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whoo and this is a big show
the Korean zombie
taking on Yaya Rodriguez and we are
underway five possible rounds the Korean
zombie in the white Trunks and even
money slight Underdog yair Rodriguez
minus 130 in the green as the favorite
that did not look fun
that really stumbled up the Korean
zombie I don’t know that could have been
partially off balanced he fires back
with his own
but man Rodriguez
when he’s fresh especially here in the
first round these kicks come out of
nowhere they’re powerful
nice straight jab there zombie rushes in
tries to land that right hand
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you can tell Rodriguez when we talked to
him in the meetings as well said I’m
gonna pick my moments to be explosive he
doesn’t want to gas himself out he knows
he has 25 minutes to fight here tonight
zombies
and a smirk from Rodriguez as he backs
off to the center
both black belts and Taekwondo out of
black belt and Judo and have keto
another zombie as well
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something it looks like they’re taking
advantage of they know that chanson has
gone to move forward and they’re trying
to smash that lead leg as he steps in
he doesn’t exactly bounce around a whole
lot zombie moves forward
and tries to land big shots just like
that
donation uppercuts repeatedly with the
right hands
yes he did a good job he didn’t take too
much damage there he tried to come over
the top with that kick but he got caught
up there in the armpit him
John
the layoff May 2017 for Rodriguez his
last bout February 2017 for the zombies
so two minutes in gotta kind of get your
wits about you yeah both these guys I
mean think about that these guys have
had significant layoffs nice kick there
for Rodriguez
foreign
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that rear kick and Rodriguez steps in
with a stiff jab to stifle it
oh nice job there from the zombies
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each of these guys if they don’t know
what they’re throwing how could their
opponent know
yeah especially when it comes from
right hand over the top from the zombie
just think after that layoff for both of
these guys the circumstances play out
that here they are in the main event on
the 25th anniversary these guys got to
take advantage of that that is
a huge opportunity especially for yair
who’s been on the layoff been out
couldn’t seem to figures oh nice front
kick
for Rodriguez by far his longest layoff
of his career but the Korean zombies
serving his mandatory military service
after that title fight so he’s fought
more time since 2013 and a rally there
everybody
my ear looks good he’s getting in and
out of there he’s avoiding these rushes
these posts from the zombie
oh just missed with that left hand
left from Rodriguez we’re under a minute
to go in the first of five possible
rounds
zombie
there’s plenty of tree color Flags in
here as well yeah that’s they both had
really loud
receptions on their entrance
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and jump just stands right in front of
you
yeah
but it’s not without some calculation
either
you know the Die Hard fans develop as
the zombie but
he’s calculated yeah he’s not a Mindless
fighter and take the back and go to the
ground with a row
it’s back in 30 seconds after this
here we go from the beginning yair
Rodriguez landed that huge leg kick that
stifled him up boom another one and it’s
right on that knee joint and here you
see the Korean zombie trying to land
some nice dirty boxing clinch uppercuts
here but yeah you’re seemed to take that
pretty well and every time that Korean
zombie went for that leg kick yeah
you’re stopped him with that straight
jab you know one was on top reversed it
Korean zombie ultimately ended up sort
of on top but I think it’s a an even
yeah Helter Skelter as the end of that
first round quick jab by Rodriguez opens
up the second round return by a counter
combo from the Korean Zone
foreign
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continues in the third and fourth round
because he looks sharp early
another combination is the Korean zombie
continues to walk forward you can see
his advancing rate
about 40 percent
and where the spinning attacks of
Rodriguez
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for the first time
yes
we’re not spending a lot of energy right
here
yeah he’s relaxing
jump not really pushing the pace for
this takedown seems content to just kind
of clinch him up but now he’s looking to
step outside that leg
and knock them off balance but yair does
great job reverses the position now he’s
got Chen song Jung press up against the
fence
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he’s in the clinch and immediately Kevin
McDonald steps in
they’re right here for me groin yeah
start five minutes okay 10 o’clock thank
you
let’s see it again there was caught it
at the tail end five minutes are you
sure okay stay in that corner you okay
to continue yeah it was like right on
the
the top but it could have affected it
could have jostled the comp and that
doesn’t feel nice man
chance I’m junk it happens you got to be
careful immediately resume the action
all right guys let’s keep it clean come
on
McDonald’s
policing the action professionally claps
him back in 90 seconds into the second
round
to a flurry as they stand in the middle
Jake up top from the zombie
oh a little spin there from the Korean
zombie
oh glancing right hand saw the sweco
flying there
but still felt I’m sure
there he goes again chomping at that
lead leg of the Korean zombie
so far very good game planning from that
year in this corner but nice jab there
from the Korean zombie
just gonna call him zombies got it it’s
a little easier to keep it consistent I
think we know who I’m talking about
gotcha
step in from the zombie
it gives you a year a little head
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from Rodriguez but in true zombie
fashion right into the clinch
man he’s working hard for this takedown
so far great defense from Rodriguez
he also understands that Americans are
fond of zombie related shows and movies
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too
nice
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president I just saw the replay That
Elbow was clean on the nose slash Grill
of Chan song yeah
foreign
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to the collarbone of zombie
zombie still moves forward
Rodriguez set him up with that right
hands
that you’re looking very loose in there
tonight
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I’m afraid
and this kind of a I guess you would say
friendly style to go against as young
kind of standing in the center but
allowing Rodriguez to keep his distance
and get creative like that
right on cue
nice slip underneath from Rodriguez but
now he’s caught in a tie punch
oh man
the final 10 seconds now of the second
round
I think there’s a cut somewhere on
zombie if it’s the nose or the lip but
he’s still walking
well naturally we’ll keep it right here
on FS1 between rounds
now they’re in the mix
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here we go
let’s take a look some of the handiwork
spinning elbow right onto the face of
the Korean zombie and you see the split
lip there from 10 tone jump
Rodriguez yeah as you mentioned really
started to flow in the latter half of
that second round yeah he looks loose
maybe in this time off it’s what he
needed coach said dig deep and finish
strong you may have heard him in the
corner Yayo Rodriguez this is three of
five possible and he looks good and they
set ease elbows they want to try to cut
open chunks on top they can bleed
Rodriguez
there’s tips to the body now
oh my goodness
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does not seem to be an issue for you out
here he’s really he’s getting a little
look here in the third
so he’s got to be
got to be crazy but he’s having success
right so I feel like it’s hard to not go
to that stuff when you’re scoring with
it perhaps the confidence growing with
each strike for Rodriguez
and zombie meanwhile stoic in his
approach
stiff one two
and again
zombie oh quick body kick that hurt
us like that and with his lower half
but still punching forward
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how many times you see a guy catch a
kick and the guy still manages to throw
another kick on top of that Rick
Rodriguez just did that
yeah
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I think from some of this damage I think
the zombies actually feeling some of
this cardio failing him here just when
you eat that many shots it slows you
down
his cheek looks swollen as well right
now
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but there we go right on cue Samsung
junk still moving forward and he’s
eating these punches he’s not been
staggered or knocked down yet and he’s
called for the takedown I think he needs
to do that again get in there land these
big punches and keep wearing on your
year
has landed he’s made him count Hey
listen
in my opinion until the final Bell Rings
man’s not out of this fight he’s still
pressing forward he’s still throwing
combinations just like right there and
he left the left hand and now it’s
Rodriguez circling away
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despite the Flash and fireworks
unofficially total strikes in favor of
the Korean zombie
foreign
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he’s used to these fire fights he
doesn’t care if it’s got to get a little
ugly to get the Finish
two to one significant strikes in favor
of the Korean zombie he’s just having
trouble right now being able to find
Rodriguez
but that doesn’t mean what he does those
punches aren’t going to hurt him
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frantic flurry here yeah now now they’re
throwing
a patients shown on each side big Swings
with a left hook so one now coming out
with the nose it looks of Rodriguez
he hasn’t moved backwards yet back left
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again for the moment and is he slowing
down right and jump coming into this
fight knew it was a five round fight
he’s been preparing for a firearm fight
he came out early to get adjusted to the
air a bit
that mouth is bleeding pretty bad but
that won’t bother him as far as being
able to breathe it just might
be annoying
zombie did talk to us the other day
about
quite a difference in preparing for
Frankie Edgar to Yaya Rodriguez the
different types of Fighters that they
are such a different fight
zombies
wow
rolling and missing was Rodriguez and it
was a zombie that perhaps got the better
of that final second
here we go
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nice right hand there from the Korean
zombie followed up by a left he started
really finding his rhythm pressuring
forward even when he got hit he was able
to knock yayir Rodriguez off balance
push forward look for the clinch land
his own punches nice jab and it was the
jab there in round three that really
started working here he’s been going for
the body lock quite a bit here in this
fight nice left hand there from the
Korean zombie
Brendan Fitzgerald the good news is two
more possible rounds here of this back
and forth oh exciting fight I mean what
more could you ask for these guys have
brought it this entire time
bermuda’s win that step in Big Bright
uppercut for the zombie
nice laptop
he started the combinations in exchanges
with that lead left hook several times
and listen Chan Chong Chung has had
success throughout this whole fight but
I’m really feeling round three he really
started finding his rhythm with the jab
and pressuring forward and Landing
strikes before he was really surging
forward and yair was able to step back
and kind of avoid most of the damage
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there he goes moving forward with
punches
now you’re slowed down a little bit
another big body kick
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nice Red Cross from the zombie
both guys chasing a little bit of their
own blood here in the fourth
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oh there from zombie moving forward
right hand left hook
spinning back pissed
you never know what’s coming from from
yair
oh
but pressure I think the the pressure of
the Korean zombie
starting to definitely slow yair
Rodriguez down here in the fourth
oh balance gets him to the mat counter
left hook
landed from zombie on his way back
oh there’s that jab again on both both
guys landed
clean left hook there
oh that left body kick from your year
man did you take that repeatedly
and show no signs pitch kick double
roundhouse there
there’s the Taekwondo coming out from
yair
see each just
finding the time to pick their shots
yeah you’re looking for that spinning
elbow again
you’re the corner of Rodriguez saying
use your speed
he’s probably thinking you use your
speed you know I am here in the fourth
round there’s zombie comes back with
another combination man these guys are
going back and forth
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he’s saying yeah you’re saying something
I don’t know what he’s saying
what was that about McDonald’s not
stepping up for the moment they break it
zombie fires a knee wow
Rodriguez wobbled by that power shot
oh
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Kevin McDonald says fair play
I’m just confused I mean I’d have to
look at some replays maybe there was a
accidental groin shot that we missed and
zombie recognized that I’m not sure
anyway let’s talk about this awesome
fight they’ve seemed to have moved on
I’m moving on General McDonald wasn’t
picking up what zombie was putting down
yeah years I can’t tell if he’s
significantly bleeding now it looks like
the nose is really busted
another stick jab from zombie and this
is what yeah excuse me this is what the
zombie does man just when you think
you’re getting ahead on him he surges
forward and lands his own combos
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the chap from Rodriguez after faking
that step in backyard
right nice right hand so I saw the
replay real quick before this Fight
Continues with the craziness that it’s
going at all it looked like a very uh
completely accidental both guys went for
a flying knee and zombies knee kind of
clipped the cup of yaira yes
not enough to stop the action
significant strikes rounds two three and
four big body kick Korean zombie holding
the edge in each wow Rodriguez showing
the creativity on the ground but nothing
doing
it
and both got nice right hand
those power punches have gotten stronger
as the fight’s gone on it seems like
where they’re not they’re not losing any
heat on them from zombies oh my gosh no
final seconds of the fourth round we
fought 24 minutes in our main event and
still have things to decide
oh spinning back Fist from Rodriguez
right on the jaw
but left counter hook there from Korean
zombie and a big right hand sends
Rodriguez stumbling back into the fence
and that’s actually where the knee that
we were talking about earlier happened
it wasn’t too bad and didn’t seem to
really affect the fight that much
I think this round is very important for
either of these guys
and that’s what you love
about mixed martial arts in the UFC
Big Show of respect before the fifth and
Final Round in our main event from
Denver
he’s waiting for oh nice right hand
again there
it’s close man
most guys showing the effects of these
punches they’re Landing that year had
some nice elbows nice counter right hand
there from John right over the top of
that jab of Rodriguez
countered by another right from zombie
switch stance left hand in there
hey man how can’t you how can’t you
Fanboy out when these two guys are
laying on the line here
neithers ever fought in this fight like
they’re okay maybe I’m gonna lose or
maybe I lost this round I’ll come back
in the next no they’re fighting to win
each round yeah each inch
every small moment in this fight has
been a battle they’ve both been hurt at
numerous times throughout this match
we’re seeing the heart and some people
may be questioned I don’t know on why
yair hadn’t returned we’re seeing that
is gone this kid is here to fight he’s
trying to prove himself tonight that
maybe he had some stuff going on that he
just didn’t want to mention you know
what I mean maybe he had to figure
himself out a little bit after that loss
but he’s back
this
just hope we could see a lot lot more of
it before he’s done
nice
a left hand for not scoring it
can we have a few more rounds of this
thanks
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way back
it’s like it’s like the Korean zombie
gets hurt for a second and he says no
I’m good
and they gave each other a look
we are fighting
oh nice right here excuse me left hand
followed by the right from the zombie
and to think they’re doing this
at 5 000 plus feet elevation exit a
fifth and final rounds that’s insane but
you know what I like do you see how they
take a moment both these guys have
Stillness they relax they’ll both doing
the same exact thing it’s almost like
they look at each other like all right
hold on let’s settle down for a second
all right let’s go
Rodriguez but right back up
man what a way to celebrate 25 years of
this stuff
yeah the co-main event with cowboy and
Mike Perry and then this to cap things
off five round s so far of just
beautiful stand-up display both guys
shooting takedowns mixing in their
wrestling when they can
you wanted a few more rounds UFC one
there were no time limits limits another
spinning back fist
going for that hammer fist again yeah
you’re always showing his ability to mix
things up and be unorthodox coming up on
one final minute of this five round main
event and a crucial minute I mean right
where are you going with
Sprite hangs in the balance in the final
50 seconds
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power on those punches I think you can
expect something off the wall here
towards the end of this fight from
Rodriguez
and forward pressure from zombie that’s
all I can say nice spinning back kick
but right off the elbow of Chan song
Jung
that you’re setting up a jump kick I’m
telling you
but Korean zombie stifles Now by just
marching forward with his own combo
who has
oh your shots left there
man the Korean zombie
and stop shaking hands let’s go final
seconds and they’re going to throw
another big shot oh that’s body kick one
more flurry oh
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zombies
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maybe it was
it was an elbow oh my God
oh my God
what an elbow from yair Rodriguez from
our angle guys I don’t mean to have
dismissed anything yagir just did
because that is unbelievable
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wow I was wrong well at the buzzer wow
at the buzzer
ladies and gentlemen referee Kevin
McDonald is called a stop to this
contest at four minutes 59 seconds of
round number five he played in the
winner
Mexico
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