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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Rigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Huet (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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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, Guilherme Rigo!
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, Tiago Huet!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huet stuffs the takedown attempt from Rigo. Rigo gets slowly back to his feet.
Rigo scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huet really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Huet swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Huet flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Huet can't escape the position.
Huet is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Huet swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Huet flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Huet is trying to stand up.
Huet can't escape the position.
Rigo wants to control the pace but Huet is squirming around nicely.
Rigo prevents Huet from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huet punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Rigo is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Rigo gets the takedown into side control.
Huet looks gassed!
Huet tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Huet throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Rigo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rigo blocks the strikes from Huet.
Rigo stands up.
Rigo takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rigo pulls Huet into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rigo is on top in guard.
Rigo trying to control but Huet is working from the bottom.
Rigo is looking to stand up but Huet won't let him.
Huet wants to sweep but no luck.
Rigo advances to half guard.
Rigo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Huet swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Huet swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rigo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Huet is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigo wants to finish this one by submission but Huet is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rigo.
Huet flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Huet throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rigo wants to control the pace but Huet is squirming around nicely.
Huet is in all sorts of trouble here.
Huet throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rigo blocks Huet's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Huet is squirming around, avoiding Rigo's attempts to control the action.
Rigo blocks Huet's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huet throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Huet can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rigo is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Huet.
Rigo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huet pinned against the cage. Huet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Huet clinches up with Rigo and pushes him back against the cage.
Huet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rigo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rigo is trying to break free.
Huet turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Huet manages to end up in side control.
Huet scoring with punches from side control.
Huet scoring with punches and elbows.
Rigo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Huet lands an elbow.
Huet working the head and body with strikes.
Huet scores with punches from side control.
Rigo is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Rigo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Huet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rigo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rigo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Huet keeping moving, preventing Rigo from controlling successfully.
Huet 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.
Huet throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rigo passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Rigo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Huet flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huet throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Huet sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Huet landing rabbit punches to the side of Rigo's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Rigo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Huet to stand up.
Huet clinches but Rigo breaks the clinch
and Rigo counters with a nice uppercut.
Guilherme Rigo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huet gets caught flat footed, as Rigo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Huet doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rigo tries to stand but Huet is controlling from the bottom.
Huet throwing short punches from the bottom.
Huet throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huet wants to sweep but no luck.
Huet throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Huet throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Huet keeping full guard, as Rigo tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Huet scores with a takedown into Rigo's guard.
Huet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rigo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rigo has momentary wrist control but Huet slips an elbow through the middle.
Rigo looking for a guillotine here but Huet defends easily.
Huet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Huet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guilherme Rigo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huet stops Rigo from standing up.
Huet landing with the ground and pound.
Huet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Huet preventing the sweep.
Huet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rigo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rigo.
Huet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rigo gets caught flat footed, as Huet shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Huet working some strikes from top position.
Huet landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rigo wants to get back to his feet but Huet is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Huet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rigo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rigo wants to stand but Huet is controlling the position.
Huet lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Huet scoring with some ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rigo closes the distance and pushes Huet back into the cage.
Huet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Huet tightens his grip and picks Rigo up, before dumping him to the ground. Rigo manages to land in guard.
Huet landing some decent shots from guard.
Huet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tiago Huet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rigo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Huet throws a head kick that half lands.
Huet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huet has Rigo up against the cage in a clinch.
Huet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huet closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rigo to the mat! Rigo manages to get full guard.
Huet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rigo is looking to stand up but Huet isn't so interested in that idea.
Huet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Huet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huet working some strikes from top position.
Huet is in close to Rigo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huet scoring with punches to the head and body.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice body punch from Huet.
Huet darts in trying to clinch
and Rigo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Huet's guard now.
Huet 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.
Huet throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Huet thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rigo distracts Huet with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Huet striking from the bottom here.
Huet will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rigo won't allow Huet to sweep him here.
Huet throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rigo shoots in and drives through. Huet sprawls well.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rigo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Huet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huet, pushing him back against the cage.
Rigo stops a takedown attempt from Huet.
Huet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rigo tries to close the distance and clinch but Huet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huet swats away the attempt to clinch by Rigo.
Huet closes the distance and clinches.
Rigo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Huet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rigo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rigo wants a takedown.
Huet misses with a knee to the head.
Huet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huet gets control of Rigo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Huet will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Huet doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rigo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Huet has his feet on Rigo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Huet fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rigo tries to throw a body punch but Huet avoids it by throwing Rigo back against the cage.
Rigo has clasped his hands together around Huet's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Huet manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rigo's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huet striking from half guard on the bottom.
Rigo is trying to control. Huet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rigo blocks the strikes from Huet.
Huet gets back to full guard.
Rigo stands up and waves to Huet to follow him.
Huet tries to clinch up.
Rigo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Huet won't allow Rigo to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Huet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rigo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rigo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rigo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Huet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Huet scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Rigo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rigo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Huet stands up over Rigo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Huet trying to move into half guard but instead Rigo has managed to sweep!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Huet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Huet has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Huet!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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