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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaughn comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Thing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 cm
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226 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
30
215 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Vaughn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Rodriguez! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rodriguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Vaughn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Vaughn throws a chopping leg kick but Rodriguez manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Rodriguez lands with a slapping head kick. Rodriguez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Vaughn in a clinch.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Rodriguez.
It looks like Rick Vaughn has been cut. Rodriguez misses with a short punch on the inside. Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Vaughn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Rodriguez lands a body shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Rodriguez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vaughn's efforts to push away. Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Rodriguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Vaughn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Vaughn lands a body shot.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Vaughn misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaughn.
Vaughn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez lands a lovely overhand right. Rodriguez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vaughn. Rodriguez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaughn throws out the jab. Vaughn swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Vaughn takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses. Rodriguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Vaughn thows a body shot but no joy. Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Vaughn pushes him off. Vaughn throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely. Vaughn is breathing heavily. Vaughn avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Vaughn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vaughn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Vaughn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vaughn there as he acknowledges the shot. A slapping body kick lands there for Rodriguez. Vaughn throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease. Vaughn misses the jab. Rodriguez is looking to clinch. Rodriguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rodriguez scores with a nice hook to the head. Vaughn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vaughn is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodriguez has double underhooks. A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land. Rodriguez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Rodriguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rodriguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vaughn.
Rodriguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rodriguez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodriguez digs a right hand underneath Vaughn's ribcage. Vaughn let out a lung full of air as it connected. Rodriguez has Vaughn pressed against the cage, preventing Vaughn from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Vaughn backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vaughn is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage. A shot in the inside from Rodriguez. Rodriguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands an elbow just above Vaughn 's eye. Rodriguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Rodriguez pushes Vaughn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Vaughn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Rodriguez lands a hook to the side of the head. Rodriguez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rodriguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaughn controls his hands.
Vaughn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodriguez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. This has been an exciting period of action! A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodriguez. Rodriguez is leaning against Vaughn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaughn uses good head movement to avoid it. Rodriguez lands an elbow inside.
Rick Vaughn's cut is getting worse. Rodriguez throws an elbow that misses.
Rodriguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vaughn is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rodriguez is leaning against Vaughn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Rodriguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Rodriguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vaughns head. Rodriguez misses with an elbow over the top. Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vaughn can't break the clinch.
Vaughn takes a shot to the head. Rodriguez lands with a short shot to the head. A short right from Rodriguez on the inside. Rodriguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodriguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vaughn's brow. Rodriguez lands a body punch in the clinch. Rodriguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Vaughn avoids the elbow strike from Rodriguez, against the cage.
Vaughn avoiding damage as Rodriguez throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Rodriguez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rodriguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch. With the fighters up against the cage, Rodriguez throws an elbow but misses. Rodriguez lands a hook to the side of the head. Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Vaughn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Rodriguez dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rick Vaughn's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rodriguez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Rodriguez moves out of range as Vaughn strikes. Vaughn avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Vaughn misses with a double jab
and Rodriguez counters with a thumping low kick. Rodriguez takes a swing at Vaughn's ribcage but misses. Rodriguez throws a body punch but Vaughn moves out of range. Vaughn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it. Rodriguez thuds his right hand into Vaughn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Vaughn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rodriguez. A cross from Rodriguez lands. Rodriguez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot. Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vaughn. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Rodriguez moves into the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vaughn avoids the elbow strike from Rodriguez, against the cage.
Rodriguez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vaughn. Vaughn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vaughn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaughn controls his hands.
Rodriguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vaughn breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rodriguez. Beautiful body shot. Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vaughn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez. Rodriguez catches Vaughn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Vaughn misses the shot to the body. Vaughn checks a low kick from Rodriguez. A low kick from Vaughn is predictable there and Rodriguez counters by clinching up. Vaughn wants to break free but Rodriguez has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vaughn is trying to force a seperation but Rodriguez has the dominant position. Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez cracks Vaughn with a good jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Vaughn ducks down to avoid it. Rodriguez avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Vaughn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodriguez counters with a head kick. That will keep Vaughn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! A nice inside leg kick there by Rodriguez. That's going to slow Vaughn down. Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vaughn at a distance.
Mickey Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup. Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vaughn at a distance.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that Vaughn semi-blocks.
Rodriguez jabs Vaughn right on the nose. Vaughn blinks but takes it well. Rodriguez lands an overhand right. Rodriguez connects with a looping right hand.
Rodriguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Vaughn is looking to wear down Rodriguez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vaughn has time to react.
Vaughn is rocked! Vaughn looks up at the clock. Bad move! Rodriguez lands a right hand from hell, dropping Vaughn. Rodriguez pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Rodriguez!
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energy
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hype
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