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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Rodenbucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maul comes to the cage accompanied by Duel of the Fates. Rodenbucher has chosen Aenima as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
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212 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Rodenbucher!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul forces Rodenbucher back against the cage and clinches.
Maul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodenbucher blocks an uppercut.
Maul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodenbucher manages to break the clinch.
Rodenbucher throws a right hand that Maul ducks under and follows up with a left that Maul also avoids with ease.
Rodenbucher tries to bum rush Maul with a series of wild strikes but Maul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maul moves in looking to clinch but Rodenbucher pushes him off.
Maul pushes Rodenbucher up against the cage in a clinch.
Maul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodenbucher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodenbucher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maul pushes Rodenbucher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul misses with some punches.
Maul misses with the head strike.
Rodenbucher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maul prevents it.
Rodenbucher's coach down at Reddit Heroes was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rodenbucher's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul throws a head punch that misses.
Maul swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodenbucher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul stops a takedown attempt from Rodenbucher.
A shot in the inside from Maul.
A short right from Maul on the inside.
Rodenbucher misses with a body punch.
Rodenbucher blocking some punches.
Rodenbucher tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Darth Maul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Rodenbucher.
Maul lands an uppercut.
Maul throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodenbucher.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Maul.
Maul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maul pushes Rodenbucher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodenbucher blocks an uppercut.
Rodenbucher takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodenbucher backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodenbucher.
Maul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodenbucher has hold of one of Maul's legs. Maul is fighting the takedown attempt but Rodenbucher gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Maul is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rodenbucher throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodenbucher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maul looking to control.
Maul keeping moving, preventing Rodenbucher from controlling successfully.
Maul preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodenbucher wanted to stand there but Maul had control of the position.
Maul knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodenbucher on the ground.
Rodenbucher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maul preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodenbucher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodenbucher lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rodenbucher postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodenbucher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodenbucher throws a big elbow that misses.
Rodenbucher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maul keeping moving, preventing Rodenbucher from controlling successfully.
Rodenbucher landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodenbucher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rodenbucher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No joy there for Rodenbucher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodenbucher.
A right-left combo lands from Rodenbucher.
It looks like Darth Maul has been cut.
Rodenbucher circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darth Maul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darth Maul'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.
Rodenbucher swats away the attempt to clinch by Maul.
Maul throws a hook but Rodenbucher blocks it.
Tony Rodenbucher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maul tries to clinch but Rodenbucher is having none of it.
Maul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maul dodges the punch combination from Rodenbucher.
Maul tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rodenbucher manages to circle out of the way.
Rodenbucher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodenbucher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maul circles away.
Maul is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rodenbucher.
Rodenbucher shoots for a takedown but Maul saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rodenbucher swats away the attempt to clinch by Maul.
Rodenbucher misses with a hook. Maul ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodenbucher manages to avoid it.
Rodenbucher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodenbucher misses with the combination.
Maul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodenbucher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Rodenbucher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodenbucher throws a series of punches but Maul moves out of range.
Maul darts in and clinches Rodenbucher up against the cage.
Rodenbucher prevents a body shot from Maul.
Maul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maul misses with some punches.
Maul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maul swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodenbucher uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maul.
Rodenbucher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maul gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodenbucher.
Darth Maul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Rodenbucher.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodenbucher.
Maul is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rodenbucher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodenbucher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rodenbucher swings for the body but Maul moves out of range.
Maul is looking to counter the offense by Rodenbucher and move into the clinch.
Tony Rodenbucher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul wants to clinch but Rodenbucher slips to the side
and Rodenbucher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maul gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maul darts in and clinches Rodenbucher up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodenbucher wants to take the fight to the mat but Maul manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rodenbucher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodenbucher backwards.
Maul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Maul.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maul.
Maul has a couple of punches blocked by Rodenbucher.
Maul misses with the head strike.
A short right from Maul on the inside.
A short right from Rodenbucher on the inside.
Maul has a couple of punches blocked by Rodenbucher.
Maul lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodenbucher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodenbucher backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodenbucher gets an underhook and turns Maul into the cage.
Maul throws a head punch that misses.
Rodenbucher manages to break the clinch.
Maul dodges the punch combination from Rodenbucher.
Tony Rodenbucher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Rodenbucher misses its intended target.
Maul throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rodenbucher on the side of the head.
Rodenbucher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.
Rodenbucher with a hook.
Rodenbucher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maul under the eye.
Rodenbucher scores with a nice right hand.
Rodenbucher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.
Rodenbucher throws a hook but Maul blocks it.
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 Darth Maul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darth Maul's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maul moves into the clinch successfully.
Maul tries to work over Rodenbucher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodenbucher is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maul is defending well.
Maul working aggressively here.
Maul throws a head punch that misses.
Rodenbucher jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maul walks away with a smile on his face. Rodenbucher gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rodenbucher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maul tries to counter by clinching up but Rodenbucher breaks away and moves out of range.
Rodenbucher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maul. Maul circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rodenbucher missing with a left hand there. Maul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maul tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodenbucher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodenbucher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodenbucher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodenbucher drops his hands momentarily and Maul takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maul connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Rodenbucher.
Maul walks into a stiff left hand from Rodenbucher.
Maul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodenbucher.
Maul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodenbucher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodenbucher throws a hook but Maul blocks it.
Maul pushes Rodenbucher up against the cage in a clinch.
Maul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darth Maul has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maul displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodenbucher up against the cage.
Maul has a couple of punches blocked by Rodenbucher.
Maul lands a shot to the body.
Maul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodenbucher's elbow.
Maul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rodenbucher is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maul pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Darth Maul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Rodenbucher.
Rodenbucher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maul working aggressively here.
Maul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maul misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Maul.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maul misses with a body punch.
Rodenbucher misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Maul.
Maul swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodenbucher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodenbucher is trying to pull guard but Maul turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul gets through Rodenbucher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maul scores with a shot to the side of Rodenbucher's head.
Rodenbucher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodenbucher.
Maul has a couple of punches blocked by Rodenbucher.
Maul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maul misses with a punch to the body.
Rodenbucher blocks a body shot from Maul.
Maul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maul scores with a shoulder strike.
Rodenbucher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maul scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Maul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Maul fails to land.
Maul working aggressively here.
Rodenbucher blocking some punches.
Rodenbucher gets through Maul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul working aggressively here.
Darth Maul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rodenbucher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodenbucher let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rodenbucher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodenbucher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rodenbucher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.
Maul wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tony Rodenbucher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodenbucher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maul seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maul scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darth Maul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maul, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darth Maul!
Darth Maul seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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