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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arlo Rochester (ranked 1042 p4p, 2104 weight class) and Romulus Gerber (ranked 143 p4p, 260 weight class). Rochester kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tech N9ne- Dysfunctional. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arlo Rochester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rochester tries to close the distance and clinch but Gerber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gerber misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gerber - that will leave a mark!
Rochester wants to clinch
and Gerber counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Rochester misses the target.
Gerber throws a wild body kick that Rochester sees coming a mile off.
Rochester fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gerber ducks under a wild hook from Rochester.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rochester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rochester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gerber.
Romulus Gerber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerber tries to move into range but Rochester moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick lands for Gerber.
Rochester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gerber throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rochester 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.
Rochester has Gerber up against the cage in a clinch.
Rochester misses with the head strike.
Gerber manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gerber.
Gerber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gerber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rochester takes the fight into the clinch.
Rochester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gerber slows down the pace here.
Gerber breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber misses with a wild body shot.
Rochester throws a hook but Gerber blocks it.
Gerber steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rochester avoids the body shot from Gerber.
Rochester lands a jab to the nose.
Gerber tries to keep at a distance but Rochester has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rochester throws a head punch that misses.
Rochester successfully pulls guard.
Rochester throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gerber uses it to pass to side control.
Rochester seems a little lost for a moment, as Gerber dominates the positioning.
You can see the frustration on Rochester's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gerber moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber trying to control the action but Rochester is working from the bottom.
Gerber in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gerber scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rochester to see if he's OK.
Rochester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four 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.
Rochester is working hard here to advance position.
Rochester is trying to escape the position but Gerber is controlling the position.
Rochester is trying to get back to half guard.
Gerber controlling the position from side mount.
Rochester tries to buck Gerber off but Gerber is having none of it.
Rochester is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Romulus Gerber will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Rochester misses.
Rochester throws a hook but Gerber avoids it easily.
Gerber misses with an uppercut. Rochester saw that one coming.
Romulus Gerber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rochester misses with a looping right.
Gerber swats away the attempt to clinch by Rochester.
Gerber lands with a shot to the body.
Gerber thumps Rochester with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerber throws a head kick that misses.
Gerber with a nice cross.
Gerber throws a leg kick which misses Rochester's front leg but catches the back leg as Rochester tries to avoid it.
Rochester tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gerber counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gerber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gerber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rochester looks to land a right hand but Gerber moved out of range.
Gerber lands a nice shot that snaps Rochester's head back.
Gerber throws a body punch but Rochester moves out of range.
Gerber swings for the body but Rochester moves out of range.
Rochester takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rochester gets the takedown into side control.
Gerber bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gerber. Rochester shrugs it off though.
Gerber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rochester on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber thuds a left hand into Rochester's body.
Gerber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rochester stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rochester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gerber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rochester was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gerber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rochester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gerber's sensitive parts.
Gerber throws a body kick that misses.
Gerber thuds a left hand into Rochester's body.
The fighters circling - Rochester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gerber is looking to slow Rochester down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Gerber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rochester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Gerber misses.
Gerber scores with a push kick.
Gerber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gerber moves out of range of the leg kick from Rochester.
Rochester throws a poor cross that misses
and Gerber counters with a right hand to the body.
Gerber lands with a good body shot.
Gerber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rochester rather than just go for the knockout.
Gerber cracks Rochester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rochester throws a jab when Gerber was well out of range.
Gerber throws a jab but it's blocked by Rochester.
It looked like Rochester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rochester chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gerber can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gerber. Rochester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rochester is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gerber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rochester checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gerber lands a nice looking body shot.
Rochester is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gerber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerber scores with a jab.
Rochester clinches with his opponent.
Rochester throws a head punch that misses.
Gerber lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Arlo Rochester has been cut.
Rochester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gerber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gerber manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rochester swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerber uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Rochester fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romulus Gerber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arlo Rochester's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gerber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gerber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rochester misses with an uppercut.
Gerber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rochester.
Rochester shoots in for a double leg but Gerber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gerber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gerber misses with a jab to the body
and Rochester counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gerber slips a jab from Rochester.
Rochester scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rochester misses with an uppercut. Gerber saw that one coming.
Rochester closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rochester lands in his opponent's guard.
Gerber has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rochester has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rochester swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gerber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gerber pushes Rochester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rochester working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gerber blocks an uppercut.
Gerber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rochester blocks it with crossed arms.
Gerber breaks the clinch.
Gerber catches Rochester with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rochester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gerber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gerber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rochester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gerber throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Rochester misses the target.
Rochester throws an overhand right that lands on Gerber's shoulder, as Gerber tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rochester.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gerber - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gerber works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gerber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gerber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gerber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gerber throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Romulus Gerber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rochester is rocked!
Rochester looks to land a left hand but Gerber moved out of range nicely.
Gerber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rochester misses with an uppercut. Gerber saw that one coming.
Gerber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rochester has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber scores with a sloppy right hand. Rochester should have avoided that one.
Rochester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gerber misses.
Rochester looks to land a right hand but Gerber moved out of range.
Rochester sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gerber cracks Rochester with an open hand slap.
Gerber gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rochester counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Arlo Rochester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerber has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rochester is working away from the top position though.
Gerber keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rochester is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerber wants to get back to full guard.
Gerber gets full guard.
Gerber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rochester is one step ahead there.
Rochester wants to control from the top but Gerber keeps moving.
Gerber is trying to keep Rochester in close.
Gerber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rochester is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romulus Gerber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gerber winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulus Gerber!
Romulus Gerber seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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