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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macapinlac Co (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howards Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Macapinlac Co has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Macapinlac Co!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Howards Rock!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Co thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rock bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Co sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Co manages to get to full guard.
Co keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock advances to half guard.
Co taking some punishment here, with Rock in his half guard.
Rock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rock wants to control but Co is keeping him busy.
Co avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rock.
Rock not doing much here.
Co keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Co's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Co regains full guard. Nicely done.
Co pulls Rock in close to his closed guard and prevents Rock from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Co is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rock landing some decent shots from guard.
Co keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Co trying to strike off his back.
Co is trying to control the position but Rock postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Co looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rock throws a body kick that misses.
Rock shoots in and bounces Co off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rock preventing the sweep.
Co is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Co is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Co wants to sweep here but Rock controlling him for the moment.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Co is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Co throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rock uses it to pass to side control.
Co tries to buck Rock off but Rock is having none of it.
Co struggling a bit here.
Rock lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Co's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rock postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Co is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Co wants to improve his position but Rock is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Co trying to hold on to Rock's head to control him but Rock postures up.
Co is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rock's back!
Co has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rock has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Co lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Rock tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Co tries to control but Rock wriggling away.
Co landing punches.
Rock defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Co.
Co scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rock tries to reverse the position but Co maintains control.
Co is landing with some decent strikes but Rock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Co wants to stand but Rock is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Co is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rock has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rock is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Co working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rock tries to reverse the position but Co maintains control.
Rock in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Co working for a submission but Rock is keeping him at bay.
Rock tries to reverse the position but Co maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Co working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Co working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Co 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.
Rock working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Macapinlac Co will probably get the nod.
That's time! Co's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Co thows a left - swing and a miss!
Co stuffs the takedown.
Rock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rock drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rock scores with punches from side control.
Co regains half guard, as Rock was trying to land strikes.
Co on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Co flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Co avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rock.
Co on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rock is thwarting Co's attempts to control the position.
Co is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock throwing shots but Co is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Co pushes Rock off and gets back to his feet.
Rock darts in and clinches Co up against the cage.
Co is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rock looking for a takedown.
Macapinlac Co has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howards Rock.
Rock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Co wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rock breaks from the clinch.
Co misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Co with a hook.
Rock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Co wants to control but Rock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Co is looking to improve his position.
Co regains full guard. Nicely done.
Co wants to sweep but no luck.
Co is trying to control the position but Rock postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Co wriggles free and stands up.
Macapinlac Co is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to de liver by Co. Beautiful body shot.
Macapinlac Co is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Co lands a nice looking body shot.
Co swings for the body but Rock moves out of range.
Co throws out a loose jab but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Co rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Co swats away the attempt to clinch by Rock.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Co, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Co's waist but Co gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rock off to one side.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Co swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Co throws a hook to the side of Rock's head but Rock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Co keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Co misses with a few strikes there.
Rock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Co stops Rock from passing to mount.
Co is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rock scores with punches from side control.
Rock scoring with punches from side control.
Rock cracks Co with a big right hand but Co just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rock works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Co is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rock's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Co wants to get back to his feet.
Co makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Co.
Co working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Co bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rock's guard.
Co stands up and waves to Rock to follow him.
Co lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Co goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Rock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rock clinches up with Co and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Co just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rock's brow.
Rock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock feints and as Co raises his hands in defense, Rock changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Co has momentary wrist control but Rock slips an elbow through the middle.
Rock is in close to Co's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Co is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rock pushes down on Co's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Howards Rock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Co!
Co is desperately trying to improve his position but Rock has a good base and remains in mount.
Rock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Co is looking to escape.
Co is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Co really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Co in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Co is rocked!
Rock landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Co is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Co blocking the ground and pound.
Rock unloads with some shots from mount but Co bucks and avoids them well.
Rock throws some wild stikes that Co manages to avoid easily.
Rock unloads with some shots from mount but Co bucks and avoids them well.
Rock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Co blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rock looking to finish with strikes here!
Rock misses with a head shot.
Co is squirming around, avoiding Rock's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Rock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rock looking to ground and pound but Co is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Rock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rock thowing shots but they're missing.
Rock misses with a head shot.
Rock unloads with some shots from mount but Co bucks and avoids them well.
Co holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Rock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rock thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rock unloads with some shots from mount but Co bucks and avoids them well.
Rock punching from mount but Co doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rock trying to control but Co is having none of it.
Rock thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Rock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rock looking to secure an arm triangle but Co defends it well.
Rock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Co holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rock looking to ground and pound but Co is blocking nicely.
Rock thowing shots but they're missing.
Rock has control of Co's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Co regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throwing strikes here but Co is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rock throwing strikes here but Co is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rock throwing strikes here but Co is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Rock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rock punching from mount but Co doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rock throwing strikes here but Co is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rock looking to finish with strikes here!
Rock misses with a head shot.
Co defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rock.
Rock punching from mount but Co doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Co is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rock has hold of Co's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Co manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rock throws some wild stikes that Co manages to avoid easily.
Rock throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Co because Rock loaded up on that one.
Rock thowing shots but they're missing.
Rock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Co holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rock looking to ground and pound but Co is blocking nicely.
Rock punching from mount but Co doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rock punching from mount but Co doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Co holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rock thowing shots but they're missing.
Rock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Co is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Macapinlac Co showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Co has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:27
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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