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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zack Dela Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadashi Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zack Dela Rocha has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zack Dela Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tadashi Fujiwara!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dela Rocha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fujiwara's waist but Fujiwara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dela Rocha off to one side.
Dela Rocha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fujiwara circles away.
Fujiwara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dela Rocha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fujiwara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fujiwara tries to clinch up.
Dela Rocha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fujiwara pinned against the cage. Fujiwara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Dela Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fujiwara is looking to clinch but Dela Rocha is avoiding it.
Dela Rocha wants to clinch
and Fujiwara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara gets underhooks to prevent Dela Rocha's takedown attempt.
Fujiwara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara trying to land knees to the body.
Fujiwara with a knee to the head.
Fujiwara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela Rocha is defending well for now.
Fujiwara gets underhooks to prevent Dela Rocha's takedown attempt.
Fujiwara landing knees to the head.
Fujiwara with a knee to the head.
Fujiwara gets underhooks to prevent Dela Rocha's takedown attempt.
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.
Fujiwara landing knees to the head.
Dela Rocha tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fujiwara lands a good knee to the midsection. Dela Rocha won't want to take too many of those.
Fujiwara tries to land a knee to the head but Dela Rocha blocks with his arms.
Dela Rocha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fujiwara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fujiwara stuffs the takedown attempt from Dela Rocha. Dela Rocha gets slowly back to his feet.
Dela Rocha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fujiwara counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dela Rocha tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fujiwara tries to land knees in the clinch but Dela Rocha avoids the damage to the body.
Fujiwara missing with knees to the body.
Fujiwara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela Rocha is defending well for now.
Fujiwara landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dela Rocha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fujiwara avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fujiwara stops a takedown attempt from Dela Rocha.
Fujiwara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dela Rocha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fujiwara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dela Rocha in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fujiwara lands a good knee to the midsection. Dela Rocha won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadashi Fujiwara dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fujiwara gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dela Rocha to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dela Rocha is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fujiwara looking for a sweep. Not yet Fujiwara, not yet.
Dela Rocha trying to control the position from guard on top but Fujiwara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fujiwara wants to hit a switch here but Dela Rocha passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fujiwara there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fujiwara can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dela Rocha looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dela Rocha throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
You get the feeling that Fujiwara really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dela Rocha has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fujiwara's face.
Fujiwara tries to lock up and control but Dela Rocha gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rocha with a couple of short strikes.
Fujiwara is working to get back to half guard.
Dela Rocha throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fujiwara because Dela Rocha loaded up on that one.
Dela Rocha takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dela Rocha landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dela Rocha scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Rocha controlling from mount.
Fujiwara blocking the ground and pound.
Dela Rocha controlling from the full mount.
Dela Rocha unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara is squirming around, avoiding Dela Rocha's attempts to control the action.
Dela Rocha landing punches.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Dela Rocha! Fujiwara is hurt baaadly! Dela Rocha is firing away with more strikes - Fujiwara is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zack Dela Rocha!
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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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