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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nines Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Overlord. Gonzales has chosen Himno Nacional Mexicano as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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157 lbs
15 - 21 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nines Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enrique Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Rodriguez clinches with his opponent.
Rodriguez prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gonzales takes a shot to the head.
Gonzales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rodriguez.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rodriguez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzales is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodriguez has double underhooks.
Rodriguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodriguez lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodriguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzales's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gonzales can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rodriguez controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzales is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez advances to half guard.
Rodriguez is taking a breather. Gonzales says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rodriguez is thwarting Gonzales's attempts to control the position.
Gonzales blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Nines Rodriguez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzales.
A bone on bone clash there as Gonzales blocks the leg kick.
Enrique Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rodriguez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rodriguez shoots in and gets a takedown into Gonzales's guard.
Gonzales wants to improve his position but instead Rodriguez has moved into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez prevents Gonzales from improving his position.
Rodriguez slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez stops Gonzales from getting back to his feet.
Well, if Rodriguez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rodriguez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nines Rodriguez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gonzales's knee momentarily.
Rodriguez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rodriguez is looking to slow Gonzales down with leg kicks.
Rodriguez clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez - that landed with a thud.
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!
Rodriguez is struggling to control the position.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzaless head.
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
Rodriguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodriguez is working Gonzales over against the cage.
A short left from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez lands with a left to the head.
Rodriguez lands a left hand.
Gonzales takes a shot to the head.
Rodriguez has Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez has Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nines Rodriguez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzales is just out of range.
Rodriguez scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodriguez cracks a nice hook into Gonzales's ribs.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Gonzales.
Gonzales has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodriguez.
Gonzales slips under a jab.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Rodriguez scores with a hook to the body. Gonzales takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonzales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Gonzales throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Gonzales's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez tried to score with a low kick but Gonzales checks it.
Rodriguez clinches up with Gonzales and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is struggling to control the position.
Rodriguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rodriguez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rodriguez lands a right hand.
Rodriguez digs a right hand underneath Gonzales's ribcage. Gonzales let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gonzales wants to break free but Rodriguez has control.
Rodriguez lands a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Rodriguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzales can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gonzales is trying to push Rodriguez away but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rodriguez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzales's efforts to push away.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gonzales tries to circle away but Rodriguez has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzales is trying to push Rodriguez away but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rodriguez lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gonzales wants to break free but Rodriguez has control.
Rodriguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzaless head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling him.
Rodriguez pushes Gonzales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch but Rodriguez keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the side of Gonzales's head.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodriguez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Rodriguez.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the side of Gonzales's head.
Rodriguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzales is rocked!
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodriguez scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonzales is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodriguez finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rodriguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzales working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzales.
Gonzales wants to break free but Rodriguez has control.
Gonzales seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.
Gonzales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Rodriguez avoiding damage.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodriguez won't allow it.
Rodriguez stalls.
Rodriguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodriguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rodriguez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a right hand.
Rodriguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Rodriguez lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodriguez taking a breather.
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.
Gonzales tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
Rodriguez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gonzales.
Rodriguez has Gonzales pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nines Rodriguez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodriguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodriguez lands a body punch.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the side of Gonzales's head.
Rodriguez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rodriguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rodriguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodriguez drops Gonzales onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gonzales is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzales is trying to push Rodriguez away but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rodriguez scores with a hook to the body.
Gonzales is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodriguez has double underhooks.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gonzales wants to break free but Rodriguez has control.
Rodriguez pushes Gonzales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez avoiding damage.
Rodriguez pushes Gonzales against the cage. Rodriguez is working some dirty boxing. Rodriguez pushes off with a quick right hook! Gonzales goes down! Gonzales tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rodriguez moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nines Rodriguez!
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