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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benito Rowland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Da Stingy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Da Stingy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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278 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benito Rowland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Da Stingy!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowland gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Da Stingy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rowland has Da Stingy pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rowland is on top in guard.
Rowland could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rowland throwing strikes from guard but Da Stingy blocks nicely.
Rowland with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowland is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rowland 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.
Rowland makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Da Stingy trying to keep a closed guard but Rowland is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowland gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Da Stingy feints and as Rowland raises his hands in defense, Da Stingy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Da Stingy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rowland is keeping the position for now.
Rowland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Da Stingy is trying to escape back to his feet but Rowland uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Stingy is looking to regain half guard here but Rowland keeps moving and retains side control.
Rowland decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rowland avoids the head kick by Da Stingy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Stingy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Stingy tries to clinch but Rowland is having none of it.
Rowland throws a counter high kick but Da Stingy was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rowland forces Da Stingy back against the cage and clinches.
Rowland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rowland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Da Stingy can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Da Stingy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Da Stingy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rowland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rowland looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Da Stingy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rowland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Rowland counters with a quick kick to the body but Da Stingy blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Stingy moves in looking to clinch but Rowland pushes him off.
Leonardo Da Stingy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rowland has managed to clinch.
Rowland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Da Stingy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Stingy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rowland is trying to defend but Da Stingy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rowland is trying is best to control the position here.
Rowland has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rowland continues to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rowland works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowland is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Da Stingy preventing the sweep.
Rowland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Da Stingy manages to get himself to full guard.
Rowland cracks Da Stingy with a solid left hand.
Rowland stands up from Da Stingy's guard - Rowland perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Stingy wants to clinch.
Rowland throws a quick counter head kick but Da Stingy was just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benito Rowland dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Da Stingy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rowland to the mat! Rowland manages to get full guard.
Rowland has Da Stingy pulled in close to control his posture.
Da Stingy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowland is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
More hug and hope from Rowland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Da Stingy's guard.
Rowland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rowland stands up from Da Stingy's guard - Rowland perhaps looking for a knockout.
Da Stingy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Da Stingy trying to mount his opponent but Rowland defends it.
Rowland regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Stingy trying to move into half guard but instead Rowland has managed to sweep!
Rowland stands and steps away. Da Stingy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Da Stingy is breathing heavily.
Da Stingy scores with a spinning back kick!
Da Stingy wants to clinch up but Rowland keeps it at a distance.
As Da Stingy looks to move away, Rowland throws a big counter combo but Da Stingy just gets out of the way.
Da Stingy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rowland to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rowland landing with the ground and pound.
Rowland stands up and waves to Da Stingy to follow him.
Da Stingy fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Da Stingy backs away, Rowland returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Stingy scores with a nice body kick.
Da Stingy digs a good body shot into Rowland's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Da Stingy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rowland doesn't seem phased though.
Da Stingy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rowland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Da Stingy manages to get himself to full guard.
Rowland gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Da Stingy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rowland napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rowland regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowland gets full guard.
Rowland is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leonardo Da Stingy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Da Stingy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rowland moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rowland is adopting a defensive guard.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Rowland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowland's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rowland working over Da Stingy with some ground and pound. Da Stingy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Da Stingy kicks off Rowland and gets to his feet.
Da Stingy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rowland manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Da Stingy shoots in and gets a takedown into Rowland's guard.
Da Stingy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rowland lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rowland gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Leonardo Da Stingy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Stingy scores with a takedown into Rowland's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rowland is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Da Stingy rolls with it to try and escape but Rowland cranks on the arm and Da Stingy is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benito Rowland!
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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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