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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ripp Arrm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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35
192 lbs
25 - 9 - 1 |
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185 cm
28
200 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined |
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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
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ripp Arrm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Neely !
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neely .
Neely fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Neely throws the kick towards the body but Arrm avoids it.
Ripp Arrm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neely clinches up with Arrm and pushes him back against the cage.
Neely pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Arrm takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Ripp Arrm has been cut.
Neely makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arrm.
Neely tries to work over Arrm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arrm avoiding damage as Neely throws knees to the body.
Neely controlling the action here for a moment.
Arrm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neely or not.
Arrm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neely misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely working hard to break the clinch.
Neely displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arrm up against the cage.
Arrm blocks the elbow strike.
Arrm lands with a right to the head.
Neely tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arrm avoids it.
Neely misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neely has Arrm pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Arrm manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Neely tries for a takedown but Arrm manages to get underhooks.
Neely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neely pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arrm gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrm is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Neely doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Arrm.
Arrm is keen to just control but Neely is a slippery customer.
Neely gets back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neely looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm trying to control the position from guard on top but Neely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neely manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arrm is in all sorts of trouble here.
Neely trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Neely is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrm takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Neely trying to control but Arrm is having none of it.
Neely lands a heavy elbow.
Arrm suckers Neely into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Arrm is now in Neely 's guard!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neely keeping full guard, as Arrm tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arrm works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Neely is looking for a sweep. Arrm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Neely dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ripp Arrm's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Neely connects with a single shot there.
Neely lands a really nice looking cross but Arrm seems unphased.
Arrm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arrm checks a leg kick.
Arrm clinches.
Arrm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arrm letting Neely take a breather here.
Neely lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arrm struggles to land a body shot inside as Neely controls his hands.
Neely throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Neely blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arrm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mike Neely has been cut.
Arrm digs a right hand into Neely 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neely 's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neely blocking some punches.
Neely lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Arrm.
Neely is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arrm works on Neely 's body with a couple of short punches.
Arrm avoids a wild elbow strike from Neely .
Neely blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arrm.
Arrm takes an elbow to the temple.
Neely leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neely just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arrm's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrm has a couple of punches blocked by Neely .
Arrm has picked Neely up - he's going for a ride! Arrm dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arrm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arrm is trying to control. Neely wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neely is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Arrm scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neely wants to control but Arrm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neely works his way to full guard. Good work.
Arrm slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Arrm grinds an elbow into Neely 's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely is looking to regain half guard here but Arrm keeps moving and retains side control.
Arrm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Neely is trying to control Arrm's posture but Arrm avoids it.
Arrm postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Arrm is looking to take a break and control but Neely is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Neely 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arrm working the ground and pound but Neely is defending the strikes.
Neely is not content to let Arrm control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ripp Arrm dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Neely has Arrm up against the cage in a clinch.
Neely is trying to trip Arrm. He has hold of a leg but Arrm is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Neely persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Neely lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Neely passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Arrm is looking to reverse the position.
Neely trying to control the action but Arrm is working from the bottom.
Neely landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrm takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Arrm prevents Neely from improving position.
Arrm struggling a bit here.
Arrm tries to improve position but can't.
Neely throws a strike aimed at the side of Arrm's head but Arrm avoids it well.
Neely looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Arrm is avoiding damage well.
Neely taking a breather here.
Neely laying and praying for a moment but Arrm takes advantage and regains half guard.
Arrm manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neely is in close to Arrm's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Neely trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neely might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Arrm haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Arrm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Arrm can't keep his opponent in guard - Neely advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arrm works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arrm throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Neely escapes and throws Arrm's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrm is trying to improve his position.
Arrm tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Neely easily slips into full mount!
Neely wants to control but Arrm has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Neely is trying to control. Arrm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neely wants to pass the guard but Arrm is defending well.
Neely content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neely not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arrm wants to get back to full guard.
Arrm manages to get to full guard.
Neely is looking to work some ground and pound but Arrm has wrist control.
Arrm keeping moving, preventing Neely from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neely stands up over Arrm, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Neely stopping the sweep attempt from Arrm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Neely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neely 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Neely !
After the fight, Mike Neely was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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