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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiki Daikaura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rood comes to the ring accompanied by -. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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183 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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139 lbs
24 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Rood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eiki Daikaura!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daikaura throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daikaura.
Daikaura feints and then cracks Rood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rood down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Daikaura - the referee stops the clock and Rood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Daikaura. Rood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Daikaura fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Daikaura misses with an uppercut. Rood saw that one coming.
Daikaura throws a hook but Rood avoids it easily.
Daikaura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rood is out of range and Daikaura settles back down.
Rood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daikaura. Daikaura obviously looking to wear him down.
Daikaura looks to land a right hand but Rood moved out of range.
Rood checks a low kick from Daikaura.
Daikaura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That has opened up Eiki Daikaura's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daikaura. That's going to slow Rood down.
Daikaura slips a jab and a cross from Rood.
Daikaura is looking to score with low kicks.
Rood misses with a looping left.
Rood ducks under a wild hook from Daikaura.
Daikaura works Rood's body with a nice hook.
Rood misses with a body shot.
Daikaura throws out a leg kick but Rood moves out of range and Daikaura only half commits.
Rood cracks Daikaura with an open hand slap.
Rood has closed the distance and engaged Daikaura in a clinch.
Rood blocks an elbow strike.
Rood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rood lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Daikaura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rood is defending well for now.
Rood lands a body punch in the 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!
Rood lands an elbow inside that Daikaura shrugs off.
Daikaura letting Rood take a breather here.
Daikaura blocks a body shot from Rood.
Daikaura misses with a knee to the head.
Rood lands a right hand.
Rood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daikaura backwards.
Daikaura missing with knees to the body.
Rood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood misses with the head strike.
Rood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daikaura needs to keep his hands up - Rood had a free shot at his head there.
Daikaura gets tackled into the ropes by Rood. Rood maintains the clinch.
Rood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daikaura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daikaura misses with a low kick.
Rood is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The cut above Eiki Daikaura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A right-left combo lands from Rood.
Daikaura is rocked!
Daikaura looks to throw the jab but Rood is out of range.
Rood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rood misses with a looping right.
Daikaura throws a low kick but Rood avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daikaura throws a push kick but Rood slaps the foot to one side.
Daikaura throws a solid leg kick but Rood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Daikaura.
Rood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rood drives through and clinches with Daikaura against the ropes.
A short right from Rood.
Rood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daikaura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daikaura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rood is defending well for now.
Rood pushes Daikaura back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Daikaura looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Daikaura on the inside.
Daikaura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eiki Daikaura's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rood lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Rood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eiki Daikaura's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rood checks a leg kick.
Rood swats away the attempt to clinch by Daikaura.
Daikaura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rood throws a jab but it's blocked by Daikaura.
Rood has Daikaura up against the ropes in a clinch.
Daikaura is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rood managing to block the knees to the body from Daikaura.
Rood slows down the pace here.
Rood blocks an elbow strike from Daikaura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daikaura stalling in the clinch but Rood improves position.
Daikaura is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Rood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daikaura wants to stall.
Rood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daikaura avoids it.
A short uppercut from Rood.
Rood has a couple of punches blocked by Daikaura.
Rood avoiding damage as Daikaura throws knees to the body.
Rood lands a right hand.
Rood blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood lands with a light punch inside.
Rood is struggling to control the position.
Rood tries to land a knee to the head but Daikaura blocks with his arms.
Rood blocks the elbow strike.
Rood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daikaura backwards.
Rood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brad Rood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daikaura misses with an elbow over the top.
Rood tries a body shot but Daikaura blocks it.
Daikaura throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rood content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rood pushes Daikaura back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daikaura is trying to maintain a safe position but Rood gets an underhook and turns Daikaura into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood gets through Daikaura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rood trying to control the position but instead, Daikaura has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rood into the ropes.
Rood blocks an elbow strike from Daikaura.
Daikaura blocks the elbow strike.
Rood missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Daikaura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rood's brow.
Rood misses with a knee to the head.
Rood is trying to break the clinch but Daikaura has him pressed against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Daikaura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rood's brow.
Rood lands with a short shot to the head.
Rood taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rood struggles to land a body shot inside as Daikaura controls his hands.
Daikaura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rood trying to land knees to the body.
Daikaura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rood breaks the clinch.
Rood misses with a looping left.
Brad Rood is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daikaura throws a head kick that misses
and Rood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Daikaura thinking.
A low kick from Daikaura misses
and Rood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rood scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Rood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eiki Daikaura's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rood takes the fight into the clinch.
Rood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daikaura slips a straight right by Rood.
Daikaura throws a chopping leg kick but Rood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rood throws a low kick but Daikaura avoids it.
Brad Rood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rood blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Rood.
Daikaura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daikaura avoids the body shot from Rood.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rood.
Rood misses with an uppercut.
Rood throws a poor cross that misses
and Daikaura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daikaura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rood. That did some damage!
Daikaura throws a leg kick that misses.
Daikaura blocks a head kick by Rood.
Daikaura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rood connects with a jab.
Daikaura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daikaura misses with a low kick.
Daikaura throws a leg kick that misses.
Daikaura fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rood checks it well.
Daikaura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daikaura in his tracks.
Daikaura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rood pushes Daikaura away with a front kick.
Daikaura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daikaura.
Daikaura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rood throws the left hand but Daikaura avoids the punch easily.
Rood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Daikaura lands a jab to the nose.
Rood throws a jab when Daikaura was well out of range.
Daikaura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Rood misses.
Daikaura slips a jab and a cross from Rood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daikaura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daikaura misses with a left hand
enabling Rood to counter with a crisp jab.
Daikaura is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rood misses with a straight left.
Eiki Daikaura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Rood misses the target.
Daikaura misses with a low kick.
Rood moves out of range of the body kick from Daikaura.
A swing and a miss from Daikaura.
Daikaura gets tackled into the ropes by Rood. Rood maintains the clinch.
Rood effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura dodges an elbow strike from Rood.
Rood blocks the elbow strike.
Daikaura blocks an uppercut.
Daikaura looking to slow down the pace here.
Rood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daikaura lands an elbow just above Rood 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daikaura throws an elbow that misses.
Rood just leaning against Daikaura, taking a breather.
Daikaura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rood's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Rood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rood 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Brad Rood!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Brad Rood!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Brad Rood!
Brad Rood wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Brad Rood thanked Hellbent, Inc.™ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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