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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Powder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odysseus Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Odysseus Rodriguez enters the cage!
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188 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Powder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Odysseus Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown.
Powder looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rodriguez!
Powder goes for an armbar but Rodriguez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Powder keeps moving.
Rodriguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodriguez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Powder kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Powder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Powder is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodriguez is aware though and is defending well.
Powder is looking for a triangle but Rodriguez pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez wants to stand but Powder is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powder looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Powder is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rodriguez defends well.
Powder is breathing heavily.
Powder has a closed guard, preventing Rodriguez from standing up.
Powder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodriguez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Powder throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rodriguez uses it to pass to side control.
Rodriguez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rodriguez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound.
Powder could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rodriguez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rodriguez works Powder's body with a nice hook.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rodriguez gets to his feet - Powder follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rodriguez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Powder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Powder is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Powder sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Powder actively working from the bottom here.
Rodriguez slips a nice elbow through Powder's hands, connecting with Powder's forehead.
Rodriguez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Powder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rodriguez pulls his head out easily.
Rodriguez is trying to control. Powder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Powder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rodriguez 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Powder pushes him off.
Powder with a poor takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a right hand to the body.
Powder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Rodriguez scores with a four punch combination!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown attempt but Powder pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Powder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rodriguez counters with a shoot takedown. Powder fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Powder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Powder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Powder escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodriguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Odysseus Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Powder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a left to the body.
Rob Powder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powder misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Powder won't be happy with that.
Powder tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rodriguez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Powder looks to move to half guard but instead Rodriguez has passed into mount! Damn!
Rodriguez with shots to the head and body - Powder looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rodriguez with shots to the head and body - Powder looks very uncomfortable down there.
Powder is looking to get to half guard.
Rodriguez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powder is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Rodriguez.
Powder is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rodriguez breaks from Powder's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Powder is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez cracks Powder with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Powder is trying to escape the mount.
Powder is working hard here to advance position.
Rodriguez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rodriguez landing strikes from the mount and Powder is in trouble!
BOOM! Rodriguez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rodriguez controlling from mount.
Rodriguez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Powder is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rodriguez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rodriguez dominating with strikes here.
Powder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a big shot there that rocks Powder but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rodriguez landing strikes from the mount.
Rodriguez scoring with strikes but Powder is staying in there.
Rodriguez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rodriguez prevents Powder from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Powder manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Powder manages to get to full guard.
Rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Powder has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Powder's legs - danger averted.
Rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Powder has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Powder's legs - danger averted.
Rodriguez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Powder is proving hard to escape from.
Powder has an active guard here but Rodriguez has managed to pass into half guard.
Powder actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odysseus Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Powder keeps it at a distance.
Powder scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Powder looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Powder thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rodriguez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Powder's best efforts.
Rodriguez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rodriguez is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powder is looking for a kimura here.
Powder is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rodriguez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Powder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powder is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodriguez defends it well.
Rodriguez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Odysseus Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powder is working for a submission of some sort.
Powder wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is defending well.
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 is defending against the submission attempts here by Powder.
Rodriguez trying to control but Powder postures up.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to full guard.
Powder is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rodriguez sees it coming and defends easily.
Rodriguez is defending against the submission attempts here by Powder.
Powder seems to be working for a kimura but Rodriguez defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powder working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Rodriguez's thigh. Rodriguez counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Rodriguez looking to control.
Powder drops back looking for a leg! Rodriguez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rodriguez manages to kick Powder off! Powder jumps back into Rodriguez's guard.
Powder has gone for a leg lock! Rodriguez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Powder's guard.
Powder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Powder is looking for a triangle but Rodriguez pushes his legs off easily.
Rodriguez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Powder's guard.
Powder looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Powder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Powder looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rodriguez passes into side control.
Rob Powder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Odysseus Rodriguez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powder striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Powder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodriguez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odysseus Rodriguez!
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energy
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