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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vishis Vourture (ranked 2606 p4p, 2694 weight class) and Pocket Rocket (ranked 186 p4p, 195 weight class). Vishis Vourture could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pocket Rocket's chin.
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vishis Vourture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pocket Rocket!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocket will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vourture.
Vourture wants to clinch up but Rocket keeps it at a distance.
Rocket avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rocket rushes Vourture and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rocket lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rocket is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vourture is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocket is working for a submission of some sort.
Vourture has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vourture has his hands clasped together around Rocket's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocket seems to be looking for submissions.
Vourture is looking to improve his position.
Vourture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rocket on the ground.
Rocket is trying to control. Vourture wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vourture is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocket content to control rather than advance.
Vourture wants to improve his position but Rocket is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rocket is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vourture is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rocket is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vourture is just riding it out for now. Rocket eventually gives up the hold.
Rocket prevents Vourture from improving his position.
Vourture is working hard here to advance position.
Rocket is looking for a kimura but Vourture is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rocket to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rocket is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vourture is doing well to control the position and prevent Rocket from advancing to side control.
Still in half guard, Rocket seems content to control.
Vourture trying to control from the bottom.
Vourture is pressing down on Rocket's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rocket stays in close to Vourture's body and controls the position.
Vourture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vourture tries to get out of the position.
Rocket trying to control but Vourture is working from the bottom.
Rocket is fighting to break Vourture's control of his arms but Vourture is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rocket misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Rocket.
Rocket jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rocket getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vourture waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocket.
Rocket looks to score with a jab to the body but Vourture is just out of range.
Rocket wants to clinch up but Vourture keeps it at a distance.
Vourture tries a head kick but it misses.
Vourture closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Vourture.
Vourture tries to land knees in the clinch but Rocket avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocket misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Vourture on the inside.
Vourture tries a body shot but Rocket blocks it.
Vourture missing with knees to the body.
Vourture works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pocket Rocket dominated that round.
That's time! Vourture's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rocket dives in and grabs Vourture's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vourture pushes down on Rocket's head and hops out.
Vourture turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vourture tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocket swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vourture tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocket swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocket looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rocket jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rocket tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vourture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vourture throws a leg kick which misses Rocket's front leg but catches the back leg as Rocket tries to avoid it.
Vourture tries to land a body kick
and Rocket counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocket connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vourture. Vourture circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vourture misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vourture throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocket lands a jab to Vourture's midsection.
Rocket ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vourture moves away.
Vourture avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vourture - that will leave a mark!
Vishis Vourture is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocket shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vourture but Vourture pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rocket misses with a hook. Vourture ducked under it nicely.
Vourture tries to clinch up.
Rocket looks to throw the jab but Vourture is out of range.
Rocket scores with a one two! Vourture had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vourture lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rocket will feel that in the morning.
Rocket misses with a wild combination.
Rocket stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vourture.
Rocket misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vourture tries to clinch but Rocket is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Vourture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture throws a wild body kick that Rocket sees coming a mile off.
Vourture clinches with his opponent.
Rocket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vourture's elbow.
Good body shot from Rocket.
Rocket goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vourture prevents it.
Vishis Vourture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pocket Rocket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocket tries to work over Vourture's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rocket misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocket misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Vourture.
Rocket misses with a punch to the body.
Rocket blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocket on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vourture swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vourture avoiding damage.
Vourture missing with knees to the body.
Rocket is working Vourture over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture tries to land a knee to the head but Rocket blocks with his arms.
Vourture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vourture gets underhooks to prevent Rocket's takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Vourture.
Rocket tries to throw a body punch but Vourture avoids it by throwing Rocket back against the cage.
Vourture looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vourture seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Rocket is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Vourture tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rocket effectively controlling the action here.
Vourture prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rocket is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vourture can't fight it off and eventually Rocket manages to take the fight to the floor. Vourture looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rocket being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vourture has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rocket trying to control the position from guard on top but Vourture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vourture is pulling down on Rocket's head. It's preventing any offense from Rocket, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pocket Rocket will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rocket gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocket.
Vourture misses with a body punch.
Rocket is stalling here.
Vourture can't find room to land a body shot as Rocket controls the action.
Vourture lands a left hand.
Vourture misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocket.
Vourture is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rocket is defending well for now.
Rocket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vourture's elbow.
Rocket can't find room to land a body shot as Vourture controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vourture missing with knees to the body.
Vishis Vourture has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vourture with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vourture blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vourture's elbow.
Vourture tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vourture misses with a punch to the body.
Rocket scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vourture misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocket.
Rocket tries to throw a body punch but Vourture avoids it by throwing Rocket back against the cage.
Vourture trying to land knees to the body.
Rocket drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vourture gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rocket wants to get back to striking at distance but Vourture won't allow it.
Rocket has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vourture seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rocket can turn it around.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vourture as Rocket tries to tie him up.
Rocket has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Vourture is trying to keep an underhook but Rocket manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Vourture has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rocket is working away from the top position though.
Rocket is trying to control the action in half guard but Vourture is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vourture preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Vourture trying to control but Rocket postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vourture desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Vourture tries to roll over but Rocket keeps him under control.
Vourture desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Vourture wants to get back to full guard.
Rocket is working for a submission of some sort.
Rocket looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vourture is trying to get back to full guard.
Rocket is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vourture defends it well.
Pocket Rocket has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rocket looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vourture trying to control from the bottom.
Vishis Vourture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vourture keeping control of the position.
Rocket wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vourture keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vourture has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rocket is working away from the top position though.
Vourture moves into full guard.
Rocket wants to control from the top but Vourture keeps moving.
Rocket works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pocket Rocket is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vourture makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vourture.
Rocket is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vourture is trying to keep Rocket in close.
Rocket pushes down on Vourture's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pocket Rocket comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rocket winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pocket Rocket!
In his post fight interview, Pocket Rocket started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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