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ROCK FC: GONY 3.1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chizzled Abs (ranked 24473 p4p, 5093 weight class) and Dick Johnson (ranked 703 p4p, 577 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chizzled Abs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Abs tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Abs tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Abs throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Abs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Abs is breathing heavily.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abs backwards.
Abs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abs has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abs or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 Abs is rocked!
Johnson cracks Abs with a nice body shot.
Johnson pushes Abs against the cage. Johnson is working some dirty boxing. Johnson pushes off with a quick right hook! Abs goes down! Abs tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Johnson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Johnson!
Dick Johnson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Scarano (ranked 24472 p4p, 5290 weight class) and Get Wet About Don (ranked 687 p4p, 585 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sylvester Scarano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Get Wet About Don!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarano connects with a crisp jab.
Scarano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from About Don.
About Don wants to clinch.
Sylvester Scarano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scarano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from About Don.
About Don drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Scarano defends it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from About Don.
About Don tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by About Don.
About Don tries to clinch but Scarano moves out of range.
About Don clinches.
About Don pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
About Don looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Scarano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for About Don on the ground.
About Don keeping moving, preventing Scarano from controlling successfully.
Scarano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
About Don is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scarano is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarano stopping the sweep attempt from About Don.
Scarano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
About Don is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
About Don working a defensive guard here.
Scarano trying to control the position from guard on top but About Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scarano wanted to stand there but About Don had control of the position.
About Don is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Scarano has his hands clasped together but About Don extends and breaks Scarano's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by About Don.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Get Wet About Don!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hansie Fick (ranked 24438 p4p, 3681 weight class) and Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (ranked 670 p4p, 480 weight class). Hansie Fick had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hansie Fick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaziri closes the distance and pushes Fick back into the cage.
Fick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vaziri pulls Fick into guard.
Vaziri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vaziri has his feet on Fick's thighs here. He's pushed Fick off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Fick screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri!
Hansie Fick was interviewed post fight and said 'Job well done.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Dracula (ranked 4781 p4p, 2812 weight class) and Pizza Rat (ranked 562 p4p, 371 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rat's choice of entrance music: New york city rat taking pizza home. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Dracula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pizza Rat!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rat defending well as Dracula loads up on a big left hand.
Rat changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dracula throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rat forces Dracula back against the cage and clinches.
Dracula misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dracula tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dracula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dracula misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dracula smiles and moves away.
Rat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dracula pinned against the cage. Dracula gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rat drives through and clinches with Dracula against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dracula.
A short right from Rat on the inside.
Dracula working aggressively here.
Dracula tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracula blocking some punches.
Dracula tries to work over Rat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dracula.
A shot in the inside from Dracula.
Rat blocks an uppercut.
Dracula working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rat misses with a body punch.
Dracula misses with the head strike.
Rat takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rat.
Dracula tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dracula swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dracula misses with a punch to the body.
Dracula misses with a punch to the body.
Dracula prevents a body shot from Rat.
Dracula misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dracula lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rat or not.
Rat looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracula lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rat backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dracula lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dracula scores with a shot to the side of Rat's head.
Dracula swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dracula lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rat backwards.
Dracula throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rats head.
Rat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vlad Dracula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pizza Rat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rat.
Rat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dracula smiles and moves away.
Vlad Dracula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dracula throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dracula scores with a body shot.
Dracula displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rat.
Dracula lands an overhand right.
Dracula looks to throw the jab but Rat is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracula swings for the body but Rat moves out of range.
Rat feints the counter takedown.
Dracula throws a hook but Rat avoids it easily.
Dracula throws out a loose jab but Rat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dracula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rat moves away.
Dracula gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rat misses with a punch on the inside.
Dracula lands with a right to the head.
Dracula misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dracula misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dracula fails to land.
Rat tries to pull guard but Dracula holds him up against the cage and eventually Rat drops back down to his feet.
Rat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rat is trying to pull guard but Dracula has him pressed against the cage.
Dracula misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracula misses with the head strike.
Rat throws a punch but it's blocked by Dracula.
Rat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rat throws a punch but it's blocked by Dracula.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dracula creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Dracula misses with a punch on the inside.
Dracula misses with some punches.
Rat prevents a body shot from Dracula.
Dracula lands with a right to the head.
Rat lands a body shot.
Dracula misses with a punch on the inside.
Dracula lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rat backwards.
Dracula scores with a shot to the side of Rat's head.
Nice body punch from Dracula.
Dracula pushes Rat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Dracula.
 Rat is rocked!
Dracula lands a big right hand that drops Rat! The killer instinct kicks in and Dracula finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dracula!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Dracula!
During a confident post fight interview, Vlad Dracula thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantin Niculescu (ranked 4266 p4p, 5680 weight class) and Kung Flu (ranked 531 p4p, 609 weight class). Flu has chosen Neoni - Wasteland as his entrance music. Constantin Niculescu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Constantin Niculescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Flu!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Flu.
Niculescu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Niculescu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flu.
Niculescu feints and as Flu raises his hands in defense, Niculescu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Niculescu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flu wants to sweep here but Niculescu controlling him for the moment.
Niculescu landing some decent shots from guard.
Niculescu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Niculescu 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.
Flu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Niculescu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Niculescu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Niculescu preventing the sweep.
Flu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Niculescu manages to get himself to full guard.
Flu trying to control the position from guard on top but Niculescu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niculescu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Flu controls the pace.
Niculescu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Flu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Niculescu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Niculescu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Flu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Niculescu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Niculescu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Niculescu keeping full guard, as Flu tries to pass.
Flu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Flu passes into half guard.
Flu content to control rather than advance.
Niculescu trying to hold on to Flu's head to control him but Flu postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Niculescu wants to improve his position but Flu is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Flu seems content to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Niculescu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Flu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Flu wants to control but Niculescu postures up.
Flu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Who's going to make the next move?
Flu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Niculescu's best efforts.
Flu taking some punishment here, with Niculescu in his half guard.
Niculescu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Niculescu winds up and cracks Flu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Niculescu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Flu is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Flu is still in real trouble! Can Niculescu finish him?
Niculescu lands a big elbow - Flu is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Niculescu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Constantin Niculescu!
Constantin Niculescu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 4445 p4p, 6487 weight class) and Ned Kelly (ranked 545 p4p, 651 weight class). Kelly has chosen Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ned Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Kelly looks to move away, Creed throws a big counter combo but Kelly just gets out of the way.
Creed has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Creed prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
 It looks like Apollo Creed has been cut.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Creed.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Kelly looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Creed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Creed.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelly works on Creed's body with a couple of short punches.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Creed pushes Kelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly tries to work over Creed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Creed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creed lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Creed lands a left hand.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Creed scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed takes a shot to the head.
Creed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly drives through and clinches with Creed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Creed.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Creed throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Creed is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kelly works on Creed's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Kelly pushes Creed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Creed.
Creed blocking some punches.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Creed's head.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelly lands with a light punch inside.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Creed.
Kelly digs a right hand into Creed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Creed's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a left hand.
Kelly stalling.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath Creed's ribcage. Creed let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Creed prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Kelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Creed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
Creed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kelly.
Creed stalls.
Kelly pushes Creed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly prevents a body shot from Creed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Creed misses with a body punch.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Creed just leaning against Kelly, taking a breather.
Kelly pushes Creed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelly stalls.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Creed's head.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ned Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Creed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Creed scores with a hook.
Creed lands with a cross.
 It looks like Ned Kelly has been cut.
Kelly wants to clinch.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelly throws a hook but Creed blocks it.
Kelly closes the distance and pushes Creed back into the cage.
A short left from Kelly.
Creed can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ned Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed manages to break the clinch.
Kelly rushes Creed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly is leaning against Creed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelly.
Kelly lands a shot to the body.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath Creed's ribcage. Creed let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelly is leaning against Creed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Creed's head.
Kelly jumps guard but Creed stands there with Kelly around his waist. Kelly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly tries to work over Creed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath Creed's ribcage. Creed let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly is working Creed over against the cage.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Creed.
Creed prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Creed blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Creed tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Kelly lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Creed lands a nice uppercut.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly pushes Creed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Creed is rocked!
Kelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Creeds head.
Oh Creed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Creed.
Creed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Creed's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Creed drops to his knees and Kelly pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ned Kelly!
Our winner, Ned Kelly, 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Vesuri (ranked 24442 p4p, 24398 weight class) and Larry Day (ranked 692 p4p, 681 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Vesuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Day!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vesuri seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vesuri misses with a low kick.
Vesuri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vesuri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Day.
Vesuri throws a leg kick but Day checks it.
Vesuri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Day, pushing him back against the cage.
Vesuri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vesuri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vesuri stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vesuri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Day takes a swing at Vesuri's ribcage but misses.
Vesuri scores with a head kick.
Day on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vesuri. Vesuri obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Vesuri.
Vesuri gets a clinch.
Day managing to block the knees to the body from Vesuri.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Day looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesuri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vesuri controlling the action here for a moment.
Vesuri is stalling here.
Day tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vesuri just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Vesuri.
Vesuri slows down the pace here.
Day jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vesuri walks away with a smile on his face. Day gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vesuri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Day is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vesuri to keep the fight standing.
Pekka Vesuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Day.
Vesuri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Day tries to pull guard but Vesuri forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Day managing to block the knees to the body from Vesuri.
Day has a couple of punches blocked by Vesuri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesuri stalling the fight.
Day scores with a shoulder strike.
Day is trying to pull guard but Vesuri has him pressed against the cage.
Day tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vesuri just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vesuri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Larry Day has been cut.
Day tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vesuri smiles and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vesuri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vesuri misses with a low kick as Day jumps back.
Vesuri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vesuri fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Day checks it well.
A good leg kick by Vesuri.
Vesuri defending well as Day loads up on a big left hand.
Vesuri closes the distance and clinches.
Day manages to pull guard.
Vesuri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Day looking for a guillotine here but Vesuri defends easily.
Day is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Vesuri doesn't defend quickly enough and Day has managed to lock this one up! Can Vesuri escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Day on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Larry Day!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hafir Dharris (ranked 3206 p4p, 24480 weight class) and Bruno Luciano (ranked 421 p4p, 699 weight class). Bruno Luciano will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Luciano lands.
It looks like Hafir Dharris has been cut.
Luciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dharris at a distance.
Dharris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Luciano tries to sprawl but Dharris drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Luciano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dharris throwing shots but Luciano is blocking nicely.
Dharris 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dharris lands a nice short elbow.
Dharris has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Luciano is positioning himself well to prevent Dharris advancing to mount.
Dharris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luciano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Luciano regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris throwing strikes from guard but Luciano blocks nicely.
Luciano trying to control the position.
Dharris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dharris is fighting to break Luciano's control of his arms but Luciano is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dharris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luciano pulls Dharris in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dharris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Luciano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dharris .
Dharris is looking to work some ground and pound but Luciano has wrist control.
Luciano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Luciano trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Luciano misses with an uppercut
and Dharris counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Luciano!
Luciano is trying to buck Dharris off.
Dharris misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dharris trying to control the action but Luciano is working from the bottom.
Dharris looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Luciano is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris wants to control but Luciano is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Dharris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Luciano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dharris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dharris looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Luciano is avoiding damage well.
Luciano regains half guard, as Dharris was trying to land strikes.
Dharris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dharris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Luciano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dharris .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dharris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dharris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Luciano defending well though.
Luciano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dharris 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dharris 's back!
Dharris is trying to break free.
Luciano controls the position.
Dharris controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dharris is really stuck here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hafir Dharris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hafir Dharris 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luciano throws out a powerful jab.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Dharris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dharris staying out of range there.
Luciano with a nice cross.
Dharris forces Luciano back against the cage and clinches.
Dharris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Luciano avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Dharris .
Dharris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Luciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luciano lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luciano.
Luciano trying to stall but Dharris improves his position.
Dharris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Luciano up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dharris .
A short right from Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dharris shoots in but no luck this time.
Luciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruno Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dharris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Luciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dharris .
Dharris tries for a takedown but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hafir Dharris . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dharris feinted with a counter takedown.
Dharris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luciano.
Luciano misses with a combination
and Dharris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Luciano's guard.
Dharris is fighting to break Luciano's control of his arms but Luciano is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Dharris from controlling successfully.
Dharris throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dharris throws a strike but Luciano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dharris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luciano is one step ahead there.
Luciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Dharris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luciano controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dharris trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dharris is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dharris is on top in guard.
Dharris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luciano's head.
Dharris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dharris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dharris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dharris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dharris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dharris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Luciano is trying to keep Dharris in close.
Dharris throws a big right hand that misses.
Dharris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dharris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dharris missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dharris not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dharris wants to pass to mount but Luciano is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Luciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hafir Dharris 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dharris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Luciano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dharris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Dharris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luciano throws a jab when Dharris was well out of range.
Luciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano dips to his left and cracks Dharris with an uppercut!
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luciano cracks Dharris with a good jab.
Bruno Luciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dharris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Luciano has control of Dharris 's left arm, preventing Dharris from doing any damage.
Luciano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dharris .
Dharris trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luciano controls Dharris momentarily but Dharris frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris throwing strikes but missing.
Luciano wants to sweep but no luck.
Luciano controls Dharris momentarily but Dharris frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Luciano lands a lovely overhand right.
Dharris shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Luciano napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Luciano regains half guard, as Dharris was trying to land strikes.
Dharris trying to pass the guard but Luciano defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dharris .
Dharris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dharris connects with a nice short shot to Luciano's temple.
Dharris throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Luciano to regain full guard.
Dharris pushes down on Luciano's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Luciano taking some punishment here, with Dharris in his half guard.
Luciano felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dharris misses with a head shot. Luciano uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris preventing the sweep.
Luciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dharris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dharris is looking to work some ground and pound but Luciano has wrist control.
Dharris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dharris throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dharris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Luciano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dharris is looking to work some ground and pound but Luciano has wrist control.
Luciano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dharris .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Dharris from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Luciano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dharris manages to avoid it.
Luciano misses with a combination
and Dharris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Luciano won't be happy with that.
Luciano parries the strikes from Dharris easily there. Dharris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Luciano to escape.
Luciano is not content to let Dharris control the position.
Luciano parries the strikes from Dharris easily there. Dharris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Luciano to escape.
Check out the look on Dharris 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dharris tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hafir Dharris .
I think Dharris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casimiro Nicoletta (ranked 3116 p4p, 24428 weight class) and Roy Read (ranked 415 p4p, 707 weight class). The key to victory for Casimiro Nicoletta has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Casimiro Nicoletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Read!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nicoletta.
Read tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicoletta was well out of range. Poor timing from Read.
Read throws a right hand that misses
and Nicoletta counters with a right hand to the body.
Read walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Roy Read has been cut.
A jab from Read misses.
It looked like Nicoletta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Read.
Read throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nicoletta to counter with a crisp jab.
Read throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicoletta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Read swings widly with a right hand
and Nicoletta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Read has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicoletta. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicoletta connects with a nice looking jab.
Read throws a lazy uppercut
and Nicoletta scores with a counter punch that sends Read to the canvas! Nicoletta smells blood - he's punishing Read with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Read has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Casimiro Nicoletta!
A victorious Casimiro Nicoletta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Rocksteady (ranked 2642 p4p, 3097 weight class) and Anthony Lalime (ranked 350 p4p, 410 weight class). Rocksteady comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand. James Rocksteady could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Lalime's chin.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Rocksteady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lalime connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lalime with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lalime looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocksteady is just out of range.
We've been informed that Lalime has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rocksteady looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lalime is fending him off so far but Rocksteady persists. Nope, Lalime circles away and we're back to standing.
Lalime works Rocksteady's body with a nice hook.
Rocksteady shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lalime pinned against the cage. Lalime gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rocksteady shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rocksteady showed some decent athleticism there.
Lalime pushes Rocksteady off but Rocksteady dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lalime is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rocksteady's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Rocksteady! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Lalime has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Rocksteady!
A relieved looking James Rocksteady thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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