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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Cole (ranked 23747 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo De Belfort (ranked 5836 p4p, 652 weight class). Neil Cole has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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214 lbs
1 - 3 - 1 |
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217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neil Cole!
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, Rodrigo De Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Belfort.
De Belfort throws a big shot that misses.
Cole closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cole lands in his opponent's guard.
De Belfort looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cole engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Belfort is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cole trying to control the position from guard on top but De Belfort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Belfort wants to sweep here but Cole controlling him for the moment.
Cole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Belfort keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
De Belfort has his hands on Cole's head, controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Belfort looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cole is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Belfort misses with a combination
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
De Belfort wants to land a leg kick but Cole is out of range.
Cole shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Belfort manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Belfort looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole prevents De Belfort from getting back to his feet.
De Belfort keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Cole would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cole looking to sit in guard and control but De Belfort gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Belfort with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cole can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Belfort controls the pace.
De Belfort is pushing down on Cole's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cole is fighting to maintain full guard but De Belfort has managed to sneak the leg through.
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.
De Belfort content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De Belfort scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Belfort perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cole trying to control but De Belfort postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with De Belfort in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Belfort's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that De Belfort has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo De Belfort dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Belfort shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cole manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
De Belfort seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
De Belfort throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Belfort with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Belfort not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole has momentary wrist control but De Belfort slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Belfort lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Belfort is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
De Belfort advances to half guard.
De Belfort controlling the action here.
De Belfort is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Belfort works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Belfort advances to full mount.
De Belfort controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by De Belfort.
De Belfort controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Belfort dominating with strikes here.
De Belfort content just to control the position here.
De Belfort landing shots from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Belfort tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
De Belfort punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo De Belfort showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Belfort shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De Belfort showed some decent athleticism there.
De Belfort is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Belfort works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Belfort takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
De Belfort lands a nice shot to the head.
De Belfort tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rodrigo De Belfort has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Belfort lands a big elbow.
De Belfort looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Belfort lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! De Belfort connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cole is rocked!
De Belfort unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Cole wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! De Belfort celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo De Belfort!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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