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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jory Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen disturbed- pain redefined 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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159 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jory Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Carlos Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Diaz trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodriguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodriguez controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carlos Rodriguez.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz gets full guard.
Rodriguez controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jory Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Rodriguez.
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rodriguez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez controlling the pace.
Rodriguez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rodriguez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rodriguez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jory Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez jumps guard and drags Diaz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodriguez is on top in guard.
Rodriguez postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard.
Rodriguez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Rodriguez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carlos Rodriguez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rodriguez rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rodriguez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Rodriguez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rodriguez dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Rodriguez's head and hops out.
Diaz cracks Rodriguez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Diaz misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jory Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz lands a jab.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriguez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Rodriguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
Diaz lands with a hook. Rodriguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rodriguez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rodriguez back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz stalks Rodriguez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rodriguez's face. Rodriguez staggers backwards, shaken.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a big head kick but Diaz shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Rodriguez shoots in but no luck this time.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Jory Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez lands a head kick!
Diaz misses with a hook.
Rodriguez scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Rodriguez passes into half guard.
Rodriguez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez works his way into full mount!
Rodriguez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diaz?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez controlling from mount.
Rodriguez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diaz looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rodriguez controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Diaz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rodriguez controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rodriguez really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rodriguez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Rodriguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Rodriguez.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Rodriguez shoots in.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz wants to break free but Rodriguez has control.
Rodriguez gets control of Diaz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rodriguez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Rodriguez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Rodriguez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rodriguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Rodriguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carlos Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodriguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodriguez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rodriguez is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Rodriguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Rodriguez is fighting to break Diaz's control of his arms but Diaz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rodriguez controls the pace.
Rodriguez pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodriguez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rodriguez dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rodriguez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Still in half guard, Rodriguez seems content to control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rodriguez winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rodriguez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rodriguez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rodriguez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rodriguez controlling from mount.
Rodriguez looking for a guillotine from mount but Diaz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez with the ground and pound from mount.
Rodriguez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rodriguez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz is just holding on here. Rodriguez manages to take his back.
Rodriguez lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Diaz hold on?!
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Rodriguez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Rodriguez loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Diaz hold on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Rodriguez is riding his opponent, not letting Diaz buck him off.
Diaz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of big shots that have Diaz covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Diaz! Rodriguez fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Rodriguez!
A relieved looking Carlos Rodriguez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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