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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Rockgroin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockgroin comes to the cage accompanied by "Enter Sandman," by Metallica. Ou has chosen Advance On as his entrance music. Joe Ou will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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282 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Rockgroin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Ou!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockgroin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ou.
Rockgroin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ou tries to avoid it but Rockgroin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ou to the ground. Ou escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ou gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rockgroin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rockgroin preventing the sweep.
Ou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockgroin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ou is keeping the position for now.
Ou seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rockgroin postures up.
Ou is pulling down on Rockgroin's head. It's preventing any offense from Rockgroin, at least for the moment.
Rockgroin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rockgroin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rockgroin won't allow Ou to sweep him here.
Rockgroin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rockgroin is in close to Ou's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ou wants to sweep but no luck.
Rockgroin postures up.
Rockgroin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ou is trying to control the position but Rockgroin postures up.
Ou bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rockgroin's guard.
Rockgroin wants to sweep but no luck.
Rockgroin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rockgroin holds on and takes a little breather.
Ou trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rockgroin's guard.
Ou must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin is trying to control the position but Ou postures up.
Ou would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rockgroin is working an open guard so Ou takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brock Rockgroin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockgroin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rockgroin lands a really nice looking cross but Ou seems unphased.
Rockgroin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ou.
Rockgroin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ou sprawls well initially but Rockgroin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rockgroin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rockgroin thows a huge punch but Ou dodges it nicely.
Ou desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Rockgroin throws a strike but Ou avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rockgroin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rockgroin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ou trying to control the position.
Ou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rockgroin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rockgroin shoots in and drives through. Ou sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Ou. No joy for Rockgroin on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Rockgroin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ou looks to score with a jab to the body but Rockgroin is just out of range.
Ou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joe Ou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rockgroin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ou tries to avoid it but Rockgroin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ou to the ground. Ou escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rockgroin is breathing heavily.
Rockgroin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ou is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ou controlling the position for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ou manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rockgroin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ou wants to sweep but no luck.
Rockgroin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ou is trying to control Rockgroin's posture but Rockgroin avoids it.
Rockgroin is looking to take a break and control but Ou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rockgroin landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Rockgroin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ou's corner calls for a 1-2. Ou obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rockgroin misses with a wild body shot.
Ou ducks under a wild hook from Rockgroin.
Rockgroin shoots in for a takedown but Ou shows good takedown defense.
Ou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Rockgroin misses.
Ou steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Rockgroin is out on his feet! Ou sets himself and nearly takes Rockgroin's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Ou!
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hype
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