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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Gouveia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Marwin Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gouveia's entrance music is Leave Before The Lights Come On . A fine choice. Rodrigo Gouveia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 cm
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135 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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165 cm
24
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Gouveia! 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, Lou Marwin Mac! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gouveia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Gouveia looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Mac wants to pass the guard but Gouveia is keeping the position. Mac trying to control but Gouveia is working from the bottom. Mac drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mac jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Mac thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Gouveia wants to stand up but Mac is controlling him. Mac wants to pass the guard but Gouveia is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gouveia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Mac looking to pass the guard. Mac passes Gouveia's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Gouveia won't allow Mac to pass to mount. Still in half guard, Mac seems content to control. Gouveia is trying to stand.
Mac trying to control the pace.
That's two 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.
Lou Marwin Mac has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Mac drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Mac slips nicely into half guard. Gouveia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mac is working away from the top position though. Mac is working for a kimura but Gouveia is defending it quite comfortably.
Mac not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mac passes the guard and advances to mount! Mac controlling his opponent.
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. Mac landing strikes, looking to finish! Mac trying to control but Gouveia is having none of it. Mac lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gouveia hang on? And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Marwin Mac dominated that round. That's time! Gouveia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch but Gouveia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mac closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gouveia to the mat! Gouveia manages to get full guard. Mac is stalling in the full guard. Mac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Mac chips away with some ground and pound. Gouveia throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mac is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mac keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gouveia's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gouveia keeping moving, preventing Mac from controlling successfully. Gouveia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Mac showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Mac is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Mac wants to get up but he can't break Gouveia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Gouveia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Gouveia keeping moving, preventing Mac from controlling successfully.
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. Gouveia is working an open guard so Mac takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Mac lands a head kick. Gouveia smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Rodrigo Gouveia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mac closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Mac tries to move to mount but Gouveia blocks the move with his legs. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mac lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gouveia down.
Gouveia is looking for a sweep. Mac decides to take the fight back to the feet. Nice body kick there by Mac.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mac shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mac showed some decent athleticism there. Mac performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Mac prevents Gouveia from improving his position. Mac content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Mac is keen to just control but Gouveia is a slippery customer. Lou Marwin Mac has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mac with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lou Marwin Mac was stalling too much, according to the referee. Mac tries to clinch up. Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gouveia paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rodrigo Gouveia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mac clinches up against the cage. Mac is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gouveia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Mac misses with a punch on the inside.
Mac jumps guard but Gouveia stands there with Mac around his waist. Mac gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mac stalling in the clinch.
Gouveia decides to pull guard. Mac throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gouveia works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Gouveia is looking for a triangle here but Mac uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Marwin Mac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mac throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Mac drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Mac controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Mac sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gouveia's guard. Mac wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gouveia keeps working. Both fighters are breathing heavily. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Mac is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gouveia wants to improve his position but Mac is controlling well.
Mac seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Gouveia is trying to stand up here but Mac is controlling him well. Mac thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Mac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Mac wants to free his trapped foot but Gouveia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Mac passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gouveia! Mac scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gouveia?
Mac trying to control but he's not successful this time. Gouveia wants to control but Mac is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mac is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Mac extends the arm and Gouveia is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lou Marwin Mac!
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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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RATING
58% |
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