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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lima (ranked 648 p4p, 1780 weight class) and Toti Rotiz (ranked 101 p4p, 259 weight class). Rotiz has chosen Southtown as his entrance music. Toti Rotiz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toti Rotiz!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rotiz misses with the combination.
Lima moves out of range of the body kick.
Lima shoots in looking for a takedown. Rotiz tries to sprawl out of it but Lima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rotiz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lima shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lima darts in looking for a takedown but Rotiz gets double underhooks and turns Lima into the cage.
A little jabbing left from Rotiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rotiz's efforts to push away.
Lima fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lima ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lima no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rotiz distracts Lima with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rotiz wanted to stand there but Lima had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotiz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rotiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rotiz is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Lima has a closed guard, preventing Rotiz from standing up.
Rotiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rotiz working some strikes from top position.
Rotiz wants to get up but he can't break Lima's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rotiz cracks Lima with a solid left hand.
Rotiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rotiz postures up and lands a big shot to Lima's brow.
Lima has momentary wrist control but Rotiz slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rotiz defends well.
Lima has a closed guard, preventing Rotiz from standing up.
Rotiz cracks Lima with a solid left hand.
Lima is rocked!
It looks like Ricardo Lima has been cut.
Rotiz is in close to Lima's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Lima is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rotiz cracks Lima with a solid left hand.
Rotiz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lima shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rotiz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rotiz is trying to buck Lima off.
Lima throws an elbow but Rotiz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rotiz wants to get back to his feet.
Lima seems to have got his legs back now.
Lima throws an elbow but Rotiz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rotiz is pushing Lima's head away, looking to escape. Lima manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is trying to move to mount but Rotiz reverses beautifully and ends up in Lima's guard.
Lima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rotiz's guard.
Lima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rotiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rotiz keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
Lima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lima looking to pass the guard.
Rotiz keeping moving, preventing Lima from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lima looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rotiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lima.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Toti Rotiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Lima's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lima decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lima throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima wants to take a breather but Rotiz is having none of it.
Lima wants to work for an arm triangle but Rotiz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lima thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rotiz's head.
Lima is trying to control the action in half guard but Rotiz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rotiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rotiz is refusing to be controlled, as Lima sits in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lima looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima moves out of range of the body kick.
Rotiz misses with a straight left.
Toti Rotiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lima tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rotiz defends well and Lima ends up having to push Rotiz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lima pushes off an throws an elbow but Rotiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rotiz tries to break the clinch but Lima is controlling the position.
Lima jumps into guard, dragging Rotiz to the mat.
Lima 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.
Rotiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rotiz working some strikes from top position.
Rotiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
Lima has his foot on Rotiz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rotiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Rotiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ricardo Lima's cut is getting worse.
Rotiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rotiz lands a couple of elbows.
Lima keeping moving, preventing Rotiz from controlling successfully.
Lima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rotiz defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rotiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lima has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rotiz has managed to get both his arms back between Lima's legs - danger averted.
Rotiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rotiz is looking to stand up but Lima won't let him.
Lima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rotiz is aware though and is defending well.
Rotiz tries to stand but Lima is controlling from the bottom.
Lima is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rotiz stands up over Lima, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rotiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Rotiz lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz wants to stand but Lima has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rotiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rotiz pushing down on Lima's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rotiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ricardo Lima's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lima taking some punishment here, with Rotiz in his half guard.
Rotiz tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lima controls his leg.
Rotiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jeez, Ricardo Lima's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ricardo Lima's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Toti Rotiz!
Toti Rotiz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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