Post by The Sandmen on Oct 28, 2016 8:07:55 GMT -5
ManNXT Men's Championship
Ferocious staredown by Hunt while Yuji Shimada recites the rules.
Ricco Rodriguez looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Yuji Shimada.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Mark Hunt goes with a looping right hand while Ricco Rodriguez jumps back and jabs
Rodriguez seems staggered and Mark Hunt runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Mark Hunt tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Mark Hunt who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ricco Rodriguez tries for a takedown but can't get it. He decides to pull guard instead...
Ricco Rodriguez wraps him up tight and pulls him into his guard.
Mark Hunt is in closed guard over Rodriguez
Rodriguez measures the resilience of Hunt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hunt blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Hunt is trying to counter now!
Mark Hunt fakes some punches
Rodriguez ties him up.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Mark Hunt is in closed guard over Rodriguez
Hunt tries to escape from the closed guard
Mark Hunt any adventage in the ground.
Mark Hunt is in closed guard over Rodriguez
Mark Hunt seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Good looking punches from Mark Hunt on the ground
deflected by Rodriguez.
Hunt misses a step and Ricco Rodriguez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ricco Rodriguez isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Hunt blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Rodriguez's guard.
Mark Hunt is in half guard over Rodriguez
Body shots by Mark Hunt
Rodriguez covers up.
Rodriguez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ricco Rodriguez isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Hunt blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Rodriguez's guard.
Yuji Shimada has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rodriguez follows Mark Hunt
only to get counter punched in a big way! Rodriguez needs to stop playing Mark Hunt's game or he'll get knocked out!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Rodriguez grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez is in open guard over Hunt
Hunt tries to close his guard around Rodriguez
He succeeds!
Ricco Rodriguez is in closed guard over Hunt
Mark Hunt launches a few punches to Rodriguez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rodriguez tries to cover his face,
Ricco Rodriguez is in closed guard over Hunt
Rodriguez is in closed guard... Hunt tries to roll on the ground!
Ricco Rodriguez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ricco Rodriguez is in closed guard over Hunt
Rodriguez use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Ricco Rodriguez is in side mount over Mark Hunt
Rodriguez tries to move to full mount!
Hunt won't allow him to take this position easily.
Ricco Rodriguez is in side mount over Mark Hunt
Mark Hunt launches a few punches to Rodriguez's cheek from the guard.
Ricco Rodriguez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Ricco Rodriguez looks to counter!
Ricco Rodriguez looks to pass to mount...
Rodriguez slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mark Hunt.
Ricco Rodriguez is in full mount over Mark Hunt
Rodriguez goes for an armbar!
Mark Hunt breaks the lock and pushes away Ricco Rodriguez, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Yuji Shimada halts the fight to stand up Ricco Rodriguez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Mark Hunt circles around Rodriguez
Hunt moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Rodriguez's thigh!
Hunt cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Rodriguez can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Rodriguez is holding Mark Hunt's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Mark Hunt loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ricco Rodriguez is in side mount over Mark Hunt
Ricco Rodriguez looks to mount Mark Hunt...
Ricco Rodriguez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ricco Rodriguez is in full mount over Mark Hunt
Rodriguez tries to open up Mark Hunt's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Hunt in the side of the head
Hunt has a small cut in his Forehead
Ricco Rodriguez is in full mount over Mark Hunt
Mark Hunt launches a few punches to Rodriguez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rodriguez tries to cover his face,
Rodriguez has a small cut in his Left cheek
Ricco Rodriguez is in full mount over Mark Hunt
Rodriguez fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Mark Hunt's arm and tries an armbar!
Hunt holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Hunt's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Ricco Rodriguez.
Mark Hunt is in side mount over Ricco Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez attempts to trap Mark Hunt in his guard.
Ricco Rodriguez manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Mark Hunt is in closed guard over Rodriguez
Not a desiderable position that Rodriguez is in now. Mark Hunt is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Hunt tries to escape from closed guard...
Hunt struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Mark Hunt is in half guard over Rodriguez
Hunt throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ricco Rodriguez
Solid shots!
Mark Hunt is in half guard over Rodriguez
Good looking punches from Mark Hunt on the ground
deflected by Rodriguez.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Mark Hunt is in half guard over Rodriguez
Mark Hunt tries to pass Ricco Rodriguez's guard...
Mark Hunt passes momentarily but Ricco Rodriguez regains half guard.
Mark Hunt is in half guard over Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez tries to close the guard.
Rodriguez put Mark Hunt in closed guard.
Mark Hunt is in closed guard over Rodriguez
Ricco Rodriguez launches a few punches to Hunt's cheek from the guard.
Mark Hunt uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Hunt tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hunt tries to stand up!
Rodriguez doesn't allow him!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Rodriguez.
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Round 2
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Some nice shots from Ricco Rodriguez
that stun Hunt.
Hunt throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Rodriguez's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Ricco Rodriguez tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Mark Hunt swings and Rodriguez has to retreat
Mark Hunt is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Mark Hunt fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Ricco Rodriguez! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Mark Hunt has found an opening in the defense of Rodriguez, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Rodriguez is wobbling!
Rodriguez's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mark Hunt leans forwards and tries to grapple with Rodriguez
Hunt shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hunt pushes off of Ricco Rodriguez and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Rodriguez stumbles backwards but Mark Hunt chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Ricco Rodriguez seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Mark Hunt!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mark Hunt postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Rodriguez hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Mark Hunt tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Hunt circles out and slips free of Ricco Rodriguez's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Nice punch by Mark Hunt
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Rodriguez's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Ricco Rodriguez's Right eye
Winner is Mark Hunt by TKO (Stoppage - Small cut Right eye) at 1:56 Round 2
Statistics: Mark Hunt
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/11 (64%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/22 (36%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 224 s
Statistics: Ricco Rodriguez
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/9 (44%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
Ricco had no health left anyways. Literally none. So the stoppage was just a minor technicality at that point.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!