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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hudson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hudson Oliveira will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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270 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Rodrigues !
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, Hudson Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Rodrigues sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rodrigues avoids the attempt from Oliveira to control.
Oliveira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rodrigues sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rodrigues jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Oliveira is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Oliveira and Rodrigues has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Oliveira is looking to regain half guard here but Rodrigues keeps moving and retains side control.
Oliveira is trying to control Rodrigues 's posture but Rodrigues avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to remain calm as Rodrigues controls from the top position.
Oliveira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rodrigues wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oliveira is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rodrigues is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oliveira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oliveira being controlled for a moment.
Rodrigues trying to control the position but Oliveira is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rodrigues is chipping away with strikes.
Oliveira takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira stops Rodrigues from passing to mount.
Rodrigues working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigues is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rodrigues tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rodrigues has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oliveira is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira prevents Rodrigues from improving position.
Rodrigues working the ground and pound from side control.
Oliveira wants to control but Rodrigues postures up.
Rodrigues controlling the position from side mount.
Oliveira wants to control but Rodrigues postures up.
Oliveira looks gassed!
Rodrigues advances to mount.
Rodrigues controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira working to try and regain half guard.
Rodrigues looking to finish Oliveira with some ground and pound. This is bad for Oliveira!
Rodrigues controlling the pace for now.
Rodrigues has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Rodrigues dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rodrigues .
Rodrigues staying calm.
Rodrigues lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Oliveira's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rodrigues has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Oliveira!
Rodrigues controlling from mount.
Rodrigues landing strikes from the mount and Oliveira is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oliveira wants to control but Rodrigues is having none of it.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Rodrigues looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Oliveira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rodrigues controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rodrigues working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rodrigues content just to control the position here.
Rodrigues seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oliveira for as long as he can get away with.
Rodrigues 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rodrigues with shots to the head and body - Oliveira looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rodrigues is landing with some decent strikes but Oliveira is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues landing shots from mount.
Bruno Rodrigues overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodrigues lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rodrigues controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Oliveira that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rodrigues tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but Rodrigues cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues is working for a guillotine from mount but Oliveira frees his head quite easily.
Rodrigues landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rodrigues postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Oliveira looks a forlorn figure.
Rodrigues in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rodrigues looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues scoring with strikes but Oliveira is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Rodrigues dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oliveira is trying to defend but Rodrigues finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rodrigues trying to control the pace.
Rodrigues looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oliveira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodrigues is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rodrigues scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliveira is trying to maintain the position but Rodrigues is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodrigues not doing much here.
Rodrigues landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues is controlling the pace.
Oliveira taking some punishment here, with Rodrigues in his half guard.
Rodrigues frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rodrigues has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rodrigues lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rodrigues takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rodrigues lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is bucking up trying to escape but Rodrigues cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rodrigues fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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!
Rodrigues with shots to the head and body - Oliveira looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rodrigues controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Rodrigues .
Rodrigues with a couple of short strikes.
Rodrigues controlling from mount.
Rodrigues landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rodrigues cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a big elbow.
Oliveira is in a horrible position here. Rodrigues smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rodrigues sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rodrigues lands with some strikes.
Rodrigues controlling from mount.
Rodrigues fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rodrigues looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rodrigues connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to get to half guard.
Oliveira is in a horrible position here. Rodrigues smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rodrigues is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bruno Rodrigues is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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 fight!
Bruno Rodrigues showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodrigues has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Rodrigues !
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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
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