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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan dela Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is faint. Simon Rockwell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan dela Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell fails to land the takedown.
dela Rosa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rockwell is looking to escape.
dela Rosa trying to control from Rockwell's half guard. Rockwell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rockwell will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rockwell is trying to control the position but dela Rosa postures up.
dela Rosa prevents Rockwell from getting back to his feet.
dela Rosa stopping the sweep attempt from Rockwell.
dela Rosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dela Rosa stopping the sweep attempt from Rockwell.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
dela Rosa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dela Rosa looking to control but Rockwell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rockwell really wants to buck dela Rosa off and get back to his feet.
dela Rosa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rockwell tries to reverse the position but dela Rosa maintains control.
dela Rosa tries to control but Rockwell wriggling away.
dela Rosa stands up from mount. Strange move.
A punch combination from dela Rosa misses.
Rockwell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rockwell lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rockwell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
dela Rosa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rockwell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
dela Rosa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rockwell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa looking for a guillotine from mount but Rockwell is having none of it.
Rockwell is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dela Rosa controlling the pace for now.
Rockwell is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell stops dela Rosa from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Rockwell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rockwell has gone for a leg lock! dela Rosa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rockwell's guard.
Rockwell is breathing heavily.
dela Rosa gets to his feet - Rockwell follows without any prompting.
dela Rosa misses with a takedown
and Rockwell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rockwell trying to control the position from guard on top but dela Rosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dela Rosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rockwell's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell keeping full guard, as dela Rosa tries to pass.
Rockwell looking for a guillotine here but dela Rosa defends easily.
dela Rosa prevents Rockwell from getting back to his feet.
Rockwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from dela Rosa.
dela Rosa looking to sit in guard and control but Rockwell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dela Rosa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan dela Rosa dominated that round.
That's time! Rockwell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
dela Rosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Rockwell counters with a slapping leg kick.
dela Rosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Rockwell tries to sprawl out of it but dela Rosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rockwell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
dela Rosa shoots in but Rockwell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Simon Rockwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan dela Rosa.
dela Rosa swinging wilding here.
dela Rosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Rockwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from dela Rosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell with a poor takedown
and dela Rosa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
dela Rosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rockwell is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
dela Rosa wants to sweep here but Rockwell controlling him for the moment.
dela Rosa working a defensive guard here.
Rockwell wants to stand but dela Rosa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
dela Rosa wants to sweep here but Rockwell controlling him for the moment.
dela Rosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rockwell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two 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.
Rockwell passes to side control.
dela Rosa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nice strikes from Rockwell there.
Rockwell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed dela Rosa's head.
Rockwell tries to pass to full mount but dela Rosa defends it.
dela Rosa is positioning himself well to prevent Rockwell advancing to mount.
Rockwell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa punching from the bottom.
Juan dela Rosa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rockwell slips a nice elbow through dela Rosa's hands, connecting with dela Rosa's forehead.
dela Rosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rockwell tries to stand but can't do so whilst dela Rosa controls his leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rockwell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
dela Rosa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rockwell working away.
Rockwell tries for a kimura but dela Rosa is defending well.
Rockwell is trying to get an arm triangle but dela Rosa is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa sneaks out the side door and pushes Rockwell away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
dela Rosa misses with a double jab
and Rockwell counters with a single leg into guard. dela Rosa didn't expect that.
dela Rosa trying to keep a closed guard but Rockwell is proving a slippery customer.
Rockwell tries to stand but dela Rosa is controlling from the bottom.
dela Rosa looking for a sweep. Not yet dela Rosa, not yet.
dela Rosa keeping moving, preventing Rockwell from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Rockwell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rockwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by dela Rosa. dela Rosa obviously looking to wear him down.
dela Rosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts dela Rosa as he jumps to the side.
Rockwell scores a takedown into full mount!
Rockwell has hold of dela Rosa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and dela Rosa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
dela Rosa working to try and regain half guard.
dela Rosa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dela Rosa is looking to control Rockwell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can dela Rosa avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
dela Rosa is not content to let Rockwell control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. dela Rosa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now dela Rosa is on top in guard.
Rockwell is looking for a triangle but dela Rosa pushes his legs off easily.
dela Rosa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rockwell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rockwell seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa works his way to full guard. Good work.
dela Rosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rockwell's guard.
dela Rosa landing some decent shots from guard.
dela Rosa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
dela Rosa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rockwell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rockwell prevents dela Rosa from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rockwell.
dela Rosa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rockwell scores with a couple of nice shots.
dela Rosa tries to get to full guard but Rockwell has control of the leg.
Rockwell lands strikes from half guard.
dela Rosa is looking to improve his position.
Rockwell drops an elbow to the side of dela Rosa's head.
Rockwell is thwarting dela Rosa's attempts to control the position.
Rockwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but dela Rosa keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
dela Rosa is looking for a sweep. Rockwell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rockwell has managed to clinch.
dela Rosa gets underhooks to prevent Rockwell's takedown attempt.
Rockwell has dela Rosa pressed against the cage.
dela Rosa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rockwell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but dela Rosa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dela Rosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from dela Rosa.
A slapping leg kick lands for dela Rosa.
dela Rosa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan dela Rosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dela Rosa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan dela Rosa!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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