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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Barraga Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghoul Ghotha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghoul Ghotha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with BJ Barraga Jr's chin.
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245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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207 cm
48
272 lbs
48 - 48 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Barraga Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 48 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghoul Ghotha!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghotha drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ghotha tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barraga Jr tries to control but Ghotha manages to take his back.
Ghotha is punishing Barraga Jr with strikes - can he finish him?!
Barraga Jr prevents Ghotha from getting a body triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghotha is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Barraga Jr has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Barraga Jr covering up well under a series of strikes from Ghotha.
Barraga Jr trying to control but not successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha lands with a hammerfist to the side of Barraga Jr's head.
Even with his hooks in, Ghotha manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Ghotha gets his hands free as Barraga Jr looks to control.
Barraga Jr is keeping busy.
Ghotha scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Barraga Jr is looking for a way out.
Ghotha gets his hands free as Barraga Jr looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Barraga Jr can't escape the position.
Ghotha is throwing shots to the body but Barraga Jr manages to wriggle free. Ghotha pounces on him again and ends up in Barraga Jr's guard.
Barraga Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha passes into half guard.
Barraga Jr trying to control but Ghotha postures up.
Ghotha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ghotha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barraga Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barraga Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ghotha scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barraga Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ghotha.
Ghotha slips a nice elbow through Barraga Jr's hands, connecting with Barraga Jr's forehead.
Barraga Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barraga Jr is concentrating on defense, preventing Ghotha from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha is looking for a kimura here.
Barraga Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Ghotha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ghotha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ghotha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ghotha is nestled in close to Barraga Jr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ghotha performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghoul Ghotha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barraga Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Ghotha counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barraga Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ghotha defends it easily.
Barraga Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ghotha drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barraga Jr looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barraga Jr looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barraga Jr!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghotha struggling a bit here.
Barraga Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghotha keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraga Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ghotha tries to buck Barraga Jr off but Barraga Jr is having none of it.
Barraga Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghotha keeps working.
Ghotha is looking to regain half guard here but Barraga Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Barraga Jr is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ghotha is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ghotha tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Barraga Jr presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Barraga Jr content just to control the position here.
Ghotha is trying to escape the mount.
Barraga Jr looking to control but Ghotha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ghotha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barraga Jr content just to control the position here.
Ghotha is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraga Jr looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Barraga Jr trying to control but Ghotha is having none of it.
Ghotha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barraga Jr goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ghotha is on top in guard.
Barraga Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ghotha is working Barraga Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ghotha throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraga Jr controls Ghotha momentarily but Ghotha frees himself.
Ghotha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barraga Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ghotha is aware though and is defending well.
Ghotha sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ghotha trying to control but Barraga Jr is working from the bottom.
Ghotha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barraga Jr looking for a guillotine here but Ghotha defends easily.
Barraga Jr keeping moving, preventing Ghotha from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ghoul Ghotha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Ghotha as Barraga Jr shoots in.
And Ghotha tries to counter it with a takedown but Barraga Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barraga Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ghotha is looking for a sweep.
Ghotha looks to move to half guard but instead Barraga Jr has passed into mount! Damn!
Ghotha is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barraga Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghotha is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghotha regains half guard.
Barraga Jr wants to control but Ghotha is keeping him busy.
Ghotha tries to get to full guard but Barraga Jr has control of the leg.
Ghotha is trying to maintain the position but Barraga Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Barraga Jr trying to mount his opponent but Ghotha defends it.
Barraga Jr wants to control but Ghotha is keeping him busy.
BJ Barraga Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ghoul Ghotha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ghotha is looking to improve his position.
Barraga Jr is controlling the pace.
Ghotha is trying to control but can't.
Ghotha is not content to let Barraga Jr control the position.
Ghotha is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barraga Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barraga Jr's back!
Ghoul Ghotha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ghotha thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Ghotha avoiding Barraga Jr 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Barraga Jr hold on?!
Barraga Jr is trying to remain composed but Ghotha is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Barraga Jr trying to control the hands but Ghotha breaks the grip.
Ghotha lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Ghotha connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Barraga Jr to escape the position.
Ghotha scores with strikes from the back.
Ghotha lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ghotha controls the action.
Barraga Jr trying to control the hands but Ghotha won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghotha misses with an elbow to the head.
Barraga Jr fending off the submission attempt from Ghotha.
Ghotha throwing damaging strikes from the back! Barraga Jr could be in trouble here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barraga Jr is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Ghotha.
Barraga Jr prevents Ghotha from getting a body triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghoul Ghotha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ghotha 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghoul Ghotha!
A victorious Ghoul Ghotha thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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