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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trios Nicolopus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trios Nicolopus!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolopus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nicolopus has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rodriguez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nicolopus is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rodriguez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rodriguez for a finish.
Nicolopus looking for the RNC.
Nicolopus is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez tries to roll but Nicolopus sticks to his back.
Nicolopus is persistently looking for the submission but Rodriguez is defending it well.
Nicolopus softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Nicolopus tries to get the hooks in deep but Rodriguez pushed the leg off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Nicolopus is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rodriguez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Rodriguez tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicolopus gets his hands free as Rodriguez looks to control.
What can Rodriguez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Our spies down at at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground inform us that Nicolopus has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Nicolopus. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Nicolopus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nicolopus is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rodriguez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Nicolopus is persistently looking for the submission but Rodriguez is defending it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolopus working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez can't escape the position.
Rodriguez surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Nicolopus lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Rodriguez is in bad spot here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Nicolopus controlling the positon.
Rodriguez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolopus tightening his grip on Rodriguez, looking for the choke.
Nicolopus is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rodriguez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Nicolopus lands shots from the back.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
Nicolopus tightening his grip on Rodriguez, looking for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicolopus is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rodriguez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rodriguez for a finish.
Nicolopus is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rodriguez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Rodriguez can't escape the position.
Nicolopus wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nicolopus keeps control of the position as Rodriguez tries to break free.
Rodriguez showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trios Nicolopus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nicolopus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nicolopus has Rodriguez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nicolopus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rodriguez tumbling to the mat - Nicolopus dives into Rodriguez's guard.
Rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nicolopus wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Rodriguez controlling Nicolopus's posture.
Nicolopus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolopus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nicolopus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rodriguez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nicolopus is controlling Rodriguez's posture.
Rodriguez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nicolopus's guard.
Nicolopus is trying to control but can't.
Nicolopus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rodriguez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rodriguez's back!
Nicolopus controlling well, preventing Rodriguez from escaping the position.
Nicolopus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicolopus lands shots from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolopus has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Rodriguez is defending well but eventually Nicolopus manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Rodriguez has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trios Nicolopus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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