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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Spicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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196 lbs
4 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Delgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolf Spicer!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado lands a high kick!
Spicer is looking to chop away at Delgado's legs.
Delgado tries to clinch but Spicer moves out of range.
Spicer lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Delgado sprawling to the canvas. Spicer follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Delgado hang on?
Delgado is rocked!
It looks like Marcos Delgado has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spicer lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Delgado is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spicer not doing much here.
Delgado seems to have got his legs back now.
Delgado gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spicer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delgado trying to control the position.
Spicer stopping the sweep attempt from Delgado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spicer is stalling in the full guard.
Delgado manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spicer manages to get himself to full guard.
Spicer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado won't allow Spicer to get back to his feet.
Delgado trying to control but Spicer is working from the bottom.
Spicer is pulling down on Delgado's head to control his posture.
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.
Delgado trying to control but Spicer is working from the bottom.
Spicer is pulling down on Delgado's head. It's preventing any offense from Delgado, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Spicer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Delgado's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spicer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Spicer not doing much here.
Spicer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Delgado defending well though.
Delgado has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spicer is working away from the top position though.
Spicer trying to control the pace.
That's two 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.
Spicer throwing shots but Delgado is blocking nicely.
Delgado is looking to control Spicer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Delgado avoid being mounted?
Delgado is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spicer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Spicer showed some decent athleticism there.
Delgado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spicer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spicer slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spicer controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spicer connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Spicer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcos Delgado's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Spicer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Delgado's guard.
Delgado being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spicer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Delgado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two 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.
Delgado is trying to control the position but Spicer postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spicer thows a big elbow that misses.
Spicer throws a big right hand that misses.
Spicer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Delgado wants to sweep but no luck.
Rolf Spicer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spicer controls the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rolf Spicer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spicer is looking to score with low kicks.
Spicer swats away the attempt to clinch by Delgado.
Delgado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Delgado takes one to the chin there.
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.
Delgado shoots in for a takedown but Spicer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Delgado dives in and grabs Spicer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spicer pushes down on Delgado's head and hops out.
Spicer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Delgado's guard.
Spicer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf Spicer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spicer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Spicer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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