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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duece Delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Kross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delta comes to the cage accompanied by the tough guy song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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24
192 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duece Delta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolf Kross!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kross tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Kross.
Kross moves into the clinch.
Delta has clasped his hands together around Kross's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Delta goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kross rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Delta's guard! Nice work there by Kross!
Kross distracts Delta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kross trying to control the position from guard on top but Delta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delta has his foot on Kross's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kross works his way back into a safe position though.
Delta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kross gets back to full guard.
Delta drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kross looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kross looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kross!
Delta manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kross.
Kross is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Delta sees it coming and defends easily.
Ground and pound from Kross.
Kross slips a nice elbow through Delta's hands, connecting with Delta's forehead.
Delta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kross tries to pass the half guard into mount. Delta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kross is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Delta moves into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kross postures up and lands a big shot to Delta's brow.
Kross avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kross scoring with some ground and pound.
Delta is looking for a triangle but Kross pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross scoring with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kross 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.
Kross stands up over Delta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kross scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Delta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kross doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kross manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kross scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Delta has his foot on Kross's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kross works his way back into a safe position though.
Delta is breathing heavily.
Delta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Delta has his foot on Kross's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kross works his way back into a safe position though.
Kross drops back looking for a leg! Delta is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Delta manages to kick Kross off! Kross jumps back into Delta's guard.
Kross is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kross with a nice head shot there.
Delta working a defensive guard here.
Delta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kross working some strikes from top position.
Kross with a nice head shot there.
Delta has momentary wrist control but Kross slips an elbow through the middle.
Kross lands a couple of elbows.
Kross is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kross makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Delta working for submissions but it's allowed Kross to get to half guard.
Delta wants to get back to full guard.
Delta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kross working over Delta with some ground and pound. Delta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Delta won't allow Kross to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kross lands with a punch from half guard.
Kross lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delta wants to improve his position but Kross is controlling well.
Kross lands with a punch from half guard.
Kross is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Kross.
Kross winds up and cracks Delta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kross working the head and body with strikes.
Delta looking for submissions off his back.
Delta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kross is nestled in close to Delta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kross wants to work for an arm triangle but Delta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Delta gets back to full guard.
Delta keeping moving, preventing Kross from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Kross dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Delta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kross controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Delta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Delta is working for an americana but Kross has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Delta was thinking about the submission.
Delta drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kross dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kross is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross distracts Delta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Delta has momentary wrist control but Kross slips an elbow through the middle.
Kross scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kross lands a couple of digs.
Delta keeping moving, preventing Kross from controlling successfully.
Kross stands up over Delta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kross landing some decent shots from guard.
Delta is rocked!
Kross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Delta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kross's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kross postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oh Delta is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kross scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rolf Kross has got the better of the ground game so far.
Delta wants to sweep here but Kross controlling him for the moment.
Delta seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kross scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kross looking to pass the guard.
Delta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kross!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross blocking the ground and pound.
Kross manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Delta is looking for a kimura but Kross is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Delta to get the leverage.
Delta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Delta is trying to control the action in half guard but Kross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Delta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kross doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Delta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kross manages to get to full guard.
Delta drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kross dives on top into guard.
Kross works over Delta with some ground and pound from guard.
Kross trying to control but Delta is working from the bottom.
Kross thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kross postures up and lands a big shot to Delta's brow.
Delta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kross can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kross 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.
Kross lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kross is working Delta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Delta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kross defends well.
Kross working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Delta's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kross 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.
Kross connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Kross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delta shoots in and gets a takedown into Kross's guard.
Delta has gone for a leg lock! Kross slips out almost immediately though and dives into Delta's guard.
Delta looking for subs off his back but Kross has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kross drops an elbow to the side of Delta's head.
Delta moves into full guard.
Kross landing some decent shots from guard.
Delta wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kross is now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delta tries to get to full guard but Kross has control of the leg.
Kross is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delta tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kross slips a nice elbow through Delta's hands, connecting with Delta's forehead.
Kross lands strikes from half guard.
Delta is looking for a sweep. Kross is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Delta is trying to stand back up but Kross is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kross lands a nice short elbow.
Kross scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Delta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kross passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kross punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kross lands a big shot to the head and Delta winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rolf Kross!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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