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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Hot (ranked 3955 p4p, 23836 weight class) and Balthazar Carmen (ranked 392 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Hot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balthazar Carmen!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmen tries to clinch up.
Hot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carmen tries to clinch up
and Hot counters with a two punch combo.
Hot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carmen doesn't seem bothered though.
Hot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carmen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hot counters with a stiff right hand.
Carmen dodges the punch combination from Hot.
Carmen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hot counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hot lands with an uppercut that bounces Carmen off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Hot does it's job there.
Hot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carmen.
Hot lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmen tries to clinch up but Hot circles away and keeps his distance.
Carmen tries to clinch but Hot is having none of it.
Carmen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carmen tries to move into range but Hot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carmen ducks under a wild hook from Hot.
A little jabbing left from Carmen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carmen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hot misses with a wild body shot.
Hot swats away the attempt to clinch by Carmen.
Carmen tries to clinch there but Hot circles away.
Carmen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carmen looks to clinch
and Carmen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carmen wants to clinch up but Hot keeps it at a distance.
Hot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carmen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carmen manages to avoid it.
Carmen is looking to clinch.
Hot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hot as he connects with a hook.
Carmen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hot digs a good hook to Carmen's body.
Hot throws a shot from downtown. Carmen moves away and avoids it.
Hot throws a series of punches but Carmen moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carmen wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Hot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hot.
Carmen tries to clinch but Hot is having none of it.
Hot misses with a looping right.
Carmen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carmen instigates a clinch.
Carmen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hot.
Carmen misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carmen misses with a punch on the inside.
Carmen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hot blocking some punches.
Carmen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carmen keeps control of Hot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carmen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carmen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carmen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hot tries a body shot but Carmen blocks it.
Carmen throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carmen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carmen misses with some punches.
Hot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carmen has a couple of punches blocked by Hot.
Carmen working aggressively here.
Carmen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hot looking to stall.
Carmen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hot.
Hot blocks an uppercut.
Carmen misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carmen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carmen.
Carmen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Hot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Carmen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hot misses with an uppercut.
Carmen darts in trying to clinch
and Hot counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Carmen.
It seemed like Carmen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balthazar Carmen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carmen takes the fight into the clinch.
Hot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carmen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hot is looking to control Carmen's arms but Carmen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hot has his back to the cage.
Carmen misses with some punches.
Carmen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carmen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carmen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmen misses with the head strike.
Hot is trying to push Carmen away but Carmen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carmen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hot blocks an uppercut.
Carmen misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carmen.
Hot blocking some punches.
Carmen working aggressively here.
Carmen misses with a punch on the inside.
Carmen misses with some punches.
Carmen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carmen as Hot tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carmen as Hot tries to tie him up.
Hot seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Carmen is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Carmen fails to land.
Hot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carmen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carmen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hot.
Carmen misses with a punch on the inside.
Carmen misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carmen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hot blocking some punches.
Hot blocking some punches.
Carmen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carmen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hot seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Carmen can turn it around.
Carmen throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carmen.
Carmen misses with some punches.
Hot blocks an uppercut.
Hot blocks an uppercut.
Hot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carmen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carmen has a couple of punches blocked by Hot.
Hot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hot is trying to stall.
Hot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hot can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Carmen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carmen as Hot tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hot.
A head punch on the inside from Carmen fails to land.
Carmen misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Carmen fails to land.
Hot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carmen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carmen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carmen throws a head punch that misses.
Hot trying to stall but Carmen improves his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balthazar Carmen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Carmen wants to clinch.
Carmen fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Hot tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carmen tries to clinch up but Hot circles away and keeps his distance.
Hot was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Carmen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carmen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carmen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hot is looking to counter punch.
Hot swats away the attempt to clinch by Carmen.
Hot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carmen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carmen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carmen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hot lands the left hand.
Carmen moves in looking to clinch but Hot pushes him off.
Hot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carmen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hot misses its intended target.
Hot fails to land with a series of punches.
Hot throws a hook but Carmen avoids it easily.
Hot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carmen moves in looking to clinch but Hot pushes him off.
Carmen dodges the punch combination from Hot.
Carmen tries to clinch up but Hot circles away and keeps his distance.
Carmen darts in trying to clinch
and Hot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carmen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carmen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hot circles away.
Carmen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hot keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carmen wants to clinch.
Carmen tries to clinch up.
Hot keeps the fight on the outside.
Carmen tries to clinch but Hot moves away
and Hot counters with a stiff right hand.
Hot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carmen closes the distance and clinches.
Balthazar Carmen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Hot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carmen throws a head punch that misses.
Carmen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hot blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmen misses with some punches.
Carmen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carmen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carmen.
Carmen working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carmen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hot tries to stall but Carmen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carmen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carmen throws a head punch that misses.
Hot blocks an uppercut.
Carmen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carmen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carmen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carmen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hot looking to stall.
Carmen misses with some punches.
Carmen misses with the head strike.
Hot blocks an uppercut.
Carmen throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hot.
Carmen throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carmen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carmen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Hot showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rock Hot!
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pop
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mgr
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