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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Rodriguez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacare Souza!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza connects with a jab.
Rodriguez darts in and clinches Souza up against the cage.
Souza blocks a body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling him.
Souza tries to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling the position.
Souza tries to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling the position.
Souza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza catches Rodriguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Souza moves away and avoids it.
Souza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Souza is just out of range.
Rodriguez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at McDojo in the buildup to the fight.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souza slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez moves into range and clinches up with Souza.
Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Souza scores with a jab to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Souza doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rodriguez forces Souza back against the cage and clinches.
Rodriguez lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike.
Souza tries to circle away but Rodriguez has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Souza tries to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling the position.
Souza takes a shot to the head.
Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Souza has had enough of the clinch but Rodriguez keeps him there for the moment.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling him.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Souza blocks it.
Rodriguez prevents Souza from breaking the clinch.
Souza tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage.
Rodriguez cracks Souza with a nice body shot.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez prevents Souza from breaking the clinch.
Souza blocks a body shot from Rodriguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling him.
Rodriguez prevents Souza from breaking the clinch.
Souza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodriguez has Souza pressed against the cage, preventing Souza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodriguez has double underhooks.
Souza tries to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling the position.
Souza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've been informed that Souza has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rodriguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Rodriguez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as Souza controls the action.
Souza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Souza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Souza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling him.
Souza tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage.
Souza tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Souza digs a good body shot into Rodriguez's ribs.
Rodriguez lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Rodriguez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodriguez pushes Souza up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Rodriguez.
Souza is trying to push Rodriguez away but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Souza working hard to break the clinch.
Souza working hard to break the clinch.
Rodriguez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rodriguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souza thuds a left hand into Rodriguez's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez scores with a body shot.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up
and Souza counters with a one-two to the body.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Souza staying out of range there.
Souza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Souza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
A little jabbing left from Souza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Souza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rodriguez. Rodriguez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodriguez has double underhooks.
Souza is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling him.
Rodriguez lands a body shot.
Souza manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Souza keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Rodriguez misses
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Souza lands with a nice body punch.
Souza blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Rodriguez.
Nice defenses there by Souza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodriguez clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Rodriguez.
Souza manages to break the clinch.
Souza misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jacare Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodriguez cracks Souza with an uppercut from hell and Souza crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rodriguez's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Souza is rocked!
It looks like Jacare Souza has been cut.
Rodriguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodriguez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Souza doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Souza swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez connects with a nice cross there... Souza is looking wobbly and Rodriguez recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Souza to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Rodriguez jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jackson Rodriguez!
Jackson Rodriguez retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Jackson Rodriguez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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