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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 cm
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170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Rodriguez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Seagal! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Seagal misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Seagal. Seagal goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Seagal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Seagal misses with a kick to the body.
Seagal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Seagal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodriguez. Chuck Seagal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rodriguez fails to land the takedown. Seagal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Rodriguez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Seagal feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seagal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez. Seagal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Seagal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Seagal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rodriguez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Rodriguez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Seagal is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rodriguez tries to move to full mount but Seagal actually manages to regain half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rodriguez in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rodriguez trying to control the action but Seagal is working from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but Seagal defending well. Rodriguez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Seagal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodriguez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Rodriguez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Seagal's head. Seagal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Rodriguez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Seagal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seagal keeps working. Rodriguez maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Seagal could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Rodriguez has cracked it and Seagal is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Rodriguez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Rodriguez!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
28% |
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