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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ezer Henriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jese Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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225 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezer Henriquez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jese Rodriguez! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Henriquez looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well. Henriquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez moves out of range. Henriquez looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez is having none of it. As Rodriguez looks to move away, Henriquez throws a big counter combo but Rodriguez just gets out of the way. Henriquez tries to bum rush Rodriguez with a series of wild strikes but Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Henriquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively. Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Henriquez misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Henriquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Rodriguez wants to counter the offense by Henriquez and move into the clinch position. Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Henriquez keeps it at a distance. Some wild striking there from Henriquez.
Henriquez misses with the combination.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Henriquez keeps it at a distance. Rodriguez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. 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! The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Henriquez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Henriquez throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely. Henriquez misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Henriquez.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Henriquez is avoiding it.
Henriquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Henriquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henriquez throws a big counter combination but Rodriguez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Henriquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively. Rodriguez tries to clinch up. Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henriquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Henriquez circles away.
Henriquez misses with a double jab.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriquez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Henriquez scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez moves out of range. Henriquez looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriquez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rodriguez is looking to clinch. Henriquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henriquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Henriquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Henriquez pushes him off. Henriquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez. Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Henriquez pushes him off. Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Henriquez circles away and keeps his distance. Danga de danga de dang - Henriquez scores with a four punch combination! Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez is having none of it. Some wild striking there from Henriquez.
Henriquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henriquez is breathing heavily. Henriquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez. The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Henriquez circles away and keeps his distance. Henriquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez wants to counter the offense by Henriquez and move into the clinch position. Rodriguez is looking to clinch. Henriquez looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well. Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Henriquez. Those never looked like landing. Rodriguez is looking to clinch. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Henriquez pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez moves out of range. Henriquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henriquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez is having none of it. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez is having none of it. Henriquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez. Henriquez misses with a two punch combination.
Henriquez throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease. Rodriguez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Henriquez circles away.
Henriquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Henriquez misses with a wild combination.
Henriquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez. Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Henriquez pushes him off. Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Henriquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Henriquez appears to be looking for a big counter. Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Henriquez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez moves out of range. Henriquez appears to be looking for a big counter. Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henriquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch. Henriquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch. Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriquez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Henriquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Henriquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Henriquez looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well. Rodriguez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Henriquez. Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Henriquez circles away and keeps his distance. Henriquez throws a series of punches but Rodriguez moves out of range. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriquez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Henriquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Henriquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez. Rodriguez is looking to clinch. Henriquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Henriquez closes the distance and lands a one-two. Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Henriquez circles away.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez is having none of it. Henriquez throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease. Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriquez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Henriquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriquez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Henriquez throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Henriquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez. Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Henriquez is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriquez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez is having none of it. Henriquez tries to bum rush Rodriguez with a series of wild strikes but Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriquez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Henriquez misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Henriquez throws a right and a left that both miss. Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henriquez.
Rodriguez tries to counter with a clinch but Henriquez shakes him off and moves away. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriquez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Henriquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez is having none of it. Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Henriquez pushes him off. Rodriguez is looking to clinch. As Rodriguez looks to move away, Henriquez throws a big counter combo but Rodriguez just gets out of the way. Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Henriquez is avoiding it.
Henriquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez tries to counter by closing the distance. Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch. Henriquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez. Henriquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Henriquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Henriquez misses with the combination.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Henriquez is avoiding it.
Henriquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez. Henriquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henriquez sets himself, and Rodriguez steps forward looking for the clinch! Henriquez avoids it this time. Henriquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez. Henriquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henriquez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriquez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch. Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Henriquez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Henriquez keeps it at a distance. Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches. Henriquez dodges an elbow strike from Rodriguez.
Henriquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Rodriguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Henriquez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Henriquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodriguez won't allow it.
Henriquez is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling him. Rodriguez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henriquez just stands there and leans against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodriguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henriquez's brow. Henriquez tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage. Rodriguez misses with an elbow strike.
Rodriguez prevents Henriquez from breaking the clinch. Henriquez is trying to push Rodriguez away but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Rodriguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Henriquez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Rodriguez keeps control of Henriquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rodriguez keeps control of Henriquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rodriguez looks to throw an elbow but misses. Henriquez blocks an elbow strike from Rodriguez.
Henriquez tries to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling the position. Rodriguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Henriquez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Rodriguez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henriquez's efforts to push away. Rodriguez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Henriquez blocks an elbow strike from Rodriguez.
Henriquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henriquez is trying to force a seperation but Rodriguez has the dominant position. Rodriguez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henriquez walks away with a smile on his face. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriquez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rodriguez is looking to clinch. Rodriguez wants to clinch. Rodriguez wants to clinch. Henriquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Henriquez throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely. Henriquez throws a right and a left that both miss. Henriquez throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease. Rodriguez wants to clinch. Henriquez is looking for a counter combo. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriquez paws at him with a jab and circles away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezer Henriquez dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Henriquez keeps the fight on the outside. Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Henriquez pushes him off. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. As Rodriguez looks to move away, Henriquez throws a big counter combo but Rodriguez just gets out of the way. Henriquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henriquez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriquez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Henriquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Henriquez circles away and keeps his distance. Ezer Henriquez is winning the standup battle so far. Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. No joy there for Henriquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henriquez throws a series of strikes that have Rodriguez backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriquez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Henriquez tries to bum rush Rodriguez with a series of wild strikes but Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Henriquez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Henriquez circles away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Henriquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Henriquez throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely. Henriquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Henriquez circles away.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henriquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Henriquez pushes him off. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez moves out of range. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriquez paws at him with a jab and circles away. As Rodriguez looks to move away, Henriquez throws a big counter combo but Rodriguez just gets out of the way. Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez is having none of it. Henriquez keeps the fight on the outside. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Henriquez circles away and keeps his distance. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriquez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rodriguez is looking to clinch. Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Henriquez pushes him off. Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henriquez.
Henriquez keeps the fight on the outside. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Henriquez closes the distance and lands a one-two. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henriquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Henriquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from Henriquez.
Henriquez misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriguez wants to counter the offense by Henriquez and move into the clinch position. Rodriguez wants to clinch. Henriquez is looking for a counter combo. Henriquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Henriquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henriquez swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez wants to counter with a clinch but Henriquez pushes him away. Rodriguez tries to clinch up. Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Henriquez circles away and keeps his distance. Henriquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henriquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriquez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Henriquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Henriquez circles away.
Henriquez keeps the fight on the outside. Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henriquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henriquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Henriquez appears to be looking for a big counter. Henriquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Rodriguez tries to clinch up. Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Henriquez circles away.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriquez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Henriquez throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Henriquez circles away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Henriquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around? Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez moves out of range. It looked like Henriquez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez is having none of it. Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch. Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Rodriguez wants to clinch. Henriquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Rodriguez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Rodriguez wants to clinch. Henriquez misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from Henriquez.
This has been an exciting period of action! Henriquez keeps the fight on the outside. No joy there for Henriquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Henriquez pushes him off. Henriquez is looking for a counter combo. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Henriquez throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease. Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriquez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Henriquez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henriquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henriquez paws at him with a jab and circles away. Henriquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henriquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch. Rodriguez wants to clinch. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Henriquez throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease. Henriquez misses with the combination.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Henriquez keeps the fight on the outside. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez is having none of it. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriquez swats him away and circles back towards the center. The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Sloppy strikes from Henriquez. Those never looked like landing. Henriquez sets himself, and Rodriguez steps forward looking for the clinch! Henriquez avoids it this time. Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Henriquez is avoiding it.
Henriquez misses with the combination.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Henriquez is avoiding it.
It looked like Henriquez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Henriquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Henriquez circles away and keeps his distance. Henriquez throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Rodriguez tries to counter with a clinch but Henriquez shakes him off and moves away. 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! Sloppy strikes from Henriquez. Those never looked like landing. Henriquez throws a nice looking combination but Rodriguez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Rodriguez wants to clinch. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriquez swats him away and circles back towards the center. The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Henriquez. Those never looked like landing. Rodriguez wants to counter with a clinch but Henriquez pushes him away. Henriquez keeps the fight on the outside. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rodriguez tries to clinch up. Henriquez is looking for a counter combo. Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Henriquez appears to be looking for a big counter. Henriquez throws a combination. Rodriguez tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Henriquez keeps the fight on the outside. No joy there for Henriquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Henriquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively. Henriquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Henriquez keeps it at a distance. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Henriquez appears to be looking for a big counter. Rodriguez tries to clinch up. Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Henriquez keeps it at a distance. Henriquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez. Henriquez throws a big counter combination but Rodriguez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Henriquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez. Henriquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henriquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Henriquez keeps the fight on the outside. Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Henriquez pushes him off. Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez is having none of it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Henriquez circles away.
Ezer Henriquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriquez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Henriquez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Henriquez throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez is having none of it. The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriquez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez is having none of it. Henriquez throws a series of punches but Rodriguez moves out of range. Rodriguez wants to counter with a clinch but Henriquez pushes him away. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Henriquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Henriquez is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Henriquez circles away and keeps his distance. Henriquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodriguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henriquez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Henriquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez. Henriquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez. Rodriguez tries to clinch but Henriquez moves out of range. Rodriguez tries to clinch up. Henriquez is looking for a counter combo. Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Henriquez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henriquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A nice combination there by Henriquez.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jese Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rodriguez delivers a nice body kick. Henriquez avoids the head kick by Rodriguez.
And that's the end of the fight! Ezer Henriquez showed his dominance in that final round. I think Henriquez 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ezer Henriquez! Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Ezer Henriquez! Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ezer Henriquez!
Ezer Henriquez wins by unanimous decision!
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