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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Down Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Down Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Out counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rodriguez won't be happy with that.
Rodriguez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Out lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rodriguez down.
Out cracks Rodriguez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rodriguez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Out takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Out slips a nice elbow through Rodriguez's hands, connecting with Rodriguez's forehead.
Rodriguez actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Out there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rodriguez has hold of Out's hands but Out slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out slows the pace down in half guard.
Out looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodriguez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodriguez is looking to improve his position.
Rodriguez taking some punishment here, with Out in his half guard.
Out seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodriguez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain the position but Out is very close to passing his half guard.
Out scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rodriguez taking some punishment here, with Out in his half guard.
Rodriguez taking some punishment here, with Out in his half guard.
Out lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Out perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Out is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Out is nestled in close to Rodriguez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Out trying to control from half guard but Rodriguez is working away.
Out takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back.
Rodriguez has hold of Out's hands but Out slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rodriguez has hold of Out's hands but Out slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Out is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
Out is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Out is trying to control. Rodriguez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Out scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Out is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
Out is thwarting Rodriguez's attempts to control the position.
Out looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodriguez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodriguez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodriguez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Out pulls his head out easily.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain the position but Out is very close to passing his half guard.
Out looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodriguez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodriguez actively working from the bottom here.
Out working over Rodriguez with some ground and pound. Rodriguez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rodriguez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Out scores with a couple of nice shots.
Out seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodriguez taking some punishment here, with Out in his half guard.
Out lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Down Out dominated that round.
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.
Rodriguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Out sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodriguez somewhat.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Out shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Out changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodriguez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Rodriguez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Out landing strikes.
Out is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rodriguez tries to bench press Out off him but Out keeps the position.
Rodriguez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Out connects with a decent elbow.
Rodriguez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Out lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rodriguez is rocked!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez being controlled for a moment.
Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Can Out finish him?
Out trying to control the position but Rodriguez is working away.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Out looks up at the clock and then as Rodriguez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Out smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rodriguez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rodriguez moves into full guard.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Out from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Out wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out distracts Rodriguez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Out controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez keeping full guard, as Out tries to pass.
Rodriguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Out is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Out's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Out landing with the ground and pound.
Out scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Out has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Out stands up over Rodriguez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Out avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Out connects with a couple of short punches.
Out pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Out is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rodriguez is looking for a triangle but Out pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez working for a triangle but Out defends it easily.
Out is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Out looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Out is working Rodriguez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Out's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Out works over Rodriguez with some ground and pound from guard.
Out landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Out works over Rodriguez with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Out lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Out from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Down Out dominated that second round.
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 shoots in but Out avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pedro Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Out swivels and escapes.
Rodriguez darts in looking for a takedown but Out gets double underhooks and turns Rodriguez into the ropes.
Out feinted with a counter takedown.
Down Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Rodriguez.
Rodriguez shoots and misses
and Out counters with a shoot takedown. Rodriguez fights it but they end up in guard.
Out makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Out chips away with some ground and pound.
Out working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Out controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Out lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Out got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodriguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Out has managed to get both his arms back between Rodriguez's legs - danger averted.
Out lands a couple of digs.
Out connects with a couple of short punches.
Out is in close to Rodriguez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Out stands up over Rodriguez, holding on to his feet. Out throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Rodriguez is out cold! Out lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Down Out!
Down Out really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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