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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Apaga Mas Não Bate. Rodrigo Rojas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 cm
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192 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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200 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Green! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Rojas! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Green forces Rojas back against the cage and clinches. Rojas successfully pulls guard.
Rojas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Rojas is trying to keep Green in close.
Green lands a couple of elbows. Green postures up.
Green has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Rojas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Green postures up in Rojas's guard and throws a big left but Rojas blocks it. Rojas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rojas is keeping the position for now. We've been hearing that Green has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Green postures up and lands a big shot to Rojas's brow. Rojas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Green defends well. Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rojas's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rojas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Green postures up and lands a big shot to Rojas's brow. Green lands a couple of digs. Rojas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rojas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green. Green landing some decent shots from guard. Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Green lands a couple of digs. Green scoring with some ground and pound. Green with a nice head shot there. Rojas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rojas swivels though and keeps the full guard. Green scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rojas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Our spies down at at The Highland Gym inform us that Rojas has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off? Rojas working a defensive guard here.
Green scoring with punches to the head and body. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Green's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Rojas looking for a guillotine here but Green defends easily.
Green postures up and lands a big shot to Rojas's brow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rojas's head. Rojas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rojas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Green landing with the ground and pound. Rojas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Green scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rojas is keeping the position for now. Green is in close to Rojas's body, working some short punches and elbows. Green works over Rojas with some ground and pound from guard. Rojas looking for a guillotine here but Green defends easily.
Green lands a couple of elbows. Green working some strikes from top position. Rojas has momentary wrist control but Green slips an elbow through the middle. Green lands a couple of decent looking shots. Rojas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Green can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Rojas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Green makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Green is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Green accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Rojas can't keep his opponent in guard - Green advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Nice strikes from Green there. Green slips a nice elbow through Rojas's hands, connecting with Rojas's forehead. Ground and pound from Green. Green is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rojas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Green. Green looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rojas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Rojas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Green takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Green slips a nice elbow through Rojas's hands, connecting with Rojas's forehead. Rojas looking for submissions off his back. Green working Rojas over with strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Green dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Green gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Green tries to land knees in the clinch but Rojas avoids the damage to the body. Rojas tries to stall but Green uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rojas prevents a body shot from Green. Green using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rojas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rojas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Rojas decides to pull guard. Green makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Rojas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Green is aware though and is defending well. Green cracks Rojas with a solid left hand. Green landing with the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Green landing some decent shots from guard. Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojas can do to turn this around? Green working some strikes from top position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rojas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Rojas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Green can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Green distracts Rojas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round. Green stands up over Rojas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Rojas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Green doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Rojas is tightening it up a little... Green has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Green reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Green taps out! Nice BJJ there by Rojas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rodrigo Rojas! After the big win, Rodrigo Rojas made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Alcatraz Apparel and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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