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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marion Cobretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobretti comes to the cage accompanied by Frank Sinatra - Fly me to the moon. Rodrigues has chosen Joe Walsh - In the City as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marion Cobretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobretti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues keeps the fight on the outside.
Cobretti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rodrigues throws out a loose jab but Cobretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobretti tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.
Cobretti moves out of range as Rodrigues strikes.
Rodrigues lands with an uppercut that bounces Cobretti off the cage and back into range.
Cobretti throws a shot from downtown. Rodrigues moves away and avoids it.
Rodrigues lands a lovely overhand right.
Cobretti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cobretti jumps guard but Rodrigues stands there with Cobretti around his waist. Cobretti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cobretti jumps guard but Rodrigues stands there with Cobretti around his waist. Cobretti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodrigues lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cobretti backwards.
Cobretti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rodrigues pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marion Cobretti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cobretti doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Cobretti.
Cobretti tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.
Rodrigues has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rodrigues slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cobretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobretti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodrigues fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodrigues cracks Cobretti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rodrigues darts in and clinches Cobretti up against the cage.
Cobretti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigues avoids it.
Cobretti tries to break free but Rodrigues pushes him back against the cage.
Rodrigues is stalling here.
Rodrigues wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cobretti is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodrigues gets an underhook and turns Cobretti into the cage.
Rodrigues working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rodrigues manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues looks to land a combination but Cobretti avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Cobretti misses.
Rodrigues jabs Cobretti right on the nose. Cobretti blinks but takes it well.
Rodrigues throws a series of punches but Cobretti moves out of range.
Rodrigues lands the left hand.
Cobretti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cobretti tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.
Cobretti has closed the distance and engaged Rodrigues in a clinch.
Rodrigues pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues lands a jab-cross combination.
Cobretti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Cobretti.
Rodrigues breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodrigues shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cobretti manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cobretti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rodrigues defends well.
Rodrigues stopping the sweep attempt from Cobretti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti has his foot on Rodrigues's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rodrigues works his way back into a safe position though.
Rodrigues decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cobretti, up you get!
The fighters circling - Rodrigues throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rodrigues paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodrigues swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobretti.
Rodrigues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobretti manages to avoid it.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rodrigues closes the distance and clinches.
Rodrigues pulls guard successfully.
Cobretti is looking to work some ground and pound but Rodrigues has wrist control.
Rodrigues wants to stand and escape but Cobretti is having none of it.
Rodrigues is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobretti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobretti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cobretti scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cobretti is looking to pass into half guard but Rodrigues pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rodrigues is in guard.
Rodrigues got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cobretti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodrigues has managed to get both his arms back between Cobretti's legs - danger averted.
Rodrigues avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cobretti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rodrigues defends well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobretti has his foot on Rodrigues's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rodrigues works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Rodrigues will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rodrigues smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cobretti drops his hands momentarily and Rodrigues takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jake Rodrigues seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobretti tries to clinch but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Rodrigues swinging wildly here.
Cobretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodrigues swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodrigues just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodrigues lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marion Cobretti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigues circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodrigues throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cobretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodrigues works over Cobretti's head and body with a nice combination.
Cobretti scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Rodrigues, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodrigues avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cobretti slips under a jab from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodrigues swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodrigues wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobretti tries to clinch up but Rodrigues circles away and keeps his distance.
Cobretti is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobretti.
Cobretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobretti defending well as Rodrigues loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Cobretti.
Cobretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodrigues throws a big shot that misses.
Cobretti wants to clinch.
Rodrigues will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodrigues throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobretti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cobretti tries to clinch up
and Rodrigues counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti 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.
Rodrigues moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Rodrigues manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cobretti stops Rodrigues from standing up.
Cobretti drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rodrigues looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rodrigues looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rodrigues!
Rodrigues wants to stand but Cobretti is controlling his arm.
Cobretti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cobretti is looking to regain half guard here but Rodrigues keeps moving and retains side control.
Rodrigues wants to stand but Cobretti is controlling his arm.
Cobretti tries to improve position but can't.
Rodrigues has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cobretti slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues wants to stand but Cobretti has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Cobretti looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cobretti wants to improve his position but Rodrigues is controlling well.
Rodrigues is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rodrigues sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cobretti gets full guard.
Rodrigues stands up and waves to Cobretti to follow him.
Rodrigues ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with an uppercut
and Cobretti counters with a straight right hand.
Rodrigues throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobretti counters with a body kick that stops Rodrigues in his tracks momentarily.
Cobretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cobretti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues throws a right hand that misses
letting Cobretti counter with a right hand.
Rodrigues misses with a wild combination.
Rodrigues scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cobretti.
Rodrigues swings widly with a right hand
and Cobretti counters with a straight right hand.
Rodrigues jabs at Cobretti's body.
Rodrigues gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobretti has gone for a leg lock! Rodrigues slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cobretti's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodrigues trying to control but Cobretti is working from the bottom.
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 Marion Cobretti will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodrigues connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cobretti's hands.
Cobretti moves in looking to clinch but Rodrigues pushes him off.
Cobretti goes for a double leg but Rodrigues avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rodrigues continues to drive forward.
Cobretti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodrigues's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Rodrigues. No joy for Cobretti on that attempt.
Rodrigues throws a good cross that connects.
Rodrigues drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cobretti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodrigues to score with a decent uppercut.
Cobretti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rodrigues lands the left hand.
Cobretti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodrigues throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cobretti shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marion Cobretti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodrigues dips to his left and cracks Cobretti with an uppercut!
Rodrigues might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cobretti's head.
Cobretti tries to clinch but Rodrigues moves away
and Rodrigues counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jake Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobretti fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodrigues. That snapped Cobretti's head back.
Rodrigues throws a hook but Cobretti blocks it.
Rodrigues fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cobretti on the side of the head.
Rodrigues lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cobretti backs up against the cage.
Rodrigues dives in and scores a takedown into Cobretti's guard.
Cobretti working for a triangle but Rodrigues defends it easily.
Cobretti keeping full guard, as Rodrigues tries to pass.
Rodrigues content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cobretti is proving hard to escape from.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobretti looking for a sweep. Not yet Cobretti, not yet.
Cobretti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodrigues doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodrigues manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rodrigues is looking to stand up but Cobretti won't let him.
Cobretti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodrigues can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rodrigues controlling from the top position.
Rodrigues wants to get up but he can't break Cobretti's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobretti keeping moving, preventing Rodrigues from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rodrigues has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cobretti is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cobretti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cobretti looking for subs off his back but Rodrigues has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cobretti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodrigues wants to stand up but Cobretti is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues not doing much here.
Cobretti actively working from the bottom here.
Cobretti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cobretti looking for subs from the bottom but Rodrigues mounts him!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues controlling his opponent.
Rodrigues gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Rodrigues comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodrigues 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Rodrigues!
Jake Rodrigues very nearly forgot to thank Torment Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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