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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Te Rauparaha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Get Ready - Concord Dawn ft Scribe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Cobra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tane Te Rauparaha!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Tane Te Rauparaha has been cut.
Cobra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Te Rauparaha's head.
Te Rauparaha throws a sloppy head kick and Cobra moves out of range easily.
Cobra misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Cobra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Te Rauparaha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobra.
Te Rauparaha throws a head kick but Cobra moves out of range.
Te Rauparaha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Te Rauparaha prevents Cobra from breaking the clinch.
Cobra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Te Rauparaha has him pressed against the cage.
Cobra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobra tries to break the clinch but Te Rauparaha is controlling the position.
Cobra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobra thuds a left hand into Te Rauparaha's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Cobra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cobra drops Te Rauparaha with a nice combination! Cobra dives into Te Rauparaha's guard, looking to finish!
Cobra is looking to stand up but Te Rauparaha won't let him.
Te Rauparaha wants to sweep here but Cobra controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobra won't allow Te Rauparaha to sweep him here.
Cobra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cobra tries to stand but Te Rauparaha is controlling from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Te Rauparaha holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Te Rauparaha is looking to stand up but Cobra isn't so interested in that idea.
Cobra wants to stand but Te Rauparaha has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cobra won't allow Te Rauparaha to sweep him here.
Cobra controls from within his opponent's guard.
Te Rauparaha controls Cobra momentarily but Cobra frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cobra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Te Rauparaha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cobra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Te Rauparaha.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cobra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cobra misses with the combination.
Cobra throws a series of punches but Te Rauparaha moves out of range.
Cobra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cobra throws a shot from downtown. Te Rauparaha moves away and avoids it.
Te Rauparaha throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Rocky Cobra has been cut.
Cobra throws a body punch but Te Rauparaha moves out of range.
Cobra jabs at Te Rauparaha's body.
Cobra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cobra is breathing heavily.
Cobra thows a body shot but no joy.
Cobra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Te Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Te Rauparaha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Te Rauparaha avoids the body shot from Cobra.
Cobra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Te Rauparaha.
Cobra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cobra punishes Te Rauparaha's body with a nice straight punch.
Cobra throws a series of punches but Te Rauparaha moves out of range.
Te Rauparaha cracks Cobra with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Cobra does no damage.
Te Rauparaha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cobra is looking to wear down Te Rauparaha with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Te Rauparaha.
Te Rauparaha throws a sloppy head kick and Cobra moves out of range easily.
Te Rauparaha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Te Rauparaha is looking to slow Cobra down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Te Rauparaha lands but Cobra takes it in his stride.
Te Rauparaha throws a right hand that Cobra ducks under and follows up with a left that Cobra also avoids with ease.
Rocky Cobra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Te Rauparaha throws a hook but Cobra blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cobra throws a series of punches but Te Rauparaha moves out of range.
Te Rauparaha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cobra takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cobra takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rocky Cobra will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Te Rauparaha connects with a high kick.
Cobra is rocked!
Te Rauparaha feints a jab and as Cobra dips his head, Te Rauparaha unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Cobra right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Cobra falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Te Rauparaha smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tane Te Rauparaha!
Tane Te Rauparaha is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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