pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Mapompo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mapompo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Mapompo circles away.
George Mapompo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mapompo moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Mapompo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mapompo doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Mapompo misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mapompo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mapompo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mapompo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mapompo has managed to clinch.
Mapompo lands with a short shot to the head.
Mapompo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz tries to break free but Mapompo pushes him back against the ropes.
Mapompo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mapompo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Mapompo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mapompo manages to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Mapompo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mapompo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mapompo.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mapompo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mapompo throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a big head kick but Mapompo shrugs it off.
Diaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Diaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mapompo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mapompo throws an overhand right that drops Diaz like a sack of potatoes! Mapompo dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Mapompo!
George Mapompo retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, George Mapompo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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