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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo De Lima (ranked 1425 p4p, 1623 weight class) and Adam Johnson (ranked 165 p4p, 180 weight class). De Lima comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park - Numb. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Adam Johnson enters the cage!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a takedown
and De Lima counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and De Lima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson shoots and misses
and De Lima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodrigo De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Johnson.
De Lima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Adam Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Lima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Lima tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
De Lima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Our sources have told us that De Lima has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
De Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by De Lima.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Lima.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Lima avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Lima tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
De Lima scores with a nice right hand.
De Lima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
De Lima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Lima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Lima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet De Lima, not yet.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and De Lima dives on top into guard.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
De Lima looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson has gone for a leg lock! De Lima slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.
Johnson has his foot on De Lima's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Lima works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Lima tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
De Lima pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Lima wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson throws his legs up looking for a submission but De Lima uses it to pass to side control.
De Lima 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 Johnson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Johnson stops De Lima from passing to mount.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo De Lima dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by De Lima.
De Lima throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
De Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is trying to drag De Lima to the mat but De Lima just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rodrigo De Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
De Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Lima scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson tries for a takedown but De Lima circles away easily
letting De Lima counter with a right hand.
Rodrigo De Lima is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Lima counters with a two punch combo.
De Lima doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson shoots and misses
and De Lima counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - De Lima circles away.
De Lima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Rodrigo De Lima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries for a takedown but De Lima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Lima tries to counter by clinching up but Johnson breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson moves to clinch but De Lima breaks away
and De Lima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson tries to clinch up but De Lima circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and De Lima counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Lima misses with the combination.
De Lima is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from De Lima as Johnson shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson tries for a takedown but De Lima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Lima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson avoiding damage as De Lima throws knees to the body.
De Lima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
De Lima misses with a knee strike.
De Lima throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Lima seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Lima scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Lima misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Lima scores a nice knee to the body.
De Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Lima.
De Lima working aggressively here.
De Lima looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Lima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Lima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo De Lima dominated that second round.
That's time! De Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson looks to throw the jab but De Lima is out of range.
Johnson wants to clinch up but De Lima keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from De Lima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and De Lima counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson is rocked!
De Lima batters Johnson with a massive right followed by a huge left! Johnson is out on his feet looking like a zombie as De Lima lands a final crushing right hand to drop Johnson to the mat with a gruesome thud! De Lima is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rodrigo De Lima!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rodrigo De Lima thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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