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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 8
Date: May 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Mechanoid dives in for a single leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mechanoid goes for a takedown attempt but Rodriguez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mechanoid swivels and escapes.
Mechanoid displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez shoots for a double leg takedown but Mechanoid sprawls well. He's pushed Rodriguez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mechanoid feinted with a counter takedown.
Kryten Mechanoid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Rodriguez.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rodriguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Mechanoid, which made it look bad.
Rodriguez doesn't succeed with the takedown#TD#
and Mechanoid counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez seems a little lost for a moment, as Mechanoid dominates the positioning.
Mechanoid working the body and head with strikes.
Mechanoid trying to control the position but Rodriguez is working away. #T1#
Rodriguez is trying to escape the position but Mechanoid is controlling the position.
Mechanoid working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rodriguez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mechanoid.
Rodriguez is not content to let Mechanoid control the position.
Mechanoid scores with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Mechanoid's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mechanoid in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mechanoid in side control, throwing shots but Rodriguez defends.
Check out the look on Mechanoid's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mechanoid controlling from side mount. #T2#
Rodriguez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Rodriguez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mechanoid throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to half guard.
Mechanoid working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mechanoid is working Rodriguez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rodriguez trying to remain calm as Mechanoid controls from the top position.
Mechanoid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodriguez keeps working. #T3#
Rodriguez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mechanoid connects with a decent elbow.
Rodriguez wants to control but Mechanoid postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mechanoid trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Mechanoid lands a few punches from side control.#T4#
Rodriguez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rodriguez wants to control but Mechanoid postures up.
Rodriguez being controlled for a moment.
Mechanoid is looking to take a break and control but Rodriguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mechanoid happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kryten Mechanoid dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Rodriguez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mechanoid avoids it really well and circles away.#TD2#
Mechanoid gets caught napping as Rodriguez dives in and scores a takedown. Mechanoid manages to retain guard.
Kryten Mechanoid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mechanoid controlling Rodriguez's posture.
Mechanoid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is fighting to break Mechanoid's control of his arms but Mechanoid is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T1#
Mechanoid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodriguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mechanoid is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mechanoid is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Rodriguez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mechanoid looking to pass the guard. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rodriguez trying to keep a closed guard but Mechanoid is proving a slippery customer.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mechanoid here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mechanoid lands a couple of digs.
Mechanoid looking to sit in guard and control but Rodriguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Mechanoid pulls Rodriguez in to control the position.
Mechanoid wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.
Rodriguez works over Mechanoid with some ground and pound from guard.
Mechanoid looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mechanoid controlling the position.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Rodriguez is fighting to break Mechanoid's control of his arms but Mechanoid is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mechanoid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mechanoid is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Mechanoid keeps moving.
Rodriguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mechanoid is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Mechanoid shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mechanoid showed some decent athleticism there.
Mechanoid working Rodriguez over with strikes. #T4#
Mechanoid wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is defending well.
Mechanoid trying to advance position but Rodriguez counters by regaining guard.
Mechanoid scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodriguez is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Mechanoid is controlling Rodriguez's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mechanoid wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodriguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mechanoid has control of Rodriguez's left arm, preventing Rodriguez from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kryten Mechanoid will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Mechanoid fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown #TD#
and Mechanoid counters with a single leg into guard. Rodriguez didn't expect that.
Mechanoid preventing the sweep.
Mechanoid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Mechanoid from controlling successfully. #T1#
Mechanoid throwing strikes from guard but Rodriguez blocks nicely.
Mechanoid looking to sit in guard and control but Rodriguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Mechanoid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
Rodriguez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodriguez postures up in Mechanoid's guard and throws a big left but Mechanoid blocks it.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Mechanoid.
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Rodriguez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mechanoid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mechanoid looking for a sweep. Not yet Mechanoid, not yet.
Mechanoid is controlling Rodriguez's posture.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Mechanoid has wrist control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mechanoid tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rodriguez enables Mechanoid to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rodriguez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mechanoid lands a couple of digs.
Mechanoid trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mechanoid throws a big elbow that misses.
Mechanoid has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3#
Mechanoid wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Mechanoid with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rodriguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mechanoid manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Mechanoid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Mechanoid.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mechanoid has Rodriguez pulled in close to control his posture. #T4#
Mechanoid continues to stall.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rodriguez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Rodriguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Mechanoid, which made it look bad.
Jorge Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kryten Mechanoid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mechanoid looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kryten Mechanoid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mechanoid, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kryten Mechanoid!
A victorious Kryten Mechanoid thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 25
Date: Apr 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Rodriguez shoots in but Daniel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#TD2#
Rodriguez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Daniel was covering up waiting for the punch and Rodriguez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Daniel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rodriguez dives into side control.
#REVR#
Daniel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Daniel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daniel is trying to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez cracks Daniel with a big right hand but Daniel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#T1#
Rodriguez cracks Daniel with a big right hand but Daniel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rodriguez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rodriguez lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Daniel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daniel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rodriguez wants to control but Daniel is keeping him busy.
Rodriguez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Daniel!
Daniel is looking to get to half guard.#T2#
Rodriguez with the ground and pound from mount.
Rodriguez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Daniel's face.
BOOM! Rodriguez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rodriguez scoring with strikes but Daniel is staying in there.
Rodriguez working Daniel over with strikes here.
Rodriguez cracks Daniel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Daniel taking shots to the head. #ROC2#Daniel is rocked!
Rodriguez loads up with a big shot that hurts Daniel! He's pulled Rodriguez in close but Rodriguez has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Daniel survive? More strikes from Rodriguez and Daniel is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jorge Rodriguez!
In his post fight interview, Jorge Rodriguez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
STC11| Helmsley x Muzhaiev
Date: Mar 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Jorge Rodriguez has been cut.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Rodriguez dives in for a single leg takedown but Knox sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but instead, Knox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodriguez into the ropes.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Knox.
Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Knox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is working for takedown but Knox is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rodriguez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knox is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T1#
Rodriguez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knox is keeping busy.
Knox gets underhooks to prevent Rodriguez's takedown attempt.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodriguez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Knox pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Knox with the counter takedown but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Knox stuffs the takedown.
Knox unleashes a big counter combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knox sprawls well. Knox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.#T2#
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
And Knox tries to counter it with a takedown but Rodriguez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt - Rodriguez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
letting Knox counter with a right hand. #CUT2#Jorge Rodriguez's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Rodriguez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rodriguez misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#Jorge Rodriguez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox throws out a counter right but Rodriguez avoids it with no problem.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox lands a jab to Rodriguez's midsection.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox batters Rodriguez with a massive right followed by a huge left! Rodriguez is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Knox lands a final crushing right hand to drop Rodriguez to the mat with a gruesome thud! Knox is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Knox!
A very excited looking John Knox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
STC8| Rodriguez x Helmsley
Date: Feb 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Helmsley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Helmsley ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
Helmsley ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Helmsley misses with a hook.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Helmsley.
A slapping body kick lands there for Helmsley.#TD#
Rodriguez gets a takedown into half guard.
Helmsley wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
Helmsley is looking to improve his position.
Helmsley is trying to stand up here but Rodriguez is controlling him well. #T1#
Helmsley tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Helmsley can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rodriguez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Helmsley's head.
Rodriguez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Helmsley defending well though.
Helmsley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodriguez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rodriguez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Helmsley for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Helmsley is looking to improve his position.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rodriguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Helmsley is holding on to half guard well.
Helmsley pushes Rodriguez off looking to stand but Rodriguez dives back in and keeps control.
Rodriguez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Helmsley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT2#It looks like Jorge Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodriguez dives in and grabs Helmsley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Helmsley pushes down on Rodriguez's head and hops out.
Helmsley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rodriguez will feel that in the morning.
Helmsley jabs Rodriguez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Helmsley. Rodriguez shrugs it off though.
Helmsley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Helmsley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Helmsley clobbers Rodriguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Helmsley lands with a nice body kick. #T3#
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Helmsley thows a body kick. Rodriguez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Helmsley tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Helmsley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Reginald Helmsley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helmsley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodriguez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Helmsley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#CL2#
Helmsley rushes Rodriguez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Helmsley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Helmsley.
Helmsley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Helmsley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Helmsley scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#Jorge Rodriguez's cut is getting worse.
Rodriguez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Helmsley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Helmsley is trying to stall.
Helmsley lands a nice knee to the body.
Helmsley lands an elbow inside.
Helmsley is trying to stall.
Helmsley scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#Jorge Rodriguez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Helmsley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
Helmsley lands a shoulder strike.
Rodriguez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Helmsley 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.
Helmsley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Helmsley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Helmsley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T5#
Helmsley wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Helmsley connects with a knee to the head.
Helmsley has Rodriguez pressed against the ropes.
Helmsley just leaning against Rodriguez, taking a breather.
Helmsley trying to stall but Rodriguez improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Reginald Helmsley.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Helmsley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL2#
Helmsley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Helmsley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Helmsley lands a nice elbow.
Helmsley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#Jeez, Jorge Rodriguez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Helmsley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Helmsley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T6#
Helmsley lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jorge Rodriguez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Reginald Helmsley!
Reginald Helmsley is the new heavyweight champion!
Reginald Helmsley very nearly forgot to thank Shadow Realm Apparel 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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Event:
STC5| Howell x Rodriguez
Date: Jan 21, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Howell wants to hit a sweep here but Rodriguez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Howell there!
We've been hearing good reports from Howell's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Howell taking shots to the head.
Howell is squirming around, avoiding Rodriguez's attempts to control the action.
Howell is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Howell tries to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
Howell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rodriguez with a couple of short strikes.#CUT2#It looks like Devyn Howell has been cut.
Rodriguez loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Howell scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rodriguez land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rodriguez stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Rodriguez!
Jorge Rodriguez is the new heavyweight champion!
Jorge Rodriguez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
STC3| Hunter x Kieliszkowski 2
Date: Jan 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Hell avoids nicely. #TD2#
Rodriguez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rodriguez controls the position.
Rodriguez misses with the ground and pound.
Rodriguez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at California Top Team. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hell can't do much from the bottom here.
Hell is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hell is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rodriguez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rodriguez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hell some visible discomfort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hell will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rodriguez lands an elbow.
Rodriguez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T1#
Hell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hell is working hard here to advance position.
Rodriguez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hell is letting Rodriguez control him for a moment.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Hell is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee asks Rodriguez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rodriguez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hell tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Hell tries to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away. #T2#
The referee warns Hell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hell tries to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
Hell is looking to improve his position but Rodriguez isn't that keen on the idea.
Rodriguez looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hell covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Rodriguez!
Jorge Rodriguez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
STC1| Silveiro x Graves
Date: Dec 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.#TD2#
Rodriguez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Robinson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Rodriguez keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes. #TD#
Robinson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rodriguez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez content to stall in guard here.
Robinson wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T1#
Rodriguez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Robinson throws a body kick that misses #TD2#
and Rodriguez counters with a shoot takedown. Robinson fights it but they end up in guard.
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.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Robinson has wrist control.
Rodriguez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T2#
Rodriguez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rodriguez cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
Rodriguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodriguez looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
Rodriguez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Robinson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Robinson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Robinson tries to get out of the position.
Rodriguez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez misses with a leg kick
and Robinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #TD2#
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rodriguez is standing up over Robinson. Robinson looks to escape but Rodriguez dives into side control.
Robinson is breathing heavily.#REVR#
Robinson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rodriguez is chipping away with strikes.
Rodriguez controlling the position from side mount. #T5#
Robinson taking punishment in the form of punches.
#ROC2#Robinson is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Robinson's face as Rodriguez controls the position.
Oh Robinson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez lands an elbow.
Rodriguez lands an elbow.
Rodriguez lands a strong strike to the head of Robinson. That's dazed him! Rodriguez looking to finish here. Robinson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Rodriguez lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Rodriguez!
A less than humble Jorge Rodriguez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 09, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Rodriguez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zeineldin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zeineldin wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zeineldin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rodriguez chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodriguez distracts Zeineldin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rodriguez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T1#
Zeineldin wants to improve his position but instead Rodriguez has moved into half guard.
Zeineldin keeping hold of Rodriguez's head, controlling as best he can.
Zeineldin is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez lands strikes from half guard.
Rodriguez controlling the action here.
Zeineldin is trying to control but Rodriguez passes into side control!
#T2#
Rodriguez taking a breather here.
Zeineldin tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Rodriguez easily slips into full mount!
Rodriguez controlling the position easily from mount.
Rodriguez with a couple of short strikes.
Rodriguez content just to control the position here.
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.#T3#
Further stalling from Rodriguez.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez landing shots from mount.
Rodriguez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zeineldin looks winded!
Rodriguez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rodriguez landing strikes from the mount.#T4#
Rodriguez scoring with strikes but Zeineldin is staying in there. #ROC#Zeineldin is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Amr Zeineldin has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Zeineldin in real trouble here! The ref calls for Zeineldin to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Rodriguez! |
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