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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between rocky boxxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tom booker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for rocky boxxer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, rocky boxxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, tom booker!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
boxxer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
boxxer wants to pass the guard but booker is defending well.
booker is refusing to be controlled, as boxxer sits in half guard.
booker wants to improve his position but boxxer is controlling well.
boxxer wants to stand up but booker has a hold of him and won't allow it.
boxxer trying to mount his opponent but booker defends it.
booker is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but boxxer pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
boxxer trying to control from half guard but booker is working away.
booker keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
boxxer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
booker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
boxxer tries for a takedown but booker circles away easily
and booker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
booker is thwarting boxxer's attempts to control the position.
booker is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
boxxer is not content to let booker control the position.
boxxer actively working from the bottom here.
booker content to control rather than advance.
booker is pressing down on boxxer's thigh, looking to free his foot. boxxer is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
boxxer punching from the bottom.
booker stalling.
boxxer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
boxxer shoots and misses
and booker counters with a shoot takedown. boxxer fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
boxxer 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
boxxer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and booker defends well.
boxxer is breathing heavily.
booker content to stall in guard here.
boxxer wants to sweep here but booker controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tom booker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
boxxer misses with a takedown
and booker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
booker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
boxxer wants to stand but booker is controlling the position.
booker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! boxxer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of booker, into his guard.
booker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
booker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead boxxer passes into side control.
booker is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
boxxer working away.
boxxer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
boxxer wants to stand but booker has his arm trapped.
booker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
boxxer manages to get to full guard.
booker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
boxxer wants to stand but booker is controlling the position.
boxxer looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! booker has picked boxxer up and slammed him! boxxer can't keep hold of the triangle and booker manages to pass to side control!
booker wants to lay and pray for a moment but boxxer keeps working.
boxxer is trying to buck booker off.
booker is looking to take a break and control but boxxer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
booker prevents boxxer from escaping the position.
booker just content to control the position.
boxxer is looking to regain half guard here but booker keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
boxxer is looking to get back to his feet here but booker is keeping cool and he's managed to take boxxer's back.
boxxer is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by booker.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
booker working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tom booker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
boxxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
boxxer avoids the head kick by booker.
boxxer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and booker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
booker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
booker trying to control the action but boxxer is working from the bottom.
booker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Despite being in the dominant position, tom booker just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
boxxer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and booker counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
boxxer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
boxxer trying to control but booker postures up.
boxxer is not content to let booker control the position.
booker working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on boxxer's thigh. boxxer counters though and makes it back to full guard.
boxxer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
boxxer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
booker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
boxxer wants to stand but booker is controlling the position.
boxxer wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
boxxer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as booker sprawls well. booker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. boxxer gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky boxxer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
booker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for boxxer!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
boxxer wants to control but booker is having none of it.
booker landing punches.
booker looking to secure an arm triangle but boxxer defends it well.
boxxer regains half guard.
boxxer is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
boxxer wants to control but booker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
boxxer wants to improve his position but booker is controlling well.
tom booker has got the better of the ground game so far.
boxxer is looking to escape.
booker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
boxxer tries to kick booker off but booker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
tom booker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got booker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tom booker!
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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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