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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Mandrill (ranked 1131 p4p, 131 weight class) and Pablo Rodriguez (ranked 1391 p4p, 157 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ludwig Mandrill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Mandrill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into Mandrill's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodriguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mandrill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mandrill counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mandrill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Mandrill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mandrill staying out of range there.
Mandrill lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Mandrill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
An attempted straight right counter from Mandrill misses the target.
Rodriguez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Mandrill ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandrill lands with an overhand left.
Mandrill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Pablo Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez with a hook.
Mandrill slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Mandrill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Mandrill's head back.
Mandrill moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Mandrill uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodriguez has time to react.
Mandrill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodriguez on the side of the head.
Mandrill slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Rodriguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Mandrill moves out of range as Rodriguez throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandrill cracks Rodriguez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Mandrill moves out of range.
Mandrill moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Mandrill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandrill misses with a looping right.
Mandrill throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mandrill's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rodriguez under the eye.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Mandrill throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandrill dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mandrill throws out the jab.
Mandrill looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez is looking for the big counter here.
Mandrill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Mandrill has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Mandrill counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Mandrill is looking to counter punch.
Rodriguez connects with a jab.
Mandrill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mandrill throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Mandrill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodriguez.
Mandrill loads up on a big right hand but Rodriguez slips the punch.
Rodriguez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mandrill counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Mandrill moved out of range nicely.
Mandrill paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mandrill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Mandrill moves out of range.
No joy there for Mandrill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandrill throws a lazy right hand but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Mandrill throws a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head but Rodriguez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez connects with a body shot.
Mandrill misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Mandrill's head but Mandrill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mandrill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez lands with a cross.
Mandrill lands with a nice body punch.
Rodriguez 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.
Danga de danga de dang - Rodriguez scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mandrill misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodriguez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Mandrill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Mandrill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mandrill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Mandrill throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Mandrill counters with a straight right hand.
Mandrill throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez lands with a good body shot.
Rodriguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mandrill in his tracks.
Rodriguez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodriguez.
Pablo Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandrill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a nice right hand.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandrill.
Mandrill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mandrill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mandrill blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.
Mandrill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Mandrill blocks the leg kick.
Mandrill misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez feints the counter takedown.
Mandrill looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
It seemed like Rodriguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodriguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking hook.
Donk. Rodriguez catches Mandrill right on the button with a cross.
Mandrill lands with a shot to the body.
Mandrill connects with a nice looking jab.
Mandrill slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Mandrill's head back.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mandrill moves away.
Rodriguez jabs at Mandrill's body.
Rodriguez is looking to chop away at Mandrill's legs.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mandrill walks into a left hand.
A jab lands there for Rodriguez.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
Mandrill misses with a hook to the body
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mandrill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rodriguez works Mandrill's body with a nice hook.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rodriguez throws a jab when Mandrill was well out of range.
Mandrill throwing a counter right hand but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Mandrill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Rodriguez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Mandrill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandrill ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
A big left from Mandrill misses.
A little jabbing left from Rodriguez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mandrill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to land a body kick but Mandrill moved away.
Rodriguez lands a jab to the head.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Rodriguez as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a shot from downtown. Mandrill moves away and avoids it.
Mandrill is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandrill throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rodriguez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mandrill blocks a jab.
Mandrill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mandrill scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodriguez doesn't seem bothered though.
Mandrill slips a jab from Rodriguez.
Mandrill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Mandrill.
Mandrill lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mandrill avoids a kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rodriguez!
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Mandrill is looking to counter punch.
Mandrill misses with a body shot
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Mandrill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mandrill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez thuds his shin into the meat of Mandrill's side.
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mandrill counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodriguez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandrill takes one to the side of the head.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Mandrill finish him?
Mandrill throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mandrill.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
Mandrill takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez scoring well with a low kick there.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot
and Mandrill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pablo Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez takes one to the chin there.
Mandrill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Mandrill ducks under and follows up with a left that Mandrill also avoids with ease.
Mandrill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Mandrill's head but Mandrill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandrill manages to avoid it.
Mandrill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rodriguez throws a lazy uppercut
and Mandrill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mandrill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandrill throws a lazy uppercut
and Mandrill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Mandrill ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mandrill misses the target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mandrill might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rodriguez lands a body shot.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Mandrill as he connects with a hook.
Mandrill misses with a hook. Rodriguez ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rodriguez duly obliges.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch
and Mandrill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Mandrill avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Mandrill.
Mandrill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mandrill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mandrill blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.
Jab by Mandrill.
Mandrill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mandrill scores with a nice right hand.
Rodriguez throws a lazy head kick
and Mandrill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
Mandrill throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandrill.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Mandrill seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez lands with a hook. Mandrill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandrill moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mandrill jabs at Rodriguez's body.
Mandrill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mandrill is looking to counter punch.
Mandrill clobbers Rodriguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Mandrill's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
Rodriguez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mandrill ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Mandrill throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Mandrill looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez lands with a slapping head kick.
Mandrill lands a jab.
Ludwig Mandrill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Rodriguez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Rodriguez.
Well Rodriguez 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Rodriguez!
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hype
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