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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dadinho Ze Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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264 lbs
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229 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dadinho Ze Pequeno !
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, Rodrigo Matos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ze Pequeno works over Matos's head and body with a nice combination.
Ze Pequeno closes the distance and pushes Matos back into the cage.
Ze Pequeno lands an elbow inside that Matos shrugs off.
It looks like Rodrigo Matos has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ze Pequeno is trying to trip Matos. He has hold of a leg but Matos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ze Pequeno persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Matos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ze Pequeno is aware though and is defending well.
Matos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ze Pequeno stands up from Matos's guard - Ze Pequeno perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ze Pequeno has managed to clinch.
Ze Pequeno manages to break the clinch.
Ze Pequeno forces Matos back against the cage and clinches.
Ze Pequeno gets through Matos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matos wants a takedown but no success here.
Ze Pequeno presses Matos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matos looks gassed!
Ze Pequeno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matos blocks it with crossed arms.
Ze Pequeno lands a hook that snaps the head of Matos backwards.
Matos being controlled against the cage.
Ze Pequeno breaks the clinch.
Ze Pequeno instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos wants a takedown but no success here.
Ze Pequeno effectively controlling the action here.
Ze Pequeno lands an elbow that stopped Matos in his tracks for a moment.
Ze Pequeno has Matos pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ze Pequeno pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Matos tumbling to the mat - Ze Pequeno dives into Matos's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ze Pequeno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matos being controlled here, momentarily.
Ze Pequeno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ze Pequeno 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ze Pequeno with a nice head shot there.
Ze Pequeno thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ze Pequeno landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ze Pequeno stands and steps away. Matos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ze Pequeno closes the distance and pushes Matos back into the cage.
Ze Pequeno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ze Pequeno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matos's defenses.
Ze Pequeno digs a right hand underneath Matos's ribcage. Matos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ze Pequeno lands with a light punch inside.
Matos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ze Pequeno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ze Pequeno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ze Pequeno gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Matos regains guard.
Ze Pequeno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matos on the ground.
Ze Pequeno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matos is looking to stand up but Ze Pequeno isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ze Pequeno throws a big right hand that misses.
Ze Pequeno wanted to stand there but Matos had control of the position.
Ze Pequeno stands up from Matos's guard - Ze Pequeno perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ze Pequeno closes the distance and pushes Matos back into the cage.
Ze Pequeno leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ze Pequeno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ze Pequeno defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matos.
Dadinho Ze Pequeno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Matos.
Ze Pequeno darts in and clinches Matos up against the cage.
Ze Pequeno scores with a shot to the side of Matos's head.
Ze Pequeno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dadinho Ze Pequeno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ze Pequeno moves into the clinch successfully.
Ze Pequeno turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ze Pequeno working the head with strikes.
Matos is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ze Pequeno asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ze Pequeno grinds an elbow into Matos's temple.
Ze Pequeno scores with a couple of short elbows.
Matos is looking for a sweep.
Ze Pequeno working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Matos is looking for a sweep.
Ze Pequeno controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dadinho Ze Pequeno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Matos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Matos gets caught flat footed, as Ze Pequeno shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Matos throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ze Pequeno lands a couple of digs.
Matos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matos wants to stand but Ze Pequeno is controlling the position.
Ze Pequeno wants to get up but he can't break Matos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ze Pequeno 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ze Pequeno lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ze Pequeno trying to control but Matos is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ze Pequeno lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ze Pequeno has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Matos throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ze Pequeno escapes and throws Matos's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ze Pequeno cracks Matos with a big elbow.
Ze Pequeno lands a few punches from side control.
Ze Pequeno lands an elbow.
Matos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ze Pequeno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matos can do to turn this around?
Matos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ze Pequeno lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Matos down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos tries to bench press Ze Pequeno off him but Ze Pequeno keeps the position.
Matos taking a bit of punishment here - Ze Pequeno scoring with strikes.
Ze Pequeno decides to stand up, so the ref orders Matos to his feet.
Ze Pequeno closes the distance and clinches.
Ze Pequeno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ze Pequeno is pressed up against the cage. Matos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ze Pequeno down to the mat. Ze Pequeno avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ze Pequeno moves into the clinch.
Ze Pequeno lands an uppercut.
Ze Pequeno lands with a left to the head.
Ze Pequeno 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dadinho Ze Pequeno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ze Pequeno rushes Matos and presses him up against the cage.
Ze Pequeno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ze Pequeno with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ze Pequeno scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ze Pequeno .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ze Pequeno with a knee to the head.
Ze Pequeno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ze Pequeno wants the takedown. Matos is fighting it off but Ze Pequeno persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Matos's guard against the cage.
Ze Pequeno landing with the ground and pound.
Ze Pequeno is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ze Pequeno chips away with some ground and pound.
Ze Pequeno landing with the ground and pound.
Ze Pequeno trying to control the position from guard on top but Matos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ze Pequeno working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Matos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ze Pequeno throwing strikes from guard but Matos blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ze Pequeno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ze Pequeno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matos.
Ze Pequeno darts in and clinches Matos up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ze Pequeno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dadinho Ze Pequeno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matos being controlled against the cage.
Ze Pequeno landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ze Pequeno .
Ze Pequeno lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ze Pequeno .
Matos takes a shot to the head.
Ze Pequeno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matos backwards.
Ze Pequeno prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dadinho Ze Pequeno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Matos's cut.
That's time! Ze Pequeno 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ze Pequeno closes the distance and pushes Matos back into the cage.
Matos has Ze Pequeno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ze Pequeno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ze Pequeno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ze Pequeno 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ze Pequeno closes the distance and clinches.
Matos goes for a takedown attempt but Ze Pequeno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ze Pequeno rushes Matos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ze Pequeno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ze Pequeno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ze Pequeno lands an elbow that stopped Matos in his tracks for a moment.
Ze Pequeno lands a nice uppercut.
Ze Pequeno breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ze Pequeno 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.
Matos has momentary wrist control but Ze Pequeno slips an elbow through the middle.
Ze Pequeno is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matos 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.
Matos wants to stand but Ze Pequeno is controlling the position.
Matos looking for a sweep. Not yet Matos, not yet.
Ze Pequeno working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ze Pequeno connects with a couple of short punches.
Ze Pequeno wants to control from the top but Matos keeps moving.
Ze Pequeno drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ze Pequeno jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Matos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ze Pequeno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ze Pequeno decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ze Pequeno has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ze Pequeno lands with a short shot to the head.
Ze Pequeno stops a takedown attempt from Matos.
Dadinho Ze Pequeno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Matos.
A short left from Ze Pequeno .
Ze Pequeno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ze Pequeno moves into the clinch successfully.
Ze Pequeno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ze Pequeno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ze Pequeno '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.
Ze Pequeno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ze Pequeno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matos's efforts to push away.
A short right from Ze Pequeno .
Matos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ze Pequeno fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ze Pequeno moves into range and clinches up with Matos.
Matos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ze Pequeno .
Ze Pequeno lands a knee to the head.
Ze Pequeno lands a shoulder strike.
Ze Pequeno lands a nice uppercut.
Ze Pequeno lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ze Pequeno .
Ze Pequeno connects with a knee to the head.
Ze Pequeno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matos avoids it.
Ze Pequeno lands a left hand.
Matos wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ze Pequeno ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ze Pequeno no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Matos won't allow Ze Pequeno to get back to his feet.
Ze Pequeno pushes Matos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ze Pequeno changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matos tries to avoid it but Ze Pequeno manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matos to the ground. Matos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ze Pequeno tries to clinch up.
Matos misses with a body shot.
Ze Pequeno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ze Pequeno taking a breather.
Ze Pequeno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ze Pequeno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ze Pequeno is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Matos can't fight it off and eventually Ze Pequeno manages to take the fight to the floor. Matos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ze Pequeno postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Matos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ze Pequeno , into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dadinho Ze Pequeno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ze Pequeno 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dadinho Ze Pequeno !
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energy
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RATING
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