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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bentley Rocha (ranked 4495 p4p, 4186 weight class) and Diego Lopes (ranked 262 p4p, 247 weight class). Lopes has chosen Por Mi Mexico Remix as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bentley Rocha!
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, Diego Lopes!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lopes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rocha swivels and escapes.
Lopes shoots in for a double leg but Rocha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rocha throws a sloppy head kick and Lopes moves out of range easily.
Lopes misses with a looping left.
Rocha misses with a straight right.
Lopes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rocha gets tackled into the cage by Lopes. Lopes maintains the clinch.
Lopes pulls guard.
Lopes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rocha passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopes tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rocha presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rocha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rocha looking to control but Lopes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rocha takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rocha looking to finish Lopes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lopes!
Rocha unloading with bombs!
Rocha lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha trying to control but Lopes is having none of it.
Rocha dominating with strikes here.
Rocha punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rocha throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lopes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rocha controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha lands a nice shot to the head.
Rocha landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rocha.
Lopes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rocha raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocha content just to control the position here.
Rocha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lopes hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bentley Rocha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lopes tries to bum rush Rocha with a series of wild strikes but Rocha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diego Lopes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopes avoids the head kick by Rocha.
Lopes wants to clinch but Rocha slips to the side
and Rocha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rocha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopes can do to turn this around?
Lopes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Lopes.
Rocha gets tackled into the cage by Lopes. Lopes maintains the clinch.
Rocha lands with a right to the head.
Lopes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopes drags the fight down to the ground.
Lopes has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rocha is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lopes.
Rocha tries to move to mount but Lopes blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha trying to control the position but Lopes is working away.
Lopes is looking for a sweep.
Rocha fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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.
Lopes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Rocha seems content to control.
Rocha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopes keeps working.
Rocha seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rocha looks to throw the jab but Lopes is out of range.
Lopes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rocha.
Rocha swings for the body but Lopes moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lopes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rocha's hands.
Lopes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rocha.
Rocha loads up on a big right hand but Lopes slips the punch.
Lopes misses with an uppercut.
Lopes connects with a looping right hand.
Lopes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lopes wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Lopes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lopes tries to clinch but Rocha is having none of it.
Diego Lopes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopes feints and as Rocha raises his hands in defense, Lopes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha has control of Lopes's left arm, preventing Lopes from doing any damage.
Rocha is trying to control the position but Lopes postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rocha holds on and takes a little breather.
Rocha working a defensive guard here.
Rocha wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rocha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lopes wants to control from the top but Rocha keeps moving.
Rocha thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lopes defends it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lopes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rocha lands a jab-cross combination.
Lopes tries to clinch up but Rocha circles away and keeps his distance.
Rocha shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lopes is trying to defend but Rocha finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bentley Rocha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rocha is trying to control. Lopes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lopes is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha stalling.
Lopes won't allow Rocha to pass to mount.
Lopes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rocha lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, if Rocha is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rocha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rocha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopes closes the distance and clinches.
Lopes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lopes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rocha just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rocha.
Lopes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rocha just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bentley Rocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Lopes.
Rocha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lopes or not.
Rocha is trying to break free.
Lopes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rocha to keep the fight standing.
Lopes is trying to pull guard but Rocha has him pressed against the cage.
Rocha scores with a shoulder strike.
Rocha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha manages to break the clinch.
Rocha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopes's waist but Lopes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rocha off to one side.
Rocha forces Lopes back against the cage and clinches.
Rocha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rocha breaks from the clinch.
Lopes scores with a push kick.
Rocha moves into the clinch.
Lopes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rocha just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rocha has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lopes uses from the top position.
Rocha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rocha has Lopes pulled in close to control his posture.
Rocha scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Rocha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lopes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rocha manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lopes has Rocha in his guard.
Lopes keeping moving, preventing Rocha from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rocha has managed to get both his arms back between Lopes's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bentley Rocha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rocha 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bentley Rocha!
Bentley Rocha 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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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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