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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Rose (ranked 181 p4p, 490 weight class) and Fiddle Sticks (ranked 22 p4p, 61 weight class). Rose kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Raining Blood. Sticks is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pantera: Walk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23 - 11 - 0 |
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190 cm
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8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fiddle Sticks!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sticks fails with a takedown attempt.
Rose throwing a counter right hand but Sticks manages to avoid it.
Sticks tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rose defends well and Sticks ends up having to push Rose into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sticks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Fiddle Sticks has been cut.
Thomas Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fiddle Sticks.
Sticks misses with a takedown attempt - Rose sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sticks shoots in looking for a takedown but Rose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sticks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sticks tries for a takedown but Rose circles away easily
and Rose counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sticks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sticks is trying to drag Rose to the mat but Rose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose gets through Sticks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rose prevents the takedown attempt.
Sticks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sticks wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sticks tightens his grip and picks Rose up, before dumping him to the ground. Rose manages to land in guard.
Rose is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sticks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sticks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rose swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rose is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sticks postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rose is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sticks, into his guard.
Sticks is looking for a triangle here but Rose uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sticks trying to remain calm as Rose controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sticks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rose missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sticks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sticks.
Sticks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rose defends it easily.
Sticks working for a triangle but Rose defends it easily.
Rose wants to get up but he can't break Sticks's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sticks looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rose passes into half guard.
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!
Sticks looking for submissions off his back.
Sticks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sticks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sticks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rose decides to return to a standing position.
Rose stuffs the takedown attempt from Sticks. Sticks gets slowly back to his feet.
Rose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sticks shoots and misses
and Rose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sticks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rose is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sticks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sticks shoots and misses
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sticks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sticks looks winded!
Sticks has his takedown stuffed
and Rose counters with a nice right hand that sends Sticks toppling to the canvas! Sticks scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rose finish him?!
Sticks is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sticks misses with a takedown
and Rose counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Rose!
Our winner, Thomas Rose, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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