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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Rockgroin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockgroin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Enter Sandman," by Metallica. Howard has chosen The Outlaw Torn as his entrance music. Jake Howard 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 - 9 - 0 |
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193 cm
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270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 9 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Howard!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard keeps the fight on the outside.
Rockgroin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rockgroin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Howard was covering up waiting for the punch and Rockgroin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rockgroin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Howard controlling the position.
Rockgroin postures up in Howard's guard and throws a big left but Howard blocks it.
Rockgroin trying to control the position from guard on top but Howard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rockgroin throws and elbow that misses. Howard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rockgroin's guard. Nice move by Howard!
Howard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rockgroin keeping moving, preventing Howard from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rockgroin is proving hard to escape from.
Rockgroin pushes Howard off and gets back to his feet.
Howard keeps the fight on the outside.
Rockgroin wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
Howard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rockgroin counters by clinching up.
Howard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rockgroin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Howard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to land knees in the clinch but Rockgroin avoids the damage to the body.
Rockgroin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Howard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Howard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howard misses with a knee strike.
Howard trying to land knees to the body.
Howard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Howard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rockgroin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howard is pushing Rockgroin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Howard scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rockgroin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rockgroin has Howard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Howard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Rockgroin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockgroin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Howard misses.
Howard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rockgroin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Howard won't be happy with that.
Rockgroin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howard keeps working.
Howard tries to improve position but can't.
Rockgroin in side control, throwing shots but Howard defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockgroin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rockgroin scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rockgroin is trying to ground and pound but Howard uses the momentary lack of control by Rockgroin to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Howard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockgroin lands strikes from half guard.
Howard is trying to stand back up but Rockgroin is controlling him
Rockgroin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Howard is staying active underneath Rockgroin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rockgroin working Howard over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Rockgroin 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.
Howard drops Rockgroin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rockgroin looks back up at him and smiles so Howard waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Howard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rockgroin.
Crack! A monster head kick from Howard and Rockgroin falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Howard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jake Howard!
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hype
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