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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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211 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marco Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Omega!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omega lands with an uppercut that bounces Rojas off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Marco Rojas has been cut.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Omega saw that one coming.
Omega is looking to clinch.
It looked like Rojas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Omega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas is looking to counter punch.
Omega moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Omega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojas throws a right hand that misses
enabling Omega to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojas. Omega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Omega defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Omega wants to counter with a clinch but Rojas pushes him away.
Omega throws a right and a left that Rojas avoids nicely.
Rojas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Omega tries to clinch up but Rojas circles away and keeps his distance.
Omega slips a straight right by Rojas.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
Omega tries to clinch there but Rojas circles away.
Rojas throwing a counter right hand but Omega manages to avoid it.
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
Omega moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Omega tries to clinch up.
Rojas lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Omega under the eye.
Omega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Rojas throws a hook but Omega blocks it.
Omega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojas.
Rojas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Omega has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Omega misses with a hook
and Rojas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Omega tries to clinch but Rojas moves out of range.
Omega is looking to clinch.
Rojas lands a nice shot that snaps Omega's head back.
Omega fails to land with a series of punches.
Rojas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rojas throws a lazy uppercut
and Omega moves into the clinch.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
The fighters circling - Rojas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Omega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Omega closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rojas counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas lands a nice hook to Omega's body. Omega takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rojas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Omega blocks a jab.
Omega tries to clinch but Rojas moves out of range.
Omega scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Omega takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Omega tries to clinch up
and Rojas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Omega is looking to clinch but Rojas is avoiding it.
Omega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rojas tries to keep at a distance but Omega has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rojas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rojas.
Omega misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Omega fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Omega.
Rojas tries to break free but Omega pushes him back against the cage.
Rojas lands with a light punch inside.
Rojas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omega tries a body shot but Rojas blocks it.
Omega swings wildly with an uppercut but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omega throws a punch but it's blocked by Rojas.
Omega misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rojas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Omega wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Omega.
Rojas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Omegas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Omega.
Omega takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Omega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojas throws out the jab.
Omega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rojas connects with the punch.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Omega fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Omega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omega moves away.
Omega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Omega tries to clinch up but Rojas circles away and keeps his distance.
Rojas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Omega doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojas circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rojas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Omega tries to clinch but Rojas is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Rojas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rojas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Rojas's cut.
That's time! Rojas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab by Omega.
Rojas stuns Omega with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Omega misses with a hook. Rojas ducked under it nicely.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojas throws a body punch but Omega moves out of range.
Ryan Omega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Omega.
Omega tries to clinch up
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Omega wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas throws a body punch but Omega moves out of range.
Omega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rojas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Omega.
Good exchange - Omega coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojas.
Omega throws a sloppy body shot
and Rojas counters with a nice uppercut.
Omega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Omega takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Omega moves out of range as Rojas strikes.
Omega takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Omega fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rojas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Omega misses the shot to the body.
Rojas scores with a punch to the head.
Omega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Omega.
Rojas works Omega's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rojas throws a jab when Omega was well out of range.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Omega slips a jab from Rojas.
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Omega moves away and avoids it.
Omega connects with a jab.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Omega.
Rojas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Omega can do to turn this around?
Rojas dodges the punch combination from Omega.
Rojas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Omega doesn't seem bothered though.
Rojas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Omega.
Omega is looking to clinch.
Rojas scores with a punch to the head.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Omega is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Omega moves away and avoids it.
Marco Rojas is winning the standup battle so far.
Omega moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
Omega avoids the body shot from Rojas.
Rojas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rojas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Omega in his tracks.
Omega is looking to clinch.
Omega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rojas connects with a nice looking jab.
Omega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
Rojas throws a hook to the side of Omega's head but Omega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Omega moves away and avoids it.
Omega wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Omega doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojas circles away.
Omega tries to clinch but Rojas is having none of it.
Omega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rojas cracks Omega with a right hand to the side of the head.
Omega staying out of range there.
Omega closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas throws a hook but Omega avoids it easily.
Omega wants to counter the offense by Rojas and move into the clinch position.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rojas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Omega is looking to clinch.
Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Omega.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
A quick step to the side and Rojas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Omega ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Omega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rojas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Rojas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas punishes Omega's body with a nice straight punch.
Omega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Omega has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Omega wants to clinch.
Rojas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Rojas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Rojas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Omega is looking to clinch.
Omega wants to clinch.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Omega saw that one coming.
Omega staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Omega shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rojas eats them both and turns towards Omega to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rojas misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Rojas.
Sloppy strikes from Omega. Those never looked like landing.
Rojas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rojas moves out of range as Omega strikes.
Omega is looking to clinch.
Omega pushes Rojas up against the cage in a clinch.
Rojas breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Rojas misses its target.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Omega lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rojas circles away quickly and effectively.
Omega tries to clinch but Rojas is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Omega.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omega moves away.
Rojas throws the left hand but Omega avoids the punch easily.
Omega uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rojas has time to react.
Rojas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Omega looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Omega on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Omega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rojas takes one on the button.
Omega darts in trying to clinch
and Rojas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega needs to keep his hands up - Rojas had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omega tries to clinch up
and Rojas counters with a nice uppercut.
Rojas throws an overhand right that lands on Omega's shoulder, as Omega tries to avoid the shot.
Omega moves out of range of the strikes.
Omega moves out of range as Rojas strikes.
It seemed like Omega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Omega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas swings for the body but Omega moves out of range.
Omega wants to clinch up but Rojas keeps it at a distance.
Omega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Rojas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Rojas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Omega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Omega.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Omega manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Omega avoids the body shot from Rojas.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marco Rojas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Omega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rojas to score with a decent uppercut.
Omega misses with a wild combination.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Omega tries to clinch but Rojas is having none of it.
Omega moves in looking to clinch but Rojas pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a hook.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Omega.
Omega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rojas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Omega lands a glancing blow to the side of Rojas's head.
Omega rushes Rojas and presses him up against the cage.
Rojas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rojas scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan Omega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rojas walks into a jab.
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojas cracks Omega with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rojas connects with a right hand. Omega shakes it off.
Omega throws a right hand that misses
and Rojas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Omega misses with a hook. Rojas ducked under it nicely.
Rojas lands a slapping body shot.
Rojas digs a good body shot into Omega's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Rojas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rojas, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Rojas!
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hype
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RATING
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