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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rocky punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and heavy weight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
2 - 11 - 0 |
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205 cm
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205 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, rocky punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, heavy weight!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from punch does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts punch, as that shot connected.
weight tries to clinch but punch is having none of it.
weight closes the distance and clinches.
weight lands a takedown into guard.
punch keeping moving, preventing weight from controlling successfully.
punch trying to keep a closed guard but weight is proving a slippery customer.
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.
punch is breathing heavily.
weight trying to control the position from guard on top but punch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
punch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
weight content to stall in guard here.
weight tries to free his leg and advance position but punch is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
punch shoots in and drives through. weight sprawls well.
A slapping leg kick lands for punch.
weight drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
weight misses with the ground and pound.
weight tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
punch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
weight trying to control the action but punch is working from the bottom.
punch is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
punch is trying to control weight's posture but weight avoids it.
punch wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
punch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
weight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
weight content just to control the position here.
weight's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
weight connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
weight controlling from the full mount.
weight is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's four 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.
Nice shot lands for weight.
weight slips a jab and a cross from punch.
A punch combination from punch misses.
weight shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. punch is trying to defend but weight finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
punch is trying to stand.
punch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
weight controlling the action here.
punch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
heavy weight dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
weight shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as punch sprawls well. punch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. weight gets slowly back to his feet.
weight takes a shot to the body in his stride.
weight tries to close the distance and clinch up but punch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
weight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by punch.
weight avoids a punch combination nicely.
weight dives in and grabs punch's left leg, looking for a takedown. punch pushes down on weight's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - punch scores with a four punch combination!
punch clinches up with weight and pushes him back against the ropes.
weight tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. punch just stands there and leans against the ropes.
rocky punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of heavy weight.
weight is trying to drag punch to the mat but punch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
weight takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
punch lands with a short shot to the head.
weight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
weight is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. punch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, punch scores with a nice short uppercut.
punch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
punch stalks weight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into weight's face. weight staggers backwards, shaken.
punch bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
weight holds on to punch's head and controls the position momentarily.
punch wants to stand but weight is controlling his arm.
weight manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
punch wants to stand but his hand is trapped. weight uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
punch looking to pass the guard.
weight trying to control the position.
weight is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
weight wants to stand up but punch is controlling him.
punch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
punch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
weight controls punch momentarily but punch frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
punch falls off balance throwing a combination
and weight counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
weight is pressing down on punch's thigh, looking to free his foot. punch is holding on for now.
weight trying to control the action but punch is working from the bottom.
punch works his way to full guard. Good work.
punch wants to stand and escape but weight is having none of it.
weight works over punch with some ground and pound from guard.
weight is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
punch is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
punch working a defensive guard here.
punch wants to sweep here but weight controlling him for the moment.
punch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for weight on the ground.
weight looking to pass the guard.
punch keeping moving, preventing weight from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
punch misses with a head kick.
weight shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. punch is trying to defend but weight finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but heavy weight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
weight tries to clinch up
and punch counters with a shoot takedown. weight fights it but they end up in guard.
punch wants to get up but he can't break weight's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
punch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
weight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
punch trying to control the position from guard on top but weight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
weight lands a good elbow from the bottom.
punch trying to control but weight is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
punch is looking to stand up but weight won't let him.
weight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
weight gets the takedown into side control.
punch wants to get back to his feet.
weight tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no weight has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
weight working away.
weight prevents punch from escaping the position.
weight trying to control the action but punch is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
weight stands up.
punch lands a two punch combo.
weight fails with a takedown attempt.
punch sizes up weight with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
punch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches weight napping and manages to drive through into side control!
weight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
weight is trying to control punch's posture but punch avoids it.
punch tries to stand but weight is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
punch decides to take the fight back to the feet.
weight tries for a takedown but punch circles away easily
and punch counters with a series of strikes. weight will be more careful next time no doubt.
weight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but punch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
punch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
weight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but punch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
punch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
weight scores with a head kick.
weight has a takedown stuffed.
rocky punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of heavy weight.
punch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
weight misses with a takedown attempt
and punch counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
weight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
weight prevents the takedown attempt.
punch tries to stall but weight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
rocky punch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
weight jumps into guard, dragging punch to the mat.
punch won't allow weight to sweep him here.
weight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
punch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
weight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
heavy weight has got the better of the ground game so far.
weight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
weight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
weight is trying to keep punch in close.
heavy weight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
punch throws a nice looking combination but weight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
rocky punch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think weight 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... heavy weight!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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