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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barca comes to the cage accompanied by Otherwise- Soldiers. This should be a great matchup!
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Barca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barca shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodriguez defends it nicely.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Barca ducks under and follows up with a left that Barca also avoids with ease.
Barca throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez scores with a one two! Barca had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barca is defended easily by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Barca with a series of wild strikes but Barca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps Barca's head back.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Barca avoids nicely.
Barca goes for a double leg but Rodriguez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rodriguez continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Barca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barca goes for a takedown attempt but Rodriguez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A punch combination from Barca misses.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Barca with a series of wild strikes but Barca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
Barca walks into a jab.
Barca wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Barca gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Barca does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodriguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raul Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca throws a chopping leg kick but Rodriguez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and Barca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Barca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barca circles away quickly and effectively.
Barca doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Barca dives in for a single leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Barca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barca.
Rodriguez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barca loads up on a big right hand but Rodriguez slips the punch.
Rodriguez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rodriguez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barca had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barca misses with the combination.
Barca shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Barca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodriguez.
Barca closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Rodriguez.
Barca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barca slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
Nice takedown defense from Rodriguez. No joy for Barca on that attempt.
Barca throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barca tries for a takedown but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barca takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez feints a jab promting Barca to slip. Rodriguez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barca slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rodriguez jabs at Barca's body.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez. Those never looked like landing.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Rodriguez as Barca shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Barca avoids nicely.
Barca misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barca misses with a takedown attempt - Rodriguez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barca closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rodriguez quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Rodriguez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barca was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Raul Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rodriguez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Barca moves out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barca tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez scores with a jab.
Barca slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Barca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barca moves into the clinch successfully.
Barca goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rodriguez prevents it.
Barca ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Barca no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rodriguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca is looking to cinch up a triangle. Rodriguez throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Barca's body to avoid the submission. Barca has instead reached around Rodriguez's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Barca arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hannibal Barca!
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