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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Rollins (ranked 5423 p4p, 4136 weight class) and Beef Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 453 weight class). Chad Rollins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beef Boss!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins takes the fight into the clinch.
Rollins throws an elbow that misses.
Boss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rollins fails to land the takedown.
Rollins darts in and clinches Boss up against the cage.
Boss breaks the clinch.
Rollins fails with the takedown.
And Boss tries to counter it with a takedown but Rollins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins lands with a nice combination. Boss backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins drives through and clinches with Boss against the cage.
Rollins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boss breaks from the clinch.
Rollins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boss checks it well.
Rollins goes for a double leg but Boss avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boss continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boss breaks from the clinch.
Rollins shoots for a double leg takedown but Boss sprawls well. He's pushed Rollins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rollins scores with a shot to the body.
Boss avoids the head kick by Rollins.
As Rollins backs off Boss throws a huge counter combo but Rollins manages to avoid it all.
Rollins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rollins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown but Boss shows good takedown defense.
Boss lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rollins throws a head kick but Boss moves out of range.
Rollins moves in looking to clinch but Boss pushes him off.
Chad Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rollins shoots in looking for a takedown but Boss manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rollins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boss drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rollins defends it well.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rollins is breathing heavily.
Rollins throws a sloppy head kick and Boss moves out of range easily.
As Rollins backs off Boss throws a huge counter combo but Rollins manages to avoid it all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boss lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boss is looking for the big counter here.
Boss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boss wants it to stay on the feet.
Rollins shoots in for a double leg but Boss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Rollins backs off Boss throws a huge counter combo but Rollins manages to avoid it all.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown but Boss shows good takedown defense.
Despite the aggression on Boss's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rollins tries to clinch up.
Boss is looking for the big counter here.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown but Boss shows good takedown defense.
Boss is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rollins avoids the head kick by Boss.
Rollins shoots for a takedown but Boss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Boss. That snapped Rollins's head back.
Boss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boss wants it to stay on the feet.
Boss is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boss throws a series of punches but Rollins moves out of range.
Boss stuffs the takedown.
Boss is looking for the big counter here.
Boss blocks the body kick.
Boss throws a counter combo.
Nice sprawl there from Rollins as Boss shoots in.
A head kick misses from Rollins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Beef Boss will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rollins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rollins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rollins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rollins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boss prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rollins goes for a takedown attempt but Boss pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chad Rollins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rollins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boss is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rollins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boss kicks Rollins off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rollins is looking to clinch.
Rollins darts in and clinches Boss up against the cage.
Boss takes a shot to the head.
Rollins leaning against his opponent.
Boss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rollins shoots in looking for a takedown. Boss tries to sprawl out of it but Rollins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boss throws a big counter head kick but Rollins avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boss tries to avoid it but Rollins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boss to the ground. Boss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boss unleashes a big counter combination but Rollins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rollins fails with a takedown attempt.
Rollins moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rollins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boss tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boss keeps the fight on the outside.
Rollins forces Boss back against the cage and clinches.
Boss breaks the clinch.
Boss moves out of range as Rollins throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boss! But no joy.
Rollins moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rollins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rollins can't get the takedown.
Boss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rollins tries to clinch up.
Rollins cracks Boss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rollins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rollins misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Boss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Rollins dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rollins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boss tries to avoid it but Rollins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boss to the ground. Boss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boss is looking for the big counter here.
Boss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rollins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boss steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rollins.
Boss stuffs the takedown.
Boss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rollins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boss kicks Rollins off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins throws a head kick but Boss moves out of range.
Boss lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rollins shoots for a takedown but Boss saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boss feints the counter takedown.
Rollins shoots in but no luck this time.
Boss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rollins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rollins clinches.
Rollins tries to pull guard but Boss forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Boss. No joy for Rollins on that attempt.
Boss misses with a double jab.
Boss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beef Boss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Beef Boss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rollins is trying to work for a kimura but Boss is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is looking for a kimura but Boss is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rollins to get the leverage.
Rollins is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Boss still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Boss has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Rollins is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rollins looking for subs from the bottom but Boss mounts him!
Rollins sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rollins looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beef Boss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boss 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beef Boss!
In his post fight interview, Beef Boss started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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