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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rodriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brantley Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brantley Gilbert will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Rodriquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brantley Gilbert!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriquez tries to clinch but Gilbert is having none of it.
Gilbert lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gilbert.
Gilbert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriquez tries to clinch but Gilbert moves away
and Gilbert counters with a leg kick.
Gilbert tries to clinch but Rodriquez is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gilbert.
Rodriquez scores with the left hand. Gilbert knows he should have avoided that one.
Rodriquez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gilbert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilbert has managed to clinch.
Rodriquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gilbert effectively controlling the action here.
Rodriquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gilbert lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodriquez or not.
Gilbert blocks an uppercut.
Gilbert landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert blocks the elbow strike.
Rodriquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gilbert - that will leave a mark!
Gilbert throws a series of punches but Rodriquez avoids them all with ease.
Gilbert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriquez counters with an inside leg kick.
Rodriquez throws a lazy head kick
and Gilbert counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rodriquez moves in looking to clinch but Gilbert pushes him off.
Rodriquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gilbert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gilbert swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriquez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gilbert instigates a clinch.
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!
Rodriquez manages to break the clinch.
Gilbert feints a jab promting Rodriquez to slip. Gilbert then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rodriquez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gilbert looks winded!
Gilbert wants to clinch up but Rodriquez keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez instigates a clinch.
Gilbert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gilbert swinging wildly here.
Gilbert on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodriquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilbert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriquez tries to clinch up.
Rodriquez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriquez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rodriquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gilbert's elbow.
Rodriquez tries to throw a body punch but Gilbert avoids it by throwing Rodriquez back against the cage.
Gilbert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gilbert is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodriquez has double underhooks.
Gilbert can't break the clinch.
Rodriquez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez breaks from the clinch.
Gilbert avoids the head kick by Rodriquez.
Rodriquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodriquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gilbert throws a hook but Rodriquez avoids it easily.
Gilbert takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodriquez is looking to clinch but Gilbert is avoiding it.
Rodriquez is looking to clinch but Gilbert is avoiding it.
Rodriquez closes the distance and pushes Gilbert back into the cage.
Gilbert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodriquez misses with a knee strike.
Rodriquez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodriquez breaks from the clinch.
Brantley Gilbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilbert connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gilbert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriquez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez throws a wild body kick that Gilbert sees coming a mile off.
Rodriquez rushes Gilbert and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriquez connects with a leg kick. Gilbert looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriquez gets a clinch.
Rodriquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriquez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gilbert is trying to push Rodriquez away but Rodriquez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rodriquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriquez tries to land a front kick but Gilbert steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rodriquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriquez scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriquez throws a sloppy head kick and Gilbert moves out of range easily.
Rodriquez dodges the punch combination from Gilbert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rodriquez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rodriquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilbert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriquez.
Rodriquez throws a push kick but Gilbert slaps the foot to one side.
Rodriquez 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.
Danga de danga de dang - Gilbert scores with a four punch combination!
Brantley Gilbert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gilbert throws a series of punches but Rodriquez avoids them all with ease.
Gilbert keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilbert circles away.
Rodriquez misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriquez throws a right hand that Gilbert ducks under and follows up with a left that Gilbert also avoids with ease.
Gilbert drives through and clinches with Rodriquez against the cage.
Gilbert jumps into guard, dragging Rodriquez to the mat.
Rodriquez wanted to stand there but Gilbert had control of the position.
Gilbert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez stands and steps away. Gilbert gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gilbert is breathing heavily.
Gilbert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jose Rodriquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilbert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gilbert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gilbert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriquez tries to clinch up.
Gilbert circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gilbert counters with a nice body kick.
Rodriquez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gilbert counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriquez is looking to wear down Gilbert with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rodriquez takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rodriquez to keep the fight standing.
Rodriquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriquez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gilbert doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriquez circles away.
Rodriquez moves in looking to clinch but Gilbert pushes him off.
Rodriquez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Brantley Gilbert has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriquez throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriquez jabs at Gilbert's body.
Rodriquez gets a clinch.
Rodriquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gilbert tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodriquez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rodriquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriquez throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez delivers a nice body kick.
Rodriquez misses with the combination.
Rodriquez keeps Gilbert at a distance using the push kick.
Rodriquez is looking to clinch.
Rodriquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rodriquez.
Rodriquez closes the distance and pushes Gilbert back into the cage.
Rodriquez breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriquez lands a high kick!
Rodriquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gilbert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriquez tries to clinch but Gilbert is having none of it.
Gilbert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriquez loads up on a big right hand but Gilbert slips the punch.
Rodriquez lands a body shot.
Rodriquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilbert circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rodriquez.
Rodriquez lands with a nice combination. Gilbert backs away looking to recover.
Rodriquez tries to clinch up but Gilbert circles away and keeps his distance.
Gilbert on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rodriquez tries to clinch there but Gilbert circles away.
Gilbert has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodriquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Gilbert's head.
Rodriquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriquez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriquez moves in looking to clinch but Gilbert pushes him off.
Rodriquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilbert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gilbert keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilbert manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rodriquez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brantley Gilbert's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodriquez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gilbert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rodriquez.
Rodriquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gilbert connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gilbert has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rodriquez manages to break the clinch.
Gilbert moves in looking to clinch but Rodriquez pushes him off.
Rodriquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilbert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilbert circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rodriquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gilbert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodriquez, pushing him back against the cage.
Rodriquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez is looking to clinch.
Rodriquez moves into range and clinches up with Gilbert.
A nice left hand lands by Rodriquez.
Gilbert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gilbert wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodriquez won't allow it.
Gilbert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gilbert connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodriquez's face.
Gilbert tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rodriquez tries to work over Gilbert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodriquez wants to break free but Gilbert has control.
Rodriquez breaks from the clinch.
Rodriquez throws a sloppy head kick and Gilbert moves out of range easily.
Rodriquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gilbert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriquez is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodriquez scores with a leg kick.
Rodriquez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez misses with a kick to the body.
Rodriquez tries to clinch but Gilbert moves out of range.
Rodriquez wants to clinch up but Gilbert keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodriquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gilbert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriquez rushes Gilbert and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodriquez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gilbert up against the cage.
Gilbert breaks the clinch.
Rodriquez tries to clinch but Gilbert is having none of it.
Rodriquez tries to bum rush Gilbert with a series of wild strikes but Gilbert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez misses with a wild combination.
Gilbert tries to clinch but Rodriquez is having none of it.
Gilbert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gilbert scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rodriquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body punch from Rodriquez.
Rodriquez wants to clinch.
Rodriquez closes the distance and pushes Gilbert back into the cage.
Rodriquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gilbert darts in and clinches Rodriquez up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez trying to stall but Gilbert improves his position.
Gilbert blocks an uppercut.
Rodriquez breaks from the clinch.
Rodriquez tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilbert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriquez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gilbert will feel that in the morning.
Gilbert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodriquez closes the distance and pushes Gilbert back into the cage.
Rodriquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriquez tries to clinch there but Gilbert circles away.
Gilbert misses with a wild combination.
Rodriquez is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriquez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rodriquez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brantley Gilbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Rodriquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodriquez gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Rodriquez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodriquez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Rodriquez!
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energy
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pop
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