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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Podogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes into the arena with New Order Blue Monday blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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184 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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180 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leandro Podogo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues lands a jab-cross combination.
Podogo thows a body shot but no joy.
Podogo throws a body punch but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Rodrigues throws a right and a left that Podogo avoids nicely.
Rodrigues throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Podogo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Podogo punishes Rodrigues's body with a nice straight punch.
Podogo lands a leg kick that knocks Rodrigues off balance momentarily.
Podogo lands a right hook to the body.
Podogo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues avoids it really well and circles away.
Leandro Podogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Podogo.
Rodrigues swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podogo connects with a high kick.
It looks like Leandro Rodrigues has been cut.
Podogo lands with a good body shot.
Podogo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodrigues looks to throw the jab but Podogo is out of range.
Podogo avoids the body shot from Rodrigues.
Podogo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodrigues rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Podogo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodrigues has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Podogo.
Rodrigues connects with a good right hand that stumbles Podogo. Podogo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Podogo slips a straight right by Rodrigues.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Podogo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Podogo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that Podogo ducks under and follows up with a left that Podogo also avoids with ease.
Podogo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodrigues's sensitive parts.
Podogo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rodrigues rather than just go for the knockout.
Podogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodrigues lands a nice shot that snaps Podogo's head back.
Podogo scores with a jab to the head.
Podogo looks to land a body kick but Rodrigues moved away.
Rodrigues is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podogo misses the shot to the body.
Podogo misses with a low kick as Rodrigues jumps back.
Rodrigues stuns Podogo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Podogo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leandro Rodrigues is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Podogo misses with a kick to the body.
Podogo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigues.
Podogo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Rodrigues does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podogo shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leandro Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Podogo.
Rodrigues lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Podogo staying out of range there.
Podogo staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Podogo.
Podogo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodrigues doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch lands to the side of Podogo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Podogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodrigues.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Rodrigues. Those never looked like landing.
Rodrigues has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Podogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Podogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Rodrigues's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodrigues throws a hook to the side of Podogo's head but Podogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodrigues misses with a wild body shot.
Rodrigues throws a series of punches but Podogo moves out of range.
Rodrigues lands a jab.
Rodrigues looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodrigues swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Podogo.
Rodrigues throws a right hand that Podogo ducks under and follows up with a left that Podogo also avoids with ease.
Rodrigues will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigues listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podogo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Podogo lands a high kick!
Podogo throws a solid leg kick but Rodrigues takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Podogo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rodrigues!
Podogo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Podogo misses the jab.
Podogo throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Podogo misses with a looping left.
Podogo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodriguess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Podogo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Podogo scores with a nice head shot.
Rodrigues is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podogo blocks a jab.
Podogo fails with the takedown
enabling Rodrigues to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Rodrigues as Podogo shoots in.
Leandro Podogo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Podogo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodrigues looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodrigues lands a head shot.
Rodrigues throws a shot from downtown. Podogo moves away and avoids it.
Podogo moves out of range of the strikes.
Podogo staying out of range there.
Podogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podogo gets a double leg takedown into Rodrigues's guard.
Rodrigues pulls Podogo in close to prevent any damage.
Podogo stands and throws Rodrigues's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rodrigues is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Podogo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rodrigues tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Podogo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Podogo throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podogo lands a shot to the head.
Rodrigues defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Podogo's arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Podogo keeps control of the position as Rodrigues tries to break free.
Rodrigues rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rodrigues trying to control but Podogo postures up.
Rodrigues is trying to stand up here but Podogo is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues has hold of Podogo's hands but Podogo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Podogo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodrigues defending well though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Podogo trying to control from half guard but Rodrigues is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Podogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leandro Rodrigues's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rodrigues uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Podogo.
The fighters circling - Podogo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodrigues throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodrigues fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Podogo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigues.
Horrible takedown by Podogo or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodrigues which made him look bad.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a lazy right hand but Podogo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Podogo shoots in but Rodrigues avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podogo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Podogo is looking to take a break and control but Rodrigues is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rodrigues is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Podogo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rodrigues wants to control but Podogo postures up.
Rodrigues wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Podogo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodrigues keeps working.
Leandro Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Podogo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to bench press Podogo off him but Podogo keeps the position.
Leandro Podogo has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee asks Podogo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Podogo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Podogo grinds an elbow into Rodrigues's temple.
Podogo working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Podogo working the head with strikes.
Rodrigues tries to bench press Podogo off him but Podogo keeps the position.
Rodrigues is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rodrigues tries to bench press Podogo off him but Podogo keeps the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Podogo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rodrigues down.
Podogo advances nicely into full mount.
Rodrigues is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Podogo looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is trying desperately to improve position.
Rodrigues is in a horrible position here. Podogo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Podogo unloading with bombs!
Podogo with the ground and pound from mount.
Rodrigues really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
You get the feeling that Rodrigues really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Leandro Podogo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodrigues regains half guard.
Rodrigues blocking the ground and pound attempt from Podogo.
Podogo is looking to advance position but Rodrigues won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podogo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodrigues defending well though.
Podogo slows the pace down in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues gets full guard.
Rodrigues looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodrigues can't keep his opponent in guard - Podogo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Podogo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Podogo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Podogo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rodrigues is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Podogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Podogo 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leandro Podogo!
A relieved looking Leandro Podogo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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