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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Rangel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Rodney Figueroa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Rangel!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figueroa swinging wilding here.
Nice sprawl there from Figueroa as Rangel shoots in.
Rangel dodges the punch combination from Figueroa.
Rangel feints and as Figueroa raises his hands in defense, Rangel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rangel trying to control the position from guard on top but Figueroa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Figueroa wants to stand but Rangel is controlling the position.
Rangel trying to control but Figueroa is working from the bottom.
Rangel prevents Figueroa from getting back to his feet.
Rangel wants to control from the top but Figueroa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rangel is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rangel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Figueroa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rangel on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Figueroa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Figueroa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Figueroa blocks a head kick by Rangel.
Rangel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Rodney Figueroa has been cut.
Rangel tries to clinch there but Figueroa circles away.
Figueroa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rangel.
Rangel scores with a head kick.
Figueroa misses with a wild combination.
Figueroa misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa swats away the attempt to clinch by Rangel.
Figueroa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rangel circles away quickly and effectively.
Rangel tries to clinch but Figueroa moves out of range.
Rangel looks for a takedown but Figueroa sprawls well.
Figueroa scores with a one two! Rangel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Luiz Rangel has been cut.
Figueroa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Figueroa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rangel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Figueroa.
A combination from Rangel does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rangel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rangel shoots in but no luck this time.
Rodney Figueroa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Rangel.
Rangel has managed to clinch.
Rangel prevents Figueroa from breaking the clinch.
Figueroa tries to break the clinch but Rangel is controlling the position.
Figueroa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Figueroa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Figueroa is breathing heavily.
Figueroa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Figueroa misses with the combination.
Rangel slips a jab and a cross from Figueroa.
Rangel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Figueroa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rangel circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Rangel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rangel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa tries to bum rush Rangel with a series of wild strikes but Rangel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rangel closes the distance and clinches up with Figueroa, looking for a takedown. Rangel pushes Figueroa against the cage but Figueroa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rangel tries to clinch but Figueroa is having none of it.
Rangel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rangel stops Figueroa from getting back to his feet.
Figueroa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Figueroa tries to get out of the position.
Rangel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rangel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rangel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Rangel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Rangel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Figueroa but Figueroa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Figueroa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rangel.
Rangel misses with a takedown attempt - Figueroa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Figueroa throws a sloppy head kick and Rangel moves out of range easily.
Rangel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Figueroa throws a combination that misses
and Rangel moves into the clinch.
Figueroa prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodney Figueroa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Rangel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rangel wants to get back to striking at distance but Figueroa won't allow it.
Rangel is working for takedown but Figueroa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Figueroa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rangel has him pressed against the cage.
Rangel is breathing heavily.
Figueroa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Figueroa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rangel counters with a shoot takedown. Figueroa fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Figueroa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Figueroa. That's going to slow Rangel down.
Rodney Figueroa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Figueroa scoring well with a low kick there.
Figueroa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rangel moves into the clinch.
Figueroa breaks the clinch.
Rangel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Figueroa looks to land a combination but Rangel avoids it well.
Rangel fails with the takedown.
Figueroa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rangel throws a body kick the misses
and Figueroa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rangel shoots in but no luck this time.
Figueroa swinging wilding here.
Figueroa looks to land a combination. Rangel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rodney Figueroa is winning the standup battle so far.
Figueroa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rangel has his takedown stuffed
and Figueroa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Figueroa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodney Figueroa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Figueroa misses with a few strikes there.
Figueroa gets caught flat footed, as Rangel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rangel stops Figueroa from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rangel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rangel wants to control from the top but Figueroa keeps moving.
Rangel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rangel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rangel misses with a takedown attempt - Figueroa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Figueroa looks to land a combination but Rangel avoids it well.
Figueroa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Rangel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rangel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rangel throws a series of punches but Figueroa moves out of range.
Figueroa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rangel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rangel fails with the takedown
and Figueroa counters with a one-two to the body.
Rangel wants to clinch but Figueroa slips to the side
and Figueroa counters with a good, hard body kick but Rangel shrugs it off.
Figueroa misses with a head kick.
Rangel throws a lazy head kick
and Figueroa counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Figueroa throws a leg kick
and Rangel counters with a nice body kick.
Figueroa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rodney Figueroa will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rangel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A combination from Figueroa does no damage.
Figueroa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rangel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Figueroa pushes Rangel off but Rangel dives into side control.
Figueroa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Figueroa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Figueroa is not content to let Rangel control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rangel wants to control for a moment but Figueroa uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rangel wants to get back to full guard.
Figueroa wants to stand but Rangel has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Figueroa postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rangel to stand up.
Rangel wants to clinch up but Figueroa keeps it at a distance.
Figueroa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rangel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Figueroa swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Rangel or perhaps it was just good defense by Figueroa which made him look bad.
Rodney Figueroa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Rangel.
Figueroa avoids the head kick by Rangel.
Horrible takedown by Rangel or perhaps it was just good defense by Figueroa which made him look bad.
Figueroa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rangel.
Figueroa throws a series of punches but Rangel avoids them all with ease.
Figueroa looks to land a combination but Rangel avoids it well.
Rangel closes the distance and clinches up with Figueroa, looking for a takedown. Rangel pushes Figueroa against the cage but Figueroa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Figueroa lands but Rangel takes it in his stride.
Figueroa tries to land a body kick
and Rangel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rangel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa is wriggling around but Rangel manages to pass to half guard.
Figueroa tries to kick Rangel off but Rangel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rangel is just content to waste time from the top position. Figueroa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Figueroa pushes Rangel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Figueroa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rangel. That did some damage!
Rangel moves in looking to clinch but Figueroa pushes him off.
Rangel wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rangel shoots in but Figueroa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Figueroa lands with a nice combination. Rangel backs away looking to recover.
Figueroa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Figueroa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rangel.
Figueroa looks for the body kick but Rangel saw that one coming.
Figueroa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rangel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Figueroa's guard now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Figueroa wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rangel manages to pass to side control.
Figueroa scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Rangel manages to mount him!
And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Rangel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rangel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Rangel!
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