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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caio Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 50 cent - Get Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Paiva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues throws a head kick but Paiva moves out of range.
Paiva shoots in and drives through. Rodrigues sprawls well.
Paiva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rodrigues to the mat! Rodrigues manages to get full guard.
Paiva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paiva prevents Rodrigues from getting back to his feet.
Rodrigues throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Paiva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Paiva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Paiva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rodrigues is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rodrigues holds on and takes a little breather.
Rodrigues wants to stand up but Paiva is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva landing with the ground and pound.
Rodrigues wants to get back to his feet but Paiva passes into half guard.
Rodrigues is not content to let Paiva control the position.
Rodrigues controlling the position for now.
Rodrigues wants to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues is looking for a sweep. Paiva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
Paiva controlling the pace.
Rodrigues is trying to stand up here but Paiva is controlling him well.
Paiva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rodrigues wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paiva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rodrigues has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paiva is working away from the top position though.
Paiva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paiva slows the pace down in half guard.
Paiva throwing shots but Rodrigues is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues pushes Paiva off looking to stand but Paiva dives back in and keeps control.
Paiva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Paiva seems to be looking for submissions.
Paiva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodrigues actively working from the bottom here.
Rodrigues is trying to stand up here but Paiva is controlling him well.
Paiva is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodrigues is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paiva avoids the head kick by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a wild body shot.
Paiva shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodrigues tries to sprawl out of it but Paiva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodrigues manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodrigues throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodrigues throws a sloppy head kick and Paiva moves out of range easily.
Paiva gets a takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rodrigues is trying to stand back up but Paiva is controlling him
Rodrigues wants to control but Paiva is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Paiva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paiva moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodrigues thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Paiva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Paiva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodrigues as he avoids it easily.
Rodrigues throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodrigues misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paiva gets a takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rodrigues is trying to stand back up but Paiva is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paiva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rodrigues is looking to improve his position.
Paiva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to get back to full guard.
Rodrigues is not content to let Paiva control the position.
Paiva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paiva closes the distance and clinches up with Rodrigues, looking for a takedown. Paiva pushes Rodrigues against the cage but Rodrigues circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rodrigues misses with a two punch combination.
Rodrigues swinging wilding here.
Caio Rodrigues is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigues throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paiva scores a takedown into full mount!
Rodrigues is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paiva landing punches.
Rodrigues is trying to stand.
Rodrigues tries to hold on but Paiva pushes him away.
Rodrigues is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paiva looking to control but Rodrigues is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rodrigues is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rodrigues really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rodrigues is just holding on here. Paiva manages to take his back.
Rodrigues trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is trying to get back to his feet but Paiva has full control of the position and if anything, Rodrigues has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Paiva trying to control.
Paiva looking for the choke from the back.
Rodrigues trying to get back to his feet but Paiva is in full control for now.
Rodrigues trying to control the hands but Paiva won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodrigues can't escape the position.
Paiva lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paiva is persistently looking for the submission but Rodrigues is defending it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodrigues manages to escape to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Paiva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rodrigues throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paiva connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues cracks the inside of Paiva's front leg.
Rodrigues throws a lazy head kick
and Paiva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rodrigues's guard.
Rodrigues throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Paiva advances to half guard.
Rodrigues is staying active underneath Paiva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Paiva content to control rather than advance.
Rodrigues is holding on to half guard well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodrigues is not content to let Paiva control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rodrigues manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Paiva stands up out of Rodrigues's guard for a moment - Rodrigues manages to land a nice upkick.
Rodrigues is striking but Paiva is not phased and passes to half guard.
Rodrigues keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodrigues wants to control but Paiva is keeping busy.
Rodrigues knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paiva on the ground.
Paiva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rodrigues sees it coming and defends easily.
Rodrigues is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodrigues wants to improve his position but Paiva is controlling well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paiva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paiva lands in his opponent's guard.
Rodrigues is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paiva stopping the sweep attempt from Rodrigues.
Paiva is fighting to break Rodrigues's control of his arms but Rodrigues is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paiva lands a couple of digs.
Paiva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rodrigues's guard.
Rodrigues trying to control here.
Rodrigues pushes Paiva off looking to stand but Paiva dives back in and keeps control.
Paiva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodrigues keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Paiva connects with a nice short shot to Rodrigues's temple.
Rodrigues is staying active underneath Paiva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rodrigues missing with punches from the bottom.
Rodrigues is not content to let Paiva control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rodrigues scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice sprawl there from Rodrigues as Paiva shoots in.
Rodrigues throws a lazy head kick
and Paiva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues trying to control here.
Rodrigues is refusing to be controlled, as Paiva sits in half guard.
Rodrigues is trying to control but can't.
Rodrigues is looking to improve his position.
Paiva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Caio Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fabricio Paiva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paiva blocks the strikes from Rodrigues.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabricio Paiva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paiva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabricio Paiva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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