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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco De Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Luca has chosen The End Begins (To Rock) as his entrance music. Eddie Brock has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco De Luca!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Brock or perhaps it was just good defense by De Luca which made him look bad.
De Luca thows a body shot but no joy.
Brock throws a head kick that misses.
Brock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Luca as he jumps to the side.
Brock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Luca fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Luca.
Brock looks to land a combination but De Luca avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brock throws a push kick but De Luca slaps the foot to one side.
Brock wants to clinch.
Brock with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Luca decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brock's guard.
De Luca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Luca wants to control from the top but Brock keeps moving.
De Luca preventing the sweep.
De Luca thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Luca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Luca passes Brock's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brock looking for submissions off his back.
De Luca moves nicely into side control.
De Luca postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brock is looking for a sweep.
De Luca throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brock parries the strikes from De Luca easily there. De Luca is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brock to escape.
Brock regains half guard, as De Luca was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Luca seems to be working for a kimura but Brock defends the submission attempt.
De Luca is pressing down on Brock's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brock is holding on for now.
De Luca frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Luca on the ground.
Brock tries to reverse the position but De Luca maintains control.
De Luca looking to finish with strikes here!
De Luca landing shots from mount.
De Luca has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Luca looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Luca throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brock because De Luca loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Luca throwing strikes here but Brock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
De Luca misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
De Luca is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brock wants to control but De Luca is having none of it.
De Luca thowing shots but they're missing.
De Luca misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco De Luca dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brock wants to clinch but De Luca slips to the side
and De Luca counters with a single leg into guard. Brock didn't expect that.
Brock working a defensive guard here.
De Luca wants to control from the top but Brock keeps moving.
Brock working a defensive guard here.
De Luca passes easily into side control. Nice work.
De Luca advances to mount.
De Luca with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brock is looking to get to half guard.
De Luca thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brock avoids a series of strikes thrown by De Luca.
De Luca looking to control but Brock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brock tries to get out of the position.
Brock is desperately trying to improve his position but De Luca has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two 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.
De Luca looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
De Luca misses with a head shot.
Brock wants to hold on but De Luca pushes him away.
De Luca prevents Brock from getting the reversal.
Brock is working hard here to advance position.
De Luca thowing shots but they're missing.
Brock holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as De Luca tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
De Luca throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Luca wants to control the pace but Brock is squirming around nicely.
De Luca thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Brock avoids a series of strikes thrown by De Luca.
De Luca looking to ground and pound but Brock is blocking nicely.
Brock is working to get back to half guard.
Brock is squirming around, avoiding De Luca's attempts to control the action.
De Luca throwing strikes here but Brock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Luca trying to control but Brock is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brock wants to hold on but De Luca pushes him away.
De Luca throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
De Luca looking to finish Brock with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brock!
De Luca thowing shots but they're missing.
De Luca looking to ground and pound but Brock is blocking nicely.
De Luca sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brock is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco De Luca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Luca.
Horrible takedown by De Luca or perhaps it was just good defense by Brock which made him look bad.
De Luca scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brock looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Luca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brock's head.
Brock tries to push off, looking to stand up, but De Luca manages to move to mount!
De Luca throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock working to try and regain half guard.
De Luca punching from mount but Brock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brock is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
De Luca tries to control but Brock wriggling away.
Brock is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brock trying desperately to get to his feet.
De Luca looking to secure an arm triangle but Brock defends it well.
De Luca lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brock is in a horrible position here. De Luca smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
De Luca landing strikes from the mount.
Brock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brock avoids a series of strikes thrown by De Luca.
Brock is working to get back to half guard.
De Luca punching from mount but Brock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
De Luca is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Brock is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Brock flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. De Luca anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Brock and secures both hooks! This could be bad! De Luca slips an arm under Brock chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. De Luca has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. De Luca is squeezing on Brock like an anaconda would it's prey. Brock fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marco De Luca!
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FIGHT
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