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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Rocha has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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180 cm
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots and misses
and Rocha counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santos's guard now.
Santos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rocha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos looking to control.
Rocha tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
Eduardo Rocha has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rocha closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Rocha managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rocha counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rocha is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Rocha is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Eduardo Rocha wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rocha drives through with a takedown into Santos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Santos wants to control the position but Rocha says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rocha looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've been informed that Santos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rocha is pressing down on Santos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Santos is holding on for now.
Rocha controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Rocha is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rocha wants to free his trapped foot but Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rocha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eduardo Rocha just wasn't active enough.
Rocha scores with a takedown into Santos's guard.
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.
Rocha controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Rocha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
Rocha staying calm.
Rocha tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rocha tries to stand but Santos is controlling his head.
Santos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looks to move to half guard but instead Rocha has passed into mount! Damn!
Rocha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha fails to advance to Santos's back.
Rocha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rocha controlling from mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rocha tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to hold on but Rocha pushes him away.
Rocha wants to take his opponent's back but Santos doesn't allow it.
Rocha controlling the position easily from mount.
Rocha seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Santos is holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rocha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rocha wants to stand but Santos is controlling his arm.
Rocha working away.
Rocha is staying tight to Santos's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Rocha 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!
Rocha manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Santos on his heels. He'll look to pass Santos's guard now, I'm sure.
Rocha postures up.
Rocha is stalling in the full guard.
Rocha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rocha closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santos did well to prevent Rocha getting side control.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha controlling the action here.
Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Rocha.
Rocha tries to stand and escape but Santos is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rocha controlling the pace.
Santos won't allow Rocha to pass to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eduardo Rocha just wasn't active enough.
Rocha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rocha closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Santos quickly recovers to half guard.
Rocha trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eduardo Rocha wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Rocha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rocha lands a takedown into guard.
Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rocha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rocha controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Rocha is looking to stand up but Santos won't let him.
Rocha controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eduardo Rocha wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rocha closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Santos's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Rocha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rocha 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 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Rocha!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
33% |
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