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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edogawa Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Rocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conan comes to the cage accompanied by Detective Conan Theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rocker's choice of entrance music: Ki:Theory - Stand By Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edogawa Conan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Rocker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocker throws out a loose jab but Conan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocker scoring well with a low kick there.
Conan looks to land a right hand but Rocker moved out of range.
A nice combination there by Conan.
Conan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rocker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Conan scoring with some ground and pound.
Conan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rocker trying to keep a closed guard but Conan is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocker is looking for a triangle but Conan pushes his legs off easily.
Rocker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Conan defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Conan lands a couple of elbows.
Conan lands a couple of elbows.
Conan landing some decent shots from guard.
Rocker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Conan.
Conan with a nice head shot there.
Rocker keeping moving, preventing Conan from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan wants to pass the guard but Rocker is keeping the position.
Rocker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Conan has passed into side control.
Rocker is trying to get back to half guard.
Rocker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Conan working the ground and pound from side control.
Conan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rocker will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rocker tries to roll over but Conan keeps him under control.
Conan 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.
Rocker is staying active underneath Conan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rocker wants to get back to full guard.
Rocker has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Conan lands strikes from half guard.
Conan wants to take a breather but Rocker is having none of it.
Rocker tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Conan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Conan prevents Rocker from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Conan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conan landing strikes from the mount and Rocker is in trouble!
Rocker defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Conan.
Rocker tries to reverse the position but Conan maintains control.
Conan breaks from Rocker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rocker working to try and regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocker is still trying to improve position.
Rocker regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edogawa Conan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rocker tests Conan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rocker tests Conan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut there from Rocker.
Rocker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conan.
Conan misses with a hook.
Rocker feints the counter takedown.
Conan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocker can do to turn this around?
Rocker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rocker misses with a right hand
and Conan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rocker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conan misses with an uppercut. Rocker saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan moves away from the strike by Rocker.
Conan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rocker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Conan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rocker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rocker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rocker swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan moves out of range of the leg kick from Rocker.
Conan loads up on a big right hand but Rocker slips the punch.
Rocker lunges at Conan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Conan's hand.
A slow jab from Rocker misses its intended target.
Conan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rocker throws out a loose jab but Conan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conan throwing a counter right hand but Rocker manages to avoid it.
Rocker throws a big shot that misses.
Conan ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Rocker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rocker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Conan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rocker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Conan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rocker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rocker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conan as he jumps to the side.
Conan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan staying out of range there.
Conan looks to throw the jab but Rocker is out of range.
Rocker fails to land with a series of punches.
Conan tries to counter with a takedown but Rocker is quick to defend against it.
Conan scores with a hook to the body. Rocker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conan slips under a jab.
Rocker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conan throws out the jab.
Conan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rocker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Conan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Conan moves out of range as Rocker strikes.
Rocker avoids the body shot from Conan.
Conan moves out of range as Rocker strikes.
Rocker misses with a hook. Conan ducked under it nicely.
Conan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Conan throws a body shot but no joy.
Rocker lands the left hand.
A low kick from Rocker is predictable there
and Conan counters with a stiff right hand.
Conan tries to sprawl but Rocker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Conan tries to get to full guard but Rocker has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan is working hard here to advance position.
Conan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Conan.
Conan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Conan 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.
Rocker pushing down on Conan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Conan gets full guard.
Conan looking for a sweep. Not yet Conan, not yet.
Conan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rocker scoring with some ground and pound.
Conan is trying to keep Rocker in close.
Rocker stopping the sweep attempt from Conan.
Rocker postures up.
Rocker is looking to work some ground and pound but Conan has wrist control.
Conan wants to sweep here but Rocker controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rocker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Conan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Conan.
Rocker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rocker swings for the body but Conan moves out of range.
Conan feinted with a counter takedown.
Conan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocker was well out of range. Poor timing from Conan.
Conan throws a jab but it's blocked by Rocker.
Conan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rocker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Conan staying out of range there.
Conan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rocker sprawls and moves away.
Conan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conan.
Rocker throws a body punch but Conan moves out of range.
Rocker wants to land a leg kick but Conan is out of range.
Conan lunges at Rocker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rocker's hand.
Rocker slips under a jab from Conan.
Conan looks to throw the jab but Rocker is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conan misses with a hook. Rocker ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocker moves away.
And Rocker tries to counter it with a takedown but Conan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Conan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Conan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocker scoring well with a low kick there.
Conan throws a lazy right hand but Rocker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rocker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rocker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rocker is looking to score with low kicks.
Conan slips a jab and a cross from Rocker.
Rocker throws a hook to the side of Conan's head but Conan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conan swings for the body but Rocker moves out of range.
Rocker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rocker throws a lazy right hand but Conan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rocker swings for the body but Conan moves out of range.
Conan throwing a counter right hand but Rocker manages to avoid it.
Conan scores with a decent looking hook.
Rocker misses with a right hand
and Conan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conan misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker misses with a hook
and Conan counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conan just misses with a punch to the body.
Conan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocker manages to avoid it.
Rocker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conan walks into a left hand.
Conan staying out of range there.
Rocker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conan.
Rocker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Conan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Conan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocker is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Conan.
Conan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Rocker.
Rocker gets a takedown into half guard.
Rocker is taking a breather. Conan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Conan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rocker manages to get himself to full guard.
Rocker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rocker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conan lands a couple of digs.
Rocker looking to control but Conan passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Conan stalling away here and it's allowed Rocker to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rocker is looking for a triangle here but Conan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rocker is trying to control Conan's posture but Conan avoids it.
Edogawa Conan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rocker is looking for a sweep.
Conan cracks Rocker with a big right hand but Rocker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Edogawa Conan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Conan lands a jab to the head.
Edogawa Conan is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Conan misses its intended target.
Rocker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conan to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice jab there from Conan.
Conan misses with a left hand
and Conan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rocker misses with a leg kick.
Conan moves away from the strike by Rocker.
It looked like Conan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rocker misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Conan.
Rocker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rocker showed some decent athleticism there.
Rocker is trying to control. Conan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan is looking to control Rocker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Conan avoid being mounted?
Conan wants to get back to full guard.
Rocker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Conan is trying to get back to full guard.
Rocker is trying to control. Conan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rocker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conan.
A big right from Conan misses.
Conan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rocker scores with a jab to the head.
Rocker shoots in but Conan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A slow jab from Conan misses its intended target.
Conan swings widly with a right hand
and Conan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conan ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Rocker throws a hook but Conan avoids it easily.
Rocker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conan.
Conan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Conan digs a good hook to Rocker's body.
Rocker misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker lands a lovely overhand right.
Rocker moves forwards but Conan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rocker tests Conan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A right-left combo lands from Conan.
Conan moves out of range as Rocker throws a body kick.
Conan lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rocker misses the target.
Rocker ducks under a wild hook from Conan.
Conan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocker manages to avoid it.
Rocker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Conan slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Rocker.
Rocker cracks the inside of Conan's front leg.
Conan misses with a left hand
and Rocker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rocker scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conan is refusing to be controlled, as Rocker sits in half guard.
Conan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Conan is trying to keep Rocker in close.
Rocker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Conan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rocker escapes and throws Conan's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rocker dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Conan scores with a jab to the head.
Rocker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rocker looks to land a right hand but Conan moved out of range.
Rocker misses with a straight right.
Rocker looks to land a right hand but Conan moved out of range.
Conan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conan looks for a takedown but Rocker sprawls well.
Conan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan looks for a takedown but Rocker sprawls well.
Conan throws a shot from downtown. Rocker moves away and avoids it.
Rocker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Rocker misses.
No luck for Conan with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edogawa Conan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocker tests Conan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Rocker.
Conan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rocker counters with a single leg into guard. Conan didn't expect that.
Conan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rocker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rocker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Conan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conan is looking for a triangle but Rocker pushes his legs off easily.
Conan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rocker manages to get himself to full guard.
Rocker controls Conan momentarily but Conan frees himself.
Rocker is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Conan rolls with it to try and escape but Rocker cranks on the arm and Conan is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricky Rocker!
Ricky Rocker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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