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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Sinistro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Margot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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225 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
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254 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Sinistro!
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, Tommy Margot!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinistro takes the fight into the clinch.
Margot has Sinistro pushed against the cage.
Margot digs a right hand underneath Sinistro's ribcage. Sinistro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Margot lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Margot.
Margot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sinistro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Margot's efforts to push away.
Margot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sinistro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Margot uses from the top position.
Sinistro has his foot on Margot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Margot works his way back into a safe position though.
Margot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Margot wants to stand but Sinistro is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sinistro holds on and takes a little breather.
Margot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margot tries to stand but Sinistro is controlling from the bottom.
Sinistro has his foot on Margot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Margot works his way back into a safe position though.
Sinistro wants to stand but Margot is controlling the position.
Sinistro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Margot is aware though and is defending well.
Margot sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sinistro is trying to keep Margot in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Margot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Margot connects with a looping right hand.
Sinistro fails with the takedown.
Margot misses the shot to the body.
Sinistro tries to clinch there but Margot circles away.
Margot misses with a straight left.
Sinistro wants to clinch.
Margot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Rodrigo Sinistro has been cut.
Tommy Margot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinistro is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margot thows a body shot but no joy.
Margot lands a lovely overhand right.
Margot throws a shot to the body.
Margot should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Margot throws a right and a left that Sinistro avoids nicely.
Sinistro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Margot tries to avoid it but Sinistro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Margot to the ground. Margot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Margot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sinistro doesn't seem phased though.
Margot scores a takedown into full mount!
Margot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sinistro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Margot working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Margot lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margot raining down shots from the mount!
Margot working for a guillotine from mount but Sinistro is in no mood to give up.
Sinistro wants to hold on but Margot pushes him away.
Sinistro working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinistro tries to hold on but Margot pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Margot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Sinistro'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.
Margot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sinistro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Margot pushes Sinistro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sinistro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Margot takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sinistro working the head with strikes.
Margot is looking for a sweep.
Margot is not content to let Sinistro control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinistro landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sinistro wants to take a breather but Margot manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Sinistro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Margot is looking for a triangle but Sinistro pushes his legs off easily.
Margot is breathing heavily.
Sinistro forces his way into half guard.
Sinistro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinistro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sinistro dominating with strikes here.
Sinistro landing strikes from the mount and Margot is in trouble!
It looks like Tommy Margot has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinistro looking to control but Margot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sinistro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That has opened up Tommy Margot's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinistro looking to control but Margot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sinistro looking to finish Margot with some ground and pound. This is bad for Margot!
Sinistro is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinistro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Margot can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinistro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Sinistro dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sinistro misses with a takedown attempt - Margot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The cut above Tommy Margot's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sinistro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Margot.
Margot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sinistro.
Tommy Margot's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Margot's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rodrigo Sinistro!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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