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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes to the cage accompanied by Anxiety. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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273 lbs
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247 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Powers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodriguez darts in and clinches Powers up against the cage.
Powers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Powers smiles and moves away.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Powers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rodriguez prevents it.
Powers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rodriguez prevents it.
Powers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Powers circles away.
Rodriguez tries to keep at a distance but Powers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez blocks the elbow strike.
Rodriguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powerss head.
Powers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodriguez stops a takedown attempt from Powers.
Eddie Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Powers.
A nice left hand lands by Rodriguez.
Powers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Powers won't allow it.
Powers wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powers.
Rodriguez wants to break free but Powers has control.
Powers trying to land knees to the body.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Powers backwards.
Powers breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eddie Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Powers moves into range and clinches up with Rodriguez.
Powers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Powers stuffs the takedown.
Powers with a hook.
Powers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez walks into a left hand.
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Powers wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Powers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch
and Powers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Powers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodriguez's brow.
Powers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Powers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez closes the distance but Powers moves to the side
and Powers moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Powers wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Powers tries to clinch up.
Powers wants to clinch.
Rodriguez tries to keep at a distance but Powers has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers wants to stall.
Powers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodriguez's face.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powers backwards.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Powers.
Powers manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodriguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powers uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez looks to clinch
and Powers counters with a good low kick that Rodriguez was not able to check.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Powers checks a leg kick.
Powers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rodriguez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Powers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Powers moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodriguez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Powers is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Powers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Powers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodriguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez avoids the elbow strike from Powers, against the cage.
Powers lands a nice elbow.
Powers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez is trying to trip Powers. He has hold of a leg but Powers is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rodriguez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rodriguez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Powers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodriguez is controlling him.
Powers is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Powers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodriguez has managed to clinch.
Rodriguez stalling.
A short body shot lands from Rodriguez as the two fighters clinch.
Powers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodriguez stops a takedown attempt from Powers.
Rodriguez prevents Powers from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Powers controls his hands.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by Powers.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Powers.
Powers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Powers. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rodriguez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Powers smiles and moves away.
Rodriguez wants to clinch but Powers slips to the side
and Powers counters by clinching up.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown attempt but Powers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Powers closes the distance but Rodriguez moves to the side
and Rodriguez counters by moving into the clinch.
Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Powers moves into range and clinches up with Rodriguez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns Powers into the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Powers is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from Powers.
Powers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powers drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rodriguez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Powers wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Powers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Powers throws knees to the body.
Powers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodriguez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Powers misses with some punches.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Powers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powers rushes Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to stall but Powers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Powers looking for a takedown.
Powers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Powers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodriguez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rodriguez.
Powers turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rodriguez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Powers is controlling him well.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom here.
Rodriguez tries to bench press Powers off him but Powers keeps the position.
Powers working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Powers tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Powers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rodriguez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Powers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodriguez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rodriguez.
Powers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rodriguez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Powers tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powers clinches but Rodriguez breaks the clinch
and Rodriguez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rodriguez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
Rodriguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodriguez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rodriguez trying to stall but Powers improves his position.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Powers but Powers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Powers moves into range and clinches up with Rodriguez.
Powers tries to stall but Rodriguez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rodriguez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Powers tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Powers throws knees to the body.
Rodriguez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Powers looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Powers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Powers has Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike.
Rodriguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Powers avoids the damage to the body.
Powers lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Powers tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rodriguez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Powers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Powers's back!
Powers is really stuck here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powers holding both Rodriguez 's hands and preventing any damage.
Rodriguez biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with strikes from the back.
Powers controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Powers is covering up but some of the strikes from Rodriguez are getting through and doing damage.
Rodriguez controlling the position well here. Powers rolled but Rodriguez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Rodriguez has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Powers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Powers grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodriguez struggling to keep hold of the position.
Powers is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Powers holding both Rodriguez 's hands and preventing any damage.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Rodriguez controlling the positon.
Powers is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Powers tries to escape but Rodriguez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powers is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Rodriguez is looking to control Powers but Powers is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Eddie Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powers looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Rodriguez doesn't have the hooks in and Powers manages to turn into his guard.
Powers wants to stand and escape but instead Rodriguez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Powers is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez kicks Powers off and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Powers.
Well Powers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Powers!
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