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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rhakesh Alhazred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nines Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Angel - Massive Attack. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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175 cm
23
165 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhakesh Alhazred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nines Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriguez jabs at Alhazred's body.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez throws an off balance right hand
and Alhazred counters with a nice leg kick.
Alhazred connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rodriguez. Rodriguez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheers as Rodriguez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alhazred doesn't seem phased though.
Alhazred steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Alhazred slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alhazred circles away quickly and effectively.
Alhazred loads up on a big right hand but Rodriguez slips the punch.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Alhazred ducks under and follows up with a left that Alhazred also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alhazred counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Alhazred is just out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab
and Alhazred makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Alhazred moves out of range.
A jab from Rodriguez finds it's way through Alhazred's defenses.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Alhazred.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Alhazred strikes.
Alhazred scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alhazred throws a low kick but Rodriguez avoids it.
Alhazred with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rodriguez cracks a nice hook into Alhazred's ribs.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alhazred takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alhazred.
Alhazred avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alhazred missing with a left hand there. Rodriguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alhazred showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez works over Alhazred's head and body with a nice combination.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alhazred manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alhazred misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alhazred throws a hook but Rodriguez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alhazred lands with a slapping head kick.
Alhazred lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alhazred takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alhazred. Rodriguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alhazred manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Alhazred misses the target.
Rodriguez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alhazred rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nines Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Alhazred throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez stalks Alhazred and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alhazred's face. Alhazred staggers backwards, shaken.
Alhazred throws a push kick but Rodriguez slaps the foot to one side.
A nice combination there by Alhazred.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
letting Alhazred counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez. Those never looked like landing.
Rodriguez misses with a leg kick
and Alhazred makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and Alhazred counters with an inside leg kick.
Alhazred scores with a jab.
A nice combination there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Rodriguez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That kick from Alhazred tenderised Rodriguez's leg. Rodriguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alhazred.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alhazred moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alhazred throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease.
Alhazred throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nines Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alhazred misses with a body shot.
Alhazred's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rodriguez under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Alhazred misses its intended target.
Alhazred throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez misses with a lunging right hand
and Alhazred connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alhazred avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alhazred lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Alhazred counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Alhazred.
Rodriguez wants to slow Alhazred down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez checks a leg kick.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut
and Alhazred connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Alhazred moves out of range.
Rodriguez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alhazred back to the cage. Rodriguez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alhazred misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
enabling Alhazred to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alhazred moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez throws a front kick aimed at Alhazred's knee but Alhazred avoids it well.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alhazred counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhakesh Alhazred dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Alhazred fails to land with a series of punches.
Alhazred misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez misses with a hook
and Alhazred counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alhazred.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that misses
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alhazred on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Alhazred makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A left and a right from Rodriguez both land. Nice combination.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alhazred manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alhazred.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
Alhazred throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodriguez.
Alhazred checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rhakesh Alhazred is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alhazred looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Alhazred uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Alhazred rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alhazred looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alhazred moves away.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alhazred at a distance.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alhazred throws a leg kick which misses Rodriguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodriguez tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alhazred misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alhazred slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
Alhazred moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Alhazred chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodriguez can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez walks into a jab.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alhazred.
Rodriguez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alhazred doesn't seem bothered though.
Alhazred dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alhazred moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alhazred throws a big shot that misses.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Alhazred moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rhakesh Alhazred.
Well Alhazred 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Rhakesh Alhazred!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Rhakesh Alhazred!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Rhakesh Alhazred!
Rhakesh Alhazred wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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