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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genosuke mazamashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mazamashi has chosen fighting road as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Genosuke mazamashi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but mazamashi checks it well.
mazamashi fails to land with a series of punches.
mazamashi walks into a stiff left hand from Rocha.
Rocha blocks a head kick by mazamashi.
A head kick misses from mazamashi.
A swing and a miss from Rocha.
A swing and a miss from Rocha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mazamashi checks a low kick from Rocha.
Rocha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rocha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mazamashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rocha throws a body kick that misses.
mazamashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rocha.
Rocha moves out of range of the body kick.
mazamashi ducks under a wild hook from Rocha.
Rocha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by mazamashi.
mazamashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rocha missing with a left hand there. mazamashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
mazamashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mazamashi misses with a kick to the body.
Rocha fails with the takedown.
mazamashi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rocha.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mazamashi swinging wildly here.
Rocha gets off balance looking for a body kick
and mazamashi counters with a two punch combo.
mazamashi throws a leg kick but Rocha sees it coming and moves out of range.
mazamashi throws a head kick but Rocha moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for mazamashi. That snapped Rocha's head back.
It looks like Carlos Rocha has been cut.
mazamashi checks the leg kick.
A big right from Rocha misses.
Rocha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rocha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocha slips a jab and a cross from mazamashi.
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.
mazamashi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and mazamashi wants it to stay on the feet.
mazamashi slips a jab and a cross from Rocha.
Rocha cracks the inside of mazamashi's front leg.
mazamashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
mazamashi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rocha to score an easy takedown into full guard.
mazamashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rocha is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genosuke mazamashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rocha's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rocha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but mazamashi manages to avoid it.
Carlos Rocha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rocha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocha misses the jab.
mazamashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mazamashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rocha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rocha misses with a double jab.
Rocha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown but mazamashi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rocha is really struggling to find his range with his punches. mazamashi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rocha tries for a takedown but mazamashi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rocha on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
mazamashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rocha misses with a takedown attempt - mazamashi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rocha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and mazamashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from mazamashi misses.
mazamashi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
mazamashi dodges the punch combination from Rocha.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches mazamashi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mazamashi tries to improve position but can't.
mazamashi is breathing heavily.
Rocha tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rocha scoring with punches and elbows.
Rocha looks up at the clock and then as mazamashi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rocha smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rocha in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rocha misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rocha in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rocha working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rocha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rocha's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rocha looks for a takedown but mazamashi sprawls well.
mazamashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Rocha misses.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rocha won't allow mazamashi to sweep him here.
Rocha content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha throws and elbow that misses. mazamashi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rocha's guard. Nice move by mazamashi!
mazamashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rocha 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.
mazamashi throwing strikes from guard but Rocha blocks nicely.
mazamashi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rocha is proving hard to escape from.
Rocha wants to sweep but no luck.
mazamashi with a nice head shot there.
Rocha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. mazamashi manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rocha preventing the sweep.
Rocha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rocha 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.
Rocha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rocha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
mazamashi wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rocha is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rocha wants to pass to mount but mazamashi is defending the position.
Rocha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rocha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed mazamashi's head.
Rocha moves into full mount! mazamashi won't be happy about that!
mazamashi tries to hold on but Rocha postures up.
mazamashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rocha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns mazamashi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Rocha showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rocha 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Rocha!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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