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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guan Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGGLz7KeKz0. Rodrigues has chosen 12 Stones - Anthem For the Underdog as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guan Yu!
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, Felipe Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu misses with a wild body shot.
Rodrigues 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.
Rodrigues on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yu. Yu obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut.
Rodrigues swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yu counters with a three punch combo that has Rodrigues backing up. Rodrigues nods at Yu to acknowledge the strikes.
Yu just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Yu tenderised Rodrigues's leg. Rodrigues is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yu feints and then cracks Rodrigues's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodrigues down.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Guan Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Felipe Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yu.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yu delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodrigues looks gassed!
Yu thuds his shin into the meat of Rodrigues's side.
Rodrigues stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yu.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yu.
Yu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodrigues's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yu keeps Rodrigues at a distance using the push kick.
Yu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yu forces Rodrigues back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Yu.
Yu lands a nice elbow.
A body shot lands from Yu.
Yu is working Rodrigues over against the cage.
Yu lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodrigues won't want to take too many of those.
Rodrigues's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yu working Rodrigues over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Yu.
Yu lands with a short shot to the head.
Yu crunches a lovely knee into Rodrigues's ribcage.
Rodrigues has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yu.
Yu lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Yu.
Yu working Rodrigues over with knees to the body.
Yu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yu lands a right hand.
Yu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yu scores a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Yu.
Yu landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodrigues in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodrigues up against the cage.
Yu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yu slows down the pace here.
Yu scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guan Yu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felipe Rodrigues's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rodrigues's calf.
Rodrigues slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yu scores with a nice body kick.
Rodrigues misses with a right hand
and Yu counters with a leg kick.
Yu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Yu.
Yu misses the shot to the body.
Yu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guan Yu is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodrigues has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
Yu scores with a kick to the body.
Yu digs a good hook to Rodrigues's body.
Yu clinches up with Rodrigues and pushes him back against the cage.
Yu scores a nice knee to the body.
Yu breaks from the clinch.
Yu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodrigues manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.
Yu cracks Rodrigues with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yu lands a jab.
Yu drives through and clinches with Rodrigues against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Yu.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yu landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yu obliges.
Yu lands a nice knee to the body.
Yu with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Yu.
Yu is leaning against Rodrigues and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rodrigues takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yu connects with a knee to the head.
Yu lands with a left to the head.
Yu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues working hard to break the clinch.
Yu is working Rodrigues over against the cage.
Yu breaks from the clinch.
Yu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodrigues.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yu.
Good leg kick by Yu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodrigues has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.
Yu lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu jabs at Rodrigues's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guan Yu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felipe Rodrigues's cut.
That's time! Yu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yu, right into the meat.
Rodrigues on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yu. Yu obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodrigues swings for the body but Yu moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Yu. Those never looked like landing.
Rodrigues gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good leg kick by Yu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rodrigues gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodrigues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yu connects with a solid leg kick.
Rodrigues takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodrigues doesn't seem bothered though.
Rodrigues on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yu lands with a kick to the temple. Rodrigues shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yu lands with a shot to the body.
Yu throws a shot to the body.
Yu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu fakes the leg kick and cracks Rodrigues in the body.
Yu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodrigues doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yu is looking to wear down Rodrigues with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rodrigues connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yu moves into the clinch.
Yu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rodrigues wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yu has him pressed against the cage.
Yu is working Rodrigues over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodrigues.
Yu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yu has Rodrigues pressed against the cage.
Yu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guan Yu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yu scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Yu.
Yu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodrigues in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Yu to work.
Felipe Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Yu.
Yu lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Felipe Rodrigues's cut even more.
Yu leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yu obliges.
Yu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yu scores with a hook to the body.
Knees to the body from Yu.
Yu scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guan Yu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yu 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guan Yu!
Guan Yu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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