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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John WIlliams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WIlliams has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tczU6OWoUkI as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John WIlliams!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. WIlliams does a little dance to reset his feet.
WIlliams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
WIlliams lands a jab-cross combination.
Rodriguez closes the distance but WIlliams moves to the side
and WIlliams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rodriguez!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
WIlliams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rodriguez can't escape the position.
Rodriguez bucks up and throws WIlliams to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
WIlliams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rodriguez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodriguez drives through and clinches with WIlliams against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by WIlliams.
Rodriguez lands a left hand.
WIlliams jumps guard.
Rodriguez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but WIlliams keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lucas Rodriguez.
WIlliams lands with a hook. Rodriguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
WIlliams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodriguez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez jabs at WIlliams's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez swings for the body but WIlliams moves out of range.
Lucas Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez punishes WIlliams's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
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!
WIlliams blocks the body kick.
Rodriguez darts in and clinches WIlliams up against the cage.
Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Rodriguez. No joy for WIlliams on that attempt.
Rodriguez swings for the body but WIlliams moves out of range.
Rodriguez avoids the head kick by WIlliams.
WIlliams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodriguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but WIlliams was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from WIlliams.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but WIlliams manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez.
WIlliams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
WIlliams looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rodriguez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
WIlliams avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but WIlliams moved out of range.
Rodriguez forces WIlliams back against the cage and clinches.
WIlliams prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
WIlliams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but WIlliams uses good head movement to avoid it.
WIlliams is trying to push Rodriguez away but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by WIlliams.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but WIlliams blocks it.
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. WIlliams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodriguez is looking to land body kicks.
WIlliams misses with the combination.
Rodriguez throws the kick towards the body but WIlliams avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown attempt from WIlliams. WIlliams gets slowly back to his feet.
Lucas Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John WIlliams.
Rodriguez has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
WIlliams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
WIlliams is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
Rodriguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Rodriguez dominated that round.
That's time! Rodriguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but WIlliams manages to avoid it.
WIlliams tries to bum rush Rodriguez with a series of wild strikes but Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
WIlliams throws a wild body kick that Rodriguez sees coming a mile off.
WIlliams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
WIlliams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rodriguez gets tackled into the cage by WIlliams. WIlliams maintains the clinch.
WIlliams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rodriguez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rodriguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
WIlliams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WIlliams blocks an uppercut.
WIlliams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
WIlliams jumps guard.
Rodriguez wants to stand but WIlliams is controlling his posture from full guard.
WIlliams pulls Rodriguez in close to his closed guard and prevents Rodriguez from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lucas Rodriguez just wasn't active enough.
WIlliams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but WIlliams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodriguez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez takes a swing at WIlliams's ribcage but misses.
John WIlliams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucas Rodriguez is winning the standup battle so far.
WIlliams tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but WIlliams was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
WIlliams misses with a wild combination.
WIlliams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
WIlliams misses with the combination.
Rodriguez tries to score with a low kick but WIlliams moves his leg out of the way.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
WIlliams clinches up with Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but WIlliams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez throws a push kick but WIlliams slaps the foot to one side.
WIlliams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodriguez is fending him off so far but WIlliams persists. Nope, Rodriguez circles away and we're back to standing.
Lucas Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John WIlliams.
WIlliams blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick from WIlliams misses.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
WIlliams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from WIlliams.
Some wild striking there from WIlliams.
WIlliams throws a right hand that Rodriguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodriguez also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Rodriguez dominated that second round.
That's time! Rodriguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Some bone on bone action there as WIlliams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
WIlliams shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well. He's pushed WIlliams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodriguez tries to land a front kick but WIlliams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to WIlliams's body.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but WIlliams pushes him off.
WIlliams moves out of range of the body kick from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but WIlliams is having none of it.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
WIlliams is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
WIlliams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
WIlliams misses with a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped WIlliams in his tracks.
WIlliams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodriguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WIlliams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez is looking to wear down WIlliams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodriguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodriguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
WIlliams gets tackled into the cage by Rodriguez. Rodriguez maintains the clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but WIlliams avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
WIlliams doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WIlliams tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
WIlliams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
WIlliams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by WIlliams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Rodriguez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands with a short shot to the head.
Rodriguez can't find room to land a body shot as WIlliams controls the action.
Rodriguez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite WIlliams's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
WIlliams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lucas Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John WIlliams.
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from WIlliams.
Rodriguez wants to break free but WIlliams has control.
Rodriguez stops a takedown attempt from WIlliams.
WIlliams blocking some punches.
Rodriguez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
WIlliams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Rodriguez.
WIlliams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodriguez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez lands a shot to the body.
Lucas Rodriguez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rodriguez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodriguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
WIlliams moves out of range of the body kick.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown.
Rodriguez misses with a body kick.
WIlliams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
WIlliams shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well. He's pushed WIlliams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez rushes WIlliams and presses him up against the cage.
John WIlliams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
WIlliams misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rodriguez, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Rodriguez!
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