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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Noble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Noble had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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188 lbs
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BJJ White 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Noble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derick Larkin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin misses with a few strikes there.
Noble looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
Larkin throws a series of punches but Noble moves out of range.
Larkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Larkin misses the shot to the body.
Larkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Larkin prevents Noble from getting the reversal.
Larkin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Noble that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Noble holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Larkin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noble avoids a series of strikes thrown by Larkin.
Larkin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Noble manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Noble dodges the ground and pound from Larkin.
Larkin working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Noble to see if he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Larkin.
Larkin looking to control but instead Noble has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Larkin is trying to work for a kimura but Noble is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larkin wants to take a breather but Noble is having none of it.
Larkin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Larkin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Larkin trying to control from half guard but Noble is working away.
Noble on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Larkin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Noble's head.
Noble is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Larkin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Larkin is looking to take a break and control but Noble is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Larkin working over Noble with some ground and pound. Noble looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Larkin controlling the action here.
Noble is refusing to be controlled, as Larkin sits in half guard.
Larkin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Larkin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Larkin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Noble is looking to improve his position.
Larkin thows a huge punch but Noble dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noble is staying active underneath Larkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Larkin lands strikes from half guard.
Larkin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Larkin working the head and body with strikes.
Larkin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Larkin is trying to work for a kimura but Noble is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Larkin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Larkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Noble slips a jab and a cross from Larkin.
A right-left combo lands from Larkin.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Larkin.
Larkin wants to control but Noble is keeping him busy.
Larkin lands an elbow.
Noble tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Larkin wants to control but Noble manages to buck him off and is now in Larkin's guard! Nice work there by Noble!
Noble would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Larkin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derick Larkin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Noble scores a takedown into full mount!
Larkin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Larkin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Noble is working away from the top position though.
Larkin missing with punches from the bottom.
Larkin is looking for a sweep. Noble is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Noble blocks the strikes from Larkin.
Noble prevents Larkin from improving his position.
Larkin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Larkin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Noble knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Larkin on the ground.
Larkin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Larkin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Noble has passed into side control.
Larkin can't do much from the bottom here.
Larkin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Noble off and has taken his back!
Larkin tries to keep control of the position but Noble is staying busy.
Noble fending off the submission attempt from Larkin.
Noble trying to control the position but Larkin manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Larkin gets his hands free as Noble looks to control.
Larkin has got his arm under Noble's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Noble has spun round into Larkin's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Larkin wants to sweep here but Noble controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Larkin scoring well with a low kick there.
Noble moves out of range of the body kick from Larkin.
Larkin throws a series of punches but Noble moves out of range.
Larkin tries for a takedown but Noble circles away easily
and Noble holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Noble looking to throw knees to the head but Larkin is blocking nicely.
Noble lands a nice elbow.
Noble using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noble has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Larkin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Larkin breaks Noble's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Larkin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Larkin wants to control from the top but Noble keeps moving.
Larkin forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Larkin there.
Larkin gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Larkin throws out a leg kick but Noble moves out of range and Larkin only half commits.
Noble wants to clinch up but Larkin keeps it at a distance.
Noble tries to clinch up.
Noble closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Larkin gets back to full guard.
Larkin wants to sweep but no luck.
Larkin has a closed guard, preventing Noble from standing up.
Noble has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Noble stopping the sweep attempt from Larkin.
Noble showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rocky Noble will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Larkin swinging wilding here.
Good work by Noble as he checks the leg kick.
Noble keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Larkin loads up on a big right hand but Noble slips the punch.
Rocky Noble is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noble tries for a takedown but Larkin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Larkin misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Larkin.
Noble drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Larkin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Noble counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Larkin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Larkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noble closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Larkin is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larkin keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Larkin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Noble's best efforts.
Larkin trying to control from the bottom.
Larkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Larkin is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Noble looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Larkin!
Noble avoids the attempt from Larkin to control.
Larkin is desperately trying to improve his position but Noble has a good base and remains in mount.
Noble controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin tries to lock up and control but Noble gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Larkin is trying to escape the mount.
Larkin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Noble prevents Larkin from improving his position.
Larkin trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noble wants to control but Larkin is keeping him busy.
Larkin is trying to get back to full guard.
Larkin trying to hold on to Noble's head to control him but Noble postures up.
Noble blocks the strikes from Larkin.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Noble scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Larkin doesn't seem bothered though.
Larkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Noble shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Larkin as he jumps to the side.
Noble shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Larkin but Larkin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Noble. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Noble as he checks the leg kick.
Larkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noble gets the takedown into side control.
Larkin is trying to control Noble's posture but Noble avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Larkin regains half guard.
Larkin missing with punches from the bottom.
Larkin wants to get back to full guard but Noble has mounted him!
Noble avoids the attempt from Larkin to control.
Larkin is looking to improve his position but Noble isn't that keen on the idea.
Noble tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Larkin tries to lock up and control but Noble gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Noble showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Noble 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rocky Noble!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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