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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago comes to the cage accompanied by From First To Last - Such a Tragedy . John Rodriguez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rodriguez !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez shoots in but no luck this time.
Rabago doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
Rabago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rabago prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
It looks like John Rodriguez has been cut.
A knee to the head by Rabago.
Rabago lands a knee to the body.
Rabago putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Rabago unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rabago unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Rabago unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rabago lands a nice knee to the body.
Rabago really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rabago.
Rabago crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez 's ribcage.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
That has opened up John Rodriguez 's cut even more.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rabago lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
The cut above John Rodriguez 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rabago unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rabago scores a nice knee to the body.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rabago is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Rabago landing knees to the body.
Rabago lands a knee to the body.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rabago lands a knee to the body.
Rabago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez .
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Rabago.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Rodriguez dodges an elbow strike from Rabago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rabago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rodriguez 's brow.
Rabago putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rabago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodriguez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ryan Rabago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rodriguez .
Rabago lands a knee to the body.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rabago avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rabago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rabago is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rabago tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but Rabago holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodriguez drops back down to his feet.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rabago crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez 's ribcage.
Rabago working Rodriguez over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Rabago manages to get underhooks.
Rodriguez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rabago obliges.
Rabago scores a nice knee to the body.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rodriguez avoids a wild elbow strike from Rabago.
Rabago gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodriguez .
Rodriguez avoids the elbow strike from Rabago, against the cage.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Rabago.
Rabago scores a nice knee to the body.
Rodriguez jumps guard but Rabago stands there with Rodriguez around his waist. Rodriguez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rabago lands a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rabago.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rabago.
Rodriguez taking a breather.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rabago creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Rabago lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rabago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Rodriguez 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rodriguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rabago has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rabago moves into range and clinches up with Rodriguez .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rabago is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Rabago unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rabago scores with a hook to the body.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rabago prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Rabago scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Rabago lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but instead, Rabago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodriguez into the cage.
Rabago landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rabago lands a nice knee to the body.
Rabago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ryan Rabago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from Rabago.
Rabago lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
Rabago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rabago lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodriguez or not.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
Rodriguez looking for a takedown.
Ryan Rabago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rodriguez .
Rabago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Rabago throws an elbow but it misses.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodriguez 's defenses.
Rabago lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodriguez or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rabago.
Rabago misses with a knee to the head.
Rabago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodriguez 's face.
Rabago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Rabago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rabago missing with knees to the body.
Rabago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodriguez 's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rodriguez stalling in the clinch but Rabago improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rabago obliges.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but Rabago won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Rabago scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez 's head.
Rabago scores a nice knee to the body.
Rabago crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez 's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rabago.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rabago obliges.
Rabago lands a body shot.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodriguez can't get the takedown.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago landing knees to the body.
Rabago lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Rabago.
Rodriguez is trying to drag Rabago to the mat but Rabago just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rabago missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodriguez 's defenses.
Rodriguez has Rabago pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rabago manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rabago lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
Rabago landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rabago as Rodriguez tries to tie him up.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rabago tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rabago missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rabago scores a nice knee to the body.
Rabago prevents the takedown attempt.
Rabago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rabago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Rodriguez 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rabago.
Rabago 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.
Rabago forces Rodriguez back against the cage and clinches.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown attempt but Rabago pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rabago instigates a clinch.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Rabago unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rabago is leaning against Rodriguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rabago lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago landing knees to the body.
Rabago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from Rabago.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rodriguez trying to stall but Rabago improves his position.
Rabago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Rabago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Rodriguez managing to block the knees to the body from Rabago.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rabago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rabago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
Rabago scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rabago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rabago obliges.
Rodriguez blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Rabago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodriguez tries to score a body lock takedown but Rabago shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rabago is pressed up against the cage. Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rabago down to the mat. Rabago avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryan Rabago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rodriguez .
Rodriguez dives in and grabs Rabago's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rabago pushes down on Rodriguez 's head and hops out.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rabago moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez looking to stall.
Rabago lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
Rabago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Rodriguez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rabago fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rabago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodriguez , pushing him back against the cage.
Rabago unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Rodriguez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rabago pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rabago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rabago pushes Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Rabago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rabago lands a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rabago landing knees to the head.
Rabago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rodriguez avoids the elbow strike from Rabago, against the cage.
Rabago landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rabago.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Rabago prevents the takedown attempt.
Rabago lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rabago lands a knee to the head.
Rabago lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Rodriguez is looking to control Rabago's arms but Rabago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodriguez has his back to the cage.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Rabago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rabago tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rabago lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rabago landing knees to the head.
Rabago crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez 's ribcage.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rabago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rabago landing knees to the body.
Rodriguez blocks an elbow strike.
John Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago stops a takedown attempt from Rodriguez .
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Rabago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rabago 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Rabago!
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hype
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