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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris has chosen Brotha Lynch Hung - That's What I Said as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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215 lbs
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195 cm
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218 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Harris!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harris throws a leg kick but Rodriguez moved away.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Rodriguez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Harris looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Harris misses with a jab to the body
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez lands with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mickey Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Rodriguez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
A jab from Harris misses.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Harris tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez with a nice cross.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Harris catches Rodriguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Rodriguez pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Rodriguez.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Rodriguez lands with a left to the head.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Harris misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Rodriguez.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodriguez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harris misses with some punches.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Rodriguez as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Rodriguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodriguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Rodriguez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris walks into a left hand.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez clinches but Harris breaks the clinch
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Dominic Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Rodriguez wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris takes one to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Harris both land. Nice combination.
Harris slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez clinches but Harris breaks the clinch
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodriguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Rodriguez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodriguez effectively controlling the action here.
Harris digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Harris tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Harris tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodriguez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Rodriguez cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Rodriguez is working Harris over against the cage.
Rodriguez tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris lands a body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rodriguez as Harris tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodriguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Rodriguez.
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!
A short right from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rodriguez gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodriguez.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodriguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Rodriguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rodriguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodriguez prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mickey Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the body.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Rodriguez misses
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rodriguez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodriguez clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodriguez avoiding damage.
Harris pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Rodriguez slows down the pace here.
Mickey Rodriguez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodriguez lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looking to slow down the pace here.
Rodriguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rodriguez.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dominic Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rodriguez taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Harris tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harris as Rodriguez tries to tie him up.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriguez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Harris.
Harris lands a body punch.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head.
Harris digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Harris pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Rodriguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris cracks Rodriguez with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris is leaning against Rodriguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Rodriguez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Harris blocks a body shot from Rodriguez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain a safe position but Harris gets an underhook and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Good body shot from Harris.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Rodriguez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Harris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodriguez or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodriguez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Rodriguez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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