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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogelio Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanley Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramirez's choice of entrance music: Take it in Blood -- Nas. Rogelio Rodriguez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogelio Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hanley Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez scores with a sloppy right hand. Rodriguez should have avoided that one.
Ramirez is looking to slow Rodriguez down with leg kicks.
Ramirez stuffs the takedown.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Rodriguez avoids it.
Ramirez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramirez pushes Rodriguez away with a front kick.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
Ramirez pushes Rodriguez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogelio Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez can't get the takedown.
Ramirez has Rodriguez pushed against the ropes.
Ramirez looking to stall.
Ramirez seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramirez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramirez.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hanley Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramirez feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
Rodriguez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ramirez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodriguez somewhat.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Ramirez throws a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramirez. That's going to slow Rodriguez down.
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 leaves Ramirez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanley Ramirez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ramirez connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Ramirez misses.
Rodriguez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ramirez was covering up waiting for the punch and Rodriguez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramirez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Ramirez trying to control the position.
Rodriguez trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Ramirez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez stops Ramirez from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rodriguez dives in and grabs Ramirez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramirez pushes down on Rodriguez's head and hops out.
Ramirez tries to work over Rodriguez's front leg with a kick but Rodriguez checks it.
Rodriguez slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rogelio Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rodriguez counters with a takedown into side control.
Ramirez gets back to half guard.
Ramirez is looking to control Rodriguez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ramirez avoid being mounted?
Ramirez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ramirez looking to control.
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Ramirez has wrist control.
Ramirez pulls Rodriguez in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rodriguez won't allow Ramirez to sweep him here.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramirez is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogelio Rodriguez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ramirez misses with a jab to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rodriguez prevents Ramirez from getting back to his feet.
Ramirez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
Ramirez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ramirez wants to stand but Rodriguez is controlling the position.
Rodriguez trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Rodriguez knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rodriguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodriguez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ramirez's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez thows a big elbow that misses.
Rodriguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.
Ramirez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Ramirez blocks nicely.
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Ramirez has wrist control.
Rodriguez looking to sit in guard and control but Ramirez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ramirez looking to sit in guard and control but Rodriguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rodriguez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rogelio Rodriguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramirez is keen to just control but Rodriguez is a slippery customer.
Rodriguez trying to control but Ramirez postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogelio Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rodriguez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogelio Rodriguez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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