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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pinkynho Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo da Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Cunha has chosen Racionais MC's - Negro Drama as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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130 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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136 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pinkynho Romeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo da Cunha!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Cunha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
da Cunha takes a kick to the side of the head.
da Cunha throws a poor cross that misses
and Romeiro counters with a nice low kick that buckles da Cunha's knee momentarily.
da Cunha defending well as Romeiro loads up on a big left hand.
da Cunha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romeiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
da Cunha misses with a body shot.
Romeiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
da Cunha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
da Cunha dips to his left and cracks Romeiro with an uppercut!
da Cunha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
da Cunha connects with the punch.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick and da Cunha moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Cunha throws a hook but Romeiro blocks it.
da Cunha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
da Cunha misses with a double jab
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but da Cunha shrugs it off.
da Cunha throws a combination that misses
letting Romeiro counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from da Cunha.
Romeiro moves away from the strike by da Cunha.
Romeiro scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha misses with a body shot.
da Cunha looks to throw a body kick
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but da Cunha shrugs it off.
da Cunha throws a one two combo.
da Cunha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Romeiro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
da Cunha throws a series of punches but Romeiro avoids them all with ease.
Romeiro slips a jab and a cross from da Cunha.
da Cunha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Romeiro is out of range.
da Cunha takes one to the side of the head.
Romeiro throws a head kick that da Cunha semi-blocks.
da Cunha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
da Cunha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Cunha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romeiro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
da Cunha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romeiro.
Romeiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
da Cunha looks to score with a jab to the body but Romeiro is just out of range.
da Cunha avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
da Cunha throws a right and a left that both miss.
da Cunha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romeiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romeiro scores with a head kick. da Cunha tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Romeiro is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
da Cunha looks to land a combination but Romeiro avoids it well.
da Cunha blocks a head kick by Romeiro.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Cunha misses with a double jab.
Romeiro moves in looking to clinch but da Cunha pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pinkynho Romeiro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Romeiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
da Cunha throws a push kick but Romeiro slaps the foot to one side.
Romeiro lands a high kick!
Romeiro lands a high kick!
da Cunha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romeiro counters with a stiff right hand.
da Cunha connects with a nice looking jab.
Pinkynho Romeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
da Cunha swinging wildly here.
Rodrigo da Cunha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Cunha lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by da Cunha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Romeiro.
Romeiro slips a jab and a cross from da Cunha.
Pinkynho Romeiro is winning the standup battle so far.
da Cunha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romeiro throws a head kick that da Cunha semi-blocks.
da Cunha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
da Cunha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from da Cunha misses.
A punch combination from da Cunha misses.
da Cunha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romeiro's hands.
da Cunha lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from da Cunha misses
and Romeiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
da Cunha misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick from Romeiro lands but da Cunha takes it in his stride.
da Cunha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Romeiro will feel that in the morning.
Romeiro looks to land a combination. da Cunha sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from da Cunha.
da Cunha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Romeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and da Cunha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romeiro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from da Cunha in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Romeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from da Cunha.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick and da Cunha moves out of range easily.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick and da Cunha moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from da Cunha misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romeiro scores with a head kick. da Cunha tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Romeiro dodges the punch combination from da Cunha.
da Cunha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick and da Cunha moves out of range easily.
da Cunha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romeiro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Cunha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rodrigo da Cunha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
da Cunha swinging wildly here.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
da Cunha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romeiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Romeiro moves out of range of the body kick.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Cunha throws a combination that misses
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romeiro slips a jab and a cross from da Cunha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick and da Cunha moves out of range easily.
da Cunha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
da Cunha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. da Cunha is lucky that one didn't land flush.
da Cunha misses with a double jab
and Romeiro counters with a three punch combo that has da Cunha backing up. da Cunha nods at Romeiro to acknowledge the strikes.
da Cunha cracks Romeiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Romeiro scores with a head kick.
da Cunha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. da Cunha is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
da Cunha misses with a combination
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep da Cunha thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romeiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from da Cunha.
Jab, jab by da Cunha - just one landing.
da Cunha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
da Cunha misses with a combination
and Romeiro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Cunha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
da Cunha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
da Cunha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
da Cunha misses with a lunging right hand
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romeiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but da Cunha circles away quickly and effectively.
Romeiro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
da Cunha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
da Cunha throws a jab but it's blocked by Romeiro.
Romeiro tries to clinch up but da Cunha circles away and keeps his distance.
da Cunha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romeiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
da Cunha fails to land with a series of punches.
Romeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from da Cunha.
A head kick from Romeiro lands but da Cunha takes it in his stride.
Romeiro throws a head kick but da Cunha moves out of range.
Romeiro throws a head kick but da Cunha moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Cunha misses with a few strikes there.
da Cunha lands a jab-cross combination.
Romeiro throws a hook to the side of da Cunha's head but da Cunha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Pinkynho Romeiro.
Well Romeiro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Rodrigo da Cunha!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Pinkynho Romeiro!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Pinkynho Romeiro!
Pinkynho Romeiro wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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