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GPG 29: Rodrigues vs Hopkins PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Svend Sved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Perry Mason. Svend Sved has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Svend Sved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sved circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sved closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sved after a bit of a struggle.
Sved lands a nice elbow.
Sved pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sved with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sved instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sved takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sved fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pereira on the side of the head.
Pereira tries to keep at a distance but Sved has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sved with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sved breaks the clinch.
Sved clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sved throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sved takes the fight into the clinch.
Sved controlling the action here for a moment.
Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sved has managed to clinch.
Pereira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pereira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sved after a bit of a struggle.
Sved lands an elbow inside.
Sved lands a nice elbow.
Sved manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pereira is defended easily by Sved.
Svend Sved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Pereira.
Pereira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sved.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira gets tackled into the cage by Sved. Sved maintains the clinch.
Sved tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Pereira wants to take the fight to the mat but Sved manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pereira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sved pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sved tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sved escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sved has closed the distance and engaged Pereira in a clinch.
Sved pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sved clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
Sved scores with a knee to the head.
Sved lands a damaging elbow.
Sved escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sved takes the fight into the clinch.
Sved lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Sved.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sved just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sved breaks from the clinch.
Sved feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pereira's calf.
Pereira misses with an uppercut. Sved saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Sved. That snapped Pereira's head back.
Sved gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pereira is trying to pull guard but Sved has him pressed against the cage.
Sved breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sved closes the distance and clinches.
Sved has Pereira pressed against the cage, preventing Pereira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sved manages to break the clinch.
Pereira moves out of range of the leg kick from Sved.
Sved gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sved clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sved creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sved breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sved breaks from the clinch.
Sved darts in and clinches Pereira up against the cage.
Sved breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sved creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pereira's defenses.
Sved breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sved lands a jab to Pereira's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sved lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sved has managed to clinch.
Sved escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pereira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Sved dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sved gets a clinch.
Sved lands an elbow inside.
Sved misses with a knee to the head.
Sved breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sved moves into range and clinches up with Pereira.
Sved lands an elbow inside.
Sved tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Sved lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sved lands an elbow inside that Pereira shrugs off.
Sved is pressed up against the cage. Pereira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sved down to the mat. Sved avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pereira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pereira shoots in but no luck this time.
Svend Sved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Pereira.
Sved takes the fight into the clinch.
Sved tries to land a knee to the head but Pereira blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sved breaks from the clinch.
Sved drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
Sved pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sved clinches up against the cage.
Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pereira with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Sved counter with a right hand.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Svend Sved is winning the standup battle so far.
Sved closes the distance and pushes Pereira back into the cage.
Sved tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sved instigates a clinch.
Pereira jumps guard but Sved stands there with Pereira around his waist. Pereira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sved lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Nice elbow from Sved.
It looks like Marcos Pereira has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sved breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sved has managed to clinch.
Pereira wants a takedown but no success here.
Sved creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pereira's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Sved scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sved breaks from the clinch.
Sved defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pereira.
Pereira is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pereira.
Sved rushes Pereira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sved breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sved instigates a clinch.
Sved lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sved breaks the clinch.
Sved clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sved has Pereira pressed against the cage, preventing Pereira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pereira fails with the takedown
and Sved counters with a right hand to the body.
Svend Sved is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sved drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sved moves into the clinch successfully.
Sved pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sved moves into the clinch.
Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sved drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sved.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sved manages to break the clinch.
Sved has managed to clinch.
Sved breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sved clinches with his opponent.
Pereira jumps guard but Sved stands there with Pereira around his waist. Pereira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sved comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sved throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pereira blocks it with crossed arms.
Sved manages to break the clinch.
Sved has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Sved pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sved clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
Sved pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira tries to keep at a distance but Sved has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pereira takes an elbow to the temple.
Sved breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Sved dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Pereira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pereira fails with the takedown.
Pereira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sved circles away.
Sved tries to clinch there but Pereira circles away.
Sved gets a clinch.
Sved breaks from the clinch.
Sved has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Sved using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sved escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sved moves into the clinch successfully.
Pereira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sved breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sved closes the distance and clinches.
Sved lands a nice elbow.
A body shot lands from Sved.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sved.
Sved lands an elbow inside.
Sved breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sved closes the distance and clinches.
Sved pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sved clinches up against the cage.
Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pereira gets tackled into the cage by Sved. Sved maintains the clinch.
Sved prevents the takedown attempt.
Svend Sved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Pereira.
Sved unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sved looking to throw knees to the head but Pereira is blocking nicely.
Sved breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sved moves into the clinch.
Sved lands an elbow inside.
Sved breaks from the clinch.
Sved instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sved moves into the clinch.
Sved breaks from the clinch.
Svend Sved seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sved clinches.
Sved gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pereira.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svend Sved has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sved throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereiras head.
Sved is stalling here.
Pereira can't get the takedown.
Sved escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira can't break the clinch.
Sved breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sved has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pereira looking for a takedown.
Sved is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sved's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcos Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sved drives through and clinches with Pereira against the cage.
Sved unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Sved breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sved lands an elbow inside.
Sved breaks from the clinch.
Sved lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown but Sved shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sved punishes Pereira's body with a nice straight punch.
Pereira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Sved avoids them all with ease.
Sved forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.
Sved pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sved moves into range and clinches up with Pereira.
Sved breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sved has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sved breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sved rushes Pereira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sved breaks the clinch.
Svend Sved is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sved pushes Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Svend Sved showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sved 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Svend Sved!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grape Ape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Brum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grape Ape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Brum!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ape is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ape misses with a combination
and Ape takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brum avoids the head kick by Ape.
Brum lands with a good body shot.
Brum throws a low kick but Ape moves out of range easily.
Brum instigates a clinch.
Brum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ape misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ape shoots in looking for a takedown. Brum tries to sprawl out of it but Ape keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grape Ape. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ape tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brum counters with a three punch combo that has Ape backing up. Ape nods at Brum to acknowledge the strikes.
Ape looks to clinch
and Brum counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brum pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ape lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ape keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brum's head.
Brum keeping moving, preventing Ape from controlling successfully.
Ape drops back looking for a leg! Brum is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brum manages to kick Ape off! Ape jumps back into Brum's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brum can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brum wants to get back to his feet but Ape is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ape thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ape really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ape tries to free his leg and advance position but Brum is retaining full guard.
Brum is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ape dives into side control.
Brum takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape wants to control but Brum is keeping him busy.
Ape has hold of Brum's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Brum tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Ape cranks the arm and Brum screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Brum, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Grape Ape!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Dottson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Charles Matos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Dottson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Matos closes the distance and clinches.
Matos breaks the clinch.
Matos drops Dottson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dottson looks back up at him and smiles so Matos waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dottson is rocked!
It looks like Michael Dottson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dottson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dottson stops Matos from getting back to his feet.
Matos has hold of Dottson's hands but Dottson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Matos tries to kick Dottson off but Dottson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dottson throwing shots but Matos is blocking nicely.
Dottson throwing shots but Matos is blocking nicely.
Dottson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matos's head.
Matos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Matos pushes Dottson off and gets back to his feet.
Matos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matos looks to land a combination but Dottson avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Matos.
Matos slaps away a takedown attempt from Dottson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dottson shoots for a double leg takedown but Matos sprawls well. He's pushed Dottson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dottson looks gassed!
Matos cracks Dottson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Matos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dottson to stand back up!
Dottson is still on wobbly legs! Can Matos finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matos punishes Dottson's body with a nice straight punch.
Dottson drops his hands momentarily. Matos doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Dottson staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Dottson doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Matos!
A very excited looking Charles Matos rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khun Vee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khun Vee!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vee shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodrigues tries to sprawl out of it but Vee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodrigues manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodrigues throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rodrigues's guard.
Rodrigues is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodrigues preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodrigues uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vee was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodrigues.
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!
Vee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rodrigues napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vee working the ground and pound but Rodrigues is defending the strikes.
Rodrigues is trying to control Vee's posture but Vee avoids it.
Vee tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rodrigues's legs.
Rodrigues is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee landing strikes.
Vee grinds an elbow into Rodrigues's temple.
Vee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodrigues tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rodrigues managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vee.
Rodrigues manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rodrigues decides to stand up.
Rodrigues pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vee misses with a takedown attempt - Rodrigues sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fabricio Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khun Vee.
Vee has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Rodrigues. No joy for Vee on that attempt.
Vee has his takedown stuffed
and Rodrigues counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Rodrigues there.
It looks like Khun Vee has been cut.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut
and Vee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rodrigues is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vee is controlling him.
Rodrigues knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vee on the ground.
Vee trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigues wants to stand up but Vee is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee lands a couple of digs.
Rodrigues wants to stand up but Vee is controlling him.
Vee trying to control but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vee postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vee fails with a takedown attempt.
Vee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vee showed some decent athleticism there.
Rodrigues wants to get back to his feet.
Vee working Rodrigues over with strikes.
Rodrigues taking some punishment here, with Vee in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee 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.
Vee prevents Rodrigues from improving his position.
Rodrigues is not content to let Vee control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues is trying to get back to full guard.
Vee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodrigues defending well though.
Vee stops Rodrigues from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Vee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khun Vee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khun Vee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vee misses with a takedown attempt - Rodrigues sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodrigues defends it nicely.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vee moves away.
Horrible takedown by Vee or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodrigues which made him look bad.
Fabricio Rodrigues has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khun Vee.
Vee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodrigues connects with a looping right hand.
Vee misses with a takedown
and Vee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vee moves away.
Vee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues leaves Vee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rodrigues fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodrigues jabs Vee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Rodrigues, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vee shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodrigues sprawls well. He's pushed Vee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodrigues lands a jab to the head.
Rodrigues scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigues cracks Vee with a good jab.
Vee is rocked!
Rodrigues jabs at Vee's body.
Vee is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodrigues finish him?
Fabricio Rodrigues is winning the standup battle so far.
Vee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodrigues scores with a nice right hand.
Rodrigues is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Vee flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Vee is out cold! Rodrigues holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fabricio Rodrigues!
Fabricio Rodrigues bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Una Kemeameahu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maicon Lemos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kemeameahu comes to the cage accompanied by Ride of the Valkryes. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Una Kemeameahu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maicon Lemos!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemeameahu tries to sprawl but Lemos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kemeameahu is trying to get back to full guard.
Kemeameahu manages to get to full guard.
Kemeameahu looking for a triangle here. Lemos is fighting it but it looks tight! Kemeameahu pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Lemos is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Una Kemeameahu!
Una Kemeameahu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McMillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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151 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edmundo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John McMillan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from McMillan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McMillan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McMillan's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but McMillan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jr stands up over McMillan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McMillan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMillan controls Jr momentarily but Jr frees himself.
Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McMillan's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McMillan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McMillan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jr controls the pace.
Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McMillan wants to get back to his feet but Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jr prevents McMillan from getting back to his feet.
McMillan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jr controls the pace.
Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McMillan's head.
McMillan controls Jr momentarily but Jr frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr stands up over McMillan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr stands up over McMillan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but McMillan has wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
McMillan working a defensive guard but Jr passes into half guard.
McMillan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McMillan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jr.
Jr 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.
Jr trying to control but McMillan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McMillan 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.
Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but McMillan has wrist control.
Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McMillan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McMillan looking for a sweep. Not yet McMillan, not yet.
Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McMillan some visible discomfort.
McMillan tries to buck Jr off but Jr is having none of it.
Jr moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
McMillan is looking to regain half guard here but Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr lands some shots froms side control.
Jr lands a decent elbow from side control.
McMillan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jr scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jr advances nicely into full mount.
Jr landing shots from mount.
Jr tries to control but McMillan wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McMillan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmundo Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McMillan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jr scores with a couple of short elbows.
McMillan wants to control but Jr postures up.
Jr slows the pace down.
Jr wants to control but McMillan is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McMillan is looking for a sweep.
Jr landing strikes.
Jr lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on McMillan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jr taking a breather here.
McMillan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jr connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMillan trying to control but Jr flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Jr has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of McMillan's body.
McMillan trying to control the hands but Jr won't let him.
I would not like to be McMillan right now.
McMillan takes a big shot to the side of the head.
McMillan trying to control the position but Jr manages to sink in the hooks.
Jr has good solid back control here.
Jr lands shots from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMillan covers up after that shot from Jr.
Jr controls the position.
Jr lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can McMillan hold on?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jr lands with a hammerfist to the side of McMillan's head.
Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McMillan can do to turn this around?
Jr trying to control momentarily.
Jr connects with a couple of big shots that have McMillan covering up! Oh, this looks bad for McMillan! Jr fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmundo Jr!
Edmundo Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
184 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
13 - 6 - 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues moves into the clinch.
Hopkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Leandro Rodrigues has been cut.
Hopkins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodrigues in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hopkins.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hopkins.
Rodrigues displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hopkins up against the cage.
Hopkins lands a knee to the body.
Hopkins blocks an elbow strike from Rodrigues.
Hopkins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins avoiding damage.
Hopkins trying to control the position but instead, Rodrigues has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hopkins into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hopkins.
Rodrigues is trying to stall.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigues.
Hopkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopkins is trying to stall.
Hopkins slows down the pace here.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodrigues gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hopkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodrigues.
Hopkins wants to improve his position but Rodrigues is controlling well.
Hopkins gets full guard.
Hopkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hopkins trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is trying to control the position but Rodrigues postures up.
Rodrigues preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 stopping the sweep attempt from Hopkins.
Rodrigues stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hopkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodrigues preventing the sweep.
Hopkins is trying to keep Rodrigues in close.
Hopkins controlling Rodrigues's posture.
Hopkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rodrigues throwing strikes from guard but Hopkins blocks nicely.
Rodrigues scoring with some ground and pound.
Hopkins 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.
Hopkins looking to control.
Rodrigues throws an elbow that misses. Hopkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodrigues's guard. Nice move by Hopkins!
Hopkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hopkins stopping the sweep attempt from Rodrigues.
Hopkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Rodrigues has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins passes Rodrigues's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hopkins frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rodrigues is desperately trying to improve his position but Hopkins has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigues keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rodrigues trying desperately to get to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins lands a heavy elbow.
Leandro Rodrigues's cut is getting worse.
Hopkins prevents Rodrigues from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Hopkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Rodrigues's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hopkins moves into the clinch successfully.
Hopkins is looking to control Rodrigues's arms but Rodrigues gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hopkins has his back to the cage.
Rodrigues lands a left hand.
Rodrigues misses with some punches.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the forehead.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hopkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rodrigues pushes off an throws an elbow but Hopkins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Hopkins.
Leandro Rodrigues's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hopkins looking to stall.
Rodrigues gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hopkins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rodrigues is working away from the top position though.
Hopkins tries to roll over but Rodrigues keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hopkins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hopkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rodrigues postures up in Hopkins's guard and throws a big left but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins pulls Rodrigues in to control the position.
Hopkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodrigues manages to get himself to full guard.
Hopkins trying to control but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Hopkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodrigues's head.
Rodrigues preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hopkins works over Rodrigues with some ground and pound from guard.
Hopkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodrigues is keeping the position for now.
Rodrigues 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.
Rodrigues wants to hit a switch here but Hopkins passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rodrigues there!
Rodrigues really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hopkins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Hopkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jeez, Leandro Rodrigues's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leandro Rodrigues's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Hopkins!
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