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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rocha Barros (ranked 3689 p4p, 277 weight class) and Lil Guy (ranked 3686 p4p, 276 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 cm
25
149 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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168 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Rocha Barros! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lil Guy! The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rocha Barros avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Rocha Barros thows a left - swing and a miss! Lil Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Guy cracks Rocha Barros with a right hand to the side of the head. A jab from Guy misses. Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocha Barros is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Guy. Guy scores with a body shot.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Rocha Barros. Rocha Barros clinches up against the cage. Guy breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Guy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Guy misses with a straight left. Rocha Barros tries to counter by clinching up but Guy breaks away and moves out of range. Guy throws a jab when Rocha Barros was well out of range. Rocha Barros has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Guy punishes Rocha Barros's body with a nice straight punch. Rocha Barros forces Guy back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guy lands with a right to the head. Rocha Barros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A quick uppercut on the inside from Guy. Guy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rocha Barross head. Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lil Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Guy lands a right hook to the body.
Guy loads up on a big right hand but Rocha Barros slips the punch. Guy jabbing away but nothing is landing. Rocha Barros is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Guy. Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Guy jabbing away but nothing is landing. Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocha Barros moves away. The fight moves into the clinch position. Guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Donk. Guy catches Rocha Barros right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rocha Barros closes the distance and clinches. This has been an exciting period of action! Rocha Barros manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Guy is sitting in close to Rocha Barros's body. Rocha Barros has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Guy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Guy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rocha Barros.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pedro Rocha Barros! A victorious Pedro Rocha Barros thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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