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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grigo Girigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Piechocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piechocki has chosen Thunder as his entrance music. Ariel Piechocki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grigo Girigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Piechocki!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Girigo shoots for a takedown but Piechocki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Piechocki leaves Girigo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Piechocki.
Piechocki lands a head kick!
Girigo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Piechocki counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigo Girigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid body kick from Piechocki.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Girigo is defended easily by Piechocki.
Nice sprawl there from Piechocki as Girigo shoots in.
Girigo tries for a takedown but Piechocki circles away easily
and Piechocki counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girigo is looking to clinch.
Girigo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Piechocki thuds a left hand into Girigo's body.
Girigo tries to clinch but Piechocki is having none of it.
Ariel Piechocki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Girigo.
Girigo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Piechocki defends it nicely.
Girigo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Piechocki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Piechocki. That's going to slow Girigo down.
Girigo misses with a takedown attempt
and Piechocki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Girigo's knee momentarily.
Girigo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girigo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Piechocki lands a head kick. Girigo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Girigo with a poor takedown
and Piechocki counters with an inside leg kick.
Piechocki scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piechocki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Girigo takes a step back to recover.
Girigo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Piechocki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Piechocki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Piechocki throws a head kick that half lands.
Girigo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Piechocki counters with a body kick.
Piechocki has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girigo fails with a takedown attempt.
Piechocki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Girigo's sensitive parts.
Girigo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Piechocki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Girigo fails with the takedown
and Piechocki counters with a nice uppercut.
Piechocki connects with a high kick.
Piechocki leaves Girigo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Piechocki connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Piechocki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Girigo fails with a takedown attempt.
Piechocki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Girigo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Piechocki - the referee stops the clock and Girigo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Piechocki. Girigo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Piechocki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Piechocki wants it to stay on the feet.
Grigo Girigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Girigo fails with the takedown
and Piechocki counters with a nice leg kick.
Piechocki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Piechocki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Piechocki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Girigo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Girigo shoots in but Piechocki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Girigo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Piechocki avoids it really well and circles away.
Piechocki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Piechocki throws a head kick but Girigo moves out of range.
Grigo Girigo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Girigo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Girigo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigo Girigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Girigo shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ariel Piechocki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Piechocki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girigo with a poor takedown
and Piechocki counters with a left and a right that stings Girigo.
Piechocki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Girigo.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Piechocki - that will leave a mark!
A chopping leg kick lands by Piechocki.
Girigo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Piechocki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Piechocki scores with a head kick.
Girigo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Girigo looks for a takedown but Piechocki sprawls well.
Piechocki lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki cracks the inside of Girigo's front leg.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Girigo is defended easily by Piechocki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piechocki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Piechocki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Piechocki duly obliges.
Girigo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Girigo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Piechocki sizes up Girigo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Girigo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Piechocki makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Girigo really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girigo shoots in and drives through. Piechocki sprawls well.
Piechocki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Girigo misses with a takedown attempt
and Piechocki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Girigo's knee momentarily.
Piechocki jabs Girigo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Girigo goes for a double leg but Piechocki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Piechocki continues to drive forward.
Piechocki is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Girigo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Piechocki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Piechocki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Girigo.
Piechocki manages to break the clinch.
Girigo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Piechocki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girigo throws a head kick that misses
and Piechocki counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Piechocki.
Piechocki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Girigo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Girigo misses with a takedown attempt - Piechocki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Piechocki works over Girigo's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Piechocki!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Girigo with a poor takedown
and Piechocki counters with a nice body shot.
Piechocki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Piechocki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel Piechocki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Piechocki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Girigo back to the ropes. Piechocki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Piechocki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Piechocki lands a slapping body shot.
Girigo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Piechocki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Girigo's knee momentarily.
Girigo with a poor takedown
and Piechocki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Girigo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Piechocki counters with a left and a right that stings Girigo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigo Girigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piechocki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Girigo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Piechocki connects with a body shot that sends Girigo's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Piechocki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Piechocki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Girigo with a poor takedown
and Piechocki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girigo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Piechocki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Girigo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Piechocki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Piechocki scores with a three punch combo!
Piechocki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Girigo rather than just go for the knockout.
Piechocki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Piechocki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Piechocki wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice body punch from Piechocki.
Girigo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Piechocki finds it's way through Girigo's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki scores with a three punch combo!
Girigo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piechocki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Girigo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Piechocki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Girigo somewhat.
Girigo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Piechocki as he jumps to the side.
Girigo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Girigo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Piechocki sprawls well. Piechocki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Girigo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girigo misses with a takedown attempt
and Piechocki counters with a body kick that stops Girigo in his tracks momentarily.
Piechocki throws a head kick that Girigo semi-blocks.
A nice combination there by Piechocki.
Girigo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ariel Piechocki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Piechocki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Girigo if he has to take too many more of those.
Piechocki connects with a body shot.
Piechocki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Piechocki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Piechocki.
Girigo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Piechocki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Girigo's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piechocki misses with a two punch combination.
Piechocki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Girigo.
Girigo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Piechocki thuds his shin into the meat of Girigo's side.
Girigo tries for a takedown but Piechocki circles away easily
and Piechocki counters with a left and a right that stings Girigo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piechocki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Girigo on the side of the head.
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!
Piechocki throws a good cross that connects.
Grigo Girigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Girigo misses with a right hand
and Piechocki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ariel Piechocki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Piechocki 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ariel Piechocki!
Ariel Piechocki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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