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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Rodenbucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saem Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rodenbucher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aenima . On his way into the cage it seems that Tony Rodenbucher has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tony Rodenbucher seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Rodenbucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saem Black!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodenbucher darts in trying to clinch
and Black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rodenbucher's guard.
Black stops Rodenbucher from standing up.
Black is stalling in the full guard.
Black stops Rodenbucher from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodenbucher is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Nonprofit Vegas Elite $50 ($1000 value) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Rodenbucher is wriggling around but Black manages to pass to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodenbucher pushes Black off looking to stand but Black dives back in and keeps control.
Black landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Black drops an elbow to the side of Rodenbucher's head.
Rodenbucher tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rodenbucher trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Rodenbucher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Black on the ground.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rodenbucher tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodenbucher misses with a combination
and Black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rodenbucher pushes Black off looking to stand but Black dives back in and keeps control.
Rodenbucher taking some punishment here, with Black in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black prevents Rodenbucher from standing back up.
Black is controlling the pace.
Black prevents Rodenbucher from standing back up.
Black working Rodenbucher over with strikes.
Rodenbucher pushes Black off but Black dives into side control.
Black works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rodenbucher bucks up and tries to throw Black off but instead Black has got his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black is punishing Rodenbucher with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Black's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Rodenbucher is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Rodenbucher grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Black is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Black gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Black gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Black apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Tony Rodenbucher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodenbucher misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodenbucher tries to clinch up.
Rodenbucher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Saem Black has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodenbucher rushes Black and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Black tries to pull guard but Rodenbucher forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rodenbucher smiles and moves away.
Rodenbucher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rodenbucher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodenbucher's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rodenbucher duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saem Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saem Black's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodenbucher.
Rodenbucher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
Rodenbucher is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Rodenbucher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black dodges the punch combination from Rodenbucher.
Rodenbucher throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodenbucher throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodenbucher.
That has opened up Saem Black's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodenbucher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodenbucher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodenbucher moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Rodenbucher closes the distance and pushes Black back into the cage.
Black is looking for a takedown.
Rodenbucher breaks the clinch.
Rodenbucher tries to clinch up
and Black counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black distracts Rodenbucher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rodenbucher wants to get back to his feet but Black is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Black working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Rodenbucher wants to get back to his feet but Black passes into half guard.
Rodenbucher is looking to get back to is feet but Black passes into side control.
Black working the head with strikes.
Rodenbucher bucks up and tries to throw Black off but instead Black has got his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodenbucher wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black punches Rodenbucher on the ear.
Black scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rodenbucher is looking for a way out.
Rodenbucher is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
What can Rodenbucher do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Rodenbucher is trying to get back to his feet but Black has full control of the position and if anything, Rodenbucher has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black controlling the position well here. Rodenbucher rolled but Black kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Rodenbucher is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black scores with punches and elbows.
Rodenbucher trying to get back to his feet but Black is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saem Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saem Black's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodenbucher. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black dodges the punch combination from Rodenbucher.
Rodenbucher darts in trying to clinch
and Black counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Black.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodenbucher wants to get back to his feet but Black passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rodenbucher is trying to stand back up but Black is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodenbucher wants to stand back up but Black manages to pass into side control.
Rodenbucher bucks up and tries to throw Black off but instead Black has got his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Black controlling the positon.
Rodenbucher trying to get back to his feet but Black is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a shot to the body.
Rodenbucher is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Rodenbucher is covering up but some of the strikes from Black are getting through and doing damage.
Black scores with strikes from the back.
Black controls the position.
Black has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Rodenbucher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodenbucher is trying to stand back up.
Saem Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Black.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodenbucher is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Black. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Rodenbucher wants to get back to his feet.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Rodenbucher wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tony Rodenbucher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black cracks Rodenbucher with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Rodenbucher from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Saem Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Black connects with a big shot to the side of Rodenbucher's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saem Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Black winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saem Black!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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