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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Handly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nines Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You Dropped a bomb on me. Rodriguez has chosen Black Label Society - Overlord as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Handly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nines Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodriguez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Handly somewhat.
Handly staying out of range there.
Handly tries to clinch there but Rodriguez circles away.
Handly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Handly tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Handly clinches up against the cage.
Rodriguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Handly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Handly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
Handly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Handly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from Handly.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Handly as Rodriguez tries to tie him up.
Handly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Handly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Handly throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Handly.
It looks like Nines Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Handly lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Handly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rodriguez is pressing down on Handly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Handly preventing the sweep.
Handly won't allow Rodriguez to get back to his feet.
Handly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Handly makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handly throws a strike but Rodriguez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control but Handly is working from the bottom.
Handly has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rodriguez has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Handly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly tries to bench press Rodriguez off him but Rodriguez keeps the position.
Handly manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rodriguez is thwarting Handly's attempts to control the position.
Handly wants to control the action here but instead Rodriguez manages to pass to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Handly is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Handly is squirming around, avoiding Rodriguez's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Handly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nines Rodriguez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Handly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Handly misses with a knee strike.
Handly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rodriguez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Handly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Handly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Handly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rodriguez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Handly is looking to improve his position.
Rodriguez passes into side control, despite Handly's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rodriguez's best efforts.
Handly wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
Charles Handly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodriguez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rodriguez wants to pass to mount but Handly is defending the position.
Handly preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to advance to full mount but Handly doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Handly looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handly manages to avoid it.
Handly moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Handly misses with a few strikes there.
Handly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range and Handly settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodriguez, pushing him back against the cage.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Handly tries to score a body lock takedown but Rodriguez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rodriguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Handly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Handly is leaning against Rodriguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Handly trying to land knees to the body.
Rodriguez lands an uppercut.
Handly lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Handly.
Handly wants to break free but Rodriguez has control.
Handly tries to throw a body punch but Rodriguez avoids it by throwing Handly back against the cage.
Handly swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handly has picked Rodriguez up - he's going for a ride! Handly dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rodriguez pushes Handly off looking to stand but Handly dives back in and keeps control.
Handly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rodriguez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Handly is nestled in close to Rodriguez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Handly is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodriguez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Handly lands a nice short elbow.
Handly lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Handly is controlling well.
Handly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodriguez defending well though.
Handly looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Handly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nines Rodriguez's cut.
That's time! Handly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Handly throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Handly tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Handly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodriguez.
Handly tries to score with a low kick but Rodriguez moves his leg out of the way.
Handly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Handly.
Handly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Handly wants to clinch.
Good work by Handly as he checks the leg kick.
Charles Handly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Handly scores with a jab to the head.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
letting Handly counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Handly.
Handly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Handly is looking to slow Rodriguez down with leg kicks.
Nines Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Handly tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Handly.
Handly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Handly fails to land with a series of punches.
Handly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rodriguez lands a body shot.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Handly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Handly drives through with a takedown into Rodriguez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Charles Handly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Handly is one step ahead there.
Handly postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it.
Handly throws a big elbow that misses.
Handly wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Handly drops back looking for a leg! Rodriguez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rodriguez manages to kick Handly off! Handly jumps back into Rodriguez's guard.
Handly won't allow Rodriguez to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly content to stall in guard here.
Handly throws a big right hand that misses.
Handly trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Handly is working Rodriguez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nines Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handly.
Handly chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodriguez being controlled here, momentarily.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handly cracks Rodriguez with a solid left hand.
Handly wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Handly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Handly trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Handly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 wants to get back to his feet but Handly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Handly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Handly postures up and lands a big shot to Rodriguez's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Handly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Handly 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Handly!
Post fight, an emotional Charles Handly said 'KABOOOM!!! The Hand Grenade Exploded on that dude! The fans are awesome, the game is awesome, shit I'm awesome!!! KABOOM!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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