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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Atkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkinson comes to the cage accompanied by GSP style :). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rowan Atkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney jabs Atkinson right on the nose. Atkinson blinks but takes it well.
Atkinson fails with the takedown
and Rooney counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rooney tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Atkinson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rooney won't be happy with that.
Rooney tries to improve position but can't.
Rooney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Atkinson taking a breather here.
Atkinson trying to control the position but Rooney is working away.
Atkinson grinds an elbow into Rooney's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney tries to buck Atkinson off but Atkinson is having none of it.
Atkinson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Atkinson misses with the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Rooney can't do much from the bottom here.
Atkinson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rooney down.
Atkinson cracks Rooney with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Atkinson 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.
Rooney struggling a bit here.
Atkinson scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Atkinson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rooney can't do much from the bottom here.
Rooney prevents Atkinson from moving into mount.
Atkinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rooney keeps working.
Rooney tries to improve position but can't.
Atkinson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooney wants to get back to his feet but Atkinson is dominant here and he's now got Rooney's back!
Atkinson tries to get the hooks in deep but Rooney pushed the leg off.
Rooney tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rooney defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Atkinson cracks Rooney with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Rooney from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Rooney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
You can see the frustration on Rooney's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Atkinson is looking to control Rooney but Rooney is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Rooney tries to roll but Atkinson sticks to his back.
Rooney is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Atkinson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Atkinson controlling the positon.
Rooney breaks Atkinson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rooney must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rooney is looking to stand up but Atkinson won't let him.
Rooney engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rooney trying to control but Atkinson is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Atkinson pulls Rooney in close to his closed guard and prevents Rooney from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Atkinson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Atkinson walks into a straight right hand from Rooney.
Rooney tries to clinch but Atkinson moves away
and Atkinson counters with a single leg into guard. Rooney didn't expect that.
Rooney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Atkinson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Atkinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rooney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Atkinson preventing the sweep.
Atkinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rooney keeping full guard, as Atkinson tries to pass.
Rooney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Atkinson lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atkinson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rooney keeping full guard, as Atkinson tries to pass.
Atkinson is working hard here to advance position.
Rooney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Atkinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rooney is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atkinson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atkinson postures up.
Rowan Atkinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atkinson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rooney trying to keep a closed guard but Atkinson is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Wayne Rooney has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rooney cracks Atkinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Rooney misses its intended target.
Rooney stuffs the takedown attempt from Atkinson. Atkinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Rooney tries to clinch but Atkinson moves out of range.
Rooney tries to clinch there but Atkinson circles away.
Atkinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice straight punches there by Rooney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rooney.
Good exchange - Rooney coming out on top.
Rooney looks to land a right hand but Atkinson moved out of range.
Rooney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkinson manages to avoid it.
Rooney connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Rooney as Atkinson shoots in.
Atkinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rooney connects with a jab.
A jab from Rooney does it's job there.
Rooney fails to land with a series of punches.
Rooney with a nice cross.
Rooney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atkinson.
A slow jab from Rooney misses its intended target.
Rooney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atkinson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rowan Atkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atkinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rooney to score with a decent uppercut.
Atkinson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rooney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atkinson.
Atkinson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rooney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rooney misses with a straight right.
Rooney has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rooney scores with a hook.
Rooney digs a good hook to Atkinson's body.
A jab lands there for Rooney.
Rooney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Atkinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atkinson walks into a left hand.
Rooney scores with a hook.
Atkinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wayne Rooney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rooney tries to clinch there but Atkinson circles away.
Rooney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atkinson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Rooney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rooney misses with an uppercut. Atkinson saw that one coming.
Atkinson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rooney sprawls well. Rooney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Atkinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Atkinson slips a straight right by Rooney.
Rooney throws the left hand but Atkinson avoids the punch easily.
Rooney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atkinson moves away.
Rooney swings for the body but Atkinson moves out of range.
Atkinson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Atkinson cracks Rooney with a solid left hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rooney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rooney wants to sweep but no luck.
Atkinson pushes down on Rooney's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Atkinson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney is wriggling around trying to escape.
Atkinson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rooney to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rooney shrugs it off.
Atkinson wants to control the pace but Rooney is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atkinson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Atkinson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rooney is looking to escape.
Rooney working to try and regain half guard.
That's two 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.
Atkinson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Atkinson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Atkinson scoring with strikes but Rooney is staying in there.
Atkinson content just to control the position here.
Rooney in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rooney can't escape the position.
Rooney wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rooney is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rooney is in a horrible position here. Atkinson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rooney is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Atkinson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Atkinson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Atkinson controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Atkinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rooney hang on?
Rooney is rocked!
Atkinson controlling the pace for now.
Rooney is still in real trouble! Can Atkinson finish him?
Atkinson with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rooney takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Atkinson's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rowan Atkinson!
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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
RATING
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