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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Puffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Rodrigues has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Puffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leandro Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puffer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puffer.
Puffer tries a head kick but it misses.
Puffer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodrigues's sensitive parts.
Puffer scores with a kick to the body.
Puffer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A clash of legs there as Rodrigues blocks the low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rodrigues blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodrigues goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Rodrigues.
Puffer missing with knees to the body.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Puffer throws knees to the body.
Rodrigues lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigues wants the takedown. Puffer is fighting it off but Rodrigues persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Puffer's guard against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puffer keeping moving, preventing Rodrigues from controlling successfully.
Puffer wants to stand and escape but Rodrigues is having none of it.
Puffer kicks Rodrigues off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues gets a clinch.
Puffer tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigues avoids the damage to the body.
Puffer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodrigues's face.
It looks like Leandro Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues struggles to land a body shot inside as Puffer controls his hands.
Rodrigues taking a breather.
Rodrigues tries for a takedown but Puffer manages to get underhooks.
Rodrigues slows down the pace here.
Rodrigues trying to control the position but instead, Puffer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodrigues into the cage.
Puffer trying to control the position but instead, Rodrigues has worked for underhooks and has pushed Puffer into the cage.
Rodrigues working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodrigues on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigues is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puffer lands a nice elbow.
Rodrigues trying to stall but Puffer improves his position.
Puffer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puffer throws a nice head kick!
Rodrigues lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Brian Puffer has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puffer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodrigues lands a jab.
Rodrigues moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodrigues doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puffer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rodrigues lands a hook that snaps the head of Puffer backwards.
Puffer gets underhooks to prevent Rodrigues's takedown attempt.
Puffer is trying to break the clinch but Rodrigues has him pressed against the cage.
Puffer manages to break the clinch.
Good work by Rodrigues as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Puffer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rodrigues is able to avoid easily.
Rodrigues jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Puffer.
Brian Puffer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puffer.
Puffer scores with a head kick.
Rodrigues drives through and clinches with Puffer against the cage.
Puffer missing with knees to the body.
Puffer misses with an elbow over the top.
Rodrigues on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puffer has had enough of the clinch but Rodrigues keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Rodrigues fails to land.
Rodrigues misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puffer is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puffer.
Puffer prevents a body shot from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodrigues prevents Puffer from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puffer wants to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puffer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigues.
Puffer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigues avoids it.
A short right from Rodrigues.
Puffer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Puffer.
Rodrigues instigates a clinch.
Puffer breaks the clinch.
Puffer forces Rodrigues back against the cage and clinches.
Puffer tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigues avoids the damage to the body.
Puffer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodrigues managing to block the knees to the body from Puffer.
Puffer wants to break free but Rodrigues has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues wants to stall.
Rodrigues lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puffer or not.
Rodrigues avoiding damage as Puffer throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leandro Rodrigues will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puffer thuds his shin into the meat of Rodrigues's side.
Puffer throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues clinches with his opponent.
Puffer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Puffer prevents the takedown attempt.
Puffer tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigues avoids the damage to the body.
Puffer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rodrigues doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodrigues blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodrigues working aggressively here.
Rodrigues misses with some punches.
Rodrigues throws a head punch that misses.
Puffer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Puffer pushes off an throws an elbow but Rodrigues leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rodrigues tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puffer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Puffer missing with knees to the body.
Rodrigues is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodrigues lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rodrigues is looking to take this one to the mat.
Puffer breaks from the clinch.
Rodrigues clinches up against the cage.
Rodrigues throws a head punch that misses.
Rodrigues managing to block the knees to the body from Puffer.
Rodrigues on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigues misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puffer.
Leandro Rodrigues seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Puffer is trying to break the clinch but Rodrigues is controlling him.
Puffer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puffers head.
Puffer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigues is defending well for now.
Rodrigues stalling in the clinch.
Puffer manages to break the clinch.
Puffer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues managing to block the knees to the body from Puffer.
Rodrigues lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puffer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigues avoids it.
Rodrigues misses with an elbow over the top.
Rodrigues lands a big right hand that drops Puffer! The killer instinct kicks in and Rodrigues finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rodrigues!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leandro Rodrigues!
Leandro Rodrigues spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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