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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Sabrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabrol comes to the cage accompanied by Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 cm
24
173 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
23
179 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Sabrol! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Porter! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sabrol lands a nice shot that snaps Porter's head back.
Porter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sabrol but Sabrol pushes him off and we're back to square one. Sabrol throws out a powerful jab. Sabrol misses with the combination.
Sabrol lands a jab to the nose. Porter gets the takedown into side control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sabrol is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Porter drops an elbow to the side of Sabrol's head. Porter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Porter tries to pass to full mount but Sabrol defends it. Porter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Porter throwing shots but Sabrol is blocking nicely. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Porter is pressing down on Sabrol's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sabrol is holding on for now. Sabrol looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Sabrol looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Sabrol connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Sabrol moves out of range of the body kick from Porter.
Chris Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sabrol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Porter tries to keep at a distance but Sabrol has taken the fight into the clinch. Porter slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porter. A head punch on the inside from Porter fails to land. Porter misses with a punch to the body.
Sabrol breaks from the clinch.
Sabrol throws the left hand but Porter avoids the punch easily. Sabrol takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Porter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sabrol scores with a one two! Porter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Chris Porter has been cut. Porter looks gassed! 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! Porter tries to move into range but Sabrol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sabrol blocks a head kick by Porter.
Sabrol bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Porter's head backwards. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Sabrol misses with the combination.
Jab from Sabrol.
Porter is rocked! Porter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sabrol as he avoids it easily. Sabrol drops Porter with a naaaaasty hook - Porter is in real trouble here! Sabrol dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Sabrol! Ricardo Sabrol retains his welterweight title!
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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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