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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Rodriguez (ranked 5427 p4p, 6660 weight class) and Joaquin Buckley (ranked 579 p4p, 650 weight class). Joaquin Buckley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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186 cm 18 215 1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm 25 200 1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler Great elbows Powerful |
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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 Las Vegas, Santiago Rodriguez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin Buckley ! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt. Buckley pushes Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch. Buckley misses with a body punch.
Rodriguez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buckley smiles and moves away.
Buckley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez. Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Buckley pushes him off. Rodriguez looking to score a takedown here. Buckley is defending well but Rodriguez drives through and ends up in Buckley 's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rodriguez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Buckley , up you get! Buckley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. A short body shot lands from Buckley as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Buckley - that landed with a thud.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily. Knees to the body from Buckley .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Buckley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Santiago Rodriguez has been cut. Rodriguez tries to pull guard but Buckley forces him back to his feet, against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Buckley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodriguez. A nice right hand lands inside from Buckley . Buckley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Buckley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rodriguez up against the cage. Buckley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Buckley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Buckley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Buckley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head. Buckley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Buckley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodriguez or not. Buckley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A body shot lands from Buckley .
Buckley lands an elbow inside.
Santiago Rodriguez's cut is getting worse. Buckley lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Buckley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Buckley lands with a short shot to the head.
Santiago Rodriguez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Buckley is leaning against Rodriguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple. A short right hand to the side of the head by Buckley .
Rodriguez is rocked!
Jeez, Santiago Rodriguez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. A right handed body shot lands from Buckley .
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A short right hand to the side of the head by Buckley . Buckley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Santiago Rodriguez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joaquin Buckley !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
42% |
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