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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Perereca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 cm
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230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Perereca! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Rodrigues! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No joy there for Perereca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perereca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rodrigues misses with a wild body shot. Rodrigues shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Rodrigues wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perereca keeps working. Rodrigues missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Rodrigues throwing shots but Perereca is blocking nicely. Perereca pushes Rodrigues off looking to stand but Rodrigues dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rodrigues connects with a nice short shot to Perereca's temple. Perereca is breathing heavily. Rodrigues wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perereca keeps working. Perereca is trying to stand up here but Rodrigues is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rodrigues is taking a breather. Perereca says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Rodrigues throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Rodrigues prevents Perereca from standing back up.
Rodrigues thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Rodrigues thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Rodrigues darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Lucas Perereca has been cut. Nice takedown defense from Perereca. No joy for Rodrigues on that attempt. Rodrigues is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rodrigues shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perereca pinned against the cage. Perereca gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Rodrigues throws a head kick but Perereca moves out of range.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Lucas Perereca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Rodrigues. Rodrigues dives in and grabs Perereca's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perereca pushes down on Rodrigues's head and hops out. Perereca throws a head kick that Rodrigues semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rodrigues shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perereca defends it nicely. Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches up with Perereca, looking for a takedown. Rodrigues pushes Perereca against the cage but Perereca circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Rodrigues shoots in for a double leg but Perereca sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Rodrigues sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Perereca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Rodrigues 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. Rodrigues gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Perereca stands up from Rodrigues's guard - Perereca perhaps looking for a knockout. Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Rodrigues throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rodrigues throws some wild stikes that Perereca manages to avoid easily.
Perereca is squirming around, avoiding Rodrigues's attempts to control the action. Perereca bucks Rodrigues off and manages to get back to his feet! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Rodrigues dominated that round. The cut man is working on Lucas Perereca'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.
Rodrigues throws a chopping leg kick but Perereca manages to avoid taking any serious damage. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perereca. Perereca takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rodrigues gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Perereca counters with a two punch combo. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Rodrigues throws a hook but Perereca blocks it. Rodrigues misses with a takedown and Perereca counters with a single leg into guard. Rodrigues didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rodrigues throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Perereca tries to stand but Rodrigues is controlling from the bottom. Rodrigues throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Rodrigues is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rodrigues manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rodrigues with a poor takedown and Perereca counters with a flying knee. Nice. Lucas Perereca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Rodrigues. Rodrigues gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Perereca counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Perereca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Rodrigues fails with the takedown and Perereca counters with a nice double leg into guard. Perereca stands up and waves to Rodrigues to follow him. Rodrigues lands a head kick!
Rodrigues lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perereca's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Perereca. No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodrigues. Rodrigues gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Perereca decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rodrigues's guard. Rodrigues throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Perereca has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rodrigues is proving hard to escape from. Rodrigues throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rodrigues is working an open guard so Perereca takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rodrigues with a poor takedown and Perereca counters with a head kick. Perereca throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt and Perereca counters with a head kick. That will keep Rodrigues thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Rodrigues looks to land a left hand but Perereca moved out of range nicely. Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt. Rodrigues throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perereca's waist but Perereca gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodrigues off to one side. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Perereca dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Lucas Perereca's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Perereca throws a series of punches but Rodrigues moves out of range. Bruno Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rodrigues shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perereca defends it nicely. Perereca shoots in but Rodrigues avoids the takedown attempt easily. Rodrigues doesn't succeed with the takedown and Perereca counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Perereca. Rodrigues throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Perereca tries to stand but Rodrigues is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Rodrigues trying to strike off his back.
Rodrigues is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodrigues is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Perereca gets to his feet - Rodrigues follows without any prompting. Rodrigues throws a hook to the side of Perereca's head but Perereca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Perereca leaves Rodrigues with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Lucas Perereca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Rodrigues. Rodrigues shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Rodrigues tries to clinch up but Perereca circles away and keeps his distance. Rodrigues tries for a takedown but Perereca circles away easily and Perereca counters with a takedown into side control. Rodrigues is trying to control Perereca's posture but Perereca avoids it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Rodrigues tries to buck Perereca off but Perereca is having none of it. Perereca decides to stand back up. Perereca steps back and let's Rodrigues get back to his feet. Bruno Rodrigues seems to be getting the better of the standup. Rodrigues with a poor takedown and Perereca counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rodrigues gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Perereca counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Perereca stands up and beckons Rodrigues to join him on the feet. Rodrigues doesn't succeed with the takedown and Perereca counters with a head kick. Rodrigues shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Perereca counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rodrigues! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Perereca stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing. Rodrigues gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Perereca counters with a left and a right that stings Rodrigues.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rodrigues gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Perereca counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rodrigues! Rodrigues is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Rodrigues throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Rodrigues flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Perereca stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rodrigues throws a lazy head kick and Perereca counters with a flying knee. Nice. Bruno Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rodrigues looks to throw the jab but Perereca is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Lucas Perereca showed his dominance in that final round. I think Perereca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Lucas Perereca! Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Lucas Perereca! Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Lucas Perereca!
Lucas Perereca wins by unanimous decision!
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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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