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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Batista (ranked 5716 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miron Miletic (ranked 5428 p4p, 0 weight class). Miron Miletic acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miron Miletic!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miletic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Batista.
No luck for Miletic with that takedown attempt.
Batista throws a leg kick
and Miletic counters with a body kick that stops Batista in his tracks momentarily.
Miletic dodges the punch combination from Batista.
Batista takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Batista gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista jumps into guard, dragging Miletic to the mat.
Batista has his hands on Miletic's head, controlling the position.
Batista bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miletic's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista stays in close to Miletic's body and controls the position.
Batista throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miletic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miletic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Batista seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Batista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Batista slips nicely into half guard.
Miletic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Batista.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miletic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Batista.
Batista controlling the action here.
Miletic tries to get to full guard but Batista has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista slows the pace down in half guard.
Batista really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Batista has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Batista is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Batista avoids the body shot from Miletic.
Miletic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Batista.
Batista shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Batista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batista fails to land the takedown.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head kick misses from Batista.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista avoids the body shot from Miletic.
Batista shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miletic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Batista tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miletic defends well and Batista ends up having to push Miletic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Batista is breathing heavily.
Batista avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miletic tries for a takedown but Batista sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Batista defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miletic.
Miletic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Batista shoots in but no luck this time.
Miletic throws a series of punches but Batista avoids them all with ease.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Batista tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Miletic defends well and Batista ends up having to push Miletic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Miletic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Miletic just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBatista.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Batista dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miletic slaps away a takedown attempt from Batista, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Batista closes the distance and clinches up with Miletic, looking for a takedown. Batista pushes Miletic against the cage but Miletic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Batista misses with a shot to the body
and Miletic counters with a nice body shot.
Batista misses with a head kick.
Batista has Miletic up against the cage in a clinch.
Miletic tries to pull guard but Batista won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miletic prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Batista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batista escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miletic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletic throws a nice head kick!
Miletic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Batista dives in for a single leg takedown but Miletic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Batista shoots in and drives through. Miletic sprawls well.
Miletic tries to close the distance and clinch but Batista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batista fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miletic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miletic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Batista doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Batista manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista stands up and waves to Miletic to follow him.
Miletic has his takedown stuffed
and Batista counters with a right hand to the body.
Miletic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miletic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Batista sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Batista gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista pulls Miletic into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Batista is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista is stalling in the full guard.
Batista throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miletic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miletic has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Batista has passed into side control.
Rodrigo Batista overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Batista taking a breather here.
Miletic can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Miletic is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Batista is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Batista unloading with bombs!
Batista sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Batista's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Batista dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Batista fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miletic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miletic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Batista if he has to take too many more of those.
Batista throws a lazy head kick
and Batista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodrigo Batista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batista rushes Miletic and presses him up against the cage.
Batista's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batista shoots in looking for a takedown. Miletic tries to sprawl out of it but Batista keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miletic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batista shoots in looking for a takedown. Miletic tries to sprawl out of it but Batista keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miletic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Batista closes the distance and pushes Miletic back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista is trying to break the clinch but Miletic has him pressed against the cage.
Batista pushes off an throws an elbow but Miletic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miletic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Miletic working hard to break the clinch.
Batista holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miletic is looking to take this one to the mat.
Batista wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Batista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batista is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miletic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two 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.
Batista pulls guard effortlessly.
Batista manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miletic manages to get himself to full guard.
Miletic trying to control the position.
Miletic isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Batista stacks Miletic on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Batista!
Batista just content to control the position.
Miletic tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletic defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Batista's arms.
I would not like to be Miletic right now.
Batista has the hooks in. Miletic is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Batista is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Batista slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Batista looking for the RNC.
Batista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miletic can do to turn this around?
Batista misses with an elbow to the head.
Batista just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Batista has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Batista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Batista, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Batista!
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energy
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hype
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