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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Maia (ranked 4780 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Lima (ranked 3306 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Lima acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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173 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Maia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Lima! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maia showed some decent athleticism there. Maia trying to control from Lima's half guard. Lima has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Lima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lima is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Maia rolls with it to try and escape but Lima cranks on the arm and Maia is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo Lima! Our winner, Rodrigo Lima, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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
64% |
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