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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Dynamite. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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222 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Rodrigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Leroy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroy wants to clinch up but Rodrigo keeps it at a distance.
Rodrigo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodrigo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Rodrigo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
An elbow from Rodrigo crashes against the mat.
Rodrigo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rodrigo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rodrigo grinds an elbow into Leroy's temple.
Leroy struggling a bit here.
Rodrigo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Leroy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rodrigo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rodrigo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rodrigo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rodrigo throws an elbow but Leroy slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rodrigo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Leroy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Leroy can't do much from the bottom here.
Rodrigo working the strikes but Leroy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rodrigo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rodrigo wants to stand up but Leroy is controlling the position.
Rodrigo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leroy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rodrigo.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rodrigo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodrigo postures up and lands a big shot to Leroy's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo postures up in Leroy's guard and throws a big left but Leroy blocks it.
Rodrigo postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigo wants to control from the top but Leroy keeps moving.
Rodrigo working some strikes from top position.
Rodrigo prevents Leroy from getting back to his feet.
Leroy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodrigo is one step ahead there.
Rodrigo postures up.
Rodrigo preventing the sweep.
Rodrigo landing some decent shots from guard.
Rodrigo throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodrigo is controlling him.
Rodrigo landing with the ground and pound.
Rodrigo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodrigo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leroy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodrigo stands up over Leroy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rodrigo with a nice head shot there.
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!
Leroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodrigo throwing strikes from guard but Leroy blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo throwing strikes from guard but Leroy blocks nicely.
Rodrigo trying to control the position from guard on top but Leroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigo throws an elbow that misses. Leroy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodrigo's guard. Nice move by Leroy!
Leroy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rodrigo pulls Leroy in close to his closed guard and prevents Leroy from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Rodrigo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Leroy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigo keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodrigo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leroy moves away.
Leroy lands a nice shot to the body.
Leroy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodrigo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leroy. Rodrigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Leroy catches Rodrigo right on the button with a cross.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leroy clobbers Rodrigo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab lands there for Leroy.
Leroy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodrigo.
Bruce Leroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leroy connects with a leg kick. Rodrigo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leroy clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leroy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodrigo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodrigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigo managing to block the knees to the body from Leroy.
Rodrigo is trying to drag Leroy to the mat but Leroy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leroy misses with a knee to the head.
Leroy gets underhooks to prevent Rodrigo's takedown attempt.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
Leroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigo avoids the damage to the body.
Leroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigo avoids it.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
Leroy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigo's defenses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo blocks an elbow strike.
Rodrigo managing to block the knees to the body from Leroy.
Leroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigo avoids the damage to the body.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
Rodrigo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Leroy pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Rodrigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Leroy misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rodrigo.
Rodrigo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like Bruce Leroy has been cut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo lands a few punches from side control.
Rodrigo working the ground and pound.
Leroy struggling a bit here.
Rodrigo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rodrigo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That has opened up Bruce Leroy's cut even more.
Rodrigo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Leroy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Leroy regains half guard, as Rodrigo was trying to land strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodrigo lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rodrigo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leroy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Leroy misses with an uppercut. Rodrigo saw that one coming.
Leroy clinches up against the ropes.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigo avoids it.
Rodrigo blocks an elbow strike from Leroy.
Rodrigo is trying to stall.
Leroy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leroy misses with a knee to the head.
Leroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodrigo blocks it with crossed arms.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
Rodrigo is working for takedown but Leroy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Leroy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jose Rodrigo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
Leroy misses with a knee to the head.
Leroy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leroy trying to land knees to the body.
Rodrigo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rodrigo blocks an elbow strike from Leroy.
Leroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo tries to break the clinch but Leroy is controlling the position.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigo avoids it.
Leroy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodrigo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo goes for a takedown attempt but Leroy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leroy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rodrigo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leroy. Rodrigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leroy misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leroy.
Leroy throws a body punch but Rodrigo moves out of range.
Rodrigo ducks under a wild hook from Leroy.
Leroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rodrigo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leroy's corner calls for a 1-2. Leroy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bruce Leroy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leroy throws a hook but Rodrigo blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodrigo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Rodrigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leroy looks to throw the jab but Rodrigo is out of range.
Leroy throws the left hand but Rodrigo avoids the punch easily.
Leroy has managed to clinch.
Leroy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leroy.
Rodrigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigo blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodrigo managing to block the knees to the body from Leroy.
Leroy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Leroy pushes off an throws an elbow but Rodrigo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rodrigo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rodrigo avoiding damage as Leroy throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigo slips under a jab.
Leroy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodrigo shoots for a double leg takedown but Leroy sprawls well. He's pushed Rodrigo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rodrigo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leroy gets a clinch.
Leroy trying to land knees to the body.
Rodrigo just leaning against Leroy, taking a breather.
Leroy tries a knee to the head but Rodrigo blocks it.
Leroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodrigo blocks it with crossed arms.
Leroy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodrigo's face.
Rodrigo blocks an elbow strike from Leroy.
Rodrigo manages to break the clinch.
Leroy throws a body punch but Rodrigo moves out of range.
Leroy lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leroy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leroy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leroy throws a big shot that misses.
Rodrigo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leroy.
Leroy tries to clinch up.
Leroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodrigo manages to avoid it.
Leroy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodrigo closes the distance and pushes Leroy back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leroy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodrigo's defenses.
Leroy crunches a lovely knee into Rodrigo's ribcage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigo avoids the damage to the body.
Rodrigo wants to break free but Leroy has control.
Leroy is pressed up against the ropes. Rodrigo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Leroy down to the mat. Leroy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leroy tries to clinch up.
Rodrigo goes for a double leg but Leroy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Leroy continues to drive forward.
Leroy crunches a lovely knee into Rodrigo's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leroy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo avoiding damage as Leroy throws knees to the body.
Leroy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Leroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodrigo blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodrigo wants to stall.
Leroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodrigo avoids the damage to the body.
Rodrigo blocks an elbow strike from Leroy.
Leroy misses with the head strike.
Leroy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigo is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leroy misses with an elbow over the top.
Leroy lands a knee to the head.
Jose Rodrigo's cut is getting worse.
Rodrigo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigo avoids it.
Rodrigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodrigo blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leroy after a bit of a struggle.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigo avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Leroy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Bruce Leroy!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Bruce Leroy!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Bruce Leroy!
Bruce Leroy wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, an emotional Bruce Leroy said 'Fiendish Dr Wu, you done fucked up now!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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