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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Rookshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and South Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rookshaw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mouth for War - Pantara. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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198 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vernon Rookshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, South Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spartan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rookshaw tries to avoid it but Spartan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rookshaw to the ground. Rookshaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Spartan with that takedown attempt.
Vernon Rookshaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of South Spartan.
Rookshaw throws a leg kick but Spartan checks it.
Rookshaw swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spartan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rookshaw misses with a series of wild punches.
Rookshaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vernon Rookshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rookshaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rookshaw stuffs the takedown attempt from Spartan. Spartan gets slowly back to his feet.
Spartan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rookshaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rookshaw misses the shot to the body.
Spartan ducks right into an uppercut from Rookshaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Rookshaw.
Rookshaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Spartan is just out of range.
Spartan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rookshaw can pounce on him.
Spartan looks gassed!
Rookshaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Spartan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rookshaw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spartan, pushing him back against the cage.
Rookshaw breaks the clinch.
Spartan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rookshaw.
Rookshaw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spartan's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rookshaw lands a big right hand that sends Spartan crashing to the mat! Rookshaw stays standing though and waves Spartan back to his feet!
Spartan is rocked!
Rookshaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rookshaw punishes Spartan's body with a nice straight punch.
Rookshaw moves into the clinch.
Spartan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spartan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rookshaw pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rookshaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rookshaw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spartan's defenses.
Spartan is still on wobbly legs! Can Rookshaw finish him?
It looks like South Spartan has been cut.
Rookshaw breaks from the clinch.
Spartan seems to have recovered his senses.
Rookshaw misses the shot to the body.
Rookshaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spartan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rookshaw.
Rookshaw takes the fight into the clinch.
Rookshaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rookshaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spartan. That did some damage!
Rookshaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Rookshaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rookshaw is looking to wear down Spartan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rookshaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rookshaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vernon Rookshaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rookshaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rookshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spartan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rookshaw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rookshaw throws a head kick but Spartan moves out of range.
Rookshaw misses with a straight left.
Rookshaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spartan.
Rookshaw throws a leg kick which misses Spartan's front leg but catches the back leg as Spartan tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rookshaw cracks the inside of Spartan's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rookshaw throws a nice head kick!
Rookshaw throws a body kick that misses.
Rookshaw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spartan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rookshaw is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Spartan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rookshaw.
Rookshaw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rookshaw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rookshaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rookshaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rookshaw lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spartan backs up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rookshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spartan moves away.
Rookshaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spartan.
Rookshaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Rookshaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on South Spartan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rookshaw misses the jab.
Spartan shoots in for a double leg but Rookshaw sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rookshaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spartan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rookshaw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spartan, pushing him back against the cage.
Rookshaw manages to break the clinch.
Rookshaw misses with a wild body shot.
Rookshaw tries a low kick but Spartan avoids it.
Rookshaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spartan keeps control of Rookshaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rookshaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rookshaw misses with a looping right.
Spartan ducks under a wild hook from Rookshaw.
Rookshaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spartan can do to turn this around?
Spartan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rookshaw pinned against the cage. Rookshaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rookshaw wants to land a leg kick but Spartan is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rookshaw feints and then cracks Spartan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spartan down.
Rookshaw throws a leg kick but Spartan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spartan fails with the takedown.
Vernon Rookshaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of South Spartan.
Rookshaw tries to clinch up.
Rookshaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spartan.
Vernon Rookshaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Rookshaw throws a lazy right hand but Spartan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rookshaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Spartan circles away.
Spartan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rookshaw sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rookshaw.
Spartan is breathing heavily.
Rookshaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Spartan is just out of range.
Spartan fails with the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Rookshaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rookshaw.
Rookshaw manages to break the clinch.
Spartan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rookshaw misses with a looping left.
Rookshaw throws a wild body kick that Spartan sees coming a mile off.
Rookshaw rushes Spartan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spartan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rookshaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rookshaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Rookshaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rookshaw swinging wildly here.
Rookshaw finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spartan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spartan landing with the ground and pound.
Spartan advances to half guard.
Spartan slips a nice elbow through Rookshaw's hands, connecting with Rookshaw's forehead.
Spartan works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rookshaw is desperately trying to improve his position but Spartan has a good base and remains in mount.
Spartan landing punches.
Rookshaw taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Spartan.
Rookshaw regains half guard.
Spartan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Spartan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spartan moves nicely into side control.
Spartan with the ground and pound but Rookshaw regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Rookshaw dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on South Spartan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Spartan shoots in and drives through. Rookshaw sprawls well.
Spartan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Spartan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rookshaw trying to hold on to Spartan's head to control him but Spartan postures up.
Rookshaw is refusing to be controlled, as Spartan sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spartan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Spartan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rookshaw defending well though.
Rookshaw on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rookshaw tries to get out of the position.
Spartan is trying to control the action in half guard but Rookshaw is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rookshaw tries to get to full guard but Spartan has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spartan slips a nice elbow through Rookshaw's hands, connecting with Rookshaw's forehead.
Spartan trying to control the action but Rookshaw is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spartan.
Rookshaw tries to score with a low kick but Spartan moves his leg out of the way.
Spartan moves out of range of the leg kick from Rookshaw.
Rookshaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Spartan is just out of range.
Rookshaw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rookshaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spartan.
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.
Rookshaw tries to clinch but Spartan is having none of it.
Spartan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spartan blocks a leg kick.
Spartan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Spartan or perhaps it was just good defense by Rookshaw which made him look bad.
Vernon Rookshaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of South Spartan.
Spartan checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rookshaw.
Spartan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rookshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spartan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spartan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rookshaw's waist but Rookshaw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spartan off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spartan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rookshaw sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spartan somewhat.
Rookshaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spartan's sensitive parts.
Rookshaw tries to clinch up but Spartan circles away and keeps his distance.
Spartan checks a leg kick.
Rookshaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rookshaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Spartan circles away.
Spartan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rookshaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rookshaw tries to clinch but Spartan is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan moves out of range of the leg kick from Rookshaw.
Rookshaw thumps Spartan with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vernon Rookshaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rookshaw breaks the clinch.
Rookshaw throws a right and a left that Spartan avoids nicely.
A left lands for Rookshaw.
Spartan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rookshaw sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spartan somewhat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rookshaw.
South Spartan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rookshaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vernon Rookshaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rookshaw, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vernon Rookshaw!
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hype
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