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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rodriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Rodriquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rodriquez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gustafsson is trying to keep Rodriquez in close.
Rodriquez works over Gustafsson with some ground and pound from guard.
Rodriquez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gustafsson trying to keep a closed guard but Rodriquez is proving a slippery customer.
Rodriquez stopping the sweep attempt from Gustafsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriquez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rodriquez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gustafsson's guard.
Gustafsson is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriquez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gustafsson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rodriquez.
Rodriquez prevents Gustafsson from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Rodriquez connects with a nice short shot to Gustafsson's temple.
Rodriquez seems to be looking for submissions.
Rodriquez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rodriquez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rodriquez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gustafsson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gustafsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gustafsson working a defensive guard but Rodriquez passes into half guard.
Gustafsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Gustafsson is controlling Rodriquez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gustafsson wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson wants to control but Rodriquez passes into side.
Rodriquez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gustafsson tries to bench press Rodriquez off him but Rodriquez keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.
Rodriquez grinds an elbow into Gustafsson's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson looking for a sweep but Rodriquez has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Rodriquez breaks from Gustafsson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rodriquez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gustafsson wants to control but Rodriquez is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriquez lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Rodriquez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gustafsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodriquez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gustafsson manages to circle out of the way.
Gustafsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gustafsson gets a takedown into half guard.
Gustafsson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rodriquez is just riding it out for now. Gustafsson eventually gives up the hold.
Rodriquez gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson won't allow Rodriquez to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rodriquez holds on and takes a little breather.
Rodriquez trying to strike off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriquez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rodriquez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gustafsson is aware though and is defending well.
Gustafsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rodriquez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rodriquez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gustafsson wants to pass the guard but Rodriquez is keeping the position.
Gustafsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodriquez has his hands on Gustafsson's head, controlling the position.
Rodriquez trying to keep a closed guard but Gustafsson is proving a slippery customer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gustafsson wants to stand but Rodriquez is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez drives through and clinches with Gustafsson against the cage.
Rodriquez stalling.
Rodriquez tries to pull guard but Gustafsson won't allow it.
Gustafsson manages to break the clinch.
Curtis Rodriquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gustafsson throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriquez moves out of range easily.
Rodriquez has a takedown stuffed.
Gustafsson misses with a body shot.
As Gustafsson looks to move away, Rodriquez throws a big counter combo but Gustafsson just gets out of the way.
Rodriquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gustafsson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Rodriquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson moves in looking to clinch but Rodriquez pushes him off.
Gustafsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodriquez is fending him off so far but Gustafsson persists. Nope, Rodriquez circles away and we're back to standing.
Gustafsson lands a right hook to the body.
Gustafsson stuffs the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gustafsson is trying to trip Rodriquez. He has hold of a leg but Rodriquez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gustafsson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rodriquez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gustafsson wants to get up but he can't break Rodriquez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gustafsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rodriquez slaps away a takedown attempt from Gustafsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rodriquez is looking for a counter combo.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Rodriquez is having none of it.
As Gustafsson looks to move away, Rodriquez throws a big counter combo but Gustafsson just gets out of the way.
Rodriquez forces Gustafsson back against the cage and clinches.
Rodriquez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rodriquez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rodriquez tries to score a body lock takedown but Gustafsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriquez tries for a takedown but Gustafsson manages to get underhooks.
Rodriquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gustafsson's elbow.
Gustafsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gustafsson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rodriquez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gustafsson to the mat. Gustafsson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gustafsson wants to get back to his feet but Rodriquez passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson wants to get back to full guard.
Rodriquez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gustafsson wants to control but Rodriquez passes into side.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gustafsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rodriquez working the ground and pound.
Gustafsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rodriquez slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Rodriquez happy to just control the position for now.
Rodriquez grinds an elbow into Gustafsson's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here.
Rodriquez trying to control the position but Gustafsson is working away.
Gustafsson tries to buck Rodriquez off but Rodriquez is having none of it.
Rodriquez taking a breather here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodriquez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rodriquez working the head with strikes.
Rodriquez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustafsson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rodriquez connects with a decent elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Rodriquez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rodriquez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Rodriquez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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