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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Rodriguez (ranked 3878 p4p, 4067 weight class) and Tyler Foster (ranked 450 p4p, 475 weight class). Tyler Foster is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Rodriguez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Foster!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez clinches up against the cage.
Rodriguez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Foster is looking to take this one to the mat.
Foster tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Foster has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rodriguez is stalling here.
Rodriguez pushes Foster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foster is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foster up against the cage.
The referee calls for Rodriguez to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez just leaning against Foster, taking a breather.
Rodriguez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foster up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frankie Rodriguez .
Rodriguez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a jab. Foster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rodriguez scores with the left hand. Foster knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been told by Rodriguez 's head coaches at Canadian Combat Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foster.
Frankie Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Foster.
Rodriguez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foster. That did some damage!
Frankie Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez rushes Foster and presses him up against the cage.
Rodriguez digs a right hand into Foster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Foster's gas tank.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez lands a nice elbow.
Rodriguez landing knees to the head.
It looks like Tyler Foster has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rodriguez .
Foster looks winded!
Rodriguez lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodriguez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Foster looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Rodriguez to work.
A short left from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez stalling in the clinch.
Rodriguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Foster in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rodriguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodriguez is struggling to control the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rodriguez obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez has Foster pushed against the cage.
Rodriguez digs a right hand underneath Foster's ribcage. Foster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rodriguez lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Rodriguez to work.
Rodriguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fosters head.
Rodriguez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodriguez lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Rodriguez on the inside.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodriguez scores with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez gets underhooks to prevent Foster's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodriguez .
A knee to the head by Rodriguez .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodriguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Foster wants to take the fight to the mat but Rodriguez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fosters head.
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.
Foster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rodriguez walks away with a smile on his face. Foster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Foster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A right-left combo lands from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rodriguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Foster's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rodriguez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Foster tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Foster closes the distance and clinches.
Frankie Rodriguez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodriguez has Foster pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rodriguez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rodriguez 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rodriguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez lands a nice uppercut.
Foster is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rodriguez is defending well.
Rodriguez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Foster is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rodriguez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foster up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rodriguez for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the side of Foster's head.
Rodriguez landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rodriguez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rodriguez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Rodriguez lands a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez lands an uppercut.
A short left from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez has Foster pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Rodriguez to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frankie Rodriguez .
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Foster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rodriguez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Foster's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez clinches up with Foster and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Rodriguez slows down the pace here.
Foster tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Foster wants a takedown.
Frankie Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Foster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodriguez is leaning against Foster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rodriguez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rodriguez lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rodriguez landing knees to the head.
Foster is rocked!
Rodriguez lands with a right to the head.
Rodriguez prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Rodriguez to work.
Rodriguez lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez stalling the fight.
Rodriguez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foster up against the cage.
Rodriguez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodriguez leaning against his opponent.
Rodriguez is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frankie Rodriguez .
Rodriguez digs a good body shot into Foster's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rodriguez forces Foster back against the cage and clinches.
Rodriguez effectively controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Rodriguez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Foster's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rodriguez throws a front kick that sends Foster stumbling back into the cage.
Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rodriguez scores with a nice head shot.
Rodriguez clinches up against the cage.
Rodriguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodriguez is struggling to control the position.
Rodriguez scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster tries to pull guard but Rodriguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Foster drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Foster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rodriguez .
Rodriguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fosters head.
Rodriguez lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foster up against the cage.
Rodriguez stalls.
Rodriguez lands a right hand.
Foster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rodriguez walks away with a smile on his face. Foster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rodriguez scores with a hook.
Foster tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Rodriguez .
A shot in the inside from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rodriguez working Foster over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez avoiding damage.
A short right from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rodriguez .
Frankie Rodriguez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodriguez avoiding damage.
Rodriguez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rodriguez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Foster takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodriguez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez works on Foster's body with a couple of short punches.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Rodriguez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foster up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Frankie Rodriguez .
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps Foster's head back.
A head kick from Rodriguez lands but Foster takes it in his stride.
Rodriguez has Foster up against the cage in a clinch.
Foster goes for a takedown attempt but Rodriguez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Frankie Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Foster.
Rodriguez clinches.
Rodriguez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tyler Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodriguez 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Rodriguez !
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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