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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Roscoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Hatred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roscoe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Forgot About Dre. Hatred has chosen White Zombie - Thunderkiss '65 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 cm
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205 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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190 cm
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198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Roscoe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Hatred! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hatred has a takedown stuffed. Roscoe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Hatred takes one on the button. Roscoe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hatred's guard. Hatred has his foot on Roscoe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roscoe works his way back into a safe position though. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Roscoe postures up.
Roscoe wanted to stand there but Hatred had control of the position. Hatred bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roscoe's guard. Hatred postures up and lands a big shot to Roscoe's brow. Roscoe tries to land a sweep but no joy. Roscoe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hatred throws a big right hand that misses. Roscoe is trying to keep Hatred in close.
Hatred works over Roscoe with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hatred passes into half guard. Hatred trying to control the action but Roscoe is working from the bottom. Roscoe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hatred on the ground. Roscoe tries to get to full guard but Hatred has control of the leg. Hatred working over Roscoe with some ground and pound. Roscoe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Roscoe tries to kick Hatred off but Hatred keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Hatred lands with a punch from half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hatred seems to be working for a kimura but Roscoe defends the submission attempt. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hatred in particular looking to stall. Hatred is trying to work for a kimura but Roscoe is defending well.
Hatred looks gassed! Hatred missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Hatred moves nicely into side control. Roscoe is looking to reverse the position. Roscoe tries to strike but it doesn't land. Roscoe can't do much from the bottom here. Roscoe is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Hatred has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Roscoe keeps Hatred at a distance using the push kick. Roscoe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roscoe misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hatred shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Roscoe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roscoe. Hatred wants to sweep here but Roscoe controlling him for the moment. Hatred looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Roscoe passes into half guard.
Roscoe tries to pass to full mount but Hatred defends it. Roscoe drops an elbow to the side of Hatred's head. Roscoe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hatred missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hatred is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest. Hatred actively working from the bottom here. Hatred actively working from the bottom here. Hatred looking for submissions off his back. Well, if Roscoe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Roscoe dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hatred drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Roscoe tries to land a front kick but Hatred steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Roscoe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Roscoe's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Roscoe duly obliges. Roscoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatred moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hatred shoots and misses and Roscoe counters with a nice body shot. Hatred misses with a takedown and Roscoe counters with a takedown into side control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Roscoe decides to take the fight back to the feet. Roscoe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Hatred gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Roscoe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Damien Roscoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Hatred. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hatred has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roscoe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Roscoe is trying to break free. Roscoe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Roscoe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roscoe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Hatred lands a couple of sideways elbows. Roscoe stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. Roscoe fails with the takedown and Hatred decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Roscoe's guard. Roscoe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Hatred thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hatred pushes down on Roscoe's leg and manages to get into half guard. Hatred trying to control the action but Roscoe is working from the bottom. Roscoe is trying to stand back up but Hatred is controlling him
Roscoe is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hatred pulls his head out easily. Hatred slips a nice elbow through Roscoe's hands, connecting with Roscoe's forehead. Roscoe wants to control but Hatred is keeping busy and won't allow it. Hatred wants to work for an arm triangle but Roscoe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. 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. Hatred connects with a nice short shot to Roscoe's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice strikes from Hatred there. Max Hatred has got the better of the ground game so far. Hatred frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Hatred looking for a guillotine from mount but Roscoe is having none of it. Roscoe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hatred landing strikes from the mount and Roscoe is in trouble! Roscoe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hatred is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Roscoe can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Roscoe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Roscoe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Roscoe tries to hold on but Hatred pushes him away. Hatred trying to control but he's not successful this time. Roscoe tries to hold on but Hatred pushes him away. Hatred trying to control but he's not successful this time. Roscoe is in a horrible position here. Hatred smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hatred is landing with some decent strikes but Roscoe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Roscoe swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Roscoe is looking to get to half guard. Hatred is working for a guillotine from mount but Roscoe frees his head quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action! Roscoe is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Hatred will probably get the nod - 10:9. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hatred decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Roscoe is refusing to be controlled, as Hatred sits in half guard. Roscoe connecting with a few gentle strikes. Hatred 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. Hatred is trying for a kimura here. Roscoe looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hatred wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Hatred!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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