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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Planet Terror - El Wray. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gruber slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodriguez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gruber tries to bum rush Rodriguez with a series of wild strikes but Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
and Gruber counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruber misses the target.
Gruber's coach down at ~Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coache was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gruber's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Gruber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Gruber. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
Rodriguez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gruber counters with a left and a right that stings Rodriguez.
Gruber scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruber misses with a double jab.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gruber is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Gruber circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gruber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Gruber circles away easily
and Gruber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodriguez thinking.
Rodriguez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gruber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rodriguez's guard.
Gruber looking to pass the guard.
Rodriguez is controlling Gruber's posture.
Gruber won't allow Rodriguez to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rodriguez holds on and takes a little breather.
Gruber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gruber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodriguez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
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 is controlling Gruber's posture.
Rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodriguez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gruber's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez cracks Gruber with a solid left hand.
Gruber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gruber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rodriguez is controlling Gruber's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rodriguez wants to get back to full guard.
Gruber passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rodriguez!
Rodriguez is desperately trying to improve his position but Gruber has a good base and remains in mount.
Gruber scoring with strikes but Rodriguez is staying in there.
Rodriguez tries to hold on but Gruber postures up.
Rodriguez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gruber thows a huge punch but Rodriguez dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to get to full guard but Gruber has control of the leg.
Rodriguez is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rodriguez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rodriguez has his hands on Gruber's head, controlling the position.
Gruber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gruber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gruber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Gruber wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Rodriguez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gruber works over Rodriguez with some ground and pound from guard.
Rodriguez has Gruber pulled in close to control his posture.
Gruber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gruber trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodriguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez pulls Gruber in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hans Gruber was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gruber's half guard.
Rodriguez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodriguez lands a nice short elbow.
Gruber tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rodriguez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Rodriguez lands a couple of good shots and Gruber has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hans Gruber will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodriguez shoots for a double leg takedown but Gruber sprawls well. He's pushed Rodriguez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gruber connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for Gruber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
and Gruber counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gruber lands with a nice body punch.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Gruber ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt
and Gruber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gruber tries to avoid it but Rodriguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gruber to the ground. Gruber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gruber clobbers Rodriguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Gruber does no damage.
Gruber is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gruber lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gruber. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
Hans Gruber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Gruber. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gruber is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Gruber circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gruber's waist but Gruber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodriguez off to one side.
Rodriguez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gruber looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gruber takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gruber takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruber is looking to regain half guard here but Rodriguez keeps moving and retains side control.
Rodriguez throws a strike aimed at the side of Gruber's head but Gruber avoids it well.
Gruber tries to improve position but can't.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruber wants to control but Rodriguez postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gruber is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez lands a nice forearm strike.
Diego Rodriguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodriguez is working Gruber over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rodriguez working the head and body with strikes.
Rodriguez working away.
Gruber is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rodriguez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rodriguez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rodriguez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gruber to regain full guard.
Rodriguez postures up in Gruber's guard and throws a big left but Gruber blocks it.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber is pulling down on Rodriguez's head to control his posture.
Rodriguez trying to control but Gruber is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez postures up and lands a big shot to Gruber's brow.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Gruber keeps moving.
Rodriguez advances position into side control!
Rodriguez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gruber is avoiding damage well.
Gruber tries to improve position but can't.
Gruber regains half guard.
Gruber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodriguez lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gruber is looking to improve his position.
Gruber missing with punches from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodriguez lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodriguez lands a nice short elbow.
Gruber is looking for a sweep. Rodriguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Rodriguez there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gruber keeps working.
Gruber tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.
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 Diego Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
and Gruber counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gruber circles away.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
and Gruber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rodriguez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gruber trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez keeping control of the position.
Gruber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rodriguez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rodriguez moves into full guard.
Gruber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodriguez has control of Gruber's left arm, preventing Gruber from doing any damage.
Gruber lands a couple of elbows.
Gruber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez is controlling Gruber's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Diego Rodriguez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown but Gruber sprawls well.
Rodriguez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gruber's waist but Gruber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodriguez off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gruber circles away.
Rodriguez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gruber finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodriguez's head.
A combination from Gruber does no damage.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
Gruber throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gruber defends it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gruber's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez stopping the sweep attempt from Gruber.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rodriguez prevents Gruber from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gruber striking from the bottom here.
Rodriguez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gruber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodriguez prevents Gruber from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriguez passes into half guard.
Gruber is refusing to be controlled, as Rodriguez sits in half guard.
Gruber has hold of Rodriguez's hands but Rodriguez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodriguez is trying to control. Gruber wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rodriguez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruber tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Gruber is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez winds up and cracks Gruber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gruber trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Gruber is looking to improve his position but Rodriguez isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rodriguez 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Rodriguez!
Diego Rodriguez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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