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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between AC Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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165 cm
25
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, AC Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mann feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodriguezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mann as he avoids it easily.
Mann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mann displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mann 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.
Mann takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters circling - Mann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mann looks to land a combination. Rodriguez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Mann.
Mann closes the distance and pushes Rodriguez back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Mann lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mann.
Mann lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mann.
Mann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rodriguez wants to take the fight to the mat but Mann manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
AC Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Rodriguez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mann.
Rodriguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Mann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mann scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Mann lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mann lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mann - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Mann.
Mann lands with a light punch inside.
Mann is pressed up against the cage. Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mann down to the mat. Mann avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mann leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rodriguez looks winded!
Mann swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Mann.
Mann scores with a shot to the body.
Mann lands with an uppercut that bounces Rodriguez off the cage and back into range.
AC Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from Mann.
A left and a right from Mann both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mann.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mann digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Mann is working Rodriguez over against the cage.
Mann breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mann avoids it really well and circles away.
Mann scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mann.
Mann displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Some wild striking there from Mann.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mann defends it nicely.
Mann throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Mann instigates a clinch.
Mann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mann lands with a right to the head.
Mann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AC Mann dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mann looks to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez drops back looking for a leg! Mann is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mann manages to kick Rodriguez off! Rodriguez jumps back into Mann's guard.
Rodriguez controlling from the top position.
Rodriguez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rodriguez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rodriguez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rodriguez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez drops back looking for a leg! Mann is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mann manages to kick Rodriguez off! Rodriguez jumps back into Mann's guard.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Mann blocks nicely.
Rodriguez controlling from the top position.
Mann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rodriguez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rodriguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodriguez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rodriguez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rodriguez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rodriguez is pushing down on Mann's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mann is fighting to maintain full guard but Rodriguez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but Mann defending well.
Mann on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mann tries to get out of the position.
Mann is defending against the submission attempts here by Rodriguez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mann sees it coming and defends easily.
Rodriguez tries to pass to full mount but Mann defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A telegraphed right hand from Mann misses the target.
Mann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mann defends it nicely.
AC Mann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mann throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Mann is looking to wear down Rodriguez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mann looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Rodriguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mann circles away.
Mann throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Mann connects with a body shot that sends Rodriguez's belly button to the back.
Mann misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Mann connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodriguez momentarily.
Mann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Rodriguez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rodriguez stands and throws Mann's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mann is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Rodriguez yanks on the arm and Mann is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Rodriguez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Rodriguez!
Anderson Rodriguez very nearly forgot to thank Spartan Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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