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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The RocknRolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jojiro Yamanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RocknRolla comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin / Stairway To Heaven. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The RocknRolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jojiro Yamanaka!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamanaka misses with an uppercut. RocknRolla saw that one coming.
RocknRolla has Yamanaka up against the cage in a clinch.
RocknRolla prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yamanaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yamanaka lands a nice uppercut.
RocknRolla tries to throw a body punch but Yamanaka avoids it by throwing RocknRolla back against the cage.
Yamanaka tries for a takedown. No joy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yamanaka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamanaka tries for a takedown. No joy.
The RocknRolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jojiro Yamanaka.
Yamanaka breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by RocknRolla's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
RocknRolla moves in looking to clinch but Yamanaka pushes him off.
Yamanaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
RocknRolla is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
RocknRolla misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RocknRolla lands with an overhand left.
Yamanaka moves away from the strike by RocknRolla.
RocknRolla tries to clinch but Yamanaka is having none of it.
Yamanaka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
RocknRolla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
RocknRolla connects with a nice looking jab.
RocknRolla misses with a body shot.
RocknRolla is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yamanaka.
It looks like The RocknRolla has been cut.
Yamanaka throws a shot from downtown. RocknRolla moves away and avoids it.
RocknRolla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
RocknRolla throws out a loose jab but Yamanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
RocknRolla slips a jab and a cross from Yamanaka.
Yamanaka tries a low kick but RocknRolla avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
RocknRolla misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka connects with the punch.
RocknRolla lands a front kick.
Yamanaka looks to land a left hand but RocknRolla moved out of range nicely.
RocknRolla was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jojiro Yamanaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
RocknRolla swings for the body but Yamanaka moves out of range.
Yamanaka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
RocknRolla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
RocknRolla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
RocknRolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamanaka moves away.
Yamanaka misses with a hook. RocknRolla ducked under it nicely.
RocknRolla throws a big counter combination but Yamanaka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
RocknRolla looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamanaka is just out of range.
Yamanaka throws a counter combo.
Yamanaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says RocknRolla as he avoids it easily.
Yamanaka misses with a double jab.
RocknRolla lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamanaka's head.
Yamanaka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with RocknRolla but RocknRolla pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamanaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by RocknRolla.
Yamanaka gets tackled into the cage by RocknRolla. RocknRolla maintains the clinch.
RocknRolla swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamanaka breaks the clinch.
RocknRolla tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamanaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but RocknRolla was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamanaka.
RocknRolla misses with a wild body shot.
RocknRolla chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamanaka can pounce on him.
Yamanaka throws a hook but RocknRolla blocks it.
RocknRolla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamanaka.
A nice combination there by Yamanaka.
Yamanaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamanaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
RocknRolla punishes Yamanaka's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
RocknRolla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamanaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamanaka misses with a combination
and RocknRolla counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamanaka throws a right hand that RocknRolla ducks under and follows up with a left that RocknRolla also avoids with ease.
Yamanaka lands a really nice looking cross but RocknRolla seems unphased.
A punch lands to the side of Yamanaka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The RocknRolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamanaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
RocknRolla throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamanaka misses with a wild body shot.
Yamanaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
RocknRolla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
RocknRolla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamanaka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from RocknRolla with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jojiro Yamanaka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on The RocknRolla's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
RocknRolla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamanaka manages to avoid it.
Yamanaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamanaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
RocknRolla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yamanaka shoots in and drives through. RocknRolla sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from RocknRolla on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jojiro Yamanaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamanaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamanaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
RocknRolla wants to clinch up but Yamanaka keeps it at a distance.
Yamanaka misses with a combination
and RocknRolla counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RocknRolla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yamanaka under the eye.
Yamanaka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between RocknRolla's hands.
RocknRolla gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
RocknRolla has a couple of punches blocked by Yamanaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
RocknRolla throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by RocknRolla as Yamanaka tries to tie him up.
Yamanaka's coach down at MANTIS MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yamanaka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Yamanaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamanaka wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from RocknRolla.
Still in the clinch, RocknRolla scores with a nice short uppercut.
RocknRolla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamanaka trying to stall but RocknRolla improves his position.
RocknRolla scores with a hook to the body.
RocknRolla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamanaka avoids a wild elbow strike from RocknRolla.
RocknRolla misses with a hook from the clinch.
RocknRolla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RocknRolla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
RocknRolla tries to work over Yamanaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
RocknRolla lands a left hand.
Yamanaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
RocknRolla misses with a shot to the body
and Yamanaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamanaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by RocknRolla.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamanaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from RocknRolla.
Despite the aggression on Yamanaka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from RocknRolla. Yamanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamanaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
RocknRolla drops Yamanaka with a nice combination! RocknRolla dives into Yamanaka's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Jojiro Yamanaka has been cut.
RocknRolla trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamanaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
RocknRolla stands and throws Yamanaka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka is looking for a sweep.
RocknRolla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamanaka keeps working.
RocknRolla is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yamanaka will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yamanaka is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Yamanaka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yamanaka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four 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.
Yamanaka is staying active underneath RocknRolla, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yamanaka is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Yamanaka trying to control here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with RocknRolla in particular looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yamanaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamanaka misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamanaka misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The RocknRolla dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
RocknRolla lands a nice hook to Yamanaka's body. Yamanaka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
RocknRolla feints a jab promting Yamanaka to slip. RocknRolla then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yamanaka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yamanaka with a poor takedown
and RocknRolla makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The RocknRolla is winning the standup battle so far.
RocknRolla feints and then cracks Yamanaka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamanaka down.
Yamanaka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamanaka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamanaka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
RocknRolla lands a nice looking body kick.
RocknRolla lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yamanaka's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
RocknRolla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamanaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamanaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamanaka swings away with a body shot that misses
and RocknRolla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yamanaka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamanaka throws a left and a right that both miss
and RocknRolla counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RocknRolla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
RocknRolla lands a right hook to the body.
RocknRolla has managed to clinch.
RocknRolla misses with an elbow strike.
RocknRolla lands with a short shot to the head.
RocknRolla swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
RocknRolla lands with a right to the head.
RocknRolla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamanaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamanaka throws a sloppy body shot
and RocknRolla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
RocknRolla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
RocknRolla is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
RocknRolla cracks Yamanaka on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Yamanaka falls backwards against the cage. RocknRolla follows up with more strikes that drop Yamanaka to his knees. RocknRolla keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Yamanaka! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The RocknRolla!
Our winner, The RocknRolla, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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