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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Rockovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockovich has chosen MetalHealth by Quiet Riot as his entrance music. Ronnie Rockovich will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Rockovich!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockovich instigates a clinch.
Rockovich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rockovich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
King throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rockovich tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. King is in Rockovich's guard.
Rockovich looking to control.
Rockovich wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
King is breathing heavily.
King showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rockovich pulls King in close to his closed guard and prevents King from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ronnie Rockovich wasn't active enough on the ground.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rockovich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rockovich.
Rockovich breaks the clinch.
Rockovich scores with a leg kick.
Rockovich decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rockovich gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Rockovich closes the distance and clinches.
Rockovich breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockovich closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. King quickly recovers to half guard.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
Rockovich 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.
Rockovich escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockovich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rockovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rockovich closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
King is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockovich decides to stand up, so the ref orders King to his feet.
King misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rockovich lands a jab to the head.
King looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rockovich!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Rockovich dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
King misses with a takedown
and Rockovich counters with a body kick that stops King in his tracks momentarily.
Rockovich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rockovich not doing much here.
Rockovich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King wants to get back to full guard but Rockovich has passed into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockovich has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rockovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
King can't get the takedown.
Rockovich breaks the clinch.
Rockovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rockovich was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rockovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rockovich is trying to control the position but King postures up.
King landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rockovich is keeping the position for now.
Rockovich looking for a sweep. Not yet Rockovich, not yet.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Rockovich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
King controlling Rockovich's posture.
King wants to stand but Rockovich is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Rockovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
King gets the takedown into side control.
Rockovich throws King to one side and escapes!
Rockovich lands a high kick!
Rockovich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rockovich tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Terry King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rockovich closes the distance and clinches.
Rockovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rockovich is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
King tries for a takedown but Rockovich circles away easily
and Rockovich counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in King's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to stand but Rockovich is controlling the position.
Ronnie Rockovich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rockovich trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King wants to stand and escape but Rockovich is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rockovich trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ronnie Rockovich wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rockovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rockovich shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
King with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rockovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King has his takedown stuffed
and Rockovich counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries for a takedown but Rockovich circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
King darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rockovich taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
King throwing shots but Rockovich is blocking nicely.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rockovich's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Rockovich wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
King postures up in Rockovich's guard and throws a big left but Rockovich blocks it.
Terry King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronnie Rockovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronnie Rockovich.
Well Rockovich 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Rockovich!
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hype
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