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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Probert (ranked 826 p4p, 1480 weight class) and Rokken Roll (ranked 111 p4p, 187 weight class). Probert comes to the cage accompanied by DNA. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokken Roll!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll checks a leg kick.
Probert is looking to score with low kicks.
Roll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roll works the jab nicely.
Probert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roll manages to avoid it.
Roll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roll looks to score with a jab to the body but Probert is just out of range.
Roll throws a right hand that misses
and Roll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roll moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by Probert's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Probert throws a hook to the side of Roll's head but Roll sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Roll releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Probert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roll.
Probert stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rokken Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Probert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roll.
Roll throws a shot from downtown. Probert moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Probert on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roll misses with a low kick.
Roll misses with the combination.
Roll throws a leg kick which misses Probert's front leg but catches the back leg as Probert tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roll throws a leg kick
and Probert holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Probert misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roll.
Roll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roll lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roll walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Probert checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Probert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roll tried to score with a low kick but Probert checks it.
Roll looks to throw a body kick
and Probert counters with a stiff right hand.
Probert throws a hook to the side of Roll's head but Roll sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roll throws a looping overhand right but Probert ducks down to avoid it.
Roll connects with a single shot there.
Roll jabs Probert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Probert looks to score with a jab to the body but Roll is just out of range.
Roll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Probert.
A jab from Probert misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Probert misses with a body kick.
Roll thuds his right hand into Probert's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roll is looking to score with low kicks.
Probert staying out of range there.
Roll misses with a hook. Probert ducked under it nicely.
Probert throws an overhand right that lands on Roll's shoulder, as Roll tries to avoid the shot.
Roll misses the jab.
Roll throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Probert counter with a right hand.
Roll ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roll looks to land a left hand but Probert moved out of range nicely.
Probert takes a swing at Roll's ribcage but misses.
Roll clobbers Probert with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Roll misses its intended target.
Probert swings for the body but Roll moves out of range.
Roll tries a quick counter leg kick but Probert is wise to it.
Nice defenses there by Roll.
Probert misses with a hook to the body
and Probert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roll connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roll.
Probert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roll.
Roll lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roll.
Roll with a nice calf kick.
Roll moves forwards but Probert connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roll motions for Probert to come forward. Roll throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roll throws a hook but Probert blocks it.
Roll misses with a shot to the body
and Probert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Probert looks to land a right hand but Roll moved out of range.
Roll misses with a body shot.
Roll scores with a decent looking hook.
Probert has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roll.
Roll misses with an uppercut
and Roll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert lands a slapping body shot.
Roll scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Probert takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roll shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roll swinging wildly here.
Probert was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert lands a nice hook to Roll's body. Roll takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roll lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Probert has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Probert and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Probert moves out of range as Roll strikes.
Roll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probert's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roll connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Probert scrambles back to his feet.
Roll misses with a straight right.
Probert getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roll loads up on a big right hand but Probert slips the punch.
Probert is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Roll thuds his right hand into Probert's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Probert misses with a looping right.
Probert misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roll looks to land a right hand but Probert moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probert. Roll does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roll fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Probert misses with a body shot
and Roll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rokken Roll dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Probert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roll misses with a straight left.
Probert appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Roll delivers a nice body kick.
Roll on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Probert works the jab nicely.
Roll takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Probert throws a hook but Roll avoids it easily.
Roll lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roll falls off balance throwing a combination
and Probert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Probert throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roll stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probert moves out of range as Roll strikes.
Roll listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roll wants to slow Probert down by chopping away at his legs.
Probert moves in looking to clinch but Roll pushes him off.
Probert wants to clinch up but Roll keeps it at a distance.
Roll lands a jab to the nose.
Probert misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert avoids a kick to the body.
Roll blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Roll on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick from Roll, right into the meat of the thigh.
Probert takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Probert throws a right hand that misses
and Roll makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Roll.
Roll lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Probert at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Probert. That snapped Roll's head back.
Roll misses with a hook.
Probert moves out of range of the strikes.
Probert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Roll on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Probert connects with a jab.
Roll fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Probert has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roll misses with an uppercut. Probert saw that one coming.
Probert appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Roll throws a looping overhand right but Probert ducks down to avoid it.
Roll throws a looping overhand right but Probert ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roll throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Probert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probert ducks under a wild hook from Roll.
Probert swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roll swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Probert.
Roll misses with a hook to the body
and Probert counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Probert looks to score with a jab to the body but Roll is just out of range.
Roll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probert was well out of range. Poor timing from Roll.
Roll misses with a looping right.
Roll missing with a left hand there. Probert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rokken Roll seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roll scores with a decent looking hook.
Roll takes a swing at Probert's ribcage but misses.
Probert swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Probert tries to clinch but Roll moves out of range.
Roll checks the leg kick nicely there.
Probert takes a swing at Roll's ribcage but misses.
Roll throws a right hand that Probert ducks under and follows up with a left that Probert also avoids with ease.
Probert takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roll takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roll scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roll.
A little feinted left hand from Probert on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Probert with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roll misses with a looping right.
Roll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roll takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Probert misses with the combination.
Roll throws a hook but Probert blocks it.
Probert blocks the body kick.
Probert looks to land a left hand but Roll moved out of range nicely.
Probert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roll.
Probert looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Probert throws a front kick that sends Roll stumbling back into the cage.
Probert fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Probert moves out of range as Roll strikes.
Probert was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Probert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roll flicks out a counter leg kick but Probert steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll connects with a solid leg kick.
Probert is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert misses with an uppercut.
Probert lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roll misses with an attempted mid kick.
Probert moves out of range as Roll strikes.
It appears Probert was looking to counter with a kick there.
Roll throws a leg kick
and Probert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Probert throws a body punch but Roll moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Roll.
Probert throws a leg kick but Roll checks it.
Roll lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Probert dips to his left and cracks Roll with an uppercut!
Roll misses with a hook. Probert ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roll is looking to chop away at Probert's legs.
Probert sizes up Roll with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Probert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roll was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice defenses there by Roll.
Probert backing away here, and Roll unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rokken Roll will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Probert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Probert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roll manages to avoid it.
Roll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roll throws a sloppy head kick and Probert moves out of range easily.
Roll takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Probert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roll.
It looked like Probert was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roll.
Probert throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Roll throws out a counter right but Probert avoids it with no problem.
Probert connects with a crisp jab.
Roll misses with an uppercut
and Probert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Probert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roll has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roll misses with a hook. Probert ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Probert throws a lazy uppercut
and Roll counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Probert thinking.
Probert slips a jab and a cross from Roll.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roll throws a looping overhand right but Probert ducks down to avoid it.
Probert swings for the body but Roll moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Probert lands with a right hand.
Roll scores with a punch to the head.
Probert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roll.
Probert jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Roll misses with a looping left.
Probert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roll manages to avoid it.
Roll slips a jab from Probert.
Roll misses with a straight left.
It looked like Probert wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Roll misses
and Probert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Probert listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Probert shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roll looks to land a right hand but Probert moved out of range.
Roll throws an off balance right hand
and Roll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Probert misses
and Roll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Probert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Probert.
Bob Probert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll scores with a leg kick.
Roll throws a head kick that half lands.
Probert scores with a jab to the head.
Probert lands a jab to the head.
Roll throws an off balance right hand
and Probert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Probert scores with a nice right hand.
Roll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roll throws out a leg kick but Probert moves out of range and Roll only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Probert misses the target.
Probert wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Probert wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Probert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roll misses with a body shot.
Roll throws a body punch but Probert moves out of range.
Probert wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll swings away with a body shot that misses
and Probert counters with a stiff right hand.
Roll misses the jab.
As Roll looks to move away, Probert throws a big counter combo but Roll just gets out of the way.
Roll slips under a jab.
Roll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Roll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert.
Probert ducks under a wild hook from Roll.
A swing and a miss from Roll.
Probert lands a leg kick that knocks Roll off balance momentarily.
Probert connects with a jab.
Probert misses with a straight left.
Probert slips under a jab.
Roll scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Probert looks to score with a jab to the body but Roll is just out of range.
Probert clinches with his opponent.
Roll lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roll lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Probert backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probert misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll manages to break the clinch.
Roll tries to move into range but Probert moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Probert tries to clinch there but Roll circles away.
Probert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roll.
Jab by Probert.
A punch lands to the side of Probert 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Probert slips a jab from Roll.
Probert moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Probert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Probert misses with an uppercut.
Probert blocks a jab.
Probert lands a body shot.
Probert takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Probert.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roll moves away.
Probert scores with a jab to the body.
Roll slips a jab from Probert.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Probert showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roll has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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