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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Rodriguez de Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Rodriguez de Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodriguez de Lima is fending him off so far but Lopez persists. Nope, Rodriguez de Lima circles away and we're back to standing.
Lopez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rodriguez de Lima doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez de Lima instigates a clinch.
Lopez tries to pull guard but Rodriguez de Lima won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Rodriguez de Lima.
Rodriguez de Lima taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rodriguez de Lima scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodriguez de Lima just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lopez's brow.
Rodriguez de Lima with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez de Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez de Lima is looking to control Lopez's arms but Lopez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodriguez de Lima has his back to the cage.
Rodriguez de Lima pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez lands a knee to the body.
Rodriguez de Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez de Lima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodriguez de Lima missing with knees to the body.
Lopez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez de Lima lands a hook that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Rodriguez de Lima throws an elbow that misses.
Rodriguez de Lima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez de Lima keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Rodriguez de Lima breaks from the clinch.
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez de Lima ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez de Lima clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodriguez de Lima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Rodriguez de Lima.
Rodriguez de Lima connects with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez de Lima lands an elbow inside that Lopez shrugs off.
Lopez wants a takedown.
Luiz Rodriguez de Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Lopez.
Rodriguez de Lima with a knee to the head.
Lopez tries to pull guard but Rodriguez de Lima holds him up against the cage and eventually Lopez drops back down to his feet.
Rodriguez de Lima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lopez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch but Rodriguez de Lima keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez de Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rodriguez de Lima up against the cage.
A short left from Rodriguez de Lima.
Rodriguez de Lima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez de Lima has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Rodriguez de Lima manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Lopez goes for a takedown attempt but Rodriguez de Lima pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rodriguez de Lima closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lopez to the mat! Lopez manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking to control.
Rodriguez de Lima works over Lopez with some ground and pound from guard.
Lopez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rodriguez de Lima prevents Lopez from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez de Lima won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodriguez de Lima.
Lopez trying to keep a closed guard but Rodriguez de Lima is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lopez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Lopez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodriguez de Lima bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rodriguez de Lima shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rodriguez de Lima showed some decent athleticism there.
Rodriguez de Lima not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
Lopez tries to roll over but Rodriguez de Lima keeps him under control.
Rodriguez de Lima thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.
Lopez gets full guard.
Rodriguez de Lima postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rodriguez de Lima has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lopez is trying to control the position but Rodriguez de Lima postures up.
Rodriguez de Lima with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez de Lima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodriguez de Lima drops back looking for a leg! Lopez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lopez manages to kick Rodriguez de Lima off! Rodriguez de Lima jumps back into Lopez's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rodriguez de Lima slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rodriguez de Lima working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima landing strikes.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lopez's legs.
Lopez is trying to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez de Lima is putting a hurting on Lopez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lopez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rodriguez de Lima.
Rodriguez de Lima grinds an elbow into Lopez's temple.
Lopez can't do much from the bottom here.
Rodriguez de Lima scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rodriguez de Lima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lopez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Rodriguez de Lima dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rodriguez de Lima - that will leave a mark!
Rodriguez de Lima tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Nice body kick there by Rodriguez de Lima.
Lopez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Luiz Rodriguez de Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez de Lima wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopez tries to clinch but Rodriguez de Lima moves out of range.
Rodriguez de Lima rushes Lopez and presses him up against the cage.
Rodriguez de Lima tries a knee to the head but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez'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.
Rodriguez de Lima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to clinch up.
Lopez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodriguez de Lima counters with a shoot takedown. Lopez fights it but they end up in guard.
Rodriguez de Lima distracts Lopez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima advances to half guard.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lopez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rodriguez de Lima wants to work for an arm triangle but Lopez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lopez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luiz Rodriguez de Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick there by Rodriguez de Lima.
Rodriguez de Lima wants to clinch but Lopez slips to the side
and Lopez counters with a single leg into guard. Rodriguez de Lima didn't expect that.
Lopez preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez de Lima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lopez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lopez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez de Lima manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lopez manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lopez had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rodriguez de Lima is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lopez Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rodriguez de Lima's back instead.
Rodriguez de Lima turns into Lopez and is now in his guard.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodriguez de Lima.
Rodriguez de Lima throws and elbow that misses. Lopez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodriguez de Lima's guard. Nice move by Lopez!
Lopez cracks Rodriguez de Lima with a solid left hand.
Rodriguez de Lima looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lopez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rodriguez de Lima punching from the bottom.
Lopez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rodriguez de Lima is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima missing with punches from the bottom.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.
Rodriguez de Lima trying to hold on to Lopez's head to control him but Lopez postures up.
Rodriguez de Lima is pressing down on Lopez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rodriguez de Lima striking off his back but it's not causing Lopez any problems.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rodriguez de Lima lands with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez de Lima is looking to land body kicks.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez de Lima.
Lopez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lopez lands in his opponent's guard.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez de Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lopez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodriguez de Lima wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Rodriguez de Lima manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lopez manages to get himself to full guard.
Lopez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez de Lima forces his way into half guard.
Lopez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez de Lima trying to control from Lopez's half guard. Lopez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rodriguez de Lima prevents Lopez from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez de Lima is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Rodriguez de Lima dominated that second round.
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!
Lopez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rodriguez de Lima counters by moving into the clinch.
Lopez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Rodriguez de Lima.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodriguez de Lima.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez pulls Rodriguez de Lima into guard.
Lopez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez de Lima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rodriguez de Lima pushing down on Lopez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodriguez de Lima is thwarting Lopez's attempts to control the position.
Rodriguez de Lima in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lopez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rodriguez de Lima!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luiz Rodriguez de Lima!
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