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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Craft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craft comes to the cage accompanied by Cult of Personality - Living Colour. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Craft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craft misses with a looping left.
Good work by Craft as he checks the leg kick.
Craft tries a low kick but Rodriguez avoids it.
Craft dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Craft stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Craft.
Craft lands a nice shot that snaps Rodriguez's head back.
Craft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Craft.
Craft pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donk. Rodriguez catches Craft right on the button with a cross.
Rodriguez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Craft can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Craft won't allow it.
Craft trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
Craft misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez.
Craft tries to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling the position.
Craft using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Craft misses with a body punch.
Rodriguez is working Craft over against the cage.
Craft breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Craft paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Craft throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craft wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Craft misses with a body punch.
Craft throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Craft throws knees to the body.
Rodriguez lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craft is trying to break free.
Rodriguez pushes Craft back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Craft using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Craft misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez - that landed with a thud.
Rodriguez is leaning against Craft and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rodriguez digs a right hand into Craft's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Craft's gas tank.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Craft blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Craft has double underhooks.
Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Craft checks it well.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
Craft takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick from Rodriguez is predictable there
and Craft counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Craft is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodriguez blocks a leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a low kick, looking for Craft's leg but Craft calmly moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craft takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craft checks the leg kick.
Rodriguez has managed to clinch.
Craft misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Craft won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Craft controls his hands.
Craft makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodriguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez cracks Craft with a nice body shot.
Craft blocks a body shot from Rodriguez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Rodriguez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Craft blocks the leg kick.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Craft.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into Craft's body.
Rodriguez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rodriguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Craft rather than just go for the knockout.
Rodriguez looks to land a body kick but Craft moved away.
Lucas Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodriguez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Craft dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodriguez. That did some damage!
Rodriguez tests Craft's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez connects with a looping right hand.
Craft throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rodriguez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Craft.
Craft swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the body kick.
Lucas Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez digs a good body shot into Craft's ribs.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Craft fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Craft misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Craft is just out of range.
Rodriguez motions for Craft to come forward. Rodriguez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Craft just misses with a punch to the body.
Craft takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez lunges at Craft with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Craft's hand.
Craft throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Rodriguez works Craft's body with a nice hook.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Craft.
An inside leg kick from Craft misses.
A low kick from Rodriguez is predictable there
and Craft counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rodriguez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Craft looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick from Rodriguez is predictable there
and Craft counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craft circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craft looks for the body kick but Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Craft drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Craft takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Craft fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodriguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Craft throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Craft moves into range and connects with a jab.
Craft tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rodriguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rodriguez connects with a jab.
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!
Craft throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rodriguez lands with a good body shot.
Craft checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez clinches with his opponent.
Craft misses with an elbow strike.
Rodriguez scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Rodriguez throws a low kick but Craft avoids it.
Craft throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Craft circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Craft.
Craft fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Craft circles away.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick as Craft jumps back.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Craft has the dominant position.
Craft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Craft prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Craft misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to work over Craft's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Craft controls his hands.
Craft wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch.
Rodriguez presses Craft against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Craft is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Craft comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Craft avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
Jason Craft has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craft is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Rodriguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Rodriguez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez prevents Craft from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Craft backwards.
Lucas Rodriguez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Craft missing with knees to the body.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodriguez is working Craft over against the cage.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Craft.
Craft tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a leg kick
and Craft makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rodriguez really felt that one!
Craft throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Rodriguez. Beautiful body shot.
Rodriguez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Craft.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez cracks a nice hook into Craft's ribs.
Craft takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Craft looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rodriguez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez tries to land a leg kick but Craft saw it coming and moves away.
Lucas Rodriguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a hook to the body. Craft takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rodriguez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rodriguez duly obliges.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Craft.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craft swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Craft tries to move into range but Rodriguez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rodriguez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodriguez blocks the body kick.
Rodriguez throws a front kick aimed at Craft's knee but Craft avoids it well.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Craft tries to throw a body punch but Rodriguez avoids it by throwing Craft back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rodriguez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodriguez 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Rodriguez!
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hype
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