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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake VanVactor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VanVactor comes to the cage accompanied by Like a Pimp by David Banner. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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174 cm
28
171 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake VanVactor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Roll!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VanVactor tries for a takedown but Roll sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from VanVactor. Roll does a little dance to reset his feet.
VanVactor gets caught flat footed, as Roll shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roll postures up in VanVactor's guard and throws a big left but VanVactor blocks it.
VanVactor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roll is one step ahead there.
Roll with a nice head shot there.
VanVactor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roll.
Roll throws a strike but VanVactor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roll 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.
Roll manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poor strikes thrown by Roll there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll unloads with some shots from mount but VanVactor bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Roll there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Roll in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Roll really doesn't want to stay on the ground with VanVactor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roll landing strikes from the mount.
VanVactor tries to hold on but Roll postures up.
Roll sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roll throwing strikes here but VanVactor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Roll sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roll lands with some strikes.
Roll scoring with strikes but VanVactor is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll looking to finish with strikes here!
VanVactor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Roll lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Roll misses with a head shot.
VanVactor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roll cracks VanVactor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roll throws some wild stikes that VanVactor manages to avoid easily.
Roll working VanVactor over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
VanVactor regains half guard.
Roll with the ground and pound but VanVactor uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roll trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roll throws a big right hand that misses.
Roll throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as VanVactor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roll postures up and lands a big shot to VanVactor's brow.
Roll missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
VanVactor is breathing heavily.
VanVactor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roll is one step ahead there.
Roll throws a strike but VanVactor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
VanVactor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage 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.
VanVactor won't allow Roll to sweep him here.
Roll preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
VanVactor postures up.
Roll wants to stand but VanVactor is controlling the position.
Roll is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roll 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.
VanVactor wants to control from the top but Roll keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Roll keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from VanVactor.
Roll with a lazy takedown attempt
and VanVactor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roll looking to hit a scissor sweep but VanVactor is one step ahead there.
VanVactor postures up and lands a big shot to Roll's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Roll dominated that round.
That's time! VanVactor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roll's hands are dropping dangerously low here and VanVactor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roll scrambles back to his feet.
Roll takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roll throws a shot from downtown. VanVactor moves away and avoids it.
Roll gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and VanVactor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roll gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and VanVactor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roll's guard now.
VanVactor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roll can do anything to dispel that myth.
VanVactor drops back looking for a leg! Roll is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roll manages to kick VanVactor off! VanVactor jumps back into Roll's guard.
VanVactor stopping the sweep attempt from Roll.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VanVactor connects with a couple of short punches.
VanVactor throws a big right hand that misses.
Roll 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.
Roll is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Roll wants to sweep but no luck.
Roll is breathing heavily.
VanVactor won't allow Roll to get back to his feet.
VanVactor landing some decent shots from guard.
VanVactor throws a big right hand that misses.
Roll looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
VanVactor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Roll looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
VanVactor lands a jab.
Jake VanVactor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
VanVactor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
VanVactor gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
VanVactor happy to just control the position for now.
VanVactor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
VanVactor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roll is avoiding damage well.
VanVactor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roll has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll avoids any damage from the ground and pound of VanVactor.
VanVactor throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
VanVactor tries to score with some ground and pound. Roll controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rock Roll has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roll tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but VanVactor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
VanVactor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Roll sneaks back into half guard.
Roll pushes VanVactor off and gets back to his feet.
Roll gets caught flat footed, as VanVactor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
VanVactor with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roll bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in VanVactor's guard.
VanVactor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roll postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll throws and elbow that misses. VanVactor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roll's guard. Nice move by VanVactor!
VanVactor won't allow Roll to sweep him here.
Roll is pulling down on VanVactor's head to control his posture.
VanVactor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
VanVactor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roll is looking to stand up but VanVactor isn't so interested in that idea.
VanVactor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roll is pulling down on VanVactor's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake VanVactor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
VanVactor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roll throws out the jab.
Roll closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
VanVactor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
VanVactor misses with a body shot.
VanVactor shoots and misses
and Roll counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for VanVactor!
VanVactor working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Roll.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roll lands a big shot there that rocks VanVactor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
VanVactor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
VanVactor is trying desperately to improve position.
Roll dominating with strikes here.
Roll throws a wild left hand from mount and VanVactor manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Roll lands with a punch from half guard.
Roll with the ground and pound but VanVactor uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Roll throws a strike but VanVactor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
VanVactor trying to control but Roll is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Roll looking for a sweep. Not yet Roll, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Roll is looking to stand up but VanVactor isn't so interested in that idea.
VanVactor trying to control the position from guard on top but Roll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roll looking to hit a scissor sweep but VanVactor is one step ahead there.
Roll pulls VanVactor in close to his closed guard and prevents VanVactor from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor lands a couple of digs.
Roll keeping moving, preventing VanVactor from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
VanVactor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roll keeping moving, preventing VanVactor from controlling successfully.
VanVactor 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.
Jake VanVactor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
VanVactor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roll, as that shot connected.
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.
VanVactor tries to move into range but Roll moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from VanVactor misses.
A big right from VanVactor misses.
VanVactor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roll shoots and misses
and VanVactor counters with a nice body shot.
VanVactor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roll's waist but Roll gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing VanVactor off to one side.
VanVactor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Roll tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. VanVactor is in Roll's guard.
VanVactor prevents Roll from getting back to his feet.
VanVactor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
VanVactor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Roll comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roll has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Roll!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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