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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Sminosic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sminosic has chosen R.E.M - Losing my Religion as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eduardo Rodrigues looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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235 lbs
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272 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eduardo Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Piotr Sminosic!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sminosic looks to land a combination but Rodrigues avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Sminosic. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Sminosic as Rodrigues shoots in.
Sminosic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sminosic feints a jab promting Rodrigues to slip. Sminosic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rodrigues slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sminosic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sminosic throws a right and a left that Rodrigues avoids nicely.
Sminosic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sminosic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sminosic misses with a wild combination.
Sminosic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches up with Sminosic, looking for a takedown. Rodrigues pushes Sminosic against the cage but Sminosic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sminosic fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues dodges the punch combination from Sminosic.
Sminosic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodrigues is looking to clinch.
Sminosic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rodrigues is defended easily by Sminosic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sminosic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sminosic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigues circles away quickly and effectively.
Sminosic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sminosic looks winded!
Sminosic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigues circles away quickly and effectively.
Sminosic fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sminosic throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
Sminosic looks to land a combination but Rodrigues avoids it well.
Sminosic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sminosic throws a series of punches but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Sminosic misses with a series of wild punches.
Sminosic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sminosic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Sminosic. Those never looked like landing.
Sminosic tries to bum rush Rodrigues with a series of wild strikes but Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sminosic as he avoids it easily.
Piotr Sminosic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Rodrigues or perhaps it was just good defense by Sminosic which made him look bad.
Rodrigues fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sminosic misses.
Nice takedown defense from Sminosic. No joy for Rodrigues on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Sminosic. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Sminosic does no damage.
Piotr Sminosic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sminosic throws a right and a left that Rodrigues avoids nicely.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Sminosic.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sminosic but Sminosic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sminosic fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sminosic misses with a wild combination.
Rodrigues changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sminosic tries to avoid it but Rodrigues manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sminosic to the ground. Sminosic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sminosic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sminosic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rodrigues shoots in for a double leg but Sminosic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sminosic swinging wildly here.
Sminosic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sminosic keeps the fight on the outside.
Sminosic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sminosic throws a combination. Rodrigues tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Sminosic dominated that round.
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.
Rodrigues takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rodrigues slips a jab and a cross from Sminosic.
Sminosic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piotr Sminosic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Sminosic misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodrigues.
Sminosic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A right-left combo lands from Sminosic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodrigues changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sminosic tries to avoid it but Rodrigues manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sminosic to the ground. Sminosic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sminosic lands a two punch combo.
Rodrigues showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sminosic.
Nice shot lands for Sminosic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sminosic.
Sminosic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodrigues will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sminosic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodrigues shoots in for a double leg but Sminosic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sminosic.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rodrigues. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A combination from Sminosic does no damage.
Sminosic is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Piotr Sminosic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Sminosic.
Rodrigues avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sminosic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sminosic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigues circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot by Sminosic.
Sminosic throws a series of punches but Rodrigues avoids them all with ease.
Sminosic stuffs the takedown.
Sminosic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rodrigues back to the cage. Sminosic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice takedown defense from Sminosic. No joy for Rodrigues on that attempt.
Sminosic scores with a nice right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sminosic.
Sminosic looks to land a combination but Rodrigues avoids it well.
Sminosic throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sminosic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodrigues somewhat.
Sminosic throws a series of strikes that have Rodrigues backpedaling.
Sminosic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sminosic throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a takedown but Sminosic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodrigues's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rodrigues showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sminosic.
Rodrigues changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sminosic tries to avoid it but Rodrigues manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sminosic to the ground. Sminosic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sminosic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sminosic misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sminosic avoids it really well and circles away.
Sminosic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sminosic.
A punch combination from Sminosic misses.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown but Sminosic shows good takedown defense.
Sminosic scores with a three punch combo!
Sminosic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sminosic throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Sminosic. Those never looked like landing.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sminosic but Sminosic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Sminosic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sminosic feints a jab promting Rodrigues to slip. Sminosic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rodrigues slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sminosic misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Sminosic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sminosic misses with a series of wild punches.
Sminosic looks to land a combination but Rodrigues avoids it well.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rodrigues might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sminosic connects with a crisp jab.
Rodrigues shoots for a takedown but Sminosic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rodrigues slips a jab and a cross from Sminosic.
Sminosic misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown but Sminosic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues shoots in for a double leg but Sminosic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sminosic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodrigues fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sminosic throws a combination. Rodrigues tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sminosic throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigues shoots in but no luck this time.
Sminosic throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
Sminosic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodrigues moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sminosic misses with a series of wild punches.
Sminosic leaves Rodrigues with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sminosic looks to land a combination but Rodrigues avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Sminosic as Rodrigues shoots in.
Rodrigues looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sminosic scores with a three punch combo!
Sminosic throws a series of punches but Rodrigues avoids them all with ease.
Rodrigues showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sminosic.
Sminosic misses with the combination.
Sminosic swinging wildly here.
Rodrigues fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sminosic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rodrigues backs up against the cage.
Sminosic fails to land with a series of punches.
Sminosic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sminosic throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Sminosic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sminosic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sminosic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigues circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodrigues wants to clinch up but Sminosic keeps it at a distance.
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sminosic defends it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sminosic!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sminosic lands a jab-cross combination.
Sminosic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Danga de danga de dang - Sminosic scores with a four punch combination!
Rodrigues tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sminosic swivels and escapes.
Sminosic lands a two punch combo.
Sminosic misses with a two punch combination.
Rodrigues shoots in for a double leg but Sminosic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Sminosic lands.
Sminosic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eduardo Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piotr Sminosic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sminosic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Sminosic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sminosic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Sminosic!
After winning the bout, Piotr Sminosic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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