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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland De Roncevaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Roncevaux comes to the cage accompanied by Menousis. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Roland De Roncevaux !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Roncevaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pedro was well out of range. Poor timing from De Roncevaux .
Pedro tries to clinch up.
Pedro scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Roland De Roncevaux has been cut.
Pedro throws a shot from downtown. De Roncevaux moves away and avoids it.
Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
De Roncevaux half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pedro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Roncevaux prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from De Roncevaux .
Pedro lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Roncevaux backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
Pedro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pedro is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roland De Roncevaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pedro.
De Roncevaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
De Roncevaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
George Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Roncevaux throws a hook but Pedro blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Roncevaux cracks Pedro with an open hand slap.
De Roncevaux slips a jab from Pedro.
Pedro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Pedro.
A big right from Pedro misses.
Pedro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Roncevaux misses with a wild body shot.
Pedro scoring well with a low kick there.
Pedro lands a glancing blow to the side of De Roncevaux 's head.
De Roncevaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from De Roncevaux .
Nice shot by Pedro.
Good leg kick by Pedro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Roncevaux looks to land a left hand but Pedro moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Pedro misses.
De Roncevaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pedro was well out of range. Poor timing from De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pedro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Roncevaux .
Pedro wants to counter the offense by De Roncevaux and move into the clinch position.
Pedro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Roncevaux checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Roncevaux swats away the attempt to clinch by Pedro.
Pedro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pedro throws a right hand that misses
and De Roncevaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Roncevaux works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pedro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Roncevaux 's head backwards.
De Roncevaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Pedro throws a hook but De Roncevaux blocks it.
De Roncevaux takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pedro darts in and clinches De Roncevaux up against the cage.
Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but De Roncevaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from De Roncevaux fails to land.
De Roncevaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Roncevaux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
De Roncevaux lands a body shot.
Pedro digs a right hand into De Roncevaux 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Roncevaux 's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Roncevaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pedro is looking to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux misses with a body shot.
Pedro throws a front kick aimed at De Roncevaux 's knee but De Roncevaux avoids it well.
De Roncevaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pedro thuds his right hand into De Roncevaux 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pedro, right into the meat.
De Roncevaux misses with a two punch combination.
De Roncevaux moves forwards but Pedro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Roncevaux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pedro has closed the distance and engaged De Roncevaux in a clinch.
Pedro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedro working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from De Roncevaux .
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Roncevaux has a couple of punches blocked by Pedro.
A head punch on the inside from Pedro fails to land.
De Roncevaux breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Pedro misses
and De Roncevaux counters with a good low kick that Pedro was not able to check.
De Roncevaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pedro manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pedro.
De Roncevaux fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pedro is out of range.
De Roncevaux lands an overhand right.
De Roncevaux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Roncevaux takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Roncevaux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Roncevaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Roncevaux throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Roncevaux misses with a low kick.
De Roncevaux drops his hands momentarily and Pedro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Roncevaux throws a hook but Pedro blocks it.
De Roncevaux takes a swing at Pedro's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Pedro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roland De Roncevaux 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from De Roncevaux misses.
Pedro wants to counter with a clinch but De Roncevaux pushes him away.
Pedro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Roncevaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pedro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pedro tries to clinch but De Roncevaux is having none of it.
De Roncevaux is looking to wear down Pedro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pedro scores with a head kick. De Roncevaux tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pedro throws a right hand that misses
and De Roncevaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by De Roncevaux .
A big left from Pedro misses.
De Roncevaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pedro misses the body punch
and De Roncevaux makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Roncevaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Pedro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Roncevaux throws a leg kick but Pedro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Roncevaux misses the jab.
Pedro tries to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the liver by De Roncevaux . Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro slips a jab from De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Roncevaux is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pedro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pedro is looking to chop away at De Roncevaux 's legs.
Pedro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Roncevaux throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch but De Roncevaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pedro rushes De Roncevaux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pedro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pedro swings wildly with an uppercut but De Roncevaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro has clasped his hands together around De Roncevaux 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedro in side control, throwing shots but De Roncevaux defends.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pedro taking a breather here.
Pedro throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and De Roncevaux works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Roncevaux blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pedro.
Pedro wants to pass to mount but De Roncevaux is defending the position.
De Roncevaux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pedro working the head and body with strikes.
De Roncevaux keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pedro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roland De Roncevaux 's cut is getting worse.
Pedro stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro stalling away here and it's allowed De Roncevaux to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pedro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pedro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pedro trying to control the position from guard on top but De Roncevaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Roncevaux pulls Pedro in to control the position.
Pedro tries to free his leg and advance position but De Roncevaux is retaining full guard.
Pedro postures up in De Roncevaux 's guard and throws a big left but De Roncevaux blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pedro postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pedro.
Pedro tries to clinch but De Roncevaux moves out of range.
Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pedro thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Roncevaux misses with a punch on the inside.
De Roncevaux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Roncevaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Roncevaux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pedro backwards.
De Roncevaux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Roncevaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Roncevaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pedro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland De Roncevaux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roland De Roncevaux 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pedro misses the shot to the body.
As Pedro backs away, De Roncevaux returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
De Roncevaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Roncevaux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pedro gets a clinch.
Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Roncevaux breaks from the clinch.
Pedro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pedro 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.
Pedro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Roncevaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pedro rushes De Roncevaux and presses him up against the cage.
Pedro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Roncevaux seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pedro can turn it around.
De Roncevaux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Roncevaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pedro scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Roncevaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pedro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch but De Roncevaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Roncevaux throwing a counter right hand but Pedro manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Roncevaux misses with a punch on the inside.
De Roncevaux breaks the clinch.
De Roncevaux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pedro closes the distance and clinches.
De Roncevaux tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedro prevents a body shot from De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux throws a head punch that misses.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but De Roncevaux avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Roncevaux 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Roncevaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pedro.
De Roncevaux misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Pedro coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Roncevaux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pedro on the side of the head.
Pedro closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Roncevaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Roncevaux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Roncevaux .
Pedro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Roncevaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro thuds his right hand into De Roncevaux 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Roncevaux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pedro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Roncevaux - the referee stops the clock and Pedro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Roncevaux . Pedro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Roncevaux takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Roncevaux tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pedro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pedro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Pedro. That snapped De Roncevaux 's head back.
De Roncevaux cracks Pedro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Roncevaux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like De Roncevaux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Roncevaux takes one on the button.
De Roncevaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pedro throws out the jab.
De Roncevaux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pedro. That did some damage!
Pedro tries to clinch
and De Roncevaux makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pedro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Roncevaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pedro rushes De Roncevaux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pedro digs a right hand into De Roncevaux 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Roncevaux 's gas tank.
Pedro lands a shoulder strike.
De Roncevaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pedro working aggressively here.
De Roncevaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pedro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pedro throws a lazy right hand but De Roncevaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Roncevaux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pedro fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Roncevaux moves out of range as Pedro strikes.
Pedro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Roncevaux circles away quickly and effectively.
Pedro wants to clinch.
De Roncevaux fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pedro just manages to avoid it.
De Roncevaux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pedro's hands.
Pedro wants to clinch up but De Roncevaux keeps it at a distance.
Pedro wants to clinch up but De Roncevaux keeps it at a distance.
De Roncevaux misses with a body shot.
Pedro clinches with his opponent.
De Roncevaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Pedro.
I think Pedro 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... George Pedro!
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hype
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