Rodrigo Damm (left) beats John Macapá on TUF Brasil. Photo: UFC/Disclosure
the experienced Rodrigo Damm He is the second featherweight to secure a place in the TUF Brazil semifinals. In the fourth episode of the reality show, shown this Sunday (16), the athlete from the Vitor belfort had a very tough fight against John Macapá, from the Wanderlei Silva, and won the fight in a split decision from the judges, after the extra round.
the episode
The fourth episode started with the first big mess in the house. The featherweight Anistavio Gasparzinho He woke up the fighters who were lying down and the atmosphere became tense. Godofredo Pepeye and Sergio Moraes, from the Vitor belfort, locked the teammate out of the house.
Dissatisfied, Gasparzinho started knocking on the windows of the house and woke up. Ron Jason, from the team of Wanderlei Silva, who suffers from insomnia. The fighters talked and Rony, who already lived with Gasparzinho before TUF, warned his colleague.
“I was more upset because it was Gasparzinho. I lived with him for a year and a half, two. He knows my problem,” Jason said. Because I can't sleep, Ron Jason decided to go train. The noise of the punches and kicks he threw on the sandbag also disturbed the sleep of other fighters, such as Rodrigo Damm e Daniel sarafian, who complained. Jason countered by saying that the one who woke him up was a colleague on their team.
Soon after Vitor belfort, who had won the last two shows, had the right to choose the next featherweight fight. The coach of the blue team chose to represent his team Rodrigo Damm against John Macapá, who represents Wanderlei.
The fight
With good international experience, Rodrigo Damm was surprised by John Macapá's aggressive start. The athlete from the blue team worked with good boxing moves and low kicks to hit the fighter from Belfort's team.
In turn, Damm tried to take down his opponent and work on his specialty: jiu-jitsu. With a minute to go in the first round, Rodrigo managed a takedown, but John managed to recover and return to striking.
In the second round, after once again suffering hard blows in the striking, Damm manages a takedown and controls the fight on top. Despite not punishing his opponent, Rodrigo stays on top and evens out the dispute.
At the end of the two rounds, the side judges scored 19×19 and the fight went to an extra round.
The third round began more studied, and even though he was already tired, Macapá landed low kicks and kept Rodrigo out of range. However, in the final half of the round, Damm gives John a good takedown and is once again on top.
With 20 seconds left to end the fight, the Amapá man managed to reverse his position and take his opponent's back at the end, but he didn't have time to attack Rodrigo.
In the end, the side judges scored the victory for Rodrigo Damm in the split decision.
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I think Globo is putting his paws out.. Macapa dominated the center.. He kicked Damm's feathers a lot.. He was effective in striking.. Damm just took him down.. He didn't do anything in mount.. He looks like marmelada.. the belfuleira's lambesaco has his tail tied with a galvão and a globe.. I hope Dana realizes this, the ufc doesn't need these things... Vandeco be careful.. they will try to favor the belfuleira..
I don't think they will favor anyone, but I think Macapá was better, but I understand that falls count a lot, and I believe that the beautiful falls impressed the side judges. And I think the 1st fight, Pepey and Galeto, had to have a 3rd round too!
I totally agree Globo is manipulating results benefiting the Belfort team, the result of the fight was ridiculous!
I'm just sorry for John Macapá, a guy with talent in striking which is the best part of MMA, because I don't like watching that grappling on the ground, but that's not all he was more aggressive and forceful in the fight with Rodrigo Damm, the man himself Damm acknowledged that he had never faced anything like this in his life, however, John Macapá unfairly did not receive the victory he deserved… MMA is the loser…
That was a complete robbery, what a shame!!!!!
That was a complete robbery, what a shame!!!!!
Big joke, where are these referees from? who did not see Macapá's clear victory. I think this result should be reviewed, as this seems like favoritism to me, given that Maca'pa dominated the fight the entire time, while Damm tried to tie up the fight.
Big joke, where are these referees from? who did not see Macapá's clear victory. I think this result should be reviewed, as this seems like favoritism to me, given that Maca'pa dominated the fight the entire time, while Damm tried to tie up the fight.
Big joke, where are these referees from? who did not see Macapá's clear victory. I think this result should be reviewed, as this seems like favoritism to me, given that Maca'pa dominated the fight the entire time, while Damm tried to tie up the fight.
I completely agree with Paulo… Macapá won the fight and showed that in the North and Northeast there are a lot of tough guys with great quality.
I only have one word to say: THEFT
That's why this country isn't moving forward, doing the same thing with MMA as they do in politics. The fighter who has the most influence and CV wins, regardless of whether a humble boy from the north of Brazil deserved the victory!!… Poor John Macapá. If I were Wand I would help this guy (even if he was a businessman!) He has a lot of talent to be wasted like this!!
Globo really needs to analyze and review Jhon Macapá's fight, because his elimination was unfair, the judges stole it.
What's new? Can you tell me a reality show on Globo that doesn't have the results manipulated by them?
I agree that it was a robbery, Macapá fought a lot while Damm just kept grabbing the guy's legs...lol
Seriously... the winner was Macapá, only the judges didn't see it, or they turned a blind eye, even in this sport there's bullshit...