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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Joskovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Joskovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Iron Man. Dean Joskovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Joskovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Emmanuel Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joskovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodriguez as he avoids it easily.
Joskovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joskovic fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Joskovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joskovic's head.
Joskovic shoots in but Rodriguez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joskovic shoots in for a double leg but Rodriguez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rodriguez.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joskovic is defended easily by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Joskovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Joskovic also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joskovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Rodriguez. No joy for Joskovic on that attempt.
Joskovic is breathing heavily.
Joskovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a high kick to the side of Joskovic's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Rodriguez dives into guard, looking to finish.
Joskovic is rocked!
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Joskovic won't let him.
Rodriguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Joskovic is trying to control the position but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez wanted to stand there but Joskovic had control of the position.
Joskovic looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Joskovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez lands with a kick to the temple. Joskovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rodriguez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joskovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
Joskovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Joskovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rodriguez lands with a kick to the temple. Joskovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oh Joskovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rodriguez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rodriguez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Emmanuel Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joskovic backs up against the cage.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez feints and then cracks Joskovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joskovic down.
Joskovic seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a three punch combo!
Rodriguez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Joskovic moves out of range easily.
Joskovic avoids the head kick by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Joskovic with a series of wild strikes but Joskovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Joskovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rodriguez pinned against the cage. Rodriguez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good leg kick by Rodriguez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rodriguez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rodriguez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Joskovic. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joskovic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rodriguez!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Joskovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriguez which made him look bad.
Rodriguez lands a head kick!
Rodriguez lands a jab-cross combination.
Rodriguez lands with a slapping head kick.
Rodriguez scores with a three punch combo!
Rodriguez lands with a nice combination. Joskovic backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez feints and then cracks Joskovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joskovic down.
Rodriguez scores with a leg kick.
Rodriguez lands a really nice looking cross but Joskovic seems unphased.
Joskovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rodriguez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Rodriguez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rodriguez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rodriguez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Joskovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joskovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joskovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dean Joskovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joskovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodriguez can pounce on him.
Joskovic shoots in but Rodriguez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joskovic blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Joskovic moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Joskovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joskovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rodriguez smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Joskovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that Joskovic semi-blocks.
Joskovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Joskovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodriguez swivels and escapes.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination. Joskovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rodriguez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Joskovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodriguez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joskovic doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Rodriguez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Rodriguez!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Joskovic moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joskovic.
Rodriguez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodriguez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Joskovic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rodriguez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Rodriguez! Joskovic is out on his feet! Rodriguez rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Joskovic is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Joskovic is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emmanuel Rodriguez!
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