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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez's entrance music is Sexy Bitch. A fine choice. Graham comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Ecstasy Of Gold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dan Graham will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Graham!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Graham looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rodriguez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rodriguez throwing shots but Graham is blocking nicely.
Rodriguez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rodriguez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rodriguez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rodriguez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodriguez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rodriguez scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham is looking to improve his position.
Rodriguez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rodriguez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graham keeps working.
Graham pushes Rodriguez off looking to stand but Rodriguez dives back in and keeps control.
Rodriguez working the head and body with strikes.
Rodriguez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rodriguez lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodriguez lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Graham is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez working the head and body with strikes.
Graham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rodriguez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rodriguez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rodriguez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Graham manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Graham is working an open guard so Rodriguez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Graham saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rodriguez misses with a body kick.
Graham wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Rodriguez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Graham is out of range.
Graham throws a sloppy head kick and Rodriguez moves out of range easily.
Graham misses with a low kick.
Mario Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Graham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graham is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Graham circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodriguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Graham crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rodriguez - the referee stops the clock and Graham gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rodriguez. Graham manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Graham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Graham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Graham.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the leg kick from Graham.
Rodriguez scores with a sloppy right hand. Graham should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Rodriguez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps Graham's head back.
Graham wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt
and Graham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Graham is avoiding it.
Graham fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez lunges at Graham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Graham's hand.
Graham misses with a leg kick
and Rodriguez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez has hold of one of Graham's legs. Graham is fighting the takedown attempt but Rodriguez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rodriguez works over Graham with some ground and pound from guard.
Graham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez is one step ahead there.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rodriguez throws and elbow that misses. Graham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodriguez's guard. Nice move by Graham!
Rodriguez is trying to keep Graham in close.
Graham works over Rodriguez with some ground and pound from guard.
Rodriguez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodriguez wants to hit a switch here but Graham passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rodriguez there!
Rodriguez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Graham looking to control but Rodriguez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Graham misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Graham thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Graham landing strikes from the mount and Rodriguez is in trouble!
Graham in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Graham throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rodriguez blocking the ground and pound.
Rodriguez tries to hold on but Graham pushes him away.
Rodriguez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rodriguez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Graham content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graham.
Rodriguez has momentary wrist control but Graham slips an elbow through the middle.
Rodriguez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Graham has picked Rodriguez up and slammed him! Rodriguez can't keep hold of the triangle and Graham manages to pass to side control!
Graham scoring with punches from side control.
Rodriguez manages to get back to half guard.
Graham is trying to control. Rodriguez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rodriguez missing with punches from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Graham.
Graham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is pressing down on Graham's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Graham stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.
Graham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez has an active guard here but Graham has managed to pass into half guard.
Graham seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodriguez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rodriguez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Rodriguez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Graham circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick from Graham lands but Rodriguez takes it in his stride.
Rodriguez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mario Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graham sprawls well. Graham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Graham misses.
Rodriguez clinches with his opponent.
Rodriguez wants a takedown but no success here.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Graham tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Graham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham lands with a slapping head kick.
Rodriguez looks to land a body kick but Graham moved away.
Rodriguez motions for Graham to come forward. Rodriguez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Graham lands a jab to Rodriguez's midsection.
Graham cracks the inside of Rodriguez's front leg.
Rodriguez drives through and clinches with Graham against the cage.
Graham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Graham avoids a kick to the body.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Graham is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Graham lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Rodriguez chips away with some ground and pound.
Graham will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Graham throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Graham is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graham misses with a double jab
and Rodriguez counters with a nice body kick.
Graham tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown but Graham sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodriguez but Rodriguez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Graham throws out a leg kick but Rodriguez moves out of range and Graham only half commits.
Graham walks into a stiff left hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graham staying out of range there.
Graham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rodriguez fails to land the takedown.
Rodriguez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Graham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rodriguez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rodriguez lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rodriguez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Graham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodriguez manages to get himself to full guard.
Graham won't allow Rodriguez to sweep him here.
Graham postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it.
Graham postures up.
Graham postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dan Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Rodriguez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Graham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Rodriguez!
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hype
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RATING
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