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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Haggar (ranked 1022 p4p, 122 weight class) and Miguel Rodolfo (ranked 5025 p4p, 396 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266 lbs
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Rodolfo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haggar clinches up with Rodolfo and pushes him back against the cage.
Haggar drags the fight down to the ground.
Haggar wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodolfo trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
Rodolfo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haggar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
Rodolfo is trying to maintain the position but Haggar is very close to passing his half guard.
Haggar is keen to just control but Rodolfo is a slippery customer.
Haggar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Haggar is thwarting Rodolfo's attempts to control the position.
Rodolfo wants to improve his position but Haggar is controlling well.
Rodolfo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodolfo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rodolfo punching from the bottom.
Haggar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rodolfo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Haggar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodolfo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haggar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodolfo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haggar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haggar 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.
Rodolfo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Haggar working Rodolfo over with strikes.
Rodolfo is looking to control Haggar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodolfo avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodolfo tries to roll over but Haggar keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
Haggar 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.
Rodolfo actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodolfo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Rodolfo is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haggar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodolfo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodolfo tries to get to full guard but Haggar has control of the leg.
Haggar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Haggar working Rodolfo over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haggar drops an elbow to the side of Rodolfo's head.
Rodolfo wants to improve his position but Haggar is controlling well.
Rodolfo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodolfo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haggar is working away from the top position though.
Rodolfo actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodolfo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Haggar working Rodolfo over with strikes.
Haggar blocks the strikes from Rodolfo.
Rodolfo actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
Rodolfo taking some punishment here, with Haggar in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodolfo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Haggar working over Rodolfo with some ground and pound. Rodolfo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haggar lands a nice short elbow.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodolfo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Rodolfo's temple.
Rodolfo landing small, sideways elbows.
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. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Rodolfo's temple.
Rodolfo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rodolfo looking for submissions off his back.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Haggar.
Haggar working over Rodolfo with some ground and pound. Rodolfo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Haggar lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodolfo looking for submissions off his back.
Haggar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodolfo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodolfo is rocked!
Rodolfo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodolfo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Haggar dominated that round.
That's time! Haggar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rodolfo shoots in for a takedown but Haggar shows good takedown defense.
Haggar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rodolfo ducks under a wild hook from Haggar.
Haggar lands with a nice combination. Rodolfo backs away looking to recover.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haggar lands with a left to the head.
Haggar cracks Rodolfo with a nice body shot.
Haggar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rodolfo tries a body shot but Haggar blocks it.
Haggar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haggar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodolfo lands a takedown into guard.
Haggar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodolfo chips away with some ground and pound.
Haggar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodolfo wants to control from the top but Haggar keeps moving.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodolfo is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodolfo scoring with some ground and pound.
Haggar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodolfo trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
Rodolfo throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodolfo preventing the sweep.
Rodolfo postures up and lands a big shot to Haggar's brow.
Haggar is trying to control the position but Rodolfo postures up.
Haggar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodolfo can do to turn this around?
Rodolfo lands a couple of digs.
Rodolfo stopping the sweep attempt from Haggar.
Rodolfo chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodolfo is one step ahead there.
Haggar is trying to control the position but Rodolfo postures up.
Rodolfo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodolfo trying to control but Haggar is working from the bottom.
Haggar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodolfo manages to get himself to full guard.
Haggar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodolfo keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Rodolfo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Haggar is in close to Rodolfo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haggar pushing down on Rodolfo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Haggar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodolfo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar lands strikes from half guard.
Haggar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
Rodolfo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haggar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haggar winds up and cracks Rodolfo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haggar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haggar lands a nice short elbow.
Rodolfo is still in real trouble! Can Haggar finish him?
Nice strikes from Haggar there.
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. Haggar connects with a nice short shot to Rodolfo's temple.
Haggar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haggar lands a big elbow - Rodolfo is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Haggar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Haggar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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