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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kermit Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoloen Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kermit Rodriguez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Napoloen Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodriguez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rodriguez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Bonaparte misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bonaparte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rodriguez lands a slapping body shot.
Rodriguez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bonaparte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez lands with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonaparte throws a front kick aimed at Rodriguez 's knee but Rodriguez avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte tries a low kick but Rodriguez avoids it.
Rodriguez sizes up Bonaparte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice combination there by Rodriguez .
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonaparte circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Rodriguez blocks the leg kick.
Bonaparte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bonaparte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rodriguez checks it well.
Rodriguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodriguez moves away from the strike by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez .
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodriguez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rodriguez is looking to wear down Bonaparte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bonaparte swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kermit Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick that misses.
Bonaparte tries to clinch there but Rodriguez circles away.
Bonaparte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Bonaparte throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez lands a right hook to the body.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Bonaparte avoids nicely.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonaparte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bonaparte swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Bonaparte throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the head.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez throws a series of strikes that have Bonaparte backpedaling.
An inside leg kick from Bonaparte misses.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the leg kick from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte has Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to break free but Bonaparte has control.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body.
Bonaparte lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Bonaparte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaparte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
Bonaparte manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bonaparte lands a knee to the body.
Bonaparte lands a knee to the body.
Bonaparte lands a knee to the body.
Bonaparte with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Kermit Rodriguez has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaparte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bonaparte throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonaparte taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoloen Bonaparte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kermit Rodriguez 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Bonaparte is out of range.
Kermit Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonaparte is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodriguez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bonaparte throws a big shot that misses.
Rodriguez checks a low kick from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodriguez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the liver by Rodriguez . Beautiful body shot.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Bonaparte avoids them all with ease.
Bonaparte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonaparte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonaparte circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that Bonaparte avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonaparte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Rodriguez . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rodriguez .
Bonaparte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonaparte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonaparte wants to slow Rodriguez down by chopping away at his legs.
Bonaparte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonaparte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range and Bonaparte settles back down.
Bonaparte fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Bonaparte avoids it well.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonaparte.
Rodriguez checks a leg kick nicely.
Bonaparte tries to clinch up.
Bonaparte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonaparte avoids the body shot from Rodriguez .
A bone on bone clash there as Rodriguez blocks the leg kick.
Rodriguez lands with a hook. Bonaparte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bonaparte misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Rodriguez , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonaparte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez .
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonaparte does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bonaparte misses with a low kick as Rodriguez jumps back.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kermit Rodriguez is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez . Bonaparte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Bonaparte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonaparte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez .
Rodriguez lands with a right hand.
Bonaparte throws a low kick but Rodriguez avoids it.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot.
Bonaparte tries a low kick but Rodriguez avoids it.
Bonaparte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodriguez .
Bonaparte tried to score with a low kick but Rodriguez checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonaparte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez jabs Bonaparte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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 Kermit Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kermit Rodriguez 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bonaparte looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick but Rodriguez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bonaparte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodriguez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bonaparte misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Rodriguez . Beautiful body shot.
Bonaparte motions for Rodriguez to come forward. Bonaparte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodriguez .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodriguez , as that shot connected.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonaparte is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Bonaparte misses.
Rodriguez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte misses with a kick to the body.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonaparte moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Bonaparte ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonaparte also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bonaparte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodriguez .
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Bonaparte avoids it well.
Bonaparte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez .
Bonaparte tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodriguez 's head.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez .
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez . Bonaparte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonaparte is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Bonaparte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bonaparte connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte misses with a hook.
Bonaparte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Bonaparte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodriguez .
An inside leg kick from Bonaparte misses.
Rodriguez checks a leg kick.
Rodriguez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonaparte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodriguez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonaparte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez .
Bonaparte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodriguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonaparte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Rodriguez , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez blocks a leg kick.
Bonaparte misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bonaparte backs up against the cage.
Bonaparte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range.
Bonaparte misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Bonaparte tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonaparte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Bonaparte's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Napoloen Bonaparte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonaparte 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoloen Bonaparte!
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RATING
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