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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Hornbach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rowdy Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rousey's choice of entrance music: Bad Reputation. Rowdy Rousey has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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280 lbs
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267 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derrick Hornbach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rowdy Rousey!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousey tries to clinch up but Hornbach circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Hornbach misses.
Hornbach throws a series of punches but Rousey avoids them all with ease.
Hornbach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hornbach misses with the combination.
Hornbach swinging wildly here.
Derrick Hornbach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hornbach throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rousey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hornbach's knee momentarily.
Hornbach misses with a few strikes there.
Rousey tries to clinch up but Hornbach circles away and keeps his distance.
Rousey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hornbach circles away.
Hornbach looks to land a combination but Rousey avoids it well.
Rousey moves in looking to clinch but Hornbach pushes him off.
Hornbach misses with a wild combination.
Rousey shoots in but Hornbach avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hornbach throws a right hand that Rousey ducks under and follows up with a left that Rousey also avoids with ease.
Hornbach throws a series of punches but Rousey moves out of range.
Hornbach throws a series of punches but Rousey moves out of range.
Hornbach is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornbach misses with a double jab
and Rousey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hornbach misses with a wild combination.
Hornbach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hornbach throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rousey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hornbach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rousey.
Hornbach has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hornbach there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rousey fails with a takedown attempt.
Derrick Hornbach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rowdy Rousey.
Rousey fails to land the takedown.
Rousey shoots for a takedown but Hornbach saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hornbach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Rousey counter with a right hand.
Rousey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hornbach as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornbach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rousey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rousey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hornbach misses with the combination.
Hornbach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Hornbach as Rousey shoots in.
Rousey tries for a takedown but Hornbach sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hornbach lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Rowdy Rousey has been cut.
Hornbach slaps away a takedown attempt from Rousey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Hornbach does no damage.
Rousey fails with a takedown attempt.
Hornbach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornbach throws a right and a left that Rousey avoids nicely.
Hornbach throws a nice looking combination but Rousey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Hornbach misses.
Rousey dives in and grabs Hornbach's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hornbach pushes down on Rousey's head and hops out.
Hornbach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rousey.
Rousey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hornbach looks to land a combination but Rousey avoids it well.
Hornbach keeps the fight on the outside.
Hornbach fails to land with a series of punches.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown but Hornbach shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Hornbach does no damage.
Hornbach throws a series of punches but Rousey avoids them all with ease.
Hornbach throws a combination that misses
and Rousey counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornbach defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rousey.
Hornbach throws a right and a left that Rousey avoids nicely.
Hornbach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Hornbach as Rousey shoots in.
Hornbach misses with the combination.
Hornbach stuffs the takedown attempt from Rousey. Rousey gets slowly back to his feet.
Hornbach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hornbach as he jumps to the side.
Hornbach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rousey circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hornbach misses with a few strikes there.
Hornbach throws a right and a left that Rousey avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derrick Hornbach will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rowdy Rousey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rousey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hornbach circles away.
Derrick Hornbach is winning the standup battle so far.
Hornbach tries to bum rush Rousey with a series of wild strikes but Rousey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hornbach misses with the combination.
Hornbach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rousey scores with a hook to the body. Hornbach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hornbach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rousey circles away quickly and effectively.
Rousey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Hornbach.
Hornbach throws a series of punches but Rousey moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rousey tries to clinch but Hornbach is having none of it.
Hornbach misses with a double jab
and Rousey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rousey fails with a takedown attempt.
Derrick Hornbach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rowdy Rousey.
Rousey goes for a double leg but Hornbach avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hornbach continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey tries to stall but Hornbach uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rousey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hornbach to keep the fight standing.
Rousey prevents Hornbach from breaking the clinch.
Hornbach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hornbach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rousey.
Hornbach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Hornbach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rousey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hornbach pinned against the cage. Hornbach gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rousey doesn't manage to clinch there - Hornbach circles away.
Rousey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hornbach is fending him off so far but Rousey persists. Nope, Hornbach circles away and we're back to standing.
Rousey dodges the punch combination from Hornbach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hornbach.
Hornbach takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hornbach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rousey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hornbach looks to land a combination but Rousey avoids it well.
Hornbach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rousey tries to close the distance and clinch but Hornbach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hornbach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hornbach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rousey circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick there by Rousey.
Rousey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hornbach swinging wildly here.
Derrick Hornbach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Hornbach does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornbach throws a series of punches but Rousey moves out of range.
Rousey tries to clinch but Hornbach is having none of it.
A combination from Hornbach does no damage.
Hornbach misses with the combination.
Rousey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rousey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rousey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rousey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hornbach circles away.
Hornbach misses with a wild combination.
Rousey slips a jab and a cross from Hornbach.
Rousey tries to clinch but Hornbach moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hornbach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hornbach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rousey counters with a three punch combo that has Hornbach backing up. Hornbach nods at Rousey to acknowledge the strikes.
Hornbach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rousey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hornbach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rousey counters with a low kick, right behind Hornbach 's knee.
Hornbach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rousey.
Hornbach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Hornbach as Rousey shoots in.
Rousey wants to clinch.
A nice combination there by Hornbach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hornbach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rousey circles away quickly and effectively.
Hornbach takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Derrick Hornbach will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rowdy Rousey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hornbach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rousey counters with a nice body kick.
Rousey wants to clinch.
Hornbach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hornbach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rousey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rousey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hornbach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hornbach throws a right hand that Rousey ducks under and follows up with a left that Rousey also avoids with ease.
Hornbach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hornbach throws a right and a left that Rousey avoids nicely.
Rousey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rousey dodges the punch combination from Hornbach.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rousey - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rousey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hornbach circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornbach misses with a double jab
and Rousey counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rousey moves in looking to clinch but Hornbach pushes him off.
A combination from Hornbach does no damage.
Hornbach slaps away a takedown attempt from Rousey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Derrick Hornbach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rowdy Rousey.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hornbach as he avoids it easily.
Hornbach misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rousey.
Hornbach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Hornbach both land. Nice combination.
Rousey looking to score a takedown here. Hornbach is defending well but Rousey drives through and ends up in Hornbach's guard.
Rousey trying to control the position from guard on top but Hornbach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hornbach wants to stand up but Rousey is controlling him.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rowdy Rousey hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rousey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hornbach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rousey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hornbach closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rousey wants to clinch.
Hornbach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hornbach but Hornbach pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rousey fails to land the takedown.
Hornbach works over Rousey's head and body with a nice combination.
Hornbach throws a right hand that Rousey ducks under and follows up with a left that Rousey also avoids with ease.
Hornbach swinging wildly here.
Derrick Hornbach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hornbach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rousey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rousey thows a body kick. Hornbach tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Hornbach scores with a four punch combination!
Nice takedown defense from Hornbach. No joy for Rousey on that attempt.
Hornbach throws a nice looking combination but Rousey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hornbach sprawls well. Hornbach wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rousey gets slowly back to his feet.
Hornbach looks to land a combination. Rousey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey dodges the punch combination from Hornbach.
Rousey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Hornbach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Rousey with that takedown attempt.
Hornbach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rousey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Hornbach misses.
Hornbach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hornbach avoids the body shot from Rousey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hornbach throws a series of punches but Rousey avoids them all with ease.
Hornbach fails to land with a series of punches.
Rowdy Rousey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rousey lands with a nice combination. Hornbach backs away looking to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Derrick Hornbach.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hornbach, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Hornbach!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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