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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Dunham III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodalgo has chosen Ace of Spades - By Motorhead as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 cm
26
155 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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172 cm
27
156 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Winston Dunham III! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Rodalgo! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dunham III defending well as Rodalgo loads up on a big left hand. Dunham III is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Rodalgo dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Rodalgo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunham III swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dunham III throws a low kick but Rodalgo avoids it. Rodalgo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dunham III on the side of the head. Dunham III feints a jab promting Rodalgo to slip. Dunham III then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rodalgo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. A looping hook to the body misses from Rodalgo. Dunham III does a little dance to reset his feet. Rodalgo misses with a body shot.
Rodalgo cracks a nice hook into Dunham III's ribs. Rodalgo ducks right into an uppercut from Dunham III.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rodalgo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunham III was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodalgo. Rodalgo getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Winston Dunham III is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Dunham III moves out of range of the strikes. Dunham III throws a nice looking combination but Rodalgo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Rodalgo misses with a hook. Rodalgo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunham III is just out of range. Rodalgo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Rodalgo ducks under a wild hook from Dunham III. The fight stays on the outside here - Dunham III looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rodalgo missing with a left hand there. Dunham III was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Dunham III is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodalgo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rodalgo cracks Dunham III with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Dunham III slips a jab from Rodalgo. Rodalgo throws out a loose jab but Dunham III uses good head movement to avoid it. Michel Rodalgo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rodalgo misses with a takedown attempt - Dunham III sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Dunham III clobbers Rodalgo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Rodalgo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Rodalgo just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunham III displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodalgo throws out the jab. Rodalgo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dunham III has time to react. Dunham III keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dunham III throws a front kick aimed at Rodalgo's knee but Rodalgo avoids it well. Rodalgo shoots in but Dunham III avoids the takedown attempt easily. Dunham III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Rodalgo throws an overhand right that lands on Dunham III's shoulder, as Dunham III tries to avoid the shot. Rodalgo swinging wildly here.
Rodalgo throws a right and a left that both miss. Dunham III stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodalgo. Rodalgo gets slowly back to his feet. Winston Dunham III has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Rodalgo. Rodalgo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Rodalgo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dunham III wants to slow Rodalgo down by chopping away at his legs. Rodalgo lands a nice looking body shot.
Dunham III misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rodalgo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dunham III! Rodalgo won't let Dunham III get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Rodalgo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dunham III is trying to escape the mount.
Dunham III is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Dunham III is trying to stand. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A nice elbow there by Rodalgo. Rodalgo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Rodalgo lands a big shot there that rocks Dunham III but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rodalgo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dunham III?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Rodalgo dominated that round. That's time! Dunham III's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Dunham III misses.
Dunham III is rocked! Rodalgo moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Dunham III is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A head punch on the inside from Dunham III fails to land. Rodalgo lands an uppercut. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dunham III just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodalgo's brow. A nice right hand lands inside from Rodalgo. Rodalgo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dunham III to his knees! Rodalgo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Rodalgo! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Michel Rodalgo made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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