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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rashid Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ligerito Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Magomedov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
137 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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25
138 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rashid Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ligerito Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Magomedov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodriguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodriguez is in close to Magomedov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Magomedov is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodriguez throwing strikes from guard but Magomedov blocks nicely.
Magomedov wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.
Rodriguez landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magomedov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodriguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodriguez works over Magomedov with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rodriguez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Magomedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodriguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodriguez landing some decent shots from guard.
Magomedov trying to control the position.
Rodriguez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodriguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magomedov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodriguez chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodriguez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rodriguez works over Magomedov with some ground and pound from guard.
Rodriguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodriguez is pushing down on Magomedov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Magomedov is fighting to maintain full guard but Rodriguez has managed to sneak the leg through.
My spies in Rape Academy inform me that Rodriguez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodriguez working the head and body with strikes.
Rodriguez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Magomedov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Magomedov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodriguez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rodriguez lands a nice short elbow.
Rodriguez slips a nice elbow through Magomedov's hands, connecting with Magomedov's forehead.
Rodriguez working Magomedov over with strikes.
Rodriguez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rodriguez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rodriguez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Magomedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rodriguez throwing shots but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rodriguez connects with a nice short shot to Magomedov's temple.
Rodriguez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rodriguez with the ground and pound from mount.
Rodriguez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rodriguez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magomedov?
Magomedov is rocked!
Rodriguez is landing with some decent strikes but Magomedov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Magomedov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez dominating with strikes here.
Magomedov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodriguez on the ground.
Rodriguez unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Magomedov wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Rodriguez celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ligerito Rodriguez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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