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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Onyema (ranked 4454 p4p, 434 weight class) and David James Rockne (ranked 7099 p4p, 512 weight class). Rockne has chosen Radioactive as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as David James Rockne enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elvis Onyema!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David James Rockne!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onyema closes the distance and clinches.
Onyema lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Onyema's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rockne misses with the head strike.
Onyema manages to break the clinch.
Onyema misses with a double jab.
Rockne misses with a hook to the body
and Onyema counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elvis Onyema seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onyema clinches up against the cage.
Onyema's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Rockne.
Rockne gets tackled into the cage by Onyema. Onyema maintains the clinch.
Onyema keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rockne's efforts to push away.
Onyema pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Rockne finds it's way through Onyema's defenses.
Onyema takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onyema takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Onyema misses with a right hand
and Rockne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Onyema takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rockne throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rockne has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockne lunges at Onyema with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Onyema's hand.
Onyema connects with a crisp jab.
Onyema gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rockne throws a series of punches but Onyema moves out of range.
Onyema has managed to clinch.
Onyema lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Onyema - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Onyema.
Rockne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Onyema.
Onyema trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Onyema.
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!
Onyema lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rockne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Onyema prevents Rockne from breaking the clinch.
Onyema pushes Rockne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rockne letting Onyema take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Onyema.
Rockne looks winded!
Onyema breaks from the clinch.
Rockne tries to keep at a distance but Onyema has taken the fight into the clinch.
Onyema keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rockne's efforts to push away.
Onyema stalling against the cage.
Onyema lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Onyema trying to land knees to the body.
Rockne is trying to break the clinch but Onyema is controlling him.
Onyema keeps control of Rockne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Onyema blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rockne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rockne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Onyema has him pressed against the cage.
Onyema displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rockne up against the cage.
Onyema lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onyema breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Onyema lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rockne doesn't seem phased though.
Onyema uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rockne.
Onyema misses with a hook
and Rockne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Onyema rushes Rockne and presses him up against the cage.
Onyema lands a nice uppercut.
Rockne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rockne wants to get back to striking at distance but Onyema won't allow it.
Rockne tries to break free but Onyema pushes him back against the cage.
Onyema lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rockne backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Onyema.
Onyema has Rockne pressed against the cage, preventing Rockne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Onyema breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Onyema drives through and clinches with Rockne against the cage.
Onyema breaks the clinch.
Rockne misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some bone on bone action there as Rockne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Onyema drives through and clinches with Rockne against the cage.
Onyema misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rockne.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Onyema obliges.
A short right from Onyema on the inside.
Rockne tries to break free but Onyema pushes him back against the cage.
Onyema lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like David James Rockne has been cut.
Rockne is trying to break free.
Rockne tries to throw a body punch but Onyema avoids it by throwing Rockne back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Onyema.
Onyema breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rockne slips under a jab.
Rockne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Onyema fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Onyema has closed the distance and engaged Rockne in a clinch.
Onyema gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Onyema lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Onyema dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David James Rockne'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.
Onyema rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rockne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Onyema pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Onyema moves into the clinch successfully.
Onyema lands with a left to the head.
Onyema is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rockne can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Onyema scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rockne is looking to break free of the clinch but Onyema has double underhooks.
Onyema manages to break the clinch.
Onyema gets a clinch.
Onyema lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Onyema is working Rockne over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Onyema manages to break the clinch.
Rockne looks to score with a jab to the body but Onyema is just out of range.
Rockne throws a jab but it's blocked by Onyema.
Onyema throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rockne.
Rockne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockne moves away from the strike by Onyema.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Onyema keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Onyema throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rockne counters with a left and a right that stings Onyema.
Onyema moves into range and clinches up with Rockne.
Rockne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Onyema lands a hook to the side of the head.
Onyema escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Onyema moves into the clinch.
Rockne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Onyema.
Onyema scores with a shot to the side of Rockne's head.
Onyema lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rockne backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onyema lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rockne is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Onyema.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Onyema creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Onyema stalling the fight.
Onyema pushes Rockne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockne misses with some punches.
Onyema tries to land knees in the clinch but Rockne avoids the damage to the body.
Rockne is trying to push Onyema away but Onyema has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Onyema stalling the fight.
Rockne is looking to break free of the clinch but Onyema has double underhooks.
Onyema putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rockne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Onyema scores with a knee to the head.
Onyema pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Onyema fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rockne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rockne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Onyema.
Onyema instigates a clinch.
Onyema working Rockne over with knees to the body.
Onyema breaks from the clinch.
Onyema lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rockne takes a step back to recover.
Onyema closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockne working hard to break the clinch.
Rockne is trying to break the clinch but Onyema has him pressed against the cage.
Onyema trying to land knees to the body.
Rockne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Onyema breaks the clinch.
Onyema dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Onyema has managed to clinch.
Onyema breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Onyema.
Onyema moves into the clinch.
Onyema is struggling to control the position.
A knee to the head by Onyema.
Onyema misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onyema breaks the clinch.
Onyema throws a front kick aimed at Rockne's knee but Rockne avoids it well.
Onyema misses with a body punch
and Rockne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rockne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Onyema moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Onyema was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rockne.
Rockne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Onyema.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Onyema scores with a body shot.
Rockne misses the shot to the body.
Rockne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A low kick from Onyema misses
and Rockne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Elvis Onyema is winning the standup battle so far.
Onyema throws a looping overhand right but Rockne ducks down to avoid it.
Onyema moves away from the strike by Rockne.
Rockne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Onyema's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Onyema tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Onyema dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David James Rockne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Onyema has closed the distance and engaged Rockne in a clinch.
Onyema working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Onyema breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onyema takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Onyema tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockne was well out of range. Poor timing from Onyema.
Rockne lands with a right hand.
Onyema closes the distance and pushes Rockne back into the cage.
Rockne tries to break free but Onyema pushes him back against the cage.
Onyema has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rockne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Onyema breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Onyema misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockne takes one to the side of the head.
Onyema closes the distance and clinches.
Onyema connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onyema breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onyema has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onyema blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rockne tries to circle away but Onyema has him pinned against the cage.
Onyema keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rockne's efforts to push away.
Onyema manages to break the clinch.
Rockne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rockne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockne tries to keep at a distance but Onyema has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rockne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Onyema - that landed with a thud.
Rockne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rockne tries to break the clinch but Onyema is controlling the position.
Onyema lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rockne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Onyema trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Onyema creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onyema lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Onyema putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rockne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Onyema will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rockne up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Onyema stalling in the clinch.
Rockne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Onyema lands a nice uppercut.
Onyema tries to land knees in the clinch but Rockne avoids the damage to the body.
Onyema trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Onyema.
Onyema breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onyema walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rockne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Onyema finds it's way through Rockne's defenses.
Onyema clinches with his opponent.
Onyema lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Onyema using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onyema content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rockne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onyema breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Onyema misses with a leg kick
and Onyema takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rockne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Onyema under the eye.
Onyema cracks Rockne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Elvis Onyema is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Onyema throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Onyema. Rockne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockne swats away the attempt to clinch by Onyema.
David James Rockne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Onyema pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rockne lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rockne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Onyema.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Onyema.
Onyema working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockne tries to circle away but Onyema has him pinned against the cage.
Onyema trying to land knees to the body.
Onyema lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Onyema missing with knees to the body.
Rockne misses with some punches.
Onyema pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Onyema wants to clinch.
Rockne keeps the fight on the outside.
Rockne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Onyema manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Onyema showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Onyema has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Onyema!
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