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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evil Deeds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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192 cm
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280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evil Deeds! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Rodriguez! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Deeds leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Rodriguez drops Deeds with a beautiful combination! Deeds stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rodriguez is looking for the KO!
Deeds is rocked!
It looks like Evil Deeds has been cut. 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! Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Deeds shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Rodriguez clinches up with Deeds and pushes him back against the cage. Rodriguez pulls guard effortlessly. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Rodriguez looking to control.
Deeds wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Deeds 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. Rodriguez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Deeds could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Deeds is looking to work some ground and pound but Rodriguez has wrist control. Deeds looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Deeds will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Rodriguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Deeds has Rodriguez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rodriguez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Rodriguez pulls guard. Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Deeds from controlling successfully. Deeds postures up.
Deeds postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it. Deeds trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Deeds controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Deeds postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Rodriguez was stalling too much, according to the referee. Deeds drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Deeds works to advance to full mount. Rodriguez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Deeds controlling his opponent. Deeds punishing his opponent with strikes. Deeds jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rodriguez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rodriguez and Deeds has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Deeds is looking to take a break and control but Rodriguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Deeds tries to advance to mount but can't. Rodriguez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Deeds working away. Deeds cracks Rodriguez with an elbow. That is naaassty. Deeds works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Deeds tries for a kimura but Rodriguez is defending well. Rodriguez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Deeds is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Deeds creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Deeds wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy. 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. Deeds working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Deeds wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy. Rodriguez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Deeds landing a few strikes. Deeds tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Deeds has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Rodriguez will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Evil Deeds's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Deeds shoots in and drives through. Rodriguez sprawls well. Evil Deeds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Deeds closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rodriguez did well to prevent Deeds getting side control. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Deeds in particular looking to stall. Rodriguez is defending against the submission attempts here by Deeds.
Rodriguez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rodriguez. Rodriguez looking for a guillotine here but Deeds defends easily.
Deeds looking to sit in guard and control but Rodriguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round. Deeds seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Deeds looking to control.
Rodriguez wants to get up but he can't break Deeds's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rodriguez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deeds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Deeds shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rodriguez as he avoids it easily. Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Deeds avoids it well. Rodriguez stuffs the takedown attempt from Deeds. Deeds gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evil Deeds. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Rodriguez is breathing heavily. Deeds shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Deeds was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Rodriguez is not content to let Deeds control the position. Deeds works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Deeds is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodriguez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Deeds is looking to take a break and control but Rodriguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Rodriguez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Deeds's best efforts. Deeds trying to control the pace. Deeds is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rodriguez is just riding it out for now. Deeds eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rodriguez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Deeds. Deeds content to control rather than advance. Deeds blocks the strikes from Rodriguez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Deeds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Evil Deeds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Nice strikes from Deeds there. Rodriguez is looking for a sweep. Deeds is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Still in half guard, Deeds seems content to control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Deeds dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Evil Deeds's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Deeds shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deeds gets slowly back to his feet. Deeds fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez avoids it really well and circles away. Rodriguez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Deeds. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evil Deeds. That's going to take a lot out of him. Deeds shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rodriguez is trying to defend but Deeds finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Deeds lands a nice short elbow. Deeds landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Deeds throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Deeds is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodriguez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Deeds is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rodriguez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Deeds scores with a couple of nice shots. Well, if Deeds is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rodriguez tries to kick Deeds off but Deeds keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Deeds lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Deeds looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Deeds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Deeds slips a nice elbow through Rodriguez's hands, connecting with Rodriguez's forehead. Deeds is figuring out what he wants to do next. Deeds is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rodriguez sees it coming and defends easily. Ground and pound from Deeds. Deeds prevents Rodriguez from improving his position. 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! Deeds works his way into full mount! Deeds in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Deeds working Rodriguez over with strikes here. Rodriguez tries to hold on but Deeds pushes him away. Deeds looking to control but Rodriguez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Deeds raining down shots from the mount! Rodriguez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Rodriguez working to try and regain half guard.
Deeds content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Deeds is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rodriguez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Deeds with good strikes from the mount here! This has been an exciting period of action! Deeds tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Deeds landing punches. Deeds putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Deeds raining down hammerfists from mount. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Deeds working for a guillotine from mount but Rodriguez is in no mood to give up. Deeds with shots to the head and body - Rodriguez looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight! Evil Deeds showed his dominance in that final round. I think Deeds 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evil Deeds!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
85% |
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