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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rockhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austenite Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockhead comes to the cage accompanied by Knuck If You Buck. Iron has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Austenite Iron was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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200 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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186 cm
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200 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Rockhead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Austenite Iron!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Rockhead does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockhead slips a jab from Iron.
Iron takes a swing at Rockhead's ribcage but misses.
Rockhead uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Rockhead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron moves away.
Iron staying out of range there.
Iron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rockhead circles away quickly and effectively.
Rockhead changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockhead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron misses with a hook. Rockhead ducked under it nicely.
Iron looks to land a combination but Rockhead avoids it well.
Iron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron moves out of range as Rockhead strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Iron.
Rockhead takes the fight into the clinch.
Iron takes a shot to the head.
Rockhead works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockhead presses Iron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Iron looks gassed!
Rockhead content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rockhead gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rockhead lands a left hand that snaps the head of Iron backwards.
Rockhead lands a hook that snaps the head of Iron backwards.
Iron blocks an uppercut.
Rockhead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Rockhead.
Rockhead lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Iron or not.
Rockhead taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Rockhead.
Still in the clinch, Rockhead scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rockhead lands with a left to the head.
Rockhead scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockhead pushes Iron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Austenite Iron has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockhead lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Iron.
Rockhead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Rockhead.
Rockhead lands a shot to the body.
Rockhead scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rockhead - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A hook to the body from Rockhead.
Rockhead keeps control of Iron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Rockhead scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rockhead displaying some good clinch control by pressing Iron up against the cage.
Rockhead throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockhead working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rockhead lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rockhead scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rockhead lands a shoulder strike.
Iron is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Rockhead - that landed with a thud.
Rockhead has a couple of punches blocked by Iron.
Nice body punch from Rockhead - that landed with a thud.
Rockhead gets through Iron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rockhead prevents Iron from breaking the clinch.
Rockhead has a couple of punches blocked by Iron.
A hook to the body from Rockhead.
Rockhead stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rockhead lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rockhead is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Iron wants to get back to striking at distance but Rockhead won't allow it.
Rockhead presses Iron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rockhead digs a right hand into Iron's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Iron's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rockhead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rockhead lands a hook that snaps the head of Iron backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rockhead dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austenite Iron's cut.
That's time! Rockhead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rockhead cracks Iron with an open hand slap.
Iron throws out a loose jab but Rockhead uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Iron misses.
Rockhead misses with a series of wild punches.
Rockhead with a hook.
Rockhead displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron throws out the jab.
Iron misses with a two punch combination.
Rockhead pushes Iron up against the cage in a clinch.
Rockhead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rockhead creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Iron is looking to break free of the clinch but Rockhead has double underhooks.
Iron wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Iron is breathing heavily.
Rockhead pushes Iron back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rockhead lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockhead softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rockhead stalling.
Rockhead throws a punch but it's blocked by Iron.
A short right from Rockhead.
Rockhead scores with a shot to the side of Iron's head.
A right hand to the body from Rockhead.
Iron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rockhead throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Irons head.
Rockhead has Iron pushed against the cage.
Rockhead misses with some punches.
A short right from Rockhead.
A hook to the body from Rockhead.
A short right from Rockhead.
Rockhead lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Rockhead as the two fighters clinch.
Rockhead lands an uppercut.
Rockhead presses Iron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rockhead scores with a shot to the side of Iron's head.
Rockhead gets through Iron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rockhead makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Rockhead.
Iron blocking some punches.
Rockhead presses Iron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rockhead is working Iron over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockhead controlling the action here for a moment.
Rockhead lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockhead lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iron backwards.
Rockhead lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rockhead lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rockhead lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Rockhead.
A left hand lands to the body for Rockhead.
Rockhead presses Iron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rockhead throws a punch but it's blocked by Iron.
Iron is trying to break the clinch but Rockhead has him pressed against the cage.
Rockhead lands a left hand.
Iron wants to get back to striking at distance but Rockhead won't allow it.
Rockhead lands a shoulder strike.
Rockhead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Iron is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rockhead.
Iron letting Rockhead take a breather here.
Rockhead misses with a body punch.
Rockhead scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Iron takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rockhead scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rockhead leaning against his opponent.
Rockhead throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rockhead dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Austenite Iron's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Iron is looking to chop away at Rockhead's legs.
Iron's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Iron duly obliges.
The fighters circling - Iron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iron lands with an uppercut that bounces Rockhead off the cage and back into rage.
Iron fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Iron throws and low kick but Rockhead moves out of range easily.
Iron tries to bum rush Rockhead with a series of wild strikes but Rockhead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rockhead moves into range and clinches up with Iron.
Iron has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rockhead creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Iron looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rockhead will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Iron up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockhead lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rockhead tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Rockhead.
Rockhead makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Rockhead.
Iron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rockhead struggles to land a body shot inside as Iron controls his hands.
Iron is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Rockhead.
Rockhead lands a nice uppercut.
Rockhead lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Iron backwards.
Iron wants to break free but Rockhead has control.
Rockhead misses with a short punch on the inside.
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.
Rockhead struggles to land a body shot inside as Iron controls his hands.
Iron letting Rockhead take a breather here.
A short right from Rockhead on the inside.
Iron is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rockhead.
Rockhead scores with a shot to the side of Iron's head.
Rockhead is stalling here.
Iron tries to circle away but Rockhead has him pinned against the cage.
Rockhead scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rockhead effectively controlling the action here.
Rockhead is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Iron is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockhead tries a body shot but Iron blocks it.
Rockhead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Iron takes a shot to the head.
Rockhead stalling in the clinch.
Rockhead misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rockhead scores with a hook to the body.
Rockhead lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rockhead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rockhead takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rockhead looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Iron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rockhead has Iron pressed against the cage, preventing Iron from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rockhead makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Austenite Iron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Rockhead.
Rockhead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rockhead lands a right hand.
Rockhead lands with a right to the head.
Iron manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Iron has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joe Rockhead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rockhead digs a right hand into Iron's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Iron's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Rockhead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rockhead, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Rockhead!
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hype
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