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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Cantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Machado acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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165 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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145 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Cantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Machado!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Machado pushes Cantor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Machado looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machado looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machado is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machado.
Cantor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machado walks away with a smile on his face. Cantor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cantor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Machado instigates a clinch.
Cantor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cantor blocks the elbow strike.
Machado lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Machado.
Cantor avoids a wild elbow strike from Machado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor wants the takedown. Machado is fighting it off but Cantor persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Machado's guard against the ropes.
Cantor preventing the sweep.
Cantor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cantor trying to control but Machado is working from the bottom.
Cantor stays in close to Machado's body and controls the position.
Cantor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cantor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cantor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cantor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Machado is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cantor is looking for a sweep. Machado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cantor defending well though.
Cantor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Machado.
Machado seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cantor is looking to improve his position.
Machado is nestled in close to Cantor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cantor is trying to maintain the position but Machado is very close to passing his half guard.
Machado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cantor keeping hold of Machado's head, controlling as best he can.
Machado thows a huge punch but Cantor dodges it nicely.
Cantor tries to get to full guard but Machado has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Machado trying to control from half guard but Cantor is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado lands with a punch from half guard.
Cantor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cantor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Machado is working away from the top position though.
Cantor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Machado.
Cantor is controlling Machado's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cantor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cantor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cantor has his foot on Machado's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Machado works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four 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.
Machado scoring with some ground and pound.
Machado trying to control the position from guard on top but Cantor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cantor is on top in guard.
Cantor trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cantor throwing strikes from guard but Machado blocks nicely.
Cantor trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cantor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Machado dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Machado stuffs the takedown attempt from Cantor. Cantor gets slowly back to his feet.
Cantor sets himself, and Machado steps forward looking for the clinch! Cantor avoids it this time.
Machado slips under a jab from Cantor.
Machado gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cantor throwing strikes from guard but Machado blocks nicely.
Machado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cantor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cantor is in close to Machado's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cantor looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cantor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Machado manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cantor manages to get himself to full guard.
Cantor controls Machado momentarily but Machado frees himself.
Machado trying to control but Cantor is working from the bottom.
Machado connects with a couple of short punches.
Cantor is pulling down on Machado's head to control his posture.
Machado lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado stands up over Cantor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cantor has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Machado should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cantor has tightened it up now! Machado should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roger Cantor!
After the big win, Roger Cantor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sin City Allstars 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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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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