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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gorgon Patriot (ranked 340 p4p, 426 weight class) and Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 45 p4p, 53 weight class). Gorgon Patriot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Rodriguez's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgon Patriot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patriot looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patriot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Patriot coming out on top.
Patriot misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Patriot misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rodriguez! But no joy.
A low kick lands for Patriot.
Patriot avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands with a cross.
It looks like Gorgon Patriot has been cut.
That kick from Patriot tenderised Rodriguez's leg. Rodriguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gorgon Patriot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patriot throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patriot to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodriguez throws a low kick, looking for Patriot's leg but Patriot calmly moves out of range.
Patriot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Patriot missing with a left hand there. Rodriguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Patriot.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Patriot ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Patriot as he connects with a hook.
Patriot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patriot.
Patriot slips under a jab.
Patriot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patriot scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Patriot throws a right hand that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Patriot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodriguez's sensitive parts.
Patriot misses with an uppercut. Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Rodriguez misses with a lunging right hand
and Patriot counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rodriguez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Patriot avoids it easily.
Patriot digs a good body shot into Rodriguez's ribs.
Patriot throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patriot misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez cracks Patriot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patriot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Patriot slips the punch.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Patriot misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patriot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Patriot.
Rodriguez throws a low kick, looking for Patriot's leg but Patriot calmly moves out of range.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Patriot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patriot tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rodriguez is able to avoid easily.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patriot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez scoring well with a low kick there.
Patriot throws the kick towards the body but Rodriguez avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rodriguez! But no joy.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Patriot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Patriot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodriguez's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a jab.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez throws a front kick that sends Patriot stumbling back into the cage.
Patriot misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez throws out a counter right but Patriot avoids it with no problem.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patriot misses with a straight right.
Patriot with the inside leg kick.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Patriot throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Rodriguez misses.
Patriot throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodriguez thuds his right hand into Patriot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Patriot misses.
Rodriguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Patriot throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Patriot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patriot throwing a counter right hand but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Patriot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Patriot lands.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Patriot's head back.
Patriot throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
Patriot throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Patriot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Patriot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodriguez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patriot moves out of range of the body kick from Rodriguez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patriot. That's going to slow Rodriguez down.
Patriot throws a wild body kick that Rodriguez sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rodriguez! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Patriot misses.
Nice shot by Patriot.
Patriot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot misses with a right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Patriot misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgon Patriot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Patriot looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rodriguez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Patriot has got the better of the exchanges.
Rodriguez cracks Patriot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rodriguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patriot lands with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Patriot moves out of range.
Patriot misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Gorgon Patriot is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patriot throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Patriot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Patriot ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Patriot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Patriot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez lands the left hand.
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!
Patriot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a jab.
Patriot scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Patriot swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the nose.
Rodriguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Patriot just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Patriot momentarily.
Patriot is rocked!
Patriot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Patriot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Patriot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez throws a monster overhand right that drops Patriot! Rodriguez follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Rodriguez!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryan Rodriguez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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