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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roger Rydell (ranked 3053 p4p, 155 weight class) and Mathieu Valverde (ranked 6795 p4p, 325 weight class). Roger Rydell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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139 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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140 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Rydell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mathieu Valverde!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydell instigates a clinch.
Valverde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rydell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Valverde seems a little lost for a moment, as Rydell dominates the positioning.
Rydell working away.
Rydell takes a little break here. Valverde wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Rydell trying to control the action but Valverde is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Rydell.
Rydell trying to control the position but Valverde is working away.
Valverde regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rydell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Valverde defends it well.
Rydell is working for a kimura but Valverde is defending it quite comfortably.
Valverde is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valverde gets back to full guard.
Rydell is looking to advance position but Valverde has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rydell is squirming around, avoiding Valverde's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydell is looking to get to half guard.
Valverde tries to control but Rydell wriggling away.
Rydell regains half guard.
Valverde should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rydell is trying to get back to full guard.
Valverde is keen to just control but Rydell is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydell tries to roll over but Valverde keeps him under control.
Rydell trying to control from the bottom.
Rydell is trying to get back to full guard.
Rydell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Valverde pulls his head out easily.
Rydell missing with punches from the bottom.
Rydell is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Valverde jumps into side control!
Valverde just content to control the position.
Rydell is trying to improve his position.
Rydell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Valverde off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydell looking to break Valverde's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Valverde remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Rydell will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Rydell avoiding Valverde 's attempts to control his hands.
Rydell lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valverde is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rydell cracks Valverde with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Valverde from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rydell working for a choke but Valverde is defending well.
Rydell controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Rydell dominated that round.
That's time! Rydell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valverde scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rydell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Valverde wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rydell struggling a bit here.
Rydell is looking for a sweep.
Roger Rydell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rydell tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Valverde cracks Rydell with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rydell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydell is trying to control Valverde's posture but Valverde avoids it.
Valverde takes a little break here. Rydell wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydell throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Rydell tries to buck Valverde off but Valverde is having none of it.
Valverde is looking to take a break and control but Rydell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Rydell's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rydell is looking to regain half guard here but Valverde keeps moving and retains side control.
Rydell is not content to let Valverde control the position.
Rydell wants to control but Valverde postures up.
That's two 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.
Rydell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Valverde is trying to get back to full guard.
Rydell moves into full mount! Valverde won't be happy about that!
Rydell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rydell with shots to the head and body - Valverde looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rydell avoids the attempt from Valverde to control.
Rydell working Valverde over with strikes here.
Valverde working to try and regain half guard.
Rydell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydell looking to secure an arm triangle but Valverde defends it well.
Rydell controlling the pace for now.
Valverde is trying to escape the mount.
Rydell with a couple of short strikes.
Rydell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Valverde takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rydell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Valverde hang on?
Rydell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rydell lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valverde is looking to escape.
Valverde is trying to reverse the position but instead Rydell has taken his back - oops!
Valverde is trying to stand back up.
Rydell is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Valverde has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rydell has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Rydell is hanging on to Valverde's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Rydell dominated that second round.
That's time! Rydell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rydell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valverde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rydell tries to counter with a takedown but Valverde is quick to defend against it.
Mathieu Valverde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valverde tries to keep at a distance but Rydell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rydell tries to land knees in the clinch but Valverde avoids the damage to the body.
Rydell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valverde avoids it.
Valverde tries to score a body lock takedown but Rydell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Valverde pulls guard effortlessly.
Valverde is looking to sweep but instead, Rydell has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rydell working Valverde over with strikes.
Rydell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rydell wants to control but Valverde is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valverde tries to kick Rydell off but Rydell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rydell seems to be working for a kimura but Valverde defends the submission attempt.
Valverde is holding on to half guard well.
Valverde is looking for a sweep. Rydell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rydell slows the pace down in half guard.
Rydell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Valverde for as long as he can get away with.
Valverde is refusing to be controlled, as Rydell sits in half guard.
That's two 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.
Valverde has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rydell is working away from the top position though.
Rydell wants to take a breather but Valverde is having none of it.
Rydell moves into full mount! Valverde won't be happy about that!
Rydell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rydell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rydell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valverde is looking to escape.
Rydell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valverde tries to hold on but Rydell pushes him away.
Rydell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rydell controlling the pace for now.
Rydell landing punches.
Roger Rydell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rydell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rydell continues to stall.
Valverde keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rydell controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valverde is controlling an arm, preventing Rydell from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Valverde is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rydell controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Rydell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rydell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Rydell!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Roger Rydell made sure he mentioned Ronin Ringwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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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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