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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between nick daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nick daley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, nick daley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Rock!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
daley slaps away a takedown attempt from Rock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. daley defends it nicely.
No luck for Rock with that takedown attempt.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
Nice sprawl there from daley as Rock shoots in.
Rock has a takedown stuffed.
Rock fails to land the takedown.
Rock looks gassed!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
daley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rock misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Rock or perhaps it was just good defense by daley which made him look bad.
A combination from daley does no damage.
daley throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
daley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Rock or perhaps it was just good defense by daley which made him look bad.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts daley as he jumps to the side.
daley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rock.
daley throws a nice looking combination but Rock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
daley throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for daley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from daley.
daley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and daley wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from daley.
Rock throws a hook to the side of daley's head but daley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice sprawl there from daley as Rock shoots in.
daley throws a right and a left that Rock avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Rock misses.
Rock should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
No joy there for daley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rock throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. daley was covering up waiting for the punch and Rock finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rock throws and elbow that misses. daley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rock's guard. Nice move by daley!
Rock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock is looking to stand back up but daley counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rock.
daley is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock pushes daley off looking to stand but daley dives back in and keeps control.
Rock is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. daley tries to avoid it but Rock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag daley to the ground. daley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
daley misses with a wild combination.
Rock dives in and grabs daley's left leg, looking for a takedown. daley pushes down on Rock's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
nick daley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
daley throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rock is defended easily by daley.
Rock closes the distance and clinches up with daley, looking for a takedown. Rock pushes daley against the cage but daley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but daley avoids it really well and circles away.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
daley misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock closes the distance and clinches up with daley, looking for a takedown. Rock pushes daley against the cage but daley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for daley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Rock or perhaps it was just good defense by daley which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock shoots in but daley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock looks for a takedown but daley sprawls well.
daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock is trying hard to land a takedown here. daley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rock shoots in and drives through. daley sprawls well.
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.
Rock missing with a left hand there. daley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice takedown defense from daley. No joy for Rock on that attempt.
daley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and daley wants it to stay on the feet.
daley fails to land with a series of punches.
daley misses with a two punch combination.
Rock throws a hook but daley blocks it.
daley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
daley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
daley looks to land a combination but Rock avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rock.
nick daley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from daley.
daley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rock.
daley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock closes the distance and clinches up with daley, looking for a takedown. Rock pushes daley against the cage but daley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from daley misses.
daley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from daley.
Rock fails to land the takedown.
Rock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but daley avoids it really well and circles away.
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.
Rock shoots in for a takedown but daley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from daley misses.
nick daley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
daley throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
Rock has a takedown stuffed.
Rock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has daley pinned against the cage. daley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
daley misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
nick daley dominated that second 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rock.
daley throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
Rock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. daley tries to avoid it but Rock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag daley to the ground. daley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
daley stuffs the takedown attempt from Rock. Rock gets slowly back to his feet.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
daley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
daley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for daley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
daley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rock is defended easily by daley.
daley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
daley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with daley but daley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
daley misses with a series of wild punches.
Rock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but daley swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
daley looks to land a combination but Rock avoids it well.
Rock shoots in but daley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
daley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from daley.
Rock shoots in and drives through. daley sprawls well.
Rock misses the jab.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. daley defends it nicely.
Rock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? daley is fending him off so far but Rock persists. Nope, daley circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for daley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
daley throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
daley tries to bum rush Rock with a series of wild strikes but Rock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
daley throws a right and a left that Rock avoids nicely.
Rock fails to land the takedown.
daley misses with the combination.
That's four 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.
daley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock shoots for a double leg takedown but daley sprawls well. He's pushed Rock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
daley misses with a two punch combination.
daley throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
daley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and daley wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rock.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
daley throws a nice looking combination but Rock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around daley's waist but daley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rock off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
nick daley clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
daley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
daley throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rock.
daley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rock has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from daley does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
Some wild striking there from daley.
Rock is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
daley lands with a nice combination. Rock backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice combination there by daley.
daley misses with a double jab.
daley stuffs the takedown.
daley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
daley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
daley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rock.
daley misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
daley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from daley.
Rock drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rock throwing strikes but missing.
Rock throws a big right hand that misses.
Rock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
daley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
daley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rock throws and elbow that misses. daley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rock's guard. Nice move by daley!
Rock is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and daley dives into side control.
daley prevents Rock from escaping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Rock or perhaps it was just good defense by daley which made him look bad.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says daley as he avoids it easily.
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.
Rock looks for a takedown but daley sprawls well.
daley misses with a two punch combination.
nick daley is winning the standup battle so far.
daley stuffs the takedown.
daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
daley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as daley sprawls well. daley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rock gets slowly back to his feet.
daley fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says daley as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
nick daley had his way with The Rock in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rock dodges the punch combination from daley.
Rock closes this distance looking for a takedown but daley circles away.
daley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from daley misses.
Rock throws a hook to the side of daley's head but daley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rock closes the distance and clinches up with daley, looking for a takedown. Rock pushes daley against the cage but daley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
daley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rock is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has daley pinned against the cage. daley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
daley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rock.
daley lands with a nice combination. Rock backs away looking to recover.
Rock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
daley throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
Rock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but daley swivels and escapes.
Rock dodges the punch combination from daley.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says daley as he avoids it easily.
daley throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
Rock shoots in for a double leg but daley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for daley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rock closes the distance and clinches up with daley, looking for a takedown. Rock pushes daley against the cage but daley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
daley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts daley as he jumps to the side.
Rock dodges the punch combination from daley.
daley throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rock.
daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from daley does no damage.
Rock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but daley swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from daley.
Rock throws an overhand right that lands on daley's shoulder, as daley tries to avoid the shot.
Rock shoots in but no luck this time.
Rock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from daley.
daley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rock.
daley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rock.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from daley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rock shoots for a takedown but daley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
daley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rock circles away quickly and effectively.
Rock fails with a takedown attempt.
daley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock fails with the takedown.
daley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
daley scores with a one two! Rock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
daley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rock.
And that's the end of the fight!
nick daley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for daley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... nick daley!
nick daley retains his light heavyweight title!
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