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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ursus Maritimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ursus Maritimus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benny Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maritimus. Maritimus obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maritimus misses with a wild body shot.
Maritimus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodriguez's waist but Rodriguez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maritimus off to one side.
Maritimus moves out of range of the body kick.
Rodriguez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rodriguez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maritimus lands an overhand right.
Maritimus lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
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!
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Maritimus scores with a nice head shot.
Maritimus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodriguez swivels and escapes.
Rodriguez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maritimus counters with a stiff right hand.
Ursus Maritimus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maritimus scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maritimus throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rodriguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maritimus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Maritimus. Beautiful body shot.
Rodriguez gets caught napping as Maritimus dives in and scores a takedown. Rodriguez manages to retain guard.
Maritimus wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maritimus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ursus Maritimus.
Maritimus lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
Rodriguez needs to keep his hands up - Maritimus had a free shot at his head there.
Maritimus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rodriguez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maritimus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Maritimus moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maritimus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maritimus is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maritimus misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maritimus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ursus Maritimus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Maritimus moves out of range.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Maritimus with a series of wild strikes but Maritimus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maritimus scores with a nice strike.
Maritimus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maritimus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Maritimus catches Rodriguez right on the button with a cross.
Maritimus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Maritimus - just one landing.
Benny Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maritimus clobbers Rodriguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Maritimus finish him?
Rodriguez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus lands a front kick.
Maritimus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Maritimus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maritimus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick but Maritimus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maritimus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodriguez but Rodriguez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maritimus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maritimus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maritimus connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice jab there from Maritimus.
Rodriguez scores with a head kick. Maritimus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maritimus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ursus Maritimus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Maritimus moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maritimus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maritimus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez misses with a head kick.
Maritimus throws a good cross that connects.
Rodriguez wants to slow Maritimus down by chopping away at his legs.
Maritimus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rodriguez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benny Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maritimus cracks Rodriguez with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maritimus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maritimus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maritimus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez throws a wild body kick that Maritimus sees coming a mile off.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rodriguez slips under a jab from Maritimus.
Maritimus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maritimus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maritimus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodriguez tries to lock up and control but Maritimus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maritimus controlling the pace for now.
Maritimus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ursus Maritimus just wasn't active enough.
Maritimus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Maritimus avoids nicely.
Maritimus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maritimus throws a wild body kick that Rodriguez sees coming a mile off.
Rodriguez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maritimus lands with a hook. Rodriguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Maritimus jabs Rodriguez right on the nose. Rodriguez blinks but takes it well.
Maritimus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maritimus counters with a stiff right hand.
Maritimus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rodriguez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maritimus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rodriguez scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maritimus.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rodriguez. Maritimus shrugs it off though.
Maritimus throws a good cross that connects.
Rodriguez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maritimus finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodriguez's head.
Maritimus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maritimus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maritimus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Maritimus lands a jab to the nose.
Maritimus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodriguez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maritimus.
Maritimus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maritimus catches Rodriguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maritimus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodriguezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rodriguez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maritimus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maritimus connects with a solid leg kick.
Maritimus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ursus Maritimus is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Maritimus.
Maritimus lands a jab to Rodriguez's midsection.
Rodriguez jabs Maritimus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maritimus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maritimus cracks Rodriguez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Maritimus has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rodriguez to stand back up!
Rodriguez ducks into an uppercut from Maritimus and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ursus Maritimus!
Ursus Maritimus took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BioPharm Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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