**official mundials thread**

[SuperSuperRambo]

Thanks for the PBP Karate.

 

[anaconda]

Correction - Rodolfo up by 2 advantages. Xande gets his hips in deep under Rodolfo but can't even move him. Braulio comments - "thats scary" lol.

And Rodolfo just got another advantage and then got a single leg. Up by 2 now.

 

[KarateFist]

both still on the feet fighting it out

 

[KarateFist]

another drop seoi nage, another advantage, kind of premature

 

[KarateFist]

Rodolfo get the single leg and now working to get the pass

 

[KarateFist]

Xande turtled up, Rodolfo on top, rodolfo tried for the back and got thrown off, Xande grabs his leg and stand up for the single, gets it's now tied 2-2

 

[anaconda]

Xande takes down Rodolfo!

Then Rodolfo almost sweeps back right away. Tied 4-4, 4 adv for Rodolfo 0 for Xande.

Xande in Rodolfo's closed guard now.

 

[KarateFist]

Rodolfo almost sweeps, Xande recovers and is now in closed guard, score is tied with rodolfo up 4 advantages

 

[Zankou]

Stall for the win? Or more points. Bold choice ahead.

 

[KarateFist]

Xande stands up, Rodolfo working de la riva, 2:30 left in match

 

[KarateFist]

xande now in half guard workign to pass

 

[KarateFist]

40 secs left, rodolfo holding half

 

[anaconda]

Rodolfo wins!

 

[KarateFist]

Xande waited too long to pass, almost passed with time running out, Rodolfo wins by advantages

 

[McBain]

Noooooo! Time runs out as Xande was completing the pass.

 

[Zankou]

By advantages again? So far only one decent end to the finals matches.

 

[SuperSuperRambo]

Sounds like it was a great match though.

 

[gullis187]

Atleast we have seen rodolfo on his back, and now know (belive) roger would crush him if ontop..

 

[KarateFist]

The Rodolfo hype is gone I think, any comparison to Roger is not warranted imo, he is very good but not unstoppable

 

[McBain]

The higher up in weight you go, the more enertaining are the matches.