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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruarc Lacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 cm
20
218 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruarc Lacy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Medeiros ! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lacy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Medeiros thows a body shot but no joy. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lacy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Medeiros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Medeiros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Medeiros tries to sprawl but Lacy drives through with a takedown into half guard. Medeiros is trying to stand up here but Lacy is controlling him well. Lacy working Medeiros over with strikes. Medeiros avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lacy. Lacy controlling the action here. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Medeiros can do anything to dispel that myth. Lacy wants to work for an arm triangle but Medeiros is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lacy is keen to just control but Medeiros is a slippery customer. Medeiros tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Lacy manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Lacy unloading with bombs! Lacy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lacy looking to finish Medeiros with some ground and pound. This is bad for Medeiros ! Medeiros in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Medeiros is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lacy is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Lacy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ruarc Lacy!
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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
67% |
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