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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mayron Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 cm
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193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Mayron 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, Gustavo Guerrero! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rocha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guerrero. Rocha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Rocha shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guerrero's guard. Rocha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guerrero works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Rocha drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Guerrero manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rocha has Guerrero in his guard. Guerrero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Guerrero stops Rocha from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rocha pushes Guerrero off and gets back to his feet.
Guerrero scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rocha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Rocha scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guerrero can do anything to dispel that myth. Guerrero is in trouble now - Rocha has advanced to mount! Rocha looking to control but Guerrero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Rocha raining down shots from the mount! Rocha throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Guerrero because Rocha loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rocha wants to control the pace but Guerrero is squirming around nicely. Guerrero avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rocha.
Rocha 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. Rocha throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Guerrero blocking the ground and pound. Guerrero is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rocha throws a wild left hand from mount and Guerrero manages to wriggle his way back to half guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Rocha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Guerrero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rocha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Guerrero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocha.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rocha is defended easily by Guerrero. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mayron Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him. Guerrero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Rocha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rocha on the wrong end of a nice hook. Rocha fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Guerrero lands with an uppercut that bounces Rocha off the cage and back into rage. Nice sprawl there from Guerrero as Rocha shoots in. Guerrero scores with a decent looking hook. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Guerrero fails to land with a series of punches.
Rocha wants to clinch up but Guerrero keeps it at a distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Guerrero dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rocha shoots in looking for a takedown. Guerrero tries to sprawl out of it but Rocha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guerrero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Rocha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rocha. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mayron Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rocha shoots for a takedown but Guerrero saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Guerrero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocha.
Guerrero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rocha in his tracks. Mayron Rocha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Guerrero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerrero paws at him with a jab and circles away. Guerrero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Guerrero scores with a three punch combo!
Guerrero lands a body shot.
A jab lands there for Guerrero. This has been an exciting period of action! Guerrero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Mayron Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rocha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Guerrero is fending him off so far but Rocha persists. Nope, Guerrero circles away and we're back to standing. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Guerrero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Gustavo Guerrero seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nice jab there from Guerrero. Guerrero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Guerrero scores with a body shot.
Rocha walks into a left hand. Guerrero lands an overhand right. Rocha takes a body punch but keeps moving. Gustavo Guerrero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Guerrero lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Rocha can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Guerrero and Rocha drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Guerrero.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Guerrero!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
67% |
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