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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Ochocinco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
11 - 2 - 1 |
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218 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Ochocinco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochocinco misses with a body shot.
Ochocinco takes a swing at Rampage's ribcage but misses.
Rampage misses with a combination
and Ochocinco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rampage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ochocinco tries to clinch
and Rampage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rampage stuns Ochocinco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rampage swats away the attempt to clinch by Ochocinco.
Ochocinco tries to close the distance and clinch but Rampage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ochocinco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rampage.
Ochocinco misses the body punch
letting Rampage counter with a right hand.
Ochocinco swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Rampage counter with a right hand.
Ochocinco cracks Rampage with an open hand slap.
Ochocinco tries to clinch but Rampage moves away
and Rampage counters with a straight right hand.
Rampage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochocinco.
Rampage looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage cracks Ochocinco with a solid left hand.
Ochocinco keeping moving, preventing Rampage from controlling successfully.
Rampage throws a strike but Ochocinco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rampage working a defensive guard here.
Rampage looking for a sweep. Not yet Rampage, not yet.
Rampage has Ochocinco pulled in close to control his posture.
Ochocinco has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochocinco is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chad Ochocinco.
Ochocinco scores with a jab. Rampage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ochocinco scores with a shot to the body.
Ochocinco looks to clinch
and Rampage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rampage misses with a looping left.
Ochocinco swings for the body but Rampage moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochocinco.
Ochocinco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rampage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rampage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ochocinco throws a lazy uppercut
and Rampage counters with a left to the body.
Ochocinco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rampage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ochocinco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rampage counters with a nice body shot.
Ochocinco wants to clinch.
Rampage misses with a two punch combination.
Ochocinco misses with an uppercut
and Rampage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ochocinco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ochocinco throws a shot from downtown. Rampage moves away and avoids it.
Ochocinco misses with a body shot
and Rampage counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ochocinco!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rampage punching from mount but Ochocinco doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rampage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rampage has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ochocinco's face.
Rampage throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rampage thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ochocinco squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rampage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ochocinco tries to hold on but Rampage pushes him away.
Ochocinco suckers Rampage into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Ochocinco is now in Rampage's guard!
Rampage is pulling down on Ochocinco's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Rampage dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ochocinco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ochocinco looks to land a right hand but Rampage moved out of range.
Ochocinco ducks right into an uppercut from Rampage.
Ochocinco stuffs the takedown.
Ochocinco swings away with a body shot that misses
so Rampage counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rampage wants to control from the top but Ochocinco keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rampage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ochocinco has his hands on Rampage's head, controlling the position.
Rampage throws and elbow that misses. Ochocinco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rampage's guard. Nice move by Ochocinco!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage wants to sweep but no luck.
Ochocinco trying to control the position from guard on top but Rampage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rampage looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ochocinco puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ochocinco content to control rather than advance.
Rampage is trying to control but Ochocinco passes into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ochocinco has control of an arm but Rampage manages to advance to Ochocinco's back!
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.
Rampage lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Rampage is throwing strikes by Ochocinco counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Ochocinco regains half guard.
Rampage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ochocinco is looking for a sweep. Rampage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ochocinco won't allow Rampage to pass to mount.
Ochocinco is refusing to be controlled, as Rampage sits in half guard.
Rampage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage wants to advance to full mount but Ochocinco doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ochocinco can't keep his opponent in guard - Rampage advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rampage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rampage throws a strike but Ochocinco avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rampage trying to control the position from guard on top but Ochocinco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rampage scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage thows a big elbow that misses.
Rampage looking to sit in guard and control but Ochocinco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rampage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ochocinco's guard.
Ochocinco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rampage's guard.
Ochocinco would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rampage manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rampage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Rampage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ochocinco moves into the clinch.
Rampage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chad Ochocinco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ochocinco thows a body shot but no joy.
Rampage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rampage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rampage shoots in looking for a takedown. Ochocinco tries to sprawl out of it but Rampage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ochocinco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Rampage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochocinco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rampage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ochocinco thinking.
Rampage scores with the left hand. Ochocinco knows he should have avoided that one.
Rampage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ochocinco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage throws a big shot that misses.
Ochocinco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rampage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ochocinco swings widly with a right hand
and Rampage counters with a shoot takedown. Ochocinco fights it but they end up in guard.
Ochocinco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rampage manages to get himself to full guard.
Ochocinco trying to control the position from guard on top but Rampage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ochocinco tries to free his leg and advance position but Rampage is retaining full guard.
Ochocinco wants to control from the top but Rampage keeps moving.
Ochocinco stopping the sweep attempt from Rampage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage has his foot on Ochocinco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ochocinco works his way back into a safe position though.
Rampage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rampage looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ochocinco puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ochocinco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ochocinco moves into full mount! Rampage won't be happy about that!
Ochocinco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage tries to hold on but Ochocinco pushes him away.
Ochocinco wants to control the pace but Rampage is squirming around nicely.
Rampage is trying desperately to improve position.
Chad Ochocinco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rampage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rampage bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rampage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mike Rampage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Rampage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rampage throws a lazy uppercut
and Ochocinco counters with a nice body shot.
Ochocinco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rampage.
Ochocinco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rampage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rampage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ochocinco counters with a straight right hand.
Ochocinco scores with a nice strike.
Ochocinco swings widly with a right hand
and Ochocinco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Rampage.
I've got Rampage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Rampage!
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energy
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