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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanuel Rodrigez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Lee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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169 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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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
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Emanuel Rodrigez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigez is looking to land body kicks.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Rodrigez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Rodrigez has him pressed against the cage.
Rodrigez pulls guard effortlessly.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Rodrigez blocks nicely.
Rodrigez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodrigez, not yet.
Lee wants to control from the top but Rodrigez keeps moving.
Lee wants to get up but he can't break Rodrigez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lee is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Jacks Fight Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigez working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Lee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rodrigez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Rodrigez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodrigez is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rodrigez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodrigez stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodrigez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodrigez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rodrigez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodrigez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lee will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez stands up and waves to Lee to follow him.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodrigez circles away.
Rodrigez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Rodrigez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rodrigez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodrigez leaning against his opponent.
Rodrigez lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez lands a takedown into guard.
Lee wants to stand but Rodrigez is controlling the position.
Rodrigez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Rodrigez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Rodrigez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodrigez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rodrigez gets a double leg takedown into Lee's guard.
Rodrigez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rodrigez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Emanuel Rodrigez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Rodrigez pushes his legs off easily.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Rodrigez pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rodrigez prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Rodrigez pushes his legs off easily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
Lee tries for a takedown but Rodrigez circles away easily
and Rodrigez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rodrigez.
Nice body punch from Rodrigez.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rodrigez prevents it.
Rodrigez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez stalling.
Rodrigez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lee throws a strike but Rodrigez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee wants to stand up but Rodrigez is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodrigez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rodrigez scoring with some ground and pound.
Lee is working an open guard so Rodrigez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Rodrigez moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rodrigez is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodrigez is breathing heavily.
Rodrigez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lee pushes Rodrigez off looking to stand but Rodrigez dives back in and keeps control.
Lee tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rodrigez controlling the pace.
Rodrigez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lee pushes Rodrigez off looking to stand but Rodrigez dives back in and keeps control.
Rodrigez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rodrigez pulls his head out easily.
Lee pushes Rodrigez off but Rodrigez dives into side control.
Lee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rodrigez connects with a decent elbow.
Rodrigez tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Lee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rodrigez working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodrigez scores with punches from side control.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Rodrigez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rodrigez dives in and scores a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee wants to stand but Rodrigez is controlling the position.
Lee tries to strike from the bottom.
Rodrigez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lee wants to stand up but Rodrigez is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to strike off his back.
Rodrigez lands a couple of elbows.
Rodrigez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lee thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rodrigez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodrigez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rodrigez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lee's head.
Rodrigez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodrigez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rodrigez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee wants to stand up but Rodrigez is controlling him.
Rodrigez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rodrigez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lee is working an open guard so Rodrigez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bill Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigez clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodrigez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodrigez has hold of one of Lee's legs. Lee is fighting the takedown attempt but Rodrigez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rodrigez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee wants to stand up but Rodrigez is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rodrigez cracks Lee with a solid left hand.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodrigez is controlling him.
Rodrigez won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee tries to strike from the bottom.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rodrigez is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee drives through and clinches with Rodrigez against the cage.
Lee taking a breather.
Rodrigez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rodrigez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Rodrigez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rodrigez looking for a takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodrigez prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Bill Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Emanuel Rodrigez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodrigez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Emanuel Rodrigez.
I've got Rodrigez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emanuel Rodrigez!
Emanuel Rodrigez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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