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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo da Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Judge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Cunha's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Racionais MC's - Negro Drama. Judge is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Billy Joel - Piano Man. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo da Cunha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Judge!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Cunha gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Judge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Judge throwing strikes from guard but da Cunha blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Judge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
da Cunha is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Judge postures up.
Judge trying to control but da Cunha is working from the bottom.
Judge sitting in guard here, content to control.
da Cunha trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Judge decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
da Cunha wants to control but Judge is keeping busy.
da Cunha is doing well to control the position and prevent Judge from advancing to side control.
Judge uses his free foot to push down on da Cunha's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for da Cunha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Cunha is bucking up trying to escape but Judge cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Judge swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and da Cunha is now in Judge's guard. A big mistake from Judge there, giving up the dominant position!
da Cunha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Judge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
da Cunha distracts Judge with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
da Cunha trying to control the position from guard on top but Judge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
da Cunha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Judge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Judge wants to sweep here but da Cunha controlling him for the moment.
Judge being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha wants to pass the guard but Judge is keeping the position.
Judge trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
da Cunha shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Judge is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but da Cunha pulls his head out easily.
da Cunha wants to take a breather but Judge is having none of it.
da Cunha wants to work for an arm triangle but Judge is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
da Cunha is breathing heavily.
Judge wants to control but da Cunha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Judge tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge is looking to improve his position.
da Cunha drops an elbow to the side of Judge's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Judge misses with a takedown
and da Cunha counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Judge wants to improve his position but da Cunha is controlling well.
Judge actively working from the bottom here.
da Cunha prevents Judge from improving his position.
Judge trying to control here.
da Cunha passes to full mount!
da Cunha working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judge is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
da Cunha breaks from Judge's wrist control and lands an elbow.
da Cunha has hold of Judge's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Judge manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
da Cunha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Judge is looking to escape.
Judge really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Judge sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo da Cunha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
da Cunha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Judge keeping moving, preventing da Cunha from controlling successfully.
da Cunha wants to pass the guard but Judge is keeping the position.
Judge keeping moving, preventing da Cunha from controlling successfully.
da Cunha tries to free his leg and advance position but Judge is retaining full guard.
Judge looking for a guillotine here but da Cunha defends easily.
Judge working for a triangle but da Cunha defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
da Cunha drops back looking for a leg! Judge is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Judge manages to kick da Cunha off! da Cunha jumps back into Judge's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Cunha stopping the sweep attempt from Judge.
Judge is looking for a triangle but da Cunha pushes his legs off easily.
da Cunha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Judge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
da Cunha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Judge's guard.
Judge is trying to control but can't.
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.
Judge tries to roll over but da Cunha keeps him under control.
Judge makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Judge.
Judge has his foot on da Cunha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. da Cunha works his way back into a safe position though.
da Cunha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
da Cunha is working hard here to advance position.
Rodrigo da Cunha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Judge throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
da Cunha is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
da Cunha passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Judge manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
da Cunha passes Judge's left leg - he's now in half guard.
da Cunha is looking to take a break and control but Judge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Judge is pressing down on da Cunha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
da Cunha stopping the sweep attempt from Judge.
Judge bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in da Cunha's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Judge trying to control but da Cunha is working from the bottom.
da Cunha is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Judge connects with a couple of short punches.
Judge got a little sloppy there for a moment and da Cunha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Judge has managed to get both his arms back between da Cunha's legs - danger averted.
Judge content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Judge chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Judge advances position into side control!
da Cunha is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
da Cunha is trying to escape the position but Judge is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jon Judge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
da Cunha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Judge is fending him off so far but da Cunha persists. Nope, Judge circles away and we're back to standing.
da Cunha has his takedown stuffed
and Judge counters with a nice double leg into side control. da Cunha won't be happy with that.
da Cunha wants to control but Judge postures up.
da Cunha is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on da Cunha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Judge scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on da Cunha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
da Cunha is working to avoid the ground and pound but Judge connects with a decent elbow.
da Cunha tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Judge connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused da Cunha some visible discomfort.
Judge lands some shots froms side control.
Judge wants to lay and pray for a moment but da Cunha keeps working.
da Cunha is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Cunha is not content to let Judge control the position.
Judge might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control da Cunha kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Judge cracks da Cunha with a big right hand but da Cunha just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
da Cunha is looking to reverse the position.
da Cunha is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Judge lands an elbow.
Judge connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused da Cunha some visible discomfort.
Judge scoring with punches and elbows.
da Cunha tries to bench press Judge off him but Judge keeps the position.
Judge lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear da Cunha down.
Judge lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha is looking for a sweep.
da Cunha taking punishment in the form of punches.
Judge lands an elbow.
da Cunha tries to buck Judge off but Judge is having none of it.
Judge works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Judge creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Judge is looking to take a break and control but da Cunha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Judge working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha is trying to get back to half guard.
da Cunha taking a bit of punishment here - Judge scoring with strikes.
da Cunha taking a bit of punishment here - Judge scoring with strikes.
da Cunha is trying to control Judge's posture but Judge avoids it.
Judge controlling the position.
da Cunha takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Judge landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
da Cunha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Judge is putting a hurting on da Cunha here, landing some big shots from side control.
da Cunha is looking to reverse the position.
Judge tries for a kimura but da Cunha is defending well.
da Cunha is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
da Cunha struggling a bit here.
da Cunha taking a bit of punishment here - Judge scoring with strikes.
Judge trying to control the position but da Cunha is working away.
da Cunha sneaks back into half guard.
Judge looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Judge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Judge has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jon Judge!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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