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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 Hilo, Ernesto Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kimbo Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rage steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rodriguez. That one must have hurt.
Rage takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rage throws a head kick that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a nice leg kick.
Rage looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rage's sensitive parts.
Rodriguez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez forces Rage back against the cage and clinches.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodriguez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rodriguez - that will leave a mark!
Rodriguez lands with a kick to the temple. Rage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slapping body kick lands there for Rodriguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez has managed to clinch.
Rodriguez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Rage stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Rodriguez follows into mount!
Rage is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez content just to control the position here.
Rage is still in real trouble! Can Rodriguez finish him?
Rage seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ernesto Rodriguez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rodriguez clinches up against the cage.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
Rodriguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rodriguez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rage fails to pull guard.
Ernesto Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Rage.
Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodriguez.
Rage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez darts in and clinches Rage up against the cage.
Rage looking to slow down the pace here.
Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rage fails with the takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a good, hard body kick but Rage shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a nice leg kick.
Rage doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Rage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rodriguez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodriguez.
Rage has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rodriguez.
Rage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodriguez. Rodriguez obviously looking to wear him down.
Rage tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rage tries for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away easily
and Rodriguez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Rage circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rage scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Rodriguez.
Ernesto Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage shoots in and drives through. Rodriguez sprawls well.
Rodriguez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rage if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Rodriguez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rodriguez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rage. That did some damage!
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Rage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Rodriguez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodriguez counters with an outside leg kick.
Rodriguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rage can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rodriguez.
Ernesto Rodriguez is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rodriguez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez throws a nice head kick!
Rodriguez connects with a solid leg kick.
Ernesto Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Rage moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws a leg kick
and Rodriguez counters by clinching up.
Rage pulls Rodriguez into guard.
Rage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodriguez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodriguez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rodriguez trying to control but Rage is working from the bottom.
Rage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rodriguez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rodriguez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rage is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage working for a triangle but Rodriguez defends it easily.
Rage looking for a guillotine here but Rodriguez defends easily.
Rage looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rodriguez passes into side control.
Rodriguez stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rodriguez tries to score with a low kick but Rage moves his leg out of the way.
Ernesto Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage is looking to clinch.
Rage looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rodriguez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rodriguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Rage circles away.
Rage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt
and Rodriguez counters with an inside leg kick.
Ernesto Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a right hook to the body.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Rage has a takedown stuffed.
Rage blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick but Rage checks it.
Rage is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
Rage throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Rage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodriguez. Rodriguez obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Rage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rage fails to land the takedown.
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 Ernesto Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands with a kick to the temple. Rage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodriguez.
Rage tries to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rage's knee momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodriguez as he connects with a hook.
Rodriguez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez connects with a high kick.
Rage lands a jab to the head.
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rage shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rodriguez's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is pulling down on Rage's head to control his posture.
Rage drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rodriguez dives on top into guard.
Rodriguez trying to control but Rage is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez wants to get up but he can't break Rage's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rage working for a triangle but Rodriguez defends it easily.
Rodriguez wanted to stand there but Rage had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodriguez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rodriguez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodriguez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Rage is keeping the position.
Rodriguez stops Rage from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rage can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rodriguez controls the pace.
Rage is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rodriguez has his hands clasped together but Rage extends an breaks Rodriguez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kimbo Rage!
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energy
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hype
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