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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Rodriguiez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguiez has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Rodriguiez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguiez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodriguiez moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from James.
Rodriguiez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodriguiez looks gassed!
James lands a nice elbow.
Rodriguiez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. James smiles and moves away.
Rodriguiez keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James moves into range and clinches up with Rodriguiez.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguiez won't want to take too many of those.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguiez won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a knee to the head.
James gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguiez takes a knee right on the jaw!
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
James working Rodriguiez over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
James lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from James.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James lands a nice elbow.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguiez tries to pull guard but James holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodriguiez drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
Rodriguiez trying to stall but James improves his position.
James crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguiez's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Rodriguiez as the two fighters clinch.
Rodriguiez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodriguiez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
James scores a nice knee to the body.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguiez avoids it.
Rodriguiez tries to break free but James pushes him back against the cage.
James misses with a knee to the head.
James missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguiez blocks with his arms.
Rodriguiez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dylan James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Rodriguiez.
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rodriguiez avoids the elbow strike from James, against the cage.
Rodriguiez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by James after a bit of a struggle.
A knee to the head by James.
Rodriguiez avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
James missing with knees to the body.
James misses with a knee strike.
Rodriguiez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
James tries a knee to the head but Rodriguiez blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rodriguiez obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rodriguiez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodriguiez is trying to stall.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguiez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James with a knee to the head.
Rodriguiez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguiez is defending well for now.
Rodriguiez is trying to trip James. He has hold of a leg but James is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rodriguiez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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!
Rodriguiez throws an elbow that misses. James uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodriguiez's guard. Nice move by James!
James decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rodriguiez, up you get!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodriguiez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan James dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguiez.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguiez circles away.
James clinches with his opponent.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodriguiez's defenses.
James lands an elbow inside that Rodriguiez shrugs off.
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dylan James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James working Rodriguiez over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguiez takes a knee right on the jaw!
James working Rodriguiez over with knees to the body.
James crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguiez's ribcage.
Knees to the body from James.
James tries a knee to the head but Rodriguiez blocks it.
James landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rodriguiez controlling the action here for a moment.
James lands a nice knee to the body.
Rodriguiez tries for a takedown. No joy.
James lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguiez in his tracks for a moment.
Rodriguiez is trying to pull guard but James has him pressed against the cage.
Dylan James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Rodriguiez.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from James.
Rodriguiez is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James working Rodriguiez over with knees to the body.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguiez can do to turn this around?
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rodriguiez managing to block the knees to the body from James.
Knees to the body from James.
Rodriguiez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
James landing knees to the body.
Rodriguiez managing to block the knees to the body from James.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
James crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguiez's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguiez avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguiez is trying to pull guard but James has him pressed against the cage.
James keeps control of Rodriguiez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from James.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James lands a knee to the body.
James missing with knees to the body.
Rodriguiez avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Rodriguiez successfully pulls guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodriguiez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rodriguiez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguiez is retaining full guard.
Rodriguiez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and James defends well.
Rodriguiez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James sitting in guard, not really doing much.
James wants to control from the top but Rodriguiez keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
James won't allow Rodriguiez to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Dylan James wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rodriguiez is defended easily by James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan James dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguiez circles away.
Rodriguiez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rodriguiez takes a knee to the side of the body.
James landing knees to the body.
James lands a knee to the body.
James lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
James scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
James landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by James.
James lands an elbow just above Rodriguiez 's eye.
Rodriguiez takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rodriguiez blocks an elbow strike from James.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguiez is defending well for now.
Rodriguiez displaying some good clinch control by pressing James up against the cage.
James missing with knees to the body.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguiez is defending well for now.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguiez is defending well for now.
Rodriguiez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables James to keep the fight standing.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rodriguiez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodriguiez's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
Rodriguiez takes an elbow to the temple.
James keeps control of Rodriguiez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodriguiez drops down looking for an ankle pick but James pulls his leg out and moves away.
James tries to clinch up.
Rodriguiez shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense.
Dylan James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Rodriguiez.
James tries to clinch there but Rodriguiez circles away.
James drives through and clinches with Rodriguiez against the cage.
James landing knees to the head.
Rodriguiez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. James is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rodriguiez looking to slow down the pace here.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguiez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James landing knees to the body.
Rodriguiez trying to land knees to the body.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguiez won't want to take too many of those.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguiez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rodriguiez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Rodriguiez.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodriguiez's face.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguiez is defending well for now.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rodriguiez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodriguiez goes for a takedown in the clinch but James prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguiez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rodriguiez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but James is defending well.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
Rodriguiez is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
James working Rodriguiez over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James misses with a knee strike.
Rodriguiez tries to pull guard but James holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodriguiez drops back down to his feet.
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan James!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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