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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eustass Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Rockwell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 Tokyo, Eustass Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rockwell to the mat! Rockwell manages to get full guard.
Kid won't allow Rockwell to sweep him here.
Rockwell keeping full guard, as Kid tries to pass.
Kid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kid won't allow Rockwell to sweep him here.
Kid controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rockwell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kid seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kid wants to pass the guard but Rockwell is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell is trying to keep Kid in close.
Rockwell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rockwell swivels and escapes.
Rockwell leaves Kid with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kid closes the distance and clinches up with Rockwell, looking for a takedown. Kid pushes Rockwell against the cage but Rockwell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eustass Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rockwell.
Kid has his takedown stuffed
and Rockwell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kid trying to keep a closed guard but Rockwell is proving a slippery customer.
Rockwell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid has his hands on Rockwell's head, controlling the position.
Kid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rockwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Kid is retaining full guard.
Kid is controlling Rockwell's posture.
Rockwell trying to control but Kid is working from the bottom.
Kid looking to control.
Rockwell looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rockwell wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.
Rockwell looks gassed!
Kid managing to control the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eustass Kid just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kid has his takedown stuffed
and Rockwell counters with a single leg into guard. Kid didn't expect that.
Rockwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Kid is retaining full guard.
Kid is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kid keeping full guard, as Rockwell tries to pass.
Kid controlling Rockwell's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Rockwell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kid misses with a takedown attempt
and Rockwell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rockwell jumps guard and drags Kid to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kid trying to control but Rockwell is working from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eustass Kid just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rockwell shoots in and drives through. Kid sprawls well.
Rockwell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kid to the mat! Kid manages to get full guard.
Kid pulls Rockwell in to control the position.
Rockwell is breathing heavily.
Rockwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Kid is retaining full guard.
Kid has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell throws a big right hand that misses.
Rockwell being controlled here momentarily.
Rockwell postures up in Kid's guard and throws a big left but Kid blocks it.
Rockwell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kid has control of Rockwell's left arm, preventing Rockwell from doing any damage.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eustass Kid just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kid with a poor takedown
and Rockwell counters with a stiff right hand.
Kid displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rockwell.
Kid looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell is trying to maintain the position but Kid is very close to passing his half guard.
Rockwell is looking for a sweep. Kid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Kid seems content to control.
Rockwell wants to get back to full guard.
Kid sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kid works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell wants to control but Kid is having none of it.
Rockwell is working to get back to half guard.
Kid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kid seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rockwell for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eustass Kid just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kid doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rockwell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eustass Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockwell shoots for a takedown but Kid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kid drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rockwell being controlled here, momentarily.
Kid pushes down on Rockwell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kid stalling.
Kid passes to side control.
The referee asks Kid politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kid prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eustass Kid dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kid has his takedown stuffed
and Rockwell counters by moving into the clinch.
Kid prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kid jumps guard but Rockwell stands there with Kid around his waist. Kid gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kid tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rockwell smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eustass Kid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kid fails with the takedown
and Rockwell counters with a shoot takedown. Kid fights it but they end up in guard.
Kid has Rockwell pulled in close to control his posture.
Rockwell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rockwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kid pulls Rockwell in to control the position.
Kid has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell wants to pass the guard but Kid is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kid seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rockwell postures up.
Kid is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eustass Kid just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rockwell counters with a left and a right that stings Kid.
Kid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rockwell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kid with a poor takedown
and Rockwell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rockwell looking to pass the guard.
Kid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kid trying to strike off his back.
Rockwell advances to half guard.
Rockwell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kid defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown but Kid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rockwell fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kid.
Rockwell has a takedown stuffed.
Eustass Kid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kid shoots in and bounces Rockwell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rockwell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rockwell is keeping the position for now.
Rockwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rockwell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kid's guard.
Kid is pulling down on Rockwell's head. It's preventing any offense from Rockwell, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid is working an open guard so Rockwell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rockwell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kid to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kid controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Rockwell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rockwell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Rockwell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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