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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Rodriguez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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193 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and Fonseca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Mario Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown.
Rodriguez is looking to counter punch.
Rodriguez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fonseca lands an overhand right.
Fonseca gets caught napping as Rodriguez dives in and scores a takedown. Fonseca manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fonseca wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.
Rodriguez stands up from Fonseca's guard - Rodriguez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fonseca fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodriguez, pushing him back against the cage.
Rodriguez tries to score a body lock takedown but Fonseca shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rodriguez tries to score a body lock takedown but Fonseca shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca gets control of Rodriguez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fonseca will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
Fonseca is working an open guard so Rodriguez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fonseca shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodriguez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fonseca's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fonseca looks winded!
Rodriguez's corner calls for a 1-2. Rodriguez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fonseca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rodriguez showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez stands up and beckons Fonseca to join him on the feet.
Fonseca has managed to clinch.
Rodriguez lands a knee to the body.
Rodriguez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fonseca uses from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez working for a triangle but Fonseca defends it easily.
Fonseca throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fonseca wanted to stand there but Rodriguez had control of the position.
Fonseca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fonseca trying to move into half guard but instead Rodriguez has managed to sweep!
Rodriguez stays in close to Fonseca's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fonseca is looking to sweep but instead, Rodriguez has passed into half guard.
Rodriguez stands up out of the half guard.
Fonseca misses with a looping left.
No luck for Fonseca with that takedown attempt.
Rodriguez throws a big counter combination but Fonseca scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mario Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Fonseca.
Fonseca drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rodriguez holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Rodriguez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodriguez misses with a body kick.
Fonseca wants to counter the offense by Rodriguez and move into the clinch position.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown.
Fonseca darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fonseca thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is trying to control but can't.
Fonseca tries to pass to full mount but Rodriguez defends it.
Fonseca is stalling here. Rodriguez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fonseca seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rodriguez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fonseca is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez controls the position from side control.
Rodriguez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fonseca is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodriguez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lorenzo Fonseca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonseca shoots in for a double leg but Rodriguez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rodriguez lands a right hook to the body.
Fonseca tries to sprawl but Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez is controlling the pace.
Rodriguez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fonseca for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rodriguez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rodriguez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fonseca trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez winds up and cracks Fonseca with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Well, if Rodriguez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mario Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rodriguez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rodriguez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rodriguez in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez lands a few punches from side control.
Fonseca taking a bit of punishment here - Rodriguez scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Rodriguez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Rodriguez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fonseca or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriguez, which made it look bad.
As Fonseca looks to move away, Rodriguez throws a big counter combo bu Fonseca just gets out of the way.
Fonseca throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodriguez counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodriguez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fonseca to the mat! Fonseca manages to get full guard.
Rodriguez stands up from Fonseca's guard - Rodriguez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rodriguez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fonseca to the ground. Rodriguez is now in Fonseca's guard.
Rodriguez landing with the ground and pound.
Rodriguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fonseca can do to turn this around?
Fonseca wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.
Fonseca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez landing some decent shots from guard.
Rodriguez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rodriguez stands up and waves to Fonseca to follow him.
Rodriguez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rodriguez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fonseca is trying to keep an underhook but Rodriguez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca is trying to maintain the position but Rodriguez is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodriguez stands up out of the half guard.
Rodriguez lands a head shot.
Rodriguez shoots in and bounces Fonseca off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rodriguez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rodriguez is working Fonseca over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodriguez defends it easily.
Rodriguez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rodriguez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rodriguez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rodriguez looks to land a body kick but Fonseca moved away.
Rodriguez has Fonseca up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodriguez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fonseca gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fonseca drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rodriguez drags the fight down to the ground.
Lorenzo Fonseca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Rodriguez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodriguez 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Rodriguez!
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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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