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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Alves has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Romulo Rodrigues's chin.
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185 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Romulo Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues shoots in but no luck this time.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alves sprawls well. Alves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alves as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romulo Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigues looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Rodrigues persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rodrigues or perhaps it was just good defense by Alves, which made it look bad.
Alves misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodrigues seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rodrigues shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with a two punch combination.
Alves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alves throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rodrigues lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rodrigues throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely.
Alves has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Rodrigues tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alves defends well and Rodrigues ends up having to push Alves into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alves throws a fast counter high kick but Rodrigues manages to duck under it in time.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
Alves wants to clinch up but Rodrigues keeps it at a distance.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with the combination.
Rodrigues dives in for a single leg takedown but Alves sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches.
Rodrigues tries to throw a body punch but Alves avoids it by throwing Rodrigues back against the cage.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Rodrigues keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rodrigues gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rodrigues dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alves stops a takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alves pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodrigues wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
Alves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodrigues is aware though and is defending well.
Rodrigues trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodrigues accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues stands and steps away. Alves gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
Romulo Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches.
Rodrigues lands a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodrigues.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodrigues dives in and grabs Alves's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes down on Rodrigues's head and hops out.
Rodrigues rushes Alves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Romulo Rodrigues will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alves drives through and clinches with Rodrigues against the cage.
Rodrigues has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodrigues has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rodrigues escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodrigues looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rodrigues shoots in and drives through. Alves sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alves gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
Alves is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romulo Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alves throwing shots but Rodrigues is blocking nicely.
Alves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rodrigues knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues trying to control but Alves postures up.
Alves is trying to work for a kimura but Rodrigues is defending well.
Alves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodrigues's head.
Rodrigues is refusing to be controlled, as Alves sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rodrigues wants to control but Alves passes into side.
Rodrigues sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rodrigues manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alves controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodrigues has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alves has managed to get both his arms back between Rodrigues's legs - danger averted.
Rodrigues is looking for a triangle but Alves pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodrigues tries to clinch up.
Rodrigues moves into range and clinches up with Alves.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rodrigues obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thiago Alves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rodrigues has managed to clinch.
Rodrigues escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Alves. No joy for Rodrigues on that attempt.
Rodrigues throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alves.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodrigues shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Despite the aggression on Alves's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodrigues fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rodrigues's guard.
Rodrigues wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alves.
Romulo Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigues punishes Alves's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodrigues slaps away a takedown attempt from Alves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rodrigues is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alves appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romulo Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigues doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Alves lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rodrigues slaps away a takedown attempt from Alves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues shoots for a takedown but Alves saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodrigues throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Rodrigues tries to sprawl but Alves drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodrigues is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alves's back!
Alves manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rodrigues's guard. Nice work there by Alves.
Rodrigues uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rodrigues goes for a double leg but Alves avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alves continues to drive forward.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Alves.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodrigues darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodrigues has double underhooks.
Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Alves lands but Rodrigues takes it in his stride.
Rodrigues misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodrigues throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alves's waist but Alves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodrigues off to one side.
Alves stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alves wants it to stay on the feet.
Alves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodrigues lands with a kick to the temple. Alves shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rodrigues has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
Rodrigues throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Alves holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodrigues drops back down to his feet.
Rodrigues can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romulo Rodrigues showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rodrigues has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulo Rodrigues!
After the fight, Romulo Rodrigues was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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