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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Burnt Faceman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faceman's entrance music is Dirt Road Anthem. A fine choice. Rodalgo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ace of Spades - By Motorhead. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burnt Faceman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michel Rodalgo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faceman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Faceman slips under a jab from Rodalgo.
A swing and a miss from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo shoots in but Faceman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rodalgo keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodalgo looks to throw the jab but Faceman is out of range.
Rodalgo keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodalgo just misses with a punch to the body.
Faceman tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodalgo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faceman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodalgo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rodalgo lands a two punch combo.
Faceman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faceman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Faceman with a knee to the head.
Rodalgo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faceman stalling in the clinch but Rodalgo improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo is trying to break the clinch but Faceman is controlling him.
Faceman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodalgo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Faceman scores with a push kick.
Rodalgo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Faceman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Faceman.
Faceman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodalgo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodalgo misses with a hook. Faceman ducked under it nicely.
Faceman tries to clinch but Rodalgo is having none of it.
Faceman tried to score with a low kick but Rodalgo checks it.
Faceman scores with a sloppy right hand. Rodalgo should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Faceman finds it's target.
Burnt Faceman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faceman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodalgo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faceman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faceman wants to clinch up but Rodalgo keeps it at a distance.
Rodalgo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Faceman dives in and grabs Rodalgo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodalgo pushes down on Faceman's head and hops out.
Rodalgo gets tackled into the cage by Faceman. Faceman maintains the clinch.
Rodalgo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faceman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faceman throws a hook but Rodalgo blocks it.
Faceman misses with the combination.
Faceman throws a looping overhand right but Rodalgo ducks down to avoid it.
Faceman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Faceman tries to bum rush Rodalgo with a series of wild strikes but Rodalgo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faceman wants to clinch
and Rodalgo counters with a stiff right hand.
Faceman tries to clinch up but Rodalgo circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Faceman finds it's way through Rodalgo's defenses.
Faceman misses with a hook. Rodalgo ducked under it nicely.
Faceman loads up on a big right hand but Rodalgo slips the punch.
Faceman tries to clinch up but Rodalgo circles away and keeps his distance.
Faceman avoids the body shot from Rodalgo.
Faceman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faceman doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodalgo circles away.
A combination from Rodalgo does no damage.
Rodalgo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faceman moves away.
Rodalgo thuds his right hand into Faceman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Faceman misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodalgo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faceman rushes Rodalgo and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faceman throws an elbow but misses.
Faceman tries to work over Rodalgo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faceman throws an elbow but it misses.
Faceman is pressed up against the cage. Rodalgo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faceman down to the mat. Faceman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodalgo staying out of range there.
Faceman connects with the punch.
Rodalgo gets tackled into the cage by Faceman. Faceman maintains the clinch.
Faceman misses with a punch on the inside.
Faceman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faceman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodalgo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodalgo is looking to break free of the clinch but Faceman has double underhooks.
Rodalgo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faceman wants to stall.
Faceman tries to break the clinch but Rodalgo is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burnt Faceman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodalgo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faceman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodalgo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faceman lands with a right hand.
Rodalgo avoids the body shot from Faceman.
Rodalgo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Faceman.
Rodalgo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodalgo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rodalgo keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodalgo looks to land a right hand but Faceman moved out of range.
Rodalgo thows a body shot but no joy.
Faceman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rodalgo takes a swing at Faceman's ribcage but misses.
Faceman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodalgo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo missing with a left hand there. Faceman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Faceman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rodalgo counters with a left to the body.
Faceman doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodalgo circles away.
Rodalgo misses the shot to the body.
Faceman connects with a jab.
Rodalgo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faceman.
Faceman moves in looking to clinch but Rodalgo pushes him off.
Rodalgo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faceman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodalgo avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodalgo blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo misses with a double jab
and Faceman counters with a body kick.
Faceman tries to clinch up.
Rodalgo scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Burnt Faceman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faceman doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodalgo circles away.
Nice defenses there by Faceman.
Faceman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodalgo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Faceman blocks a jab.
Rodalgo avoids the body shot from Faceman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodalgo. Faceman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodalgo looks to land a right hand but Faceman moved out of range.
Faceman moves out of range as Rodalgo strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faceman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Rodalgo.
Faceman tries to clinch there but Rodalgo circles away.
Faceman instigates a clinch.
Faceman scores with a shot to the side of Rodalgo's head.
Faceman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faceman trying to land knees to the body.
Faceman tries to break the clinch but Rodalgo is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodalgo.
Faceman presses Rodalgo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Faceman struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodalgo controls his hands.
Rodalgo scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Rodalgo - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo avoiding damage.
Faceman misses with some punches.
Faceman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faceman swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodalgo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faceman tries to land a knee to the head but Rodalgo blocks with his arms.
Rodalgo lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rodalgo.
Faceman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodalgo has him pressed against the cage.
Rodalgo is pushing Faceman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Faceman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faceman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Burnt Faceman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Burnt Faceman's cut.
That's time! 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.
Rodalgo throws an overhand right that lands on Faceman's shoulder, as Faceman tries to avoid the shot.
Faceman doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodalgo circles away.
Faceman wants to clinch.
Faceman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faceman connects with a body shot.
Faceman wants to clinch.
Faceman defending well as Rodalgo loads up on a big left hand.
Faceman misses with a shot to the body
letting Rodalgo counter with a right hand.
Faceman tries to clinch there but Rodalgo circles away.
Faceman tries to clinch but Rodalgo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faceman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodalgo's head.
Rodalgo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faceman lands a nice looking body shot.
Rodalgo throws a hook but Faceman avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Rodalgo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodalgo throws a shot from downtown. Faceman moves away and avoids it.
Rodalgo leaves Faceman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rodalgo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Faceman is fending him off so far but Rodalgo persists. Nope, Faceman circles away and we're back to standing.
Faceman is looking to clinch but Rodalgo is avoiding it.
Faceman wants to clinch.
No joy there for Rodalgo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michel Rodalgo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burnt Faceman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rodalgo misses.
Rodalgo misses the jab.
Faceman misses with the body kick
and Rodalgo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Faceman.
Faceman misses with a straight right.
Faceman tries to clinch up.
Faceman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodalgo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodalgo misses with a body shot.
Faceman is looking to clinch but Rodalgo is avoiding it.
Faceman throws a series of punches but Rodalgo moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faceman throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodalgo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rodalgo being controlled here momentarily.
Faceman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodalgo is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Faceman keeping moving, preventing Rodalgo from controlling successfully.
Rodalgo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodalgo content to stall in guard here.
Rodalgo trying to control the position from guard on top but Faceman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faceman trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Faceman wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faceman with a nice cross.
Faceman catches Rodalgo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rodalgo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faceman just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodalgo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Faceman tries to clinch
and Rodalgo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rodalgo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodalgo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Faceman wants to stand up but Rodalgo is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faceman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rodalgo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Rodalgo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Faceman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Burnt Faceman!
An out of breath Burnt Faceman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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