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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elvis O Shea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. my god kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! john rock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis O Shea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, john rock!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Shea stuffs the takedown.
O Shea dives in and grabs rock's left leg, looking for a takedown. rock pushes down on O Shea's head and hops out.
O Shea shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says rock as he avoids it easily.
O Shea changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. rock tries to avoid it but O Shea manages to keep hold of a leg and drag rock to the ground. rock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis O Shea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Shea shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with rock but rock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Shea tries for a takedown but rock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Shea counters with a single leg into guard. rock didn't expect that.
rock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
rock is controlling O Shea's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Shea's corner is telling him to maintain position.
O Shea has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of rock is proving hard to escape from.
O Shea trying to control but rock is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shea drops back looking for a leg! rock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and rock manages to kick O Shea off! O Shea jumps back into rock's guard.
rock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
rock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
rock has his takedown stuffed
so O Shea counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
O Shea slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
O Shea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Shea is breathing heavily.
rock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
rock keeping full guard, as O Shea tries to pass.
O Shea won't allow rock to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rock is trying to keep O Shea in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
rock striking off his back, scoring a few points.
rock trying to keep a closed guard but O Shea is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
rock shoots and misses
and O Shea counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
O Shea takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
rock wants to control but O Shea is keeping busy.
O Shea missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Shea has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
O Shea is going oldschool here, as he tries to force rock to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so rock shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shea swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and rock is now in O Shea's guard. A big mistake from O Shea there, giving up the dominant position!
rock trying to control but O Shea is working from the bottom.
O Shea is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
O Shea controls rock momentarily but rock frees himself.
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.
rock looking to sit in guard and control but O Shea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Shea throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as rock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Shea 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.
O Shea stands up and waves to rock to follow him.
rock with a poor takedown
and O Shea counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Shea trying to control the position but rock is working away.
O Shea is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, rock has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis O Shea dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
rock fails with the takedown
and O Shea counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
O Shea controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
O Shea working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Shea trying to control but rock is working from the bottom.
O Shea drops back, looking for a kneebar! rock looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. rock looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from rock!
O Shea is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Shea is trying to escape the position but rock is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rock passes to full mount! That's big trouble for O Shea!
O Shea keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
rock lands a nice shot to the head.
O Shea tries to hold on but rock pushes him away.
O Shea slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
O Shea works his way to full guard. Good work.
rock trying to control but O Shea is working from the bottom.
O Shea looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rock wants to get up but he can't break O Shea's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as rock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Shea is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
O Shea is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
rock trying to control but O Shea is working from the bottom.
Elvis O Shea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Shea is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Shea is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
O Shea is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and rock defends well.
rock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
O Shea isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. rock stacks O Shea on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by rock!
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.
O Shea struggling a bit here.
O Shea tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but rock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
rock working the strikes but O Shea uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
O Shea is looking to escape.
rock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Shea does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
O Shea wants to improve his position but rock is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis O Shea dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
rock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Shea darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
O Shea prevents rock from improving his position.
O Shea passes to side control.
O Shea wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by rock, who protects the arm well.
O Shea trying to control the action but rock is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rock is looking to reverse the position.
rock sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
rock wants to get back to full guard.
O Shea is working for a submission of some sort.
O Shea is looking for a kimura but rock is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for O Shea to get the leverage.
O Shea is looking for a kimura but rock is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for O Shea to get the leverage.
O Shea 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.
O Shea frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Shea has hold of rock's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and rock manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
O Shea takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
rock preventing the rear naked choke attempt from O Shea.
O Shea tries to keep control of the position but rock is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shea has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
O Shea is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but rock has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Elvis O Shea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
rock is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if O Shea gets his way!
rock covering up well under a barage of strikes.
O Shea keeps control of the position easily here as rock tries to buck him off.
rock trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Shea is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
O Shea is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
rock wants to escape the position.
O Shea controls the position.
john rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Shea is trying to stick to rock's back but rock is turning into O Shea. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in O Shea's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by rock.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis O Shea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Shea, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis O Shea!
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RATING
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