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Event:
Carnage Crown A Champion
Date: Sep 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Northstar scores with a push kick.
Northstar lands a right hook to the body.
Rodriguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Northstar can pounce on him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodriguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Northstar moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Northstar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Northstar.
As Northstar backs away, Rodriguez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rodriguez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Northstar.
Northstar connects with a leg kick. Rodriguez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Northstar.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Northstar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Northstar connects with a single shot there.#T1#
Northstar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Northstar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Northstar moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but Northstar avoids it.
Northstar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Northstar.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Northstar.
#T2#
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Northstar throws a counter combo.
Northstar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick
and Northstar counters with a leg kick.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Northstar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Northstar wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Northstar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot
and Northstar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick
and Northstar counters with a leg kick.
Northstar checks a leg kick.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Northstar thuds his right hand into Rodriguez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Northstar thumps Rodriguez with a low kick.
Jose Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Northstar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Northstar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Northstar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Northstar lands a lovely overhand right.
Northstar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rodriguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Rodriguez is predictable there
and Northstar counters with an outside leg kick.
Northstar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Northstar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez takes one on the button.#ROC2#
Rodriguez is rocked!
Northstar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Northstar.#T4#
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the body
and Northstar counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Northstar counters with a two punch combo.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Northstar staying out of range there.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodriguez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodriguez swings widly with a right hand
#KD2#
and Northstar counters with a head kick that drops Rodriguez to the mat! Rodriguez scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Northstar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodriguez falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL2#
and Northstar counters by clinching up.
Northstar misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Northstar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from Northstar.
Northstar connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sage Northstar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Rodriguez takes one to the side of the head.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch
and Northstar counters with a thumping low kick.
Sage Northstar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Northstar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A bone on bone clash there as Northstar blocks the leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rodriguez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Northstar throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease.
Northstar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northstar avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
A good leg kick by Northstar.
Northstar connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Northstar. #T1#
Rodriguez blocks a head kick by Northstar.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Northstar!
Jose Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Northstar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Northstar tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Northstar.
Rodriguez misses with a head kick.
Northstar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Northstar avoids it easily.
Northstar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rodriguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Northstar steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rodriguez.#T2#
Northstar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by Northstar.
A big left from Northstar misses.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Northstar is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Northstar counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
Northstar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodriguez has time to react.
A big right from Northstar misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Northstar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez throwing a counter right hand but Northstar manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Northstar. Northstar obviously looking to wear him down.
#T3#
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Northstar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodriguez throws a lazy body kick
and Northstar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Northstar steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
And Northstar responds with a good body kick, but Rodriguez manages to step out the way in time.
Northstar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T4#
Northstar dips to his left and cracks Rodriguez with an uppercut!
Northstar misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez throws a leg kick
and Northstar counters with a low kick, right behind Rodriguez 's knee.
Rodriguez motions for Northstar to come forward. Rodriguez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Northstar slips a jab and a cross from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Northstar counters with a right hand to the body.
Northstar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Northstar.
Northstar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodriguez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sage Northstar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Northstar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Northstar.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Northstar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Northstar cracks Rodriguez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Northstar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rodriguez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rodriguez tried to score with a low kick but Northstar checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Rodriguez is predictable there
and Northstar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Northstar looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Rodriguez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Northstar's head but Northstar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez sets himself, and Northstar steps forward looking for the clinch! Rodriguez avoids it this time.
Northstar blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
letting Northstar counter with a right hand.
Northstar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rodriguez lands a lovely overhand right.
Rodriguez swings widly with a right hand
letting Northstar counter with a right hand.
Northstar throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Northstar throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Northstar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodriguez's sensitive parts.
Northstar with a hook.
Northstar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodriguez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Northstar.
Rodriguez throws out a leg kick but Northstar moves out of range and Rodriguez only half commits.
Northstar tries to clinch up.#T2#
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
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!
Northstar checks a leg kick nicely.
Rodriguez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNorthstar.
Northstar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Northstar stuns Rodriguez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Northstar misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Rodriguez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Northstar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Northstar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Northstar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Northstar swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Northstar misses with some punches.
#T3#
Northstar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Northstar misses with a body punch.
Rodriguez wants to break free but Northstar has control.
Northstar prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Northstar has him pressed against the ropes.
Northstar lands a left hand.
Northstar tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Northstar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Northstar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Northstar looking to throw knees to the head but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.
#T4#
Northstar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
Northstar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Northstar misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Northstar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Northstar misses with a knee strike.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jose Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Northstar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Northstar looking to throw knees to the head but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.
Northstar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Northstar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Northstar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Northstar digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sage Northstar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Northstar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sage Northstar!
Sage Northstar 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:
Carnage Eight
Date: Aug 26, 2016 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rodriguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Smith Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rodriguez sprawls and moves away.
Smith Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jose Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez scores with a nice head shot.
Smith Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith Jr ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Smith Jr attempts a counter takedown but Rodriguez avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Smith Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith Jr manages to avoid it.
Smith Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smith Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects with a single shot there.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Smith Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith Jr also avoids with ease.
Smith Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez lands with a shot to the body.
Jose Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T2#
Smith Jr blocks a jab.
Smith Jr attempts a counter takedown but Rodriguez avoids it well and moves away.
Smith Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Smith Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rodriguez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Smith Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rodriguez sprawls and moves away.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick #TD#
so Smith Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #ES2#
Rodriguez kicks Smith Jr off and gets to his feet.
Smith Jr dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
#T3#
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith Jr is just out of range.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Smith Jr avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith Jr is just out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Smith Jr dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Smith Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T4#
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Smith Jr avoids it well.
Smith Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Smith Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith Jr moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Smith Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot
#TD#
and Smith Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB#
Smith Jr drops back looking for a leg! Rodriguez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rodriguez manages to kick Smith Jr off! Smith Jr jumps back into Rodriguez's guard.
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!#SUB#
Smith Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rodriguez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Smith Jr saw that one coming.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. Smith Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rodriguez sprawls and moves away.
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith Jr.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith Jr blocks a jab.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Smith Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T1#
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Smith Jr attempts a counter takedown but Rodriguez avoids it well and moves away.
Rodriguez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to Smith Jr's body.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Smith Jr avoids the punch easily.
Smith Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Rodriguez is quick to defend against it.
Smith Jr slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Smith Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith Jr. #SUB#
Smith Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smith Jr passes Rodriguez's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T2#
Smith Jr passes the guard and advances to mount! #SUB#
Smith Jr quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Smith Jr but it's paid off an Rodriguez is forced to tap! Nice work by Smith Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Smith Jr!
Joe Smith Jr really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$225 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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