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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valente Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocha comes to the cage accompanied by "Remember The Name" by Fort Minor. Valente Rocha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Requina's chin.
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Valente Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Requina!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Requina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rocha wants to clinch up but Requina keeps it at a distance.
Rocha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Rocha is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Requina pushes Rocha off but Rocha dives into side control.
Rocha happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Requina is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rocha is controlling him well.
Requina looks gassed!
Rocha happy to just control the position for now.
Rocha prevents Requina from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Requina tries to stand but Rocha controls the position and pulls Requina into his guard.
Rocha controlling the position.
Requina has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rocha is proving hard to escape from.
Requina stands and steps away. Rocha gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rocha tries to clinch up but Requina circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha tries to clinch but Requina is having none of it.
Rocha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocha is looking to clinch.
Rocha tries to clinch there but Requina circles away.
Requina looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Michael Requina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Requina keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rocha has Requina up against the cage in a clinch.
Rocha trying to land knees to the body.
Requina is trying to break free.
Rocha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Requina backwards.
Rocha lands a knee to the body.
Requina wants to break free but Rocha has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rocha.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice elbow from Rocha.
Requina is trying to break free.
Requina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Requina wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rocha has him pressed against the cage.
Rocha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rocha throws an elbow but it misses.
Requina breaks the clinch.
Requina misses with a kick to the body.
Rocha moves in looking to clinch but Requina pushes him off.
Rocha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Requina. Requina obviously looking to wear him down.
Requina throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Requina pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Requina goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rocha tries to clinch but Requina is having none of it.
Rocha is looking to clinch.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Requina as he jumps to the side.
Requina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Requina keeps the fight on the outside.
Rocha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rocha tries to clinch up.
Rocha tries to clinch up.
Rocha tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rocha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rocha is looking to clinch but Requina is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valente Rocha dominated that round.
That's time! Rocha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rocha misses with a takedown attempt - Requina sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rocha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rocha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rocha was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rocha sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Requina is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Requina's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rocha controlling from mount.
Requina is breathing heavily.
Requina is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rocha avoids the attempt from Requina to control.
Requina swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Requina squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Requina throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rocha. What's that going to do exactly?
Requina tries to hold on but Rocha pushes him away.
Requina is trying to stand.
Rocha controlling the pace for now.
Rocha won't let Requina get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Requina throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Requina is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Requina is working to get back to half guard.
Requina wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha controlling from the full mount.
Requina is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Requina is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Requina is trying to escape the mount.
Requina is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rocha trying to control but Requina is having none of it.
Requina squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rocha controlling from mount.
Rocha won't let Requina get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Requina is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rocha landing strikes from the mount.
Rocha controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valente Rocha 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!
Requina swats away the attempt to clinch by Rocha.
Rocha fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Requina misses.
Rocha moves into range and clinches up with Requina.
Rocha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Requina.
Rocha crunches a lovely knee into Requina's ribcage.
Requina takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rocha scores a nice knee to the body.
Rocha cracks Requina with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rocha.
Rocha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rocha lands a nice uppercut.
Requina can't break the clinch.
Requina has had enough of the clinch but Rocha keeps him there for the moment.
Requina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rocha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Requina.
Requina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rocha is looking to clinch.
Rocha walks forward, straight into a front kick from Requina.
Rocha wants to clinch up but Requina keeps it at a distance.
Rocha drives through with a takedown into guard.
Requina is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rocha prevents Requina from getting back to his feet.
Requina is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Requina is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rocha is controlling him.
Rocha is in close to Requina's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rocha trying to control but Requina is working from the bottom.
Michael Requina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rocha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Requina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Requina keeps Rocha at a distance using the push kick.
Valente Rocha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Requina lands a nice looking body kick.
Requina throws a right and a left that Rocha avoids nicely.
Rocha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rocha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michael Requina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rocha moves in looking to clinch but Requina pushes him off.
Requina looks to land a combination but Rocha avoids it well.
Requina fails to land with a series of punches.
Rocha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rocha gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rocha.
Requina has had enough of the clinch but Rocha keeps him there for the moment.
Rocha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Requina backwards.
Requina dodges an elbow strike from Rocha.
Rocha lands an uppercut.
A short left from Rocha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha pushes Requina back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Requina is trying to break free.
Rocha keeps control of Requina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rocha prevents Requina from breaking the clinch.
Requina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rocha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Rocha.
Requina breaks the clinch.
Requina swats away the attempt to clinch by Rocha.
Nice sprawl there from Requina as Rocha shoots in.
Rocha looks for a takedown but Requina sprawls well.
Requina misses with a series of wild punches.
Requina misses with a low kick.
Requina scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rocha wants to clinch.
Rocha tries to clinch but Requina is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Requina. That snapped Rocha's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rocha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rocha fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rocha.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valente Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Requina scores with a push kick.
Rocha is looking to clinch.
Requina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Requina lands with a nice body kick.
Rocha tries to clinch up but Requina circles away and keeps his distance.
Requina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Requina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rocha moves out of range of the body kick.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Requina but Requina pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rocha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Requina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Requina both land. Nice combination.
Rocha shoots in and drives through. Requina sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Valente Rocha.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rocha, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valente Rocha!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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