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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Rasmussen (ranked 23931 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Budinha (ranked 5458 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mathew Rasmussen!
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, Marcos Budinha!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasmussen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Budinha defends well and Rasmussen ends up having to push Budinha into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rasmussen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBudinha.
Rasmussen shoots for a takedown but Budinha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rasmussen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Budinha's head.
Budinha tries to clinch up
and Rasmussen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rasmussen shoots in looking for a takedown. Budinha tries to sprawl out of it but Rasmussen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Budinha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Budinha drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rasmussen defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathew Rasmussen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasmussen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Budinha's waist but Budinha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rasmussen off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha tries to clinch but Rasmussen moves away
and Rasmussen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Budinha tries to clinch but Rasmussen moves away
letting Rasmussen counter with a right hand.
Rasmussen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rasmussen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Budinha wants to stand and escape but Rasmussen is having none of it.
Rasmussen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Budinha manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Budinha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rasmussen's brow.
Rasmussen manages to pull guard.
Rasmussen wants to stand up but Budinha is controlling him.
Rasmussen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Budinha puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasmussen wants to get back to full guard but Budinha has passed into side control.
Rasmussen tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Budinha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rasmussen is looking to escape.
Budinha 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.
Budinha stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Budinha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Budinha avoids it really well and circles away.
Rasmussen is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Rasmussen with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Budinha as Rasmussen shoots in.
Budinha wants to clinch up but Rasmussen keeps it at a distance.
Budinha tries to clinch but Rasmussen is having none of it.
Budinha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rasmussen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Budinha wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Budinha tries to close the distance and clinch but Rasmussen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rasmussen goes for a double leg but Budinha avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Budinha continues to drive forward.
A nice side step and Budinha releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rasmussen shoots for a double leg takedown but Budinha sprawls well. He's pushed Rasmussen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rasmussen staying out of range there.
Budinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rasmussen is looking to counter the offense by Budinha and move into the clinch.
Rasmussen moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Budinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rasmussen's defenses.
It looks like Mathew Rasmussen has been cut.
Budinha looking to throw knees to the head but Rasmussen is blocking nicely.
We've been informed that Budinha has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Budinha lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mathew Rasmussen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Budinha tries to clinch but Rasmussen is having none of it.
Rasmussen throws a big shot that misses.
Budinha with the counter takedown but Rasmussen avoids it easily.
Rasmussen looks for a takedown but Budinha sprawls well.
Budinha slaps away a takedown attempt from Rasmussen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mathew Rasmussen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasmussen swats away the attempt to clinch by Budinha.
Rasmussen is looking to counter punch.
Rasmussen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budinha tries to clinch up but Rasmussen circles away and keeps his distance.
Budinha looks to clinch
and Rasmussen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha tries to sprawl but Rasmussen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Budinha pushes Rasmussen off and gets back to his feet.
Budinha tries to clinch up.
Budinha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rasmussen clinches up with Budinha and pushes him back against the cage.
Rasmussen fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathew Rasmussen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasmussen has Budinha pushed against the cage.
Budinha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rasmussen is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Budinha working the clinch nicely. Rasmussen is working for position but Budinha cracks him with a big knee to the head! Rasmussen crumples up against the cage and Budinha lands two more shots before the ref can save Rasmussen! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Marcos Budinha!
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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
38% |
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