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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Toni Tornado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues has chosen wont back down 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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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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, Toni Tornado!
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, Ruben Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tornado stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tornado wants it to stay on the feet.
Rodrigues is looking to clinch.
Rodrigues misses with a double jab.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Tornado.
Rodrigues doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tornado counters with a good low kick that Rodrigues was not able to check.
Tornado shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodrigues sprawls well. He's pushed Tornado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tornado does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tornado throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Tornado looks to land a body kick but Rodrigues moved away.
Rodrigues throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tornado.
Tornado shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodrigues sprawls well. Rodrigues wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tornado gets slowly back to his feet.
Tornado fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rodrigues to the ground. Tornado is now in Rodrigues's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tornado passes Rodrigues's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tornado thows a huge punch but Rodrigues dodges it nicely.
Tornado controlling the action here.
Tornado scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tornado thows a huge punch but Rodrigues dodges it nicely.
Tornado is taking a breather. Rodrigues says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tornado seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Tornado.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tornado in particular looking to stall.
Tornado throwing shots but Rodrigues is blocking nicely.
Tornado is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Toni Tornado.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues darts in looking for a takedown but Tornado gets double underhooks and turns Rodrigues into the cage.
Toni Tornado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruben Rodrigues.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rodrigues breaks from the clinch.
Tornado throws the kick towards the body but Rodrigues avoids it.
Tornado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Tornado misses
and Rodrigues counters with a left and a right that stings Tornado.
Tornado looking to score a takedown here. Rodrigues is defending well but Tornado drives through and ends up in Rodrigues's guard.
Tornado slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rodrigues working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tornado.
Rodrigues looks winded!
Rodrigues seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rodrigues is trying to keep Tornado in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ruben Rodrigues hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tornado is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rodrigues sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Tornado dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodrigues checks a low kick from Tornado.
Rodrigues gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tornado to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues trying to control the position.
Tornado working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tornado is looking to work some ground and pound but Rodrigues has wrist control.
Tornado sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tornado wants to pass the guard but Rodrigues is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tornado closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rodrigues did well to prevent Tornado getting side control.
Tornado throwing shots but Rodrigues is blocking nicely.
Tornado sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tornado seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rodrigues for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tornado lands with a punch from half guard.
Tornado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tornado scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tornado is taking a breather. Rodrigues says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rodrigues avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tornado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tornado throwing shots but Rodrigues is blocking nicely.
Toni Tornado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tornado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tornado winds up and cracks Rodrigues with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
Tornado controlling the action here.
Rodrigues is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tornado connects with a nice short shot to Rodrigues's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tornado is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tornado lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tornado slips a nice elbow through Rodrigues's hands, connecting with Rodrigues's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tornado scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Tornado 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!
Tornado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tornado misses with a right hand
and Rodrigues counters with a two punch combo.
Tornado closes the distance and clinches up with Rodrigues, looking for a takedown. Tornado pushes Rodrigues against the cage but Rodrigues circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tornado shoots for a takedown but Rodrigues saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tornado tries a head kick but it misses.
Tornado thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodrigues lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rodrigues blocks the body kick.
Tornado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rodrigues is looking to slow Tornado down with leg kicks.
Tornado throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rodrigues tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tornado is in Rodrigues's guard.
Tornado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodrigues can do to turn this around?
Rodrigues looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodrigues has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tornado has managed to get both his arms back between Rodrigues's legs - danger averted.
Tornado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodrigues takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tornado connects with a couple of short punches.
Tornado postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tornado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rodrigues wants to sweep but no luck.
Tornado content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tornado throws a big right hand that misses.
Tornado controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tornado misses with a head kick.
Tornado fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rodrigues is out of range.
Ruben Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the leg kick from Tornado.
Tornado throws a leg kick but Rodrigues checks it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tornado.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toni Tornado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tornado misses with a left hand
and Rodrigues counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tornado throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Tornado thows a body shot but no joy.
Tornado shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tornado keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Toni Tornado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tornado working Rodrigues over with strikes.
Tornado missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tornado sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Tornado there.
Ruben Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tornado moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rodrigues.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toni Tornado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tornado 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Toni Tornado!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Toni Tornado!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Toni Tornado!
Toni Tornado wins by unanimous decision!
Ruben Rodrigues was interviewed post fight and said 'im gonna work even harder for the next fight'.
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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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