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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Clould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. The key to victory for Lucio Rodrigues has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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197 lbs
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185 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guy Clould!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clould takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodrigues throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Clould.
Rodrigues connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clould throws a series of punches but Rodrigues avoids them all with ease.
Clould misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues moves into the clinch successfully.
Clould is trying to break free.
Clould gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clould after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rodrigues lands with a short shot to the head.
Clould gets underhooks to prevent Rodrigues's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucio Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigues tries to work over Clould's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodrigues.
Clould has Rodrigues pressed against the cage, preventing Rodrigues from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodrigues is trying to drag Clould to the mat but Clould just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clould is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clould. Rodrigues does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clould scores with a shot to the body.
Rodrigues throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clould stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clould walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodrigues checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches.
Clould has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodrigues blocking some punches.
Clould is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clould's efforts to push away.
Clould misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Clould.
Clould's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rodrigues working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodrigues pushes Clould back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clould wants to break free but Rodrigues has control.
Clould working hard to break the clinch.
Rodrigues lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clould backwards.
Clould jumps guard but Rodrigues stands there with Clould around his waist. Clould gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodrigues lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clould backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clould creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rodrigues has Clould pressed against the cage, preventing Clould from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clould is trying to stall.
Clould jumps guard but Rodrigues turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Clould wants to break free but Rodrigues has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Clould uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rodrigues is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clould stays in close to Rodrigues's body and controls the position.
Clould trying to control but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clould won't allow Rodrigues to sweep him here.
Rodrigues is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clould really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodrigues. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clould throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clould fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodrigues clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Rodrigues.
Clould blocks a body shot from Rodrigues.
A bit of stalling here from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands with a left to the head.
Rodrigues lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rodrigues is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clould is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Rodrigues dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rodrigues moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodrigues moves into range and clinches up with Clould.
Clould prevents the takedown attempt.
Clould letting Rodrigues take a breather here.
Rodrigues scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lucio Rodrigues has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodrigues lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigues misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clould takes a shot to the head.
Rodrigues scores with a shot to the side of Clould's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigues working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clould breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clould throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodrigues gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clould to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rodrigues looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clould is one step ahead there.
Rodrigues is trying to control the position but Clould postures up.
Rodrigues wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Clould trying to control but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Clould stopping the sweep attempt from Rodrigues.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rodrigues shoots in but no luck this time.
Clould tries to clinch up
and Rodrigues counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodrigues won't allow Clould to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodrigues wants to control from the top but Clould keeps moving.
Rodrigues stops Clould from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues advances to half guard.
Clould won't allow Rodrigues to pass to mount.
Clould is trying to stand up here but Rodrigues is controlling him well.
Rodrigues is stalling here. Clould is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rodrigues seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Clould has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rodrigues manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rodrigues manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rodrigues thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rodrigues looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Clould passes into side control.
Rodrigues manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Clould is looking to take a break and control but Rodrigues is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clould is stalling here. Rodrigues is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Clould seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rodrigues has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rodrigues wants to control but Clould is keeping him busy.
Rodrigues tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clould dodges the ground and pound from Rodrigues.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clould is pushing Rodrigues's head away, looking to escape. Rodrigues manages to hold on to the position though.
Rodrigues wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clould keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Rodrigues dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rodrigues fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Clould. Those never looked like landing.
Rodrigues gets a clinch.
Clould drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodrigues's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clould swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodrigues shoots in but no luck this time.
Guy Clould is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clould is looking to score with low kicks.
Good shot there by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a right hook to the body.
Rodrigues is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clould sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodrigues darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lucio Rodrigues overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodrigues seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clould slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rodrigues throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clould works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clould working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Clould preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clould throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clould wants to stand up but Rodrigues is controlling him.
Rodrigues trying to control but Clould is working from the bottom.
Rodrigues stands and throws Clould's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rodrigues thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rodrigues lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clould pushes Rodrigues away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rodrigues gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clould can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rodrigues is working Clould over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lucio Rodrigues is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Clould being controlled for a moment.
Rodrigues tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rodrigues has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rodrigues wants to control but Clould is keeping him busy.
Rodrigues has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You can see the frustration on Clould's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clould regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Clould gets back to full guard.
Clould uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues scores with a decent looking hook.
Clould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodrigues manages to avoid it.
Rodrigues throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodrigues moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clould.
Guy Clould has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrigues cracks Clould with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucio Rodrigues showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodrigues 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucio Rodrigues!
Lucio Rodrigues thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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