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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jese Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Midnight City - By: M83. 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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182 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jese Rodriguez !
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Batts misses.
Batts takes one on the button.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batts was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez .
Batts scores with a three punch combo!
A clash of legs there as Batts blocks the low kick.
Batts scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Batts.
Rodriguez lands a nice looking body shot.
Rodriguez moves forwards but Batts connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Batts.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batts lands a really nice looking cross but Rodriguez seems unphased.
Rodriguez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Batts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodriguez 's sensitive parts.
Batts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Batts tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Batts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts connects with a right hand. Rodriguez shakes it off.
Batts lands a head kick. Rodriguez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Batts tries a head kick but it misses.
Batts connects with a looping right hand.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Batts moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Batts ducks under and follows up with a left that Batts also avoids with ease.
Batts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Batts shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rodriguez eats them both and turns towards Batts to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rodriguez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batts scores with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Batts checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crunch! Batts slams his shin into Rodriguez 's torso.
Batts works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Batts lands with a hook. Rodriguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Batts tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rodriguez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Batts to score with a decent uppercut.
Batts connects with a high kick.
Batts thumps Rodriguez with a low kick.
Batts scores with a jab.
Batts's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rodriguez under the eye.
Peter Batts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
A jab from Batts misses.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batts connects with a right hand. Rodriguez shakes it off.
Batts slips under a jab.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Batts.
Rodriguez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Batts throws a one two combo.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Batts is just out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rodriguez .
Batts gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez prevents Batts from improving his position.
Rodriguez trying to control from half guard but Batts is working away.
Rodriguez thows a huge punch but Batts dodges it nicely.
Batts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Batts has managed to free his arm - good work.
Batts is not content to let Rodriguez control the position.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Batts has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Batts gets back to full guard.
Batts trying to control the position.
Batts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Batts keeping full guard, as Rodriguez tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Batts dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Batts slips the punch.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Batts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rodriguez scrambles back to his feet.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jese Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Batts avoids them all with ease.
Batts lands a jab to the head.
Rodriguez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Batts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rodriguez 's calf.
Batts misses with a looping right.
As Batts backs off Rodriguez throws a huge counter combo but Batts manages to avoid it all.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Batts circles away quickly and effectively.
Batts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Peter Batts is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Batts is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Batts circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice cross by Batts.
Batts scores with a head kick. Rodriguez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rodriguez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts feints a jab promting Rodriguez to slip. Batts then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rodriguez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Batts scores with a three punch combo!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Batts, right into the meat.
Batts throws a series of punches but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Batts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot by Batts.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batts cracks Rodriguez with an open hand slap.
Batts misses with an uppercut. Rodriguez saw that one coming.
Batts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Batts avoids it well.
Batts swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Batts scores with a head kick. Rodriguez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Batts!
Batts cracks Rodriguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Batts with a series of wild strikes but Batts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Batts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Batts.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Batts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Batts chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Batts isn't so interested in that idea.
Batts slips nicely into half guard.
Batts wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodriguez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rodriguez is defending against the submission attempts here by Batts.
Batts uses his free foot to push down on Rodriguez 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rodriguez .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rodriguez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Batts jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rodriguez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Batts connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rodriguez some visible discomfort.
We've been hearing that Batts has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Batts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodriguez , who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Batts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Batts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Peter Batts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Batts is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodriguez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rodriguez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Batts working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Batts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodriguez , who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Batts dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez gets caught flat footed, as Batts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Batts passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Batts is putting a hurting on Rodriguez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rodriguez stops Batts from passing to mount.
Batts is looking to take a break and control but Rodriguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Batts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Batts tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez struggling a bit here.
Batts has knee on belly momentarily but Rodriguez bucks him off and regains half guard.
Batts scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Batts wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodriguez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Peter Batts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Batts is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rodriguez is just riding it out for now. Batts eventually gives up the hold.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
Batts is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Rodriguez still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Rodriguez has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Rodriguez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Batts can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Batts sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura but Batts is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rodriguez to get the leverage.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rodriguez prevents Batts from improving his position.
Batts regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Batts keeps moving.
Batts is adopting a defensive guard.
Rodriguez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rodriguez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Batts, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batts manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rodriguez 's best efforts.
Jese Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Batts is trying to maintain the position but Rodriguez is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Batts.
Well Batts has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Batts!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Batts thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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