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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris To Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My time is NOW!. Erwin Rodriguez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris To Short !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erwin Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
To Short gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
To Short is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but To Short keeps moving.
To Short doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rodriguez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed To Short 's guard.
To Short missing with punches from the bottom.
To Short tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but To Short is defending well.
Rodriguez moves nicely into side control.
To Short lands with an elbow strike from the bottom.
To Short throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
To Short is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rodriguez off and has taken his back!
To Short looking for the choke but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez breaks To Short 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
To Short 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.
To Short trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rodriguez stands and throws To Short 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but To Short is working away.
Rodriguez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
To Short is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rodriguez off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
To Short is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. To Short gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. To Short gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. To Short apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. To Short sees it coming and avoids it easily.
To Short shoots and misses
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez lands with a nice combination. To Short backs away looking to recover.
To Short shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a shoot takedown. To Short fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
To Short looking for a sweep. Not yet To Short , not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
To Short thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rodriguez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
To Short throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
To Short working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodriguez.
To Short will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
To Short has an active guard here but Rodriguez has managed to pass into half guard.
To Short avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodriguez.
To Short looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
To Short is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
To Short looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
To Short striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
To Short 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.
To Short prevents Rodriguez from improving position.
To Short 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.
The strikes coming from Rodriguez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
To Short gets back to half guard.
Rodriguez seems to be working for a kimura but To Short defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
To Short throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
To Short looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Rodriguez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rodriguez gets to mount! To Short was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
To Short is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez blocks To Short 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
To Short is bucking up trying to escape but Rodriguez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rodriguez trying to control but To Short is having none of it.
Erwin Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
To Short is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound effectively.
Rodriguez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, To Short has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez blocks To Short 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
To Short swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rodriguez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of To Short 's face.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
To Short trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Rodriguez.
To Short regains half guard.
To Short misses with some strikes from the bottom.
To Short misses with some strikes from the bottom.
To Short looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
To Short is defending against the submission attempts here by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, To Short has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rodriguez seems to be looking for submissions.
To Short gets full guard.
To Short looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rodriguez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
To Short throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
To Short is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
To Short striking off his back but it's not causing Rodriguez any problems.
Rodriguez throws a big right hand that misses.
To Short isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rodriguez stacks To Short on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rodriguez!
Rodriguez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but To Short is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
To Short is trying to get back to half guard.
To Short manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from To Short .
Rodriguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodriguez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
To Short throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
To Short seems to be looking for submissions.
Rodriguez is defending against the submission attempts here by To Short .
To Short is pressing down on Rodriguez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodriguez is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! To Short 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
To Short gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rodriguez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
To Short 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.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. To Short is keeping the position for now.
Rodriguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodriguez stands up and waves to To Short to follow him.
To Short changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodriguez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
To Short is trying to get an arm triangle but Rodriguez is defending well.
To Short working away.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on To Short 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
To Short working Rodriguez over with strikes.
To Short is working for a kimura but Rodriguez is defending it quite comfortably.
To Short is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rodriguez is just riding it out for now. To Short eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back.
To Short 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 To Short .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
To Short seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
To Short works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rodriguez is desperately trying to improve his position but To Short has a good base and remains in mount.
Rodriguez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rodriguez is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rodriguez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
To Short swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris To Short !
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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