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Event:
EFL 11 - Wales v Wallace
Date: Jul 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Rodriguez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alfredo.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alfredo enables Rodriguez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alfredo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Alfredo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodriguez postures up in Alfredo's guard and throws a big left but Alfredo blocks it.
Alfredo pulls Rodriguez in close to prevent any damage.
Alfredo is trying to keep Rodriguez in close.
Alfredo wants to stand but Rodriguez is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard.
Rodriguez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T1#
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. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Rodriguez feints and as Alfredo raises his hands in defense, Rodriguez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rodriguez throws a strike but Alfredo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Alfredo trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez seems keen to control Alfredo's posture.
Rodriguez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
Alfredo wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Alfredo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rodriguez holds on and takes a little breather.
Alfredo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alfredo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Alfredo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodriguez on the ground.
Rodriguez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Let's hope that Rodriguez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T3#
Rodriguez wants to stand and escape but Alfredo is having none of it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rodriguez pulls Alfredo in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alfredo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez dives in for a single leg takedown but Alfredo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Juan Alfredo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Alfredo tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alfredo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alfredo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez avoids it really well and circles away.
Alfredo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRodriguez.
Rodriguez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Alfredo. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4##TD2#
Rodriguez scores with a takedown into Alfredo's guard.
Alfredo wants to get back to his feet but Rodriguez passes into half guard.
#REVR##SUB2#
Rodriguez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Alfredo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Rodriguez!
Our winner, Joe Rodriguez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Juan Alfredo had this to say: 'Ya Callate'.
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Event:
EFL 7 - Adams v Matthews
Date: Jun 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Mills. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
Rodriguez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mills paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mills connects with an inside leg kick.
Mills connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Mills does it's job there.#ROC2#
Rodriguez is rocked!
Mills throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rodriguez on the side of the head.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#KD2#
Mills sends Rodriguez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mills is motioning to the referee to let Rodriguez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mills swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mills misses with a body kick.
Mills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodriguez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA New York in the buildup to the fight.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Mills feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rodriguez's calf.
Mills scoring well with a low kick there.
#T1#
Mills connects with a crisp jab.
John Mills is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Rodriguez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mills tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rodriguez is in Mills's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Mills preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mills pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mills wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
Mills is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T2#
Let's hope that Mills has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB#
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodriguez is looking to sweep but instead, Mills has passed into half guard.
Rodriguez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mills showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T3#
Mills postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodriguez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mills is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mills scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mills dips to his left and cracks Rodriguez with an uppercut!#CUT2#
It looks like Joe Rodriguez has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Mills. That snapped Rodriguez's head back.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mills. Mills obviously looking to wear him down.
Mills wobbles Rodriguez with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Mills dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Rodriguez to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Mills!
After winning the bout, John Mills thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
EFL 4 - McGee v Midget
Date: May 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Rodriguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodriguez is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Rodriguez circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Diaz just leaning against Rodriguez, taking a breather. #TD2#
Diaz manages to pull guard.
Diaz has Rodriguez pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rodriguez controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
Rodriguez throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Rodriguez isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rodriguez trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rodriguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#TD#
Rodriguez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Rodriguez is trying to ground and pound but Diaz uses the momentary lack of control by Rodriguez to regain half guard.
Diaz trying to control here.
Rodriguez is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.
Rodriguez slows the pace down in half guard. #T3#
Rodriguez tries to stand and escape but Diaz is controlling the position.
Rodriguez thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Rodriguez wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Diaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rodriguez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rodriguez's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz connects with a big shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
We've been informed that Diaz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rodriguez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diaz connects with a big shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez is trapped and Diaz is scoring with shots to the head and body. #T4#
Rodriguez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
Diaz lands shots from the back. #SUB2#
Diaz has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rodriguez has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
#SUB2#
Diaz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz has Rodriguez flattened out and is raining down punches.
Diaz scores with punches and elbows.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Diaz tries to counter it with a takedown but Rodriguez pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD#
Rodriguez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Diaz quickly recovers to half guard.
Diaz is positioning himself well to prevent Rodriguez advancing to mount.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Rodriguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Rodriguez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rodriguez is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1#
Diaz is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rodriguez jumps into side control!
Rodriguez wants to stand but Diaz has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Rodriguez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rodriguez stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T3#
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Diaz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rodriguez's guard.
Diaz postures up.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz is working Rodriguez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diaz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.#ROC2#
Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Oh Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz works over Rodriguez with some ground and pound from guard.#T4#
Diaz scoring with some ground and pound.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rodriguez wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz is in close to Rodriguez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diaz loads up on a big left hand. Rodriguez felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Diaz looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Rodriguez can't hide his disappointment, as Diaz celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Diaz!
A very excited looking Nate Diaz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 08, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Rodriguez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Snow quickly recovers to half guard.
Well, if Rodriguez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB#
Rodriguez moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Snow.
Snow is trying to get back to half guard.
Snow is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodriguez on the ground.
Rodriguez advances to full mount.
Snow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rodriguez controlling his opponent. #T1#
Snow wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Rodriguez keeps control of the position as Snow tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Rodriguez controlling the positon.
Snow is in bad spot here.
Rodriguez lands a shot to the head.
Snow tries to roll but Rodriguez sticks to his back.
Rodriguez lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK. #T2#
Good control from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects with a big shot to the side of Snow's head.
Rodriguez is landing with strikes from the back. #ROC2#
Snow is rocked!
Rodriguez is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Oh Snow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB2#
Rodriguez is working for a rear naked choke. Snow is not defending it well and Rodriguez has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Snow refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Snow's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Rodriguez!
A very excited looking Joe Rodriguez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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