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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Rojas (ranked 1330 p4p, 2094 weight class) and Stratton Hartford (ranked 173 p4p, 262 weight class). Hartford has chosen Outshined as his entrance music. Ivan Rojas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stratton Hartford's chin.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stratton Hartford!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas throws a body punch but Hartford moves out of range.
Rojas blocks a jab.
Hartford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rojas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rojas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartford.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rojas.
Rojas working aggressively here.
Rojas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hartfords head.
Rojas working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartford has a couple of punches blocked by Rojas.
A left hand lands to the body for Rojas.
Rojas pushes Hartford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rojas lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
Rojas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hartford or not.
Hartford blocking some punches.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rojas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rojas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hartford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rojas is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Hartford.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hartford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartford controls his hands.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rojas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartford controls his hands.
Rojas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartford.
Rojas lands a nice uppercut.
Hartford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
Hartford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hartford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rojas lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rojas pushes Hartford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rojas digs a right hand underneath Hartford's ribcage. Hartford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hartford looks winded!
Rojas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Hartford fails to land.
Rojas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Hartford.
Rojas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rojas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rojas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartford trying to control the position but instead, Rojas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hartford into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rojas.
Rojas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Rojas.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rojas.
Hartford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hartford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartford controls his hands.
Hartford has a couple of punches blocked by Rojas.
Rojas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rojas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rojas lands a right hand.
I was talking to Rojas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rojas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rojas throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartford.
Hartford tries to circle away but Rojas has him pinned against the cage.
Hartford throws a head punch that misses.
Rojas working aggressively here.
Hartford throws a punch but it's blocked by Rojas.
Hartford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartford pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hartford blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Rojas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hartford scores with a push kick.
Hartford misses with a leg kick.
Rojas has closed the distance and engaged Hartford in a clinch.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartford.
Rojas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hartford stalls.
Rojas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rojas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartford blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas scores with a shot to the side of Hartford's head.
Hartford blocks a body shot from Rojas.
Hartford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rojas up against the cage.
Hartford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rojas working aggressively here.
Ivan Rojas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rojas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hartford's elbow.
Hartford is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
Rojas scores with a shoulder strike.
Rojas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Rojas.
Nice body punch from Rojas - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Rojas.
Hartford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartford.
Rojas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hartford backwards.
Hartford prevents a body shot from Rojas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas tries a body shot but Hartford blocks it.
Rojas lands with a left to the head.
Hartford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rojas up against the cage.
Rojas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hartford.
Hartford is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Rojas as the two fighters clinch.
Rojas scores with a shot to the side of Hartford's head.
Rojas lands a body punch.
Rojas misses with some punches.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartford.
Rojas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
Hartford blocks an uppercut.
Rojas pushes Hartford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartford.
Rojas lands an uppercut.
Hartford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hartford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartford is looking to control Rojas's arms but Rojas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hartford has his back to the cage.
Rojas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas blocks an uppercut.
Rojas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hartford is trying to stall.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartford tries to stall but Rojas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rojas - that landed with a thud.
Rojas misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rojas.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rojas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hartford misses with the head strike.
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!
Rojas can't find room to land a body shot as Hartford controls the action.
Rojas working aggressively here.
Hartford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hartford can't break the clinch.
Rojas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hartford can do to turn this around?
Rojas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Rojas dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rojas closes the distance and clinches.
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rojas swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rojas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
Hartford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rojas up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rojas fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartford.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartford blocks an uppercut.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartford.
Rojas tries a body shot but Hartford blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Hartford.
Hartford is trying to stall.
Rojas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rojas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rojas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hartford taking a breather.
Hartford just leaning against Rojas, taking a breather.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartford controls his hands.
Hartford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rojas lands a body shot.
Rojas lands an uppercut.
Rojas misses with the head strike.
Hartford blocking some punches.
Rojas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hartford backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rojas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good body shot from Rojas.
Rojas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hartford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojas misses with some punches.
Hartford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Rojas.
Hartford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rojas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rojas.
Rojas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hartfords head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Rojas.
Rojas scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Rojas.
Rojas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hartford is rocked!
Rojas throws a big uppercut that drops Hartford! More strikes from Rojas and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hartford lies dazed against the cage as Rojas celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Rojas!
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energy
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hype
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