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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Rodriguez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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219 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Albert Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez rushes Couture and presses him up against the cage.
Rodriguez scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
Rodriguez lands a nice knee to the body.
Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez instigates a clinch.
Rodriguez has hold of one of Couture's legs. Couture is fighting the takedown attempt but Rodriguez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rodriguez wants to stand but Couture is controlling his posture from full guard.
Couture working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez controlling from the top position.
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Couture won't let him.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez wants to get up but he can't break Couture's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rodriguez!
Rodriguez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Couture tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Couture goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rodriguez turns into him and now he's in Couture's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez postures up.
Couture is looking for a triangle but Rodriguez pushes his legs off easily.
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.
Rodriguez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Couture tries to get out of the position.
Rodriguez wanted to stand there but Couture had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Couture looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rodriguez swinging wilding here.
Couture keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Couture with that takedown attempt.
Couture is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Couture looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Couture looks to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Couture is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Couture shoots and misses
and Rodriguez counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez scores with a kick to the body.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez closes the distance and pushes Couture back into the cage.
Couture looking for a takedown.
Rodriguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Couture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rodriguez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodriguez lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rodriguez obliges.
Couture takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodriguez landing knees to the head.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Couture takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Couture's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Couture doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Randy Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rodriguez lands a two punch combo.
Couture doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodriguez counters by moving into the clinch.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez clinches up with Couture and pushes him back against the cage.
Couture takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez throws a nice head kick!
Rodriguez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Couture's calf.
Rodriguez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Couture.
Rodriguez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez rushes Couture and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Couture bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Couture closes the distance but Rodriguez moves to the side
and Rodriguez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Couture is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rodriguez obliges.
Rodriguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Couture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rodriguez lands an elbow that stopped Couture in his tracks for a moment.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez moves into range and clinches up with Couture.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez drives through and clinches with Couture against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez scores with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Albert Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Couture closes the distance but Rodriguez moves to the side
and Rodriguez counters with a nice leg kick.
Couture with a poor takedown
and Rodriguez counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture can't get the takedown.
Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Couture. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Couture in a clinch.
Rodriguez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodriguez scores with a kick to the body.
Couture takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Couture tries for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away easily
and Rodriguez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rodriguez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez lands a lovely overhand right.
Couture shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rodriguez is trying to defend but Couture finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez kicks Couture off and gets back to his feet.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Couture takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rodriguez lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Couture's cut.
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 drives through and clinches with Couture against the cage.
Rodriguez working Couture over with knees to the body.
Couture has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rodriguez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rodriguez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Rodriguez is working for takedown but Couture is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rodriguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Couture in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez stalks Couture and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Couture's face. Couture staggers backwards, shaken.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Albert Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Couture misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez lands a head kick. Couture smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Couture shoots and misses
and Rodriguez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Couture is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Couture steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rodriguez. That one must have hurt.
Rodriguez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a two punch combo.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez throws a one two combo.
Rodriguez rushes Couture and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Couture lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez with a nice cross.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez rushes Couture and presses him up against the cage.
Rodriguez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Couture.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Couture is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to control the action here but instead Rodriguez manages to pass to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture tries to hold on but Rodriguez pushes him away.
Rodriguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Couture is looking to escape.
Rodriguez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rodriguez tries to control but Couture wriggling away.
Couture tries to reverse the position but Rodriguez maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is squirming around, avoiding Rodriguez's attempts to control the action.
Couture is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Couture working to try and regain half guard.
Rodriguez controlling from mount.
Couture tries to hold on but Rodriguez postures up.
Couture is desperately trying to improve his position but Rodriguez has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Rodriguez controlling from mount.
Couture flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez looking to control but Couture is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rodriguez prevents Couture from getting the reversal.
Rodriguez controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Rodriguez!
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FIGHT
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