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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rokken Roll (ranked 291 p4p, 348 weight class) and Chike Obi (ranked 41 p4p, 52 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chike Obi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rokken Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chike Obi!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll tries to bum rush Obi with a series of wild strikes but Obi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obi throws out a loose jab but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roll lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roll stuns Obi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Obi moves away from the strike by Roll.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Obi! But no joy.
Roll swats away the attempt to clinch by Obi.
Roll is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Obi with a jab.
Rokken Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obi throws a shot from downtown. Roll moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roll throws a hook but Obi blocks it.
Obi moves away from the strike by Roll.
Roll throws a leg kick
and Obi counters with a nice body shot.
Roll misses with a body shot.
Obi blocks a jab.
Obi throws out a counter right but Roll avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Obi.
Roll throws a shot from downtown. Obi moves away and avoids it.
Obi throws out a counter right but Roll avoids it with no problem.
We've been hearing reports that Roll has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A low kick lands for Roll.
Obi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obi lands a jab.
Roll misses the body punch
and Obi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Obi finds it's target.
Roll misses with an uppercut
and Roll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Obi - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obi. Roll does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Roll on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Obi blocks a low kick nicely.
Obi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obi throws a big shot that misses.
Roll fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obi is out of range.
Obi throws a body punch but Roll moves out of range.
Roll was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll throws a leg kick but Obi checks it.
Roll moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roll missing with a left hand there. Obi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Obi.
Roll connects with a looping right hand.
Obi throws a right hand that misses
and Roll counters with a thumping low kick.
Roll digs a good hook to Obi's body.
Obi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Roll was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Roll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obi moves into the clinch successfully.
Obi jumps guard and drags Roll to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Obi wants to control the position but Roll says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Obi is looking to improve his position.
Roll tries to pass the half guard into mount. Obi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Obi is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi won't allow Roll to pass to mount.
Obi wants to get back to full guard but Roll has mounted him!
Obi tries to control the position but Roll now has his back.
Obi tries to roll but Roll sticks to his back.
Roll controlling from the back.
Obi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Obi trying to control here.
Obi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Obi tries to get to full guard but Roll has control of the leg.
Obi trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll is looking to work his way around to Obi's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Obi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roll fails to advance to Obi's back.
Roll manages to capitalize on a mistake by Obi to take his back!
Obi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Obi doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Obi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Obi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rokken Roll dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Roll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obi.
A big right from Roll misses.
Roll fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obi is out of range.
Obi throws a lazy uppercut
and Roll counters with a straight right hand.
Roll jabs Obi right on the nose. Obi blinks but takes it well.
Obi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roll uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice leg kick from Roll, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roll loads up on a big right hand but Obi slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Obi throws a jab when Roll was well out of range.
Obi lands a nice looking body shot.
Roll throws the left hand but Obi avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roll throws a sloppy head kick
letting Obi counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obi tries to clinch but Roll is having none of it.
Roll changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Obi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Roll is predictable there
and Obi counters with a stiff right hand.
Roll will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Obi walks into a stiff left hand from Roll.
Roll changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roll is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obi can do to turn this around?
Roll throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Obi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Obi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roll is looking to counter punch.
Obi walks into a jab.
Roll slips under a jab from Obi.
Roll throws a jab when Obi was well out of range.
Roll feints and then cracks Obi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obi down.
Obi tries to clinch but Roll is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll defending well as Obi loads up on a big left hand.
Obi checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Obi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Roll cracks Obi with an open hand slap.
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 looks to throw the jab but Obi is out of range.
Roll scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Obi lands a nice hook to Roll's body. Roll takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roll.
Obi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obi moves out of range as Roll strikes.
Roll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Obi! But no joy.
Obi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Obi lands with a shot to the body.
A cross from Roll lands.
Roll throws a jab but it's blocked by Obi.
Obi throws a shot from downtown. Roll moves away and avoids it.
Obi throws the left hand but Roll avoids the punch easily.
Roll throws a leg kick but Obi moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll connects with a body shot.
Roll misses with a wild combination.
Rokken Roll is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Obi.
A jab from Obi does it's job there.
Roll misses with a leg kick.
Roll misses with a low kick.
Roll tried to score with a low kick but Obi checks it.
Obi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roll.
Obi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Obi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roll's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roll. Obi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roll throws a body punch but Obi moves out of range.
Obi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roll throws an off balance right hand
enabling Obi to counter with a crisp jab.
Donk. Obi catches Roll right on the button with a cross.
Roll moves out of range as Obi strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obi jumps guard but Roll turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Roll on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roll can't find room to land a body shot as Obi controls the action.
Obi tries to pull guard but Roll holds him up against the cage and eventually Obi drops back down to his feet.
Obi tries to pull guard but Roll forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rokken Roll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chike Obi.
Obi tries to pull guard but Roll forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Obi is trying to pull guard but Roll turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roll makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obi manages to break the clinch.
Obi swings for the body but Roll moves out of range.
Roll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obi throws out a counter right but Roll avoids it with no problem.
Roll feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Obis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Obi throws a body punch but Roll moves out of range.
Roll keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roll throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roll is looking to chop away at Obi's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rokken Roll dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Roll throws a jab when Obi was well out of range.
Roll ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Roll is looking to slow Obi down with leg kicks.
Roll finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roll lands with a shot to the body.
Obi looks to score with a jab to the body but Roll is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Roll on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obi throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Obi.
Obi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roll.
Obi misses with a hook.
Roll half committed to a counter leg kick.
Obi moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obi lands the left hand.
Obi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roll.
Obi scores with a hook.
Roll rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roll takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obi.
Obi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obi throws a hook to the side of Roll's head but Roll sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obi misses with an uppercut. Roll saw that one coming.
Obi wants to clinch
and Roll counters with a nice uppercut.
Obi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roll misses with a right hand
and Obi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roll misses with a right hand
and Obi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Obi misses.
Obi lunges at Roll with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roll's hand.
Roll tests Obi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roll's head backwards.
Roll tries to score with a low kick but Obi moves his leg out of the way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obi.
Roll looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obi has managed to clinch.
Roll lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Roll.
Obi breaks the clinch.
Roll misses with a series of wild punches.
Obi misses the body punch
and Roll counters with a good low kick that Obi was not able to check.
Obi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roll.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roll darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obi misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roll. Obi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roll swings widly with a right hand
and Obi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roll thinking.
Roll is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Obi swings widly with a right hand
and Roll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obi throws a body shot but no joy.
Roll misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Obi.
Obi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roll.
Obi moves out of range of the strikes.
Roll throws a head kick but Obi moves out of range.
Obi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roll misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Obi! But no joy.
Obi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roll buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Obi blocks a head kick by Roll.
Obi misses with a body shot.
Roll tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roll. Roll circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roll moves out of range of the strikes.
Roll lands a nice looking body shot.
Obi tries to clinch but Roll moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roll 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obi slips a straight right by Roll.
Obi misses the shot to the body.
Roll misses with a shot to the body
enabling Obi to counter with a crisp jab.
Roll uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obi.
Roll lands a nice leg kick that just misses Obi's sensitive parts.
Obi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roll.
A counter left hand to the body from Roll misses its target.
Roll moves forwards but Obi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Obi misses the shot to the body.
Roll dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obi. That did some damage!
Roll misses with a low kick.
Roll misses with a hook.
It seemed like Obi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roll misses with a leg kick
and Obi counters with a left to the body.
Chike Obi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obi slips under a jab from Roll.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chike Obi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roll has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rokken Roll!
Rokken Roll 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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