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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rokken Roll (ranked 6379 p4p, 4875 weight class) and Brett Keane (ranked 595 p4p, 480 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokken Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Keane!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Roll.
Keane lands a head shot.
Keane lands a big right hand that sends Roll crashing to the mat! Keane stays standing though and waves Roll back to his feet!
Roll is rocked!
Roll throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keane's corner calls for a 1-2. Keane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Roll is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roll.
A quick step to the side and Roll tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Keane.
Roll seems to have got his legs back now.
Roll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keane.
Keane throws a big shot that misses.
Keane misses with an uppercut
letting Roll counter with a right hand.
Roll slips under a jab.
Roll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keane.
Keane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roll darts in and clinches Keane up against the cage.
Roll throws a punch but it's blocked by Keane.
Roll misses with the head strike.
Roll gets through Keane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Keane.
Roll blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roll creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keane is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keane.
Keane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roll blocking some punches.
Roll swings wildly with an uppercut but Keane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roll blocks an uppercut.
Roll lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keane's elbow.
A hook to the body from Roll.
Keane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keane.
A shot in the inside from Roll.
Roll definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keane blocks an uppercut.
Keane misses with some punches.
Roll scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roll blocking some punches.
Roll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keane.
Roll lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roll lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane is looking to break free of the clinch but Roll has double underhooks.
Roll lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roll lands with a short shot to the head.
Keane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roll lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
Roll swings wildly with an uppercut but Keane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roll blocks an uppercut.
Keane blocks an uppercut.
Roll has a couple of punches blocked by Keane.
Roll takes a shot to the head.
Keane is trying to push Roll away but Roll has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Roll gets through Keane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roll's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roll.
Keane misses with the head strike.
Roll scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roll blocking some punches.
Roll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roll misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Roll fails to land.
Roll is working Keane over against the cage.
Keane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roll throws a punch but it's blocked by Keane.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roll.
Roll lands a shoulder strike.
Roll pushes Keane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roll blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Roll.
Keane working aggressively here.
Keane swings wildly with an uppercut but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keane gets through Roll's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roll struggles to land a body shot inside as Keane controls his hands.
Keane throws a head punch that misses.
Keane throws a head punch that misses.
Roll scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roll lands with a light punch inside.
Keane blocks a body shot from Roll.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keane.
Keane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Keane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keane lands a shoulder strike.
Keane struggles to land a body shot inside as Roll controls his hands.
Roll misses with the head strike.
Keane is looking to break free of the clinch but Roll has double underhooks.
Roll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keane has had enough of the clinch but Roll keeps him there for the moment.
Keane blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Roll - that landed with a thud.
Roll blocks an uppercut.
Roll working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roll has a couple of punches blocked by Keane.
Roll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 Rokken Roll will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Keane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Keane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Keane misses with a body shot.
Keane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roll.
Keane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roll.
Roll walks into a stiff left hand from Keane.
Keane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roll moves away.
Roll moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keane.
Roll throws a punch but it's blocked by Keane.
Roll lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roll keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keane's efforts to push away.
Roll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keane breaks from the clinch.
Keane throws an off balance right hand
and Keane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roll slips under a jab from Keane.
Roll fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Keane - just one landing.
Keane misses with an uppercut
and Roll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roll jabs at Keane's body.
Roll uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keane.
Roll tries to counter by clinching up but Keane breaks away and moves out of range.
Roll moves into the clinch successfully.
Roll scores with a shoulder strike.
Roll softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keane tries to work over Roll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roll lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Keane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rokken Roll has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keane tries to throw a body punch but Roll avoids it by throwing Keane back against the cage.
Roll lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
Keane lands a hook that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Roll scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Keane.
A short right from Roll on the inside.
Roll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roll prevents a body shot from Keane.
Keane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roll scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keane misses with a punch on the inside.
Roll lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
Roll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keane swings wildly with an uppercut but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roll throws a punch but it's blocked by Keane.
Keane working aggressively here.
Roll blocks a body shot from Keane.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keane.
Keane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
A shot in the inside from Keane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane working aggressively here.
Keane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roll misses with the head strike.
Roll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keane working aggressively here.
Roll lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roll.
Keane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roll lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keane.
Roll lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Keane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Keane has a couple of punches blocked by Roll.
Keane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roll.
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!
Roll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Keane.
Roll lands a body shot.
Keane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roll is leaning against Keane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roll misses with a punch on the inside.
Keane throws a punch but it's blocked by Roll.
Roll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keanes head.
Roll is working Keane over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Keane fails to land.
A short left from Roll.
Keane scores with a shoulder strike.
Roll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rolls head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roll working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Keane fails to land.
Roll digs a right hand into Keane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Keane's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keane.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rokken Roll will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Keane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roll sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roll is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Keane.
Roll ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roll closes the distance and pushes Keane back into the cage.
Roll blocking some punches.
Keane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keane has a couple of punches blocked by Roll.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roll.
Roll blocking some punches.
Roll lands a hook that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
Roll lands a hook that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
Keane working aggressively here.
Keane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roll lands a body shot.
Roll lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keane lands a shoulder strike.
Roll lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Roll lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
Keane misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roll.
Roll 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.
Roll scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keane.
Roll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Roll.
A head punch on the inside from Roll fails to land.
Keane prevents a body shot from Roll.
Keane takes a shot to the head.
Keane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keane throws a punch but it's blocked by Roll.
Keane has a couple of punches blocked by Roll.
Roll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roll scores with a shot to the side of Keane's head.
Roll lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
Roll cracks Keane with a nice body shot.
Roll has a couple of punches blocked by Keane.
Keane scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Roll.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roll throws a punch but it's blocked by Keane.
Keane misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roll scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keane has a couple of punches blocked by Roll.
Keane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Roll on the inside.
Keane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roll lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roll has a couple of punches blocked by Keane.
Keane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roll lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keane backwards.
Roll throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Roll scores with a nice short uppercut.
Keane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roll throws a head punch that misses.
Roll makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Keane misses with some punches.
Keane misses with some punches.
Keane prevents a body shot from Roll.
Roll swings wildly with an uppercut but Keane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roll lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keane.
Roll lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keane working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roll.
Roll lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roll lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keane takes a shot to the head.
Keane is rocked!
Keane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keane is still on wobbly legs! Can Roll finish him?
Keane swings wildly with an uppercut but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keane seems to have recovered his senses.
Keane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Keane throws a punch but it's blocked by Roll.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keane.
Roll swings wildly with an uppercut but Keane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Roll.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll misses with some punches.
Roll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roll blocking some punches.
Keane scores with a shot to the side of Roll's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roll digs a right hand underneath Keane's ribcage. Keane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roll gets through Keane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roll's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roll scores with a hook to the body.
Keane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roll has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Keane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brett Keane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keane manages to break the clinch.
Brett Keane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keane tries to bum rush Roll with a series of wild strikes but Roll uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keane.
Roll jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Keane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roll lands with a straight right. Keane didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rokken Roll showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roll, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rokken Roll!
Rokken Roll 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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