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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel de La Penha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Dias acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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227 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel de La Penha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Dias!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de La Penha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dias circles away.
Dias looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
de La Penha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
de La Penha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dias's waist but Dias gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing de La Penha off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel de La Penha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Dias as de La Penha shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de La Penha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias scores with a takedown into de La Penha's guard.
de La Penha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dias doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dias manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de La Penha controls Dias momentarily but Dias frees himself.
Dias stopping the sweep attempt from de La Penha.
Dias is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
de La Penha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dias is one step ahead there.
de La Penha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dias is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de La Penha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dias counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in de La Penha's guard now.
Dias's corner is telling him to maintain position.
de La Penha controls Dias momentarily but Dias frees himself.
Dias sitting in guard here, content to control.
de La Penha trying to keep a closed guard but Dias is proving a slippery customer.
Dias's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de La Penha is trying to control the position but Dias postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dias is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
de La Penha is looking for a triangle but Dias pushes his legs off easily.
de La Penha wants to sweep here but Dias controlling him for the moment.
Dias is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
de La Penha is looking for a triangle but Dias pushes his legs off easily.
Dias showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Dias just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
de La Penha fails with the takedown
and Dias counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dias.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dias looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Dias dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
de La Penha misses with a takedown
and Dias counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
de La Penha is trying to control the position but Dias postures up.
Dias showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
de La Penha wants to sweep here but Dias controlling him for the moment.
de La Penha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dias looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
de La Penha working for a triangle but Dias defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dias must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dias won't allow de La Penha to sweep him here.
Rodrigo Dias has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dias is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
de La Penha 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.
de La Penha trying to control the position.
Dias is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dias trying to control but de La Penha is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de La Penha has his takedown stuffed
and Dias counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in de La Penha's guard now.
Dias showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dias tries to free his leg and advance position but de La Penha is retaining full guard.
de La Penha wants to sweep but no luck.
de La Penha working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias is stalling in the full guard.
Dias stopping the sweep attempt from de La Penha.
de La Penha has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dias can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
de La Penha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dias shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
de La Penha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dias decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in de La Penha's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel de La Penha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de La Penha wants to sweep here but Dias controlling him for the moment.
de La Penha is working hard here to advance position.
Dias 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.
Dias trying to control the position from guard on top but de La Penha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de La Penha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
de La Penha looking for a sweep. Not yet de La Penha, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Dias 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 La Penha shoots and misses
and Dias counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dias is looking to take a break and control but de La Penha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
de La Penha tries to roll over but Dias keeps him under control.
Dias trying to control the action but de La Penha is working from the bottom.
de La Penha wants to get back to full guard.
Dias slows the pace down in half guard.
de La Penha trying to hold on to Dias's head to control him but Dias postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
de La Penha tries for a takedown but Dias circles away easily
and Dias decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in de La Penha's guard.
de La Penha looking for a guillotine here but Dias defends easily.
Dias showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
de La Penha looking for a sweep. Not yet de La Penha, not yet.
Dias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de La Penha is trying to keep Dias in close.
Dias 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.
de La Penha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dias gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dias is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
de La Penha keeping moving, preventing Dias from controlling successfully.
Dias postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias lands a couple of elbows.
de La Penha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
de La Penha has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dias can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
de La Penha has his takedown stuffed
and Dias counters with a nice double leg into side control. de La Penha won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel de La Penha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de La Penha seems a little lost for a moment, as Dias dominates the positioning.
de La Penha is looking to regain half guard here but Dias keeps moving and retains side control.
Dias tries to advance to mount but de La Penha denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias wants to lay and pray for a moment but de La Penha keeps working.
de La Penha is looking for a sweep.
Dias content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dias trying to control the action but de La Penha is working from the bottom.
Dias might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control de La Penha kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de La Penha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dias counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for de La Penha!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Dias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dias 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Dias!
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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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