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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockefeller comes to the cage accompanied by Balls to the Wall. John Rockefeller had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 cm
24
218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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181 cm
22
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Rockefeller! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Sanchez! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rockefeller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Rockefeller misses with a low kick. Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Rockefeller avoids it. Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Rockefeller sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Rockefeller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head. Sanchez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rockefeller to the mat! Rockefeller manages to get full guard. Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockefeller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rockefeller's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanchez has gone for a leg lock! Rockefeller slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sanchez's guard. Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet. Rockefeller is looking to stand up but Sanchez won't let him. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sanchez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rockefeller has passed into side control.
Rockefeller working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Sanchez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rockefeller off and has taken his back! Sanchez misses with a punch to the head. Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Sanchez looking to hold on to the position here but Rockefeller rolls and ends up regaining guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanchez thows a big elbow that misses. Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound. Sanchez stops Rockefeller from standing up. Rockefeller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Rockefeller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Sanchez throws and elbow that misses. Rockefeller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Rockefeller! Rockefeller trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanchez's guard. Rockefeller is breathing heavily. Sanchez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Rockefeller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Sanchez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Sanchez dominated that round. That's time! Rockefeller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rockefeller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Sanchez scores a takedown into full mount! Sanchez with the ground and pound from mount. Rockefeller is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez. Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sanchez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sanchez is in the full mount, landing strikes. Sanchez cracks Rockefeller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Sanchez lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sanchez cracks Rockefeller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sanchez lands a big elbow. Rockefeller wants to try and get back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sanchez raining down shots from the mount! Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Rockefeller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Sanchez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rockefeller looks a forlorn figure.
Rockefeller is bucking up trying to escape but Sanchez cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Sanchez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rockefeller is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rockefeller is rocked! Sanchez looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Rockefeller covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Sanchez!
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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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