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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tchubirabirom. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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270 lbs
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189 cm
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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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
1 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dos Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Rodrigues looking to control but Dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rodrigues controlling from the full mount.
Dos Santos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dos Santos wants to control but Rodrigues is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dos Santos moves into full guard.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Rodrigues from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodrigues defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to pass the guard but Dos Santos is keeping the position.
Rodrigues wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Rodrigues knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.
Dos Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rodrigues controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rodrigues stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos tries to strike from the bottom.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rodrigues stays in close to Dos Santos's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodrigues tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Rodrigues from controlling successfully.
Rodrigues 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruno Rodrigues .
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Rodrigues circles away easily
and Rodrigues counters with a takedown into side control.
Rodrigues tries to advance to mount but Dos Santos denies him.
Dos Santos tries to bench press Rodrigues off him but Rodrigues keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos being controlled for a moment.
Rodrigues tries to move to mount but Dos Santos blocks the move with his legs.
Rodrigues trying to control the position but Dos Santos is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four 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 is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dos Santos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bruno Rodrigues wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodrigues has his takedown stuffed
and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dos Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodrigues is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodrigues pushes Dos Santos off but Dos Santos dives into side control.
Rodrigues wants to get back to his feet but Dos Santos drags him back down.
Dos Santos lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruno Rodrigues will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos works his way into full mount!
Dos Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rodrigues is looking to escape.
You get the feeling that Rodrigues really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rodrigues bucks up and throws Dos Santos to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Rodrigues with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gustavo Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodrigues can't keep his opponent in guard - Dos Santos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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!
Dos Santos throwing shots but Rodrigues is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dos Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodrigues does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dos Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dos Santos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodrigues 's head.
Dos Santos drops an elbow to the side of Rodrigues 's head.
Dos Santos throwing shots but Rodrigues is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos trying to pass the guard but Rodrigues defending well.
Dos Santos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Rodrigues looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rodrigues is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodrigues defends it well.
Rodrigues pushes Dos Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Rodrigues changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dos Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rodrigues trying to control the position but Dos Santos is working away.
Dos Santos sneaks back into half guard.
Rodrigues controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 prevents Dos Santos from improving his position.
Rodrigues perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rodrigues stops Dos Santos from getting back to his feet.
Rodrigues takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruno Rodrigues .
Rodrigues gets the takedown into side control.
Rodrigues controls the position.
Rodrigues scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to remain calm as Rodrigues controls from the top position.
Dos Santos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rodrigues remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rodrigues has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dos Santos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodrigues sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustavo Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodrigues closes the distance and pushes Dos Santos back into the cage.
Rodrigues tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Rodrigues pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos wants to land a leg kick but Rodrigues is out of range.
Rodrigues darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodrigues wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rodrigues wants to take a breather but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Rodrigues tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dos Santos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dos Santos tries to get to full guard but Rodrigues has control of the leg.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We're going to have a standup here because Bruno Rodrigues wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rodrigues with a poor takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Rodrigues didn't expect that.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodrigues swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos drops back looking for a leg! Rodrigues is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rodrigues manages to kick Dos Santos off! Dos Santos jumps back into Rodrigues 's guard.
Rodrigues pushes Dos Santos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gustavo Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dos Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dos Santos gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rodrigues controlling the position easily from mount.
Rodrigues prevents Dos Santos from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is squirming around, avoiding Rodrigues 's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Rodrigues .
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 trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dos Santos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dos Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodrigues is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno Rodrigues has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodrigues 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rodrigues is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Dos Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rodrigues trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigues has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodrigues stays in close to Dos Santos's body and controls the position.
Dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodrigues controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Rodrigues showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rodrigues has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split 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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RATING
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