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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbie Fleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rolston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleck comes to the cage accompanied by Trivium - Down From The Sky. Herbie Fleck could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Rolston's chin.
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216 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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194 cm
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215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herbie Fleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Rolston!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleck avoids a punch combination nicely.
James Rolston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rolston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rolston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rolston misses with a straight left.
Fleck lands a slapping body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fleck checks a leg kick.
Fleck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rolston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rolston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rolston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rolston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Rolston.
Fleck scores with a hook to the body. Rolston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rolston lands a nice shot to the body.
Fleck tries to clinch there but Rolston circles away.
Rolston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fleck with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rolston lands a jab.
Fleck is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fleck moves out of range as Rolston throws a body kick.
Fleck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rolston.
Rolston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rolston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fleck throws a poor cross that misses
and Rolston counters with an outside leg kick.
Fleck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rolston.
Rolston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fleck.
Rolston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fleck.
Fleck throws a lazy right hand but Rolston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rolston slips a jab from Fleck.
Rolston scores with a jab.
Rolston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fleck throws out the jab.
Rolston feints a jab promting Fleck to slip. Rolston then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fleck slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Herbie Fleck has been cut.
Rolston scores with a head kick. Fleck tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rolston tries a head kick but it misses.
Rolston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rolston throws a leg kick
and Fleck counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Rolston misses its intended target.
Rolston staying out of range there.
Fleck throws a jab but it's blocked by Rolston.
Rolston pushes Fleck up against the cage in a clinch.
Fleck lands with a right to the head.
Rolston prevents a body shot from Fleck.
Fleck trying to stall but Rolston improves his position.
Fleck swings wildly with an uppercut but Rolston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rolston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fleck is defending well for now.
Fleck lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleck pushes Rolston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fleck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fleck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rolston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fleck's brow.
Fleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Rolston.
Fleck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rolston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rolston tries a knee to the head but Fleck blocks it.
Rolston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rolston.
Rolston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fleck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleck dodges an elbow strike from Rolston.
Fleck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rolston or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolston.
Nice body punch from Fleck - that landed with a thud.
Fleck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Fleck.
Fleck avoids a wild elbow strike from Rolston.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fleck.
Rolston lands with a right to the head.
Rolston lands a nice uppercut.
Fleck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fleck digs a right hand underneath Rolston's ribcage. Rolston let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rolston looks gassed!
Fleck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rolston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fleck avoids it.
Fleck scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fleck.
Fleck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Fleck.
A bit of stalling here from Fleck.
Rolston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fleck avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Fleck.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fleck pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fleck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fleck leaning against his opponent.
Fleck lands a left hand.
Fleck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rolston or not.
Fleck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rolstons head.
A body shot lands from Fleck.
A short right from Fleck on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Fleck.
Fleck lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Fleck.
Fleck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rolston or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fleck.
Fleck pushes Rolston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fleck scores with a shot to the side of Rolston's head.
Rolston is rocked!
Fleck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rolston is still on wobbly legs! Can Fleck finish him?
Fleck scores with a shoulder strike.
Fleck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fleck pushes Rolston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleck scores with a hook to the body.
Fleck taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Fleck.
Rolston seems to have recovered his senses.
A hook to the body from Fleck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbie Fleck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Herbie Fleck's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fleck lands a glancing blow to the side of Rolston's head.
Fleck checks a leg kick.
Fleck takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fleck lands a nice hook to Rolston's body. Rolston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fleck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fleck tests Rolston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rolston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rolston walks into a jab.
Rolston slips under a jab from Fleck.
Fleck avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fleck misses with a hook
and Rolston counters with a good low kick that Fleck was not able to check.
Fleck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rolston throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fleck counters with a nice body shot.
Rolston is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Rolston misses
and Fleck counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rolston swings widly with a right hand
and Fleck counters by clinching up.
A nice left hand lands by Rolston.
Rolston just leaning against Fleck, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleck digs a right hand into Rolston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rolston's gas tank.
Fleck lands a nice uppercut.
Fleck trying to control the position but instead, Rolston has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fleck into the cage.
Fleck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fleck slows down the pace here.
Fleck lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Fleck.
Fleck lands a shot to the body.
Fleck missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Fleck.
A left hand lands to the body for Fleck.
Fleck lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rolston backwards.
Fleck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rolston avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Fleck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rolston dodges an elbow strike from Fleck.
Fleck lands with a left to the head.
Fleck missing with knees to the body.
Fleck holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleck lands with a left to the head.
Fleck will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rolston up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rolston throws an elbow but misses.
Rolston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fleck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Fleck.
Fleck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rolston.
Rolston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fleck avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolston.
Rolston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolston.
Fleck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fleck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Herbie Fleck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fleck lands a body punch.
Fleck dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Fleck.
Nice body punch from Fleck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Fleck.
Fleck lands with a short shot to the head.
Fleck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Fleck.
Rolston being controlled against the cage.
Rolston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fleck scores with a shot to the side of Rolston's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Fleck.
Fleck lands a nice shot to the body.
Rolston trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Fleck.
Fleck lands a shoulder strike.
Fleck lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fleck lands an uppercut.
Rolston trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Fleck.
Fleck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rolston backwards.
Fleck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rolston backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Fleck.
Fleck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rolston can do to turn this around?
Fleck scores with a shot to the side of Rolston's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleck lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fleck.
Fleck content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fleck gets through Rolston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fleck.
Fleck works on Rolston's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fleck.
Fleck scores with a shoulder strike.
Fleck lands a body punch.
Fleck creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rolston's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rolston drops to his knees and Fleck pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbie Fleck!
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energy
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