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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cale Rocha (ranked 4200 p4p, 4266 weight class) and Frank Doyle (ranked 402 p4p, 414 weight class). Doyle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring Ya Whole Crew - DMX. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent boxer
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Cale Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha moves into range and clinches up with Doyle.
Doyle tries to circle away but Rocha has him pinned against the cage.
Doyle working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rocha.
Rocha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rocha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle lunges at Rocha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rocha's hand.
Doyle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rocha wants to clinch.
Rocha fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha moves into range and clinches up with Doyle.
Rocha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rocha has Doyle pressed against the cage, preventing Doyle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rocha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rocha swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Rocha.
Rocha slowing the pace effectively.
Rocha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rocha misses with some punches.
Rocha gets through Doyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rocha misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rocha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rocha misses with the head strike.
Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick from Doyle.
Rocha tries to clinch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle unleashes a big counter combination but Rocha bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rocha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Rocha.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doyle dips to his left and cracks Rocha with an uppercut!
Doyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick there by Doyle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rocha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rocha tries to clinch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rocha rushes Doyle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rocha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle is trying to push Rocha away but Rocha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doyle can't break the clinch.
Doyle is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Rocha swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rocha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rocha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rocha has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle is looking to break free of the clinch but Rocha has double underhooks.
Doyle working hard to break the clinch.
Rocha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rocha fails to land.
Rocha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doyle is defending well for now.
Doyle blocks an elbow strike from Rocha.
Rocha misses with the head strike.
Rocha misses with some punches.
Rocha throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rocha misses with the head strike.
Rocha throws a head punch that misses.
Rocha working aggressively here.
Doyle wants to break free but Rocha has control.
Rocha misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Doyle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rocha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle breaks the clinch.
Doyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rocha tries to clinch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle throws a big counter head kick but Rocha avoids it with no problem.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body.
Doyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rocha tries to clinch up
and Doyle counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cale Rocha 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.
Doyle misses with a body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rocha misses with some punches.
Rocha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doyle's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Rocha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rocha trying to land knees to the body.
Rocha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rocha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
A right handed body shot lands from Rocha.
Doyle tries to circle away but Rocha has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha lands a left hand.
Rocha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rocha controlling the action here for a moment.
Rocha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rocha keeps control of Doyle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rocha scores with a shoulder strike.
Rocha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch but Doyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rocha clinches up against the cage.
Rocha misses with the head strike.
Rocha misses with the head strike.
Doyle wants to get back to striking at distance but Rocha won't allow it.
Rocha throws a head punch that misses.
Rocha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle is trying to push Rocha away but Rocha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rocha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rocha throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Rocha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rocha swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rocha is stalling here.
Doyle being controlled against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rocha.
Rocha misses with some punches.
Rocha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Rocha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rocha has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle working hard to break the clinch.
Doyle tries to circle away but Rocha has him pinned against the cage.
Rocha scores with a shot to the side of Doyle's head.
Doyle can't break the clinch.
Doyle manages to break the clinch.
Rocha tries to clinch up but Doyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rocha closes the distance and clinches.
Rocha misses with the head strike.
Rocha gets through Doyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doyle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doyle is trying to break the clinch but Rocha is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha scores with a shoulder strike.
Doyle tries to break free but Rocha pushes him back against the cage.
Rocha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Rocha lands a nice uppercut.
Rocha swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Rocha.
Rocha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rocha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rocha fails to land.
Rocha misses with a body punch.
Doyle is trying to force a seperation but Rocha has the dominant position.
Rocha stalls.
Rocha prevents Doyle from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cale Rocha dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rocha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rocha tries to clinch up but Doyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Rocha moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Rocha forces Doyle back against the cage and clinches.
Doyle is trying to force a seperation but Rocha has the dominant position.
Doyle tries to break free but Rocha pushes him back against the cage.
Rocha lands with a left to the head.
Doyle avoids the elbow strike from Rocha, against the cage.
Rocha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle breaks from the clinch.
Rocha tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Doyle catches Rocha right on the button with a cross.
Doyle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rochas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rocha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Doyle there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha tries to clinch but Doyle moves out of range.
Rocha wants to clinch but Doyle slips to the side
and Doyle counters with a series of strikes. Rocha will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rocha wants to clinch but Doyle slips to the side
and Doyle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rocha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rocha clinches with his opponent.
Frank Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Rocha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rocha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle is looking to break free of the clinch but Rocha has double underhooks.
Rocha scores with a shoulder strike.
Rocha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rocha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Rocha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rocha misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rocha throws a head punch that misses.
Rocha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rocha misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle is trying to push Rocha away but Rocha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Rocha.
Doyle is looking to break free of the clinch but Rocha has double underhooks.
Doyle has had enough of the clinch but Rocha keeps him there for the moment.
Doyle has had enough of the clinch but Rocha keeps him there for the moment.
Rocha misses with the head strike.
Rocha misses with the head strike.
Rocha leaning against his opponent.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cale Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocha tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch but Doyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Doyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Rocha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rocha moves into the clinch.
Doyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rocha misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rocha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doyle has had enough of the clinch but Rocha keeps him there for the moment.
Rocha lands with a short shot to the head.
Rocha is working Doyle over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocha.
Doyle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doyle manages to break the clinch.
Rocha is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.
Rocha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocha closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rocha.
Rocha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle is rocked!
Rocha dips a shoulder and cracks Doyle with a mighty uppercut! Doyle falls back against the cage and Rocha unloads with a barrage of strikes! Doyle is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rocha screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cale Rocha!
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