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Event:
CCR 79
Date: Apr 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL#
Henry moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Henry manages to get underhooks.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodriguez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez .
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Henry throws an elbow but it misses.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Henry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodriguez .
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jese Rodriguez .#T1#
Henry throws an elbow but it misses.
Rodriguez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Henry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rodriguez can turn it around.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Henry has him pinned against the cage.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez .
#T2#
Henry lands a knee to the body.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez is trying to drag Henry to the mat but Henry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Henry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry .
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Henry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodriguez looks winded!#T3#
Henry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Henry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henry lands an elbow inside.
Henry lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off. #T4#
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry 's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonthan Henry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez .
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
#CL#
Henry clinches.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Rodriguez avoids a wild elbow strike from Henry .
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez 's ribcage.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodriguez controls his hands.
Rodriguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henry tries to work over Rodriguez 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Henry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead. #T1#
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez 's ribcage.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Henry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry lands with a light punch inside.
Henry pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henry gets through Rodriguez 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henry misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henry .
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from Henry .
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Henry digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez 's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez 's ribcage.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodriguez avoids the elbow strike from Henry , against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Henry lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but Henry forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jese Rodriguez .
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Henry .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonthan Henry dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Henry clinches up against the cage.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jonthan Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henry landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henry . #ROC#
Rodriguez is rocked!
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T1#
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Henry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.#BC2#
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Henry gets a clinch.
Henry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Henry lands a nice elbow.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
Rodriguez dodges an elbow strike from Henry .
Knees to the body from Henry .
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T3#
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry gets underhooks to prevent Rodriguez 's takedown attempt.
Rodriguez wants to take the fight to the mat but Henry manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jonthan Henry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jese Rodriguez .
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Henry .
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodriguez 's brow.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Henry .
#T4#
Henry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henry pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Henry tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez has Henry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rodriguez wants a takedown but no success here.
Henry lands a damaging elbow.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
Jese Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonthan Henry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henry , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonthan Henry !
Jonthan Henry decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
CCR 76
Date: Mar 31, 2017 |
#R1#
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. #T1#
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.
#T2#
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.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rodriguez .
Batts gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T3#
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. #SUB2#
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.#SUB2#
Rodriguez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Batts has managed to free his arm - good work. #T4#
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. #REVR#
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!
#R2#
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.
#T1#
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.#T2#
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 #TD#
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.#SUB#
Batts wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodriguez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
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 . #T3##SUB#
Batts is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rodriguez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#SUB#
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.#SUB#
Batts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodriguez , who protects the arm well. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
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.#SUB#
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.#SUB#
Batts working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
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!
#R3#
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#TD#
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.#SUB#
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! #SUB#
Batts tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T1#
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.#SUB#
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.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
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.
#SUB#
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. #T3#
Batts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Batts sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
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. #SUB2#
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. #T4#
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.#SUB2#
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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Rodriguez moves to clinch but McDonald breaks away
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Rodriguez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McDonald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McDonald lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez blocks an uppercut.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonald.
McDonald tries to work over Rodriguez 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodriguez .
Rodriguez wants to take the fight to the mat but McDonald manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rodriguez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McDonald after a bit of a struggle.
Conor McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jese Rodriguez .
McDonald working aggressively here.
#TD2#
Rodriguez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#SUB2#
Rodriguez swings around for an armbar but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rodriguez 's guard.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodriguez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McDonald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McDonald throws an elbow that misses. Rodriguez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McDonald's guard. Nice move by Rodriguez !#REVB##T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDonald trying to keep a closed guard but Rodriguez is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet. #SUB#
McDonald looking for a guillotine here but Rodriguez defends easily.
Rodriguez passes McDonald's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Rodriguez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
McDonald looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3#
Rodriguez is trying to control the action in half guard but McDonald is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McDonald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez thows a huge punch but McDonald dodges it nicely.
McDonald gets full guard.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald is controlling Rodriguez 's posture.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
McDonald is controlling Rodriguez 's posture.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rodriguez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but McDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McDonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodriguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McDonald defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McDonald dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Rodriguez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That kick from McDonald tenderised Rodriguez 's leg. Rodriguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
McDonald uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodriguez has time to react.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
McDonald thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDonald was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jese Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Rodriguez .
McDonald was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonald counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rodriguez or perhaps it was just good defense by McDonald, which made it look bad.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the body
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodriguez momentarily.
#T1#
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodriguez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
McDonald scores with a leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald scores with a shot to the body.
McDonald cracks Rodriguez with an open hand slap.
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonald was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Rodriguez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDonald's hands.
A head kick by Rodriguez misses
and McDonald counters with a thumping low kick.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from McDonald.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.#T2#
Rodriguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McDonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Jese Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McDonald digs a good hook to Rodriguez 's body.
McDonald cracks Rodriguez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and McDonald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McDonald connects with a high kick. #ROC#
Rodriguez is rocked!#CL#
McDonald forces Rodriguez back against the cage and clinches.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him?
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
A short uppercut from McDonald. #BC#
McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonald.
Rodriguez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Rodriguez off balance momentarily.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Conor McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and McDonald counters with a good low kick that Rodriguez was not able to check.
McDonald lands with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by McDonald.#T4#
McDonald connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from McDonald! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Conor McDonald!
Conor McDonald decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
GKNY 101-Durden vs Shamkhalaev
Date: Nov 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Palhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palhares.
That kick from Palhares tenderised Rodriguez 's leg. Rodriguez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palhares throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez 's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Palhares lands.#KD#
Rodriguez drops Palhares with a nice combination! Rodriguez dives into Palhares's guard, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Rodriguez sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Palhares doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Rodriguez paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Palhares - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lucifer Palhares!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lucifer Palhares waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
GKNY 96 - Durden vs Kinshaw
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot. #TD2#
Abai throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rodriguez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Abai is in Rodriguez 's guard.
Abai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abai throwing strikes from guard but Rodriguez blocks nicely.
Abai works over Rodriguez with some ground and pound from guard.
Rodriguez trying to keep a closed guard but Abai is proving a slippery customer.
Abai working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rodriguez looking to control.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abai with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abai throws a big right hand that misses.
Abai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abai scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abai throwing strikes from guard but Rodriguez blocks nicely.
Abai throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Abai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abai distracts Rodriguez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#ROC2#
Rodriguez is rocked!
Abai postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Rodriguez 's head off the mat! Rodriguez is out! He's out! Abai jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ibrahim Abai!
An out of breath Ibrahim Abai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
GKNY 90 - Fist v Defoe 2
Date: Sep 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Wayne avoids a punch combination nicely.
#TD#
Rodriguez shoots in and gets a takedown into Wayne's guard.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez stays in close to Wayne's body and controls the position.
Rodriguez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodriguez forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Rodriguez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wayne sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodriguez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T1#
Rodriguez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wayne for as long as he can get away with.
Rodriguez wants to stand up but Wayne has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wayne keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rodriguez looking to sit in guard and control but Wayne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Wayne throwing strikes from guard but Rodriguez blocks nicely. #T2#
Wayne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodriguez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wayne is controlling him. #SU2#
Wayne gets to his feet. Rodriguez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wayne closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wayne circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodriguez cracks Wayne with an open hand slap.#T3#
Wayne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC#
Wayne is rocked!
Rodriguez grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Wayne takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Rodriguez cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jese Rodriguez !
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Event:
GKNY 87 - Gumption v Mencken 2
Date: Aug 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Burnley scores with the left hand. Rodriguez knows he should have avoided that one.
Burnley scores with a jab.
Rodriguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burnley lands a really nice looking cross but Rodriguez seems unphased.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Adam Burnley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Burnley.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Burnley is just out of range.
Burnley avoids the body shot from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burnley.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodriguez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burnley finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodriguez 's head.
Burnley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Burnley moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rodriguez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burnley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burnley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burnley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Burnley moves out of range.
Rodriguez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T1##KD#
Burnley cracks Rodriguez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rodriguez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Burnley finish him?
#ROC#
Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Burnley finish him?
Burnley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Burnley shows good takedown defense.
Burnley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burnley at a distance.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Burnley throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez looks winded!
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burnley fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Rodriguez to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Rodriguez looks to clinch but Burnley throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Rodriguez taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Adam Burnley!
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Event:
GKNY 83 - Mason v Cole
Date: Jul 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut
and Watanabe counters with a lovely straight right hand!#KD2#
Watanabe cracks Rodriguez with a big right hand and Rodriguez goes down!#ROC2#
Rodriguez is rocked!
Watanabe advances position into side control!
Oh Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez tries to escape but Watanabe is in control.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Watanabe throws a strike aimed at the side of Rodriguez 's head but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Watanabe trying to control the position but Rodriguez is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Watanabe trying to control the position but Rodriguez is working away.
Watanabe working the ground and pound but Rodriguez is defending the strikes.
Watanabe passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rodriguez ! #T1##SUB2#
Watanabe goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rodriguez turns into him and now he's in Watanabe's guard.
Watanabe wants to improve his position but instead Rodriguez has moved into half guard.
Watanabe is looking for a sweep. Rodriguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodriguez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Watanabe wants to get back to full guard.
Watanabe felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Rodriguez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Watanabe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Watanabe gets back to full guard.
#T2#
Rodriguez wants to stand and escape but instead Watanabe has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Watanabe throws a strike but Rodriguez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Watanabe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodriguez 's guard. #REVB#
Watanabe prevents Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
Watanabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watanabe won't allow Rodriguez to get back to his feet. #T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watanabe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
Rodriguez keeping full guard, as Watanabe tries to pass.
Watanabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watanabe advances position into side control!#SUB2#
Watanabe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Watanabe working away.
Rodriguez is pushing Watanabe's head away, looking to escape. Watanabe manages to hold on to the position though.
Watanabe throws an elbow but Rodriguez slips to the side and avoids it well.#SUB2#
Watanabe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by Watanabe.
Watanabe tries to advance to mount but Rodriguez denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shun Watanabe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Rodriguez works over Watanabe's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT#
It looks like Shun Watanabe has been cut.
Watanabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Watanabe circles away easily
and Watanabe counters with a nice body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watanabe.
Nice body punch from Watanabe.
Watanabe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodriguez doesn't seem bothered though.
Watanabe cracks Rodriguez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Watanabe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watanabe throws a body kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watanabe throws a low kick, looking for Rodriguez 's leg but Rodriguez calmly moves out of range.
Watanabe lands with a cross.
Watanabe closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rodriguez ! Watanabe dives in looking to finish! Rodriguez is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shun Watanabe!
In his post fight interview, Shun Watanabe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
#TD2#
Diaz tries to sprawl but Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez misses with a head shot. Diaz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez tries to stand but Diaz is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Rodriguez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodriguez trying to move into half guard but instead Diaz has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Rodriguez wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Rodriguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing Rodriguez from standing up.
Rodriguez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2##SUB#
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Rodriguez pushes his legs off easily.
Rodriguez wants to get up but he can't break Diaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T3#
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodriguez wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rodriguez stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Diaz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rodriguez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rodriguez controlling from side mount.
Rodriguez wants to stand but Diaz has his arm trapped. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diaz.
Diaz landing a few strikes.
We've been hearing that Diaz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodriguez keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ground and pound from Diaz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jese Rodriguez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Rodriguez misses with a lunging right hand
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriguez , which made it look bad.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Rodriguez had a free shot at his head there.
Rodriguez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#CL#
Diaz clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jese Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz tries to counter by clinching up but Rodriguez breaks away and moves out of range.
Diego Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez works the jab nicely.#T1#
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz goes for a double leg but Rodriguez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rodriguez continues to drive forward.
Rodriguez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#T2#
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.#TD2#
Rodriguez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diaz's guard.#ES#
Diaz pushes Rodriguez off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
Diaz attempts a counter takedown but Rodriguez avoids it well and moves away.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD#
Diaz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#T3#
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Diaz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Diaz controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Rodriguez should have avoided that one.
Rodriguez stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jese Rodriguez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rodriguez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez .
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez . Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez scores with a jab.#ROC2#
Diaz is rocked!#T1#
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Diaz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Rodriguez .
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Diaz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rodriguez lands with an overhand left.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rodriguez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T2#
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#TD#
Diaz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz working away.
Rodriguez trying to remain calm as Diaz controls from the top position.
Diego Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz trying to control the position but Rodriguez is working away.
Diaz tries to advance to mount but Rodriguez denies him. #T3#
Diaz is chipping away with strikes.
Diaz trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rodriguez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Diaz trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz throws an elbow but Rodriguez slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Diaz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jese Rodriguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodriguez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez dodges the ground and pound from Diaz.
Diego Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jese Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rodriguez 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jese Rodriguez !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Palhares lands with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palhares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodriguez 's hands.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand #TD#
and Palhares changes levels and lands a brilliant counter slam that knocks Rodriguez senseless! The eyes are open but nobody's home! Palhares is victorious and celebrates with his fans in the crowd. Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Lucifer Palhares!
After the big win, Lucifer Palhares made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diakite manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination. Diakite sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diakite dives in and grabs Rodriguez 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes down on Diakite's head and hops out.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Diakite fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diakite.
Diakite feinted with a counter takedown.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Diakite moves out of range easily.
Diakite looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartel Diakite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Diakite tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodriguez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diakite somewhat.#TD#
Diakite shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rodriguez is trying to defend but Diakite finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#T1#
Diakite wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Rodriguez wants to control but Diakite is keeping busy.
Rodriguez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #SUB#
Diakite wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodriguez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diakite wants to free his trapped foot but Rodriguez is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Diakite is looking for a kimura here.
#T2#
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.#SUB#
Diakite is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Rodriguez as he works his way to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diakite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Diakite isn't so interested in that idea.
Diakite trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Diakite passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diakite throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T3#
Rodriguez tries to escape but Diakite is in control.
Rodriguez wants to control but Diakite postures up.#SUB#
Diakite working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rodriguez is not content to let Diakite control the position. #SUB#
Diakite goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rodriguez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Diakite but great work by Rodriguez .
Diakite looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. #T4#
Rodriguez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diakite sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rodriguez wants to stand but Diakite is controlling his arm.
Diakite wants to control but Rodriguez postures up.#SUB2#
Rodriguez is trying to get an arm triangle but Diakite is defending well.
Diakite is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Diakite gets full guard.#SUB#
Diakite had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodriguez defends it easily.#SUB#
Diakite is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodriguez is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Diakite is looking for a triangle but Rodriguez pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jese Rodriguez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Diakite shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well. He's pushed Diakite's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand #TD#
and Diakite counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rodriguez won't be happy with that.
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez is not content to let Diakite control the position.
Rodriguez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rodriguez is trying to control the action in half guard but Diakite is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
Diakite is trying to maintain the position but Rodriguez is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez controlling the action here.
Rodriguez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Diakite. #T1#
Diakite wants to get back to full guard.
Diakite taking some punishment here, with Rodriguez in his half guard.
Diakite is looking to improve his position.
Rodriguez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rodriguez is trying to control. Diakite wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Diakite looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
My spies in Animal House inform me that Rodriguez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Diakite gets back to full guard.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diakite is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Diakite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Diakite from controlling successfully.
Diakite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diakite sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rodriguez 's guard.
Diakite works his way into side control. #T3##SUB#
Diakite is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rodriguez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diakite tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #SUB#
Diakite looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Diakite wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodriguez , who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Diakite is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodriguez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diakite is trying to move to mount but Rodriguez reverses beautifully and ends up in Diakite's guard.
Diakite looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Diakite is keeping the position.
Diakite looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez wanted to stand there but Diakite had control of the position. #SUB#
Rodriguez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bartel Diakite will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Rodriguez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SU2#
Rodriguez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rodriguez cracks Diakite with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rodriguez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diakite.
Bartel Diakite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diakite showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez .
Diakite tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodriguez swivels and escapes.#TD#
Diakite gets a double leg takedown into Rodriguez 's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diakite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Rodriguez wants to stand but Diakite is controlling the position.
Diakite stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriguez swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet but Diakite is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diakite stands and throws Rodriguez 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Diakite tries to advance to mount but Rodriguez denies him.
Rodriguez is not content to let Diakite control the position.
Diakite tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rodriguez 's legs. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Diakite tries for a kimura but Rodriguez is defending well.
Diakite prevents Rodriguez from escaping the position.#SUB#
Diakite wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodriguez , who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Diakite goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rodriguez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Diakite's guard! Nice work there by Rodriguez !
Rodriguez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T3##SUB#
Diakite is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodriguez is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diakite has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Diakite's legs - danger averted.
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Diakite won't let him.
Diakite wants to stand and escape but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Rodriguez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diakite swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Diakite had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodriguez defends it easily.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Diakite escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodriguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Diakite looking for a guillotine here but Rodriguez defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Diakite is proving hard to escape from. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#TD#
Diakite decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez is staying active underneath Diakite, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jese Rodriguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodriguez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jese Rodriguez !
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