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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danielle Abate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rokyy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokyy Rock acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 The Island, Danielle Abate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rokyy Rock!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abate smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rock tries to clinch but Abate is having none of it.
Rock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Abate tries to counter by clinching up but Rock breaks away and moves out of range.
Rock fails with the takedown.
Rock goes for a double leg but Abate avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abate continues to drive forward.
It looked like Abate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Danielle Abate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rokyy Rock.
Rock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danielle Abate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock tries to clinch but Abate moves out of range.
Abate lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Rokyy Rock has been cut.
Abate pushes Rock up against the cage in a clinch.
Abate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rock looks winded!
Rock takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abate crunches a lovely knee into Rock's ribcage.
Abate lands a nice knee to the body.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abate lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Abate.
Abate scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rock.
Abate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rock backwards.
Abate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abate presses Rock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abate could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Abate landing knees to the body.
Abate landing knees to the body.
Abate lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abate.
Abate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abate working Rock over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rock backwards.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Abate - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Abate as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock takes an elbow to the temple.
Abate pushes Rock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Abate gets through Rock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A knee to the head by Abate.
Abate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abate lands an uppercut.
Abate lands a shot to the body.
Abate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abate presses Rock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abate lands with a right to the head.
Rock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abate scores with a shot to the side of Rock's head.
A knee to the head by Abate.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rock is trying to pull guard but Abate turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rock is trying to break free.
Abate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Abate.
Abate connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rock's face.
Rock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Abate.
Abate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rock jumps guard and drags Abate to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Abate has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abate seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danielle Abate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rokyy Rock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rock misses with a body shot.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock fails with the takedown.
Abate has closed the distance and engaged Rock in a clinch.
Abate lands a knee to the head.
Abate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abate connects with a knee to the head.
Rock has had enough of the clinch but Abate keeps him there for the moment.
Danielle Abate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abate digs a right hand underneath Rock's ribcage. Rock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice elbow from Abate.
Rock is breathing heavily.
Abate lands with a right to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abate obliges.
Abate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Abate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate lands a damaging elbow.
Abate scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abate.
Abate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Abate.
Abate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abate works on Rock's body with a couple of short punches.
Abate scores with a shot to the side of Rock's head.
Rock tries to pull guard but Abate forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rock can do to turn this around?
Abate lands a knee to the head.
Abate lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abate with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abate misses with a knee strike.
Rock blocks an uppercut.
Rock successfully pulls guard.
Abate stands up from Rock's guard - Abate perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Abate. No joy for Rock on that attempt.
Abate wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Danielle Abate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rokyy Rock.
Abate lands with a nice body punch.
Abate clinches up with Rock and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rock.
Nice body punch from Abate.
Abate lands a right hand.
A short right from Abate on the inside.
Rock takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abate working Rock over with knees to the body.
Rock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Abate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Abate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rock dodges an elbow strike from Abate.
Rock is trying to break the clinch but Abate has him pressed against the cage.
Abate scores with a knee to the head.
Rock is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abate to keep the fight standing.
Abate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rock avoiding damage as Abate throws knees to the body.
Abate working Rock over with knees to the body.
Rock dodges an elbow strike from Abate.
A short uppercut from Rock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rock lands a body punch.
Rock is trying to push Abate away but Abate has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rock jumps guard but Abate turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Abate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Abate.
Abate lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abate throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Abate fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Abate as Rock tries to tie him up.
Abate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rock blocks an elbow strike from Abate.
Abate misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danielle Abate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rokyy Rock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rock pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Abate back to the cage. Rock follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rokyy Rock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abate throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abate scores with a hook to the body.
Abate crunches a lovely knee into Rock's ribcage.
Abate pushes Rock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rock jumps guard but Abate stands there with Rock around his waist. Rock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Abate.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abate landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate lands a body shot.
Abate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rock takes a shot to the head.
Abate scores with a shoulder strike.
Rock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A body shot lands from Abate.
Rock has Abate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Abate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Abate lands a knee to the head.
Rock is trying to force a seperation but Abate has the dominant position.
Abate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abate digs a right hand into Rock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rock's gas tank.
Abate misses with a body punch.
Abate lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Abate is working Rock over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Abate as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abate.
Abate scores with a shoulder strike.
Rock avoids a wild elbow strike from Abate.
Rock is trying to break free.
Rock takes a shot to the head.
Abate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abate obliges.
Rock working hard to break the clinch.
Rock takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rock.
Rock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abate avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Abate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Danielle Abate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rokyy Rock.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rock or not.
Abate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rock takes a shot to the head.
Abate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rock.
Abate missing with knees to the body.
Rock looking to slow down the pace here.
Rock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rock fails to pull guard.
Abate lands an elbow inside that Rock shrugs off.
Abate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abate throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock taking a breather.
Abate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abate lands a knee to the body.
Rock is trying to pull guard but Abate turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Abate misses with a punch to the body.
Rock tries to pull guard but Abate forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abate to keep the fight standing.
Abate working Rock over with knees to the body.
Rock is trying to break free.
Abate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abate prevents the takedown attempt.
Abate lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock jumps guard but Abate stands there with Rock around his waist. Rock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rokyy Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abate lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danielle Abate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abate, 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danielle Abate!
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FIGHT
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