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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Skoal Citrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokka has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. Tero Rokka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Skoal Citrus's chin.
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143 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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166 cm
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144 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skoal Citrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Citrus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Citrus misses with a hook
and Rokka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Citrus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Citrus misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Citrus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rokka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rokka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Citrus misses with a leg kick
and Rokka counters with a good low kick that Citrus was not able to check.
Rokka tries to move into range but Citrus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rokka. Citrus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Citrus throws a right hand that misses
and Rokka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka throws a sloppy head kick and Citrus moves out of range easily.
Rokka throws a sloppy head kick
and Citrus counters with a takedown into side control.
Rokka wants to control but Citrus postures up.
Citrus in side control, throwing shots but Rokka defends.
Citrus working away.
Rokka pushes Citrus away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Citrus gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rokka manages to get back to half guard.
Rokka is not content to let Citrus control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rokka is controlling Citrus's trapped leg to prevent Citrus from advancing to side control.
Rokka tries to kick Citrus off but Citrus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rokka won't allow Citrus to pass to mount.
Citrus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Citrus 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.
Citrus misses with a head shot. Rokka uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rokka dives on top into guard.
Citrus looking for a sweep. Not yet Citrus, not yet.
Rokka seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rokka preventing the sweep.
Rokka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Citrus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rokka has managed to get both his arms back between Citrus's legs - danger averted.
Rokka controlling from the top position.
That's four 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.
Citrus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Citrus has his foot on Rokka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rokka works his way back into a safe position though.
Citrus has his foot on Rokka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rokka works his way back into a safe position though.
Rokka is looking to stand up but Citrus won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Citrus working for a triangle but Rokka defends it easily.
Rokka stays in close to Citrus's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Rokka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A low kick from Citrus is predictable there
and Rokka counters with a thumping low kick.
Citrus tries to clinch up
and Rokka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rokka throws a poor cross that misses
and Citrus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Citrus tries to clinch up but Rokka circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheers as Citrus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rokka doesn't seem phased though.
Rokka clobbers Citrus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka misses with a double jab
and Citrus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Citrus.
Citrus tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Citrus working the strikes but Rokka uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rokka wants to get back to full guard.
Citrus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rokka defending well though.
Citrus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rokka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Citrus.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka tries to roll over but Citrus keeps him under control.
Citrus thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rokka to regain full guard.
Citrus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Citrus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rokka is trying to stand up here but Citrus is controlling him well.
Citrus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rokka is looking for a sweep. Citrus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Citrus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Citrus is looking to advance position but Rokka won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus thows a huge punch but Rokka dodges it nicely.
Citrus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Citrus is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Citrus throwing strikes but Rokka bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Citrus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rokka is keeping the position for now.
Citrus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Citrus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Citrus wants to control from the top but Rokka keeps moving.
Citrus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Citrus wants to control from the top but Rokka keeps moving.
Citrus throws a strike but Rokka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Citrus has his foot on Rokka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rokka works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tero Rokka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rokka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Citrus manages to avoid it.
Citrus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rokka looks to land a right hand but Citrus moved out of range.
Citrus is looking to clinch.
Citrus moves out of range of the leg kick from Rokka.
Rokka checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Citrus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Citrus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rokka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Rokka tenderised Citrus's leg. Citrus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Citrus misses the shot to the body.
Rokka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rokka cracks Citrus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rokka throws a jab when Citrus was well out of range.
Rokka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Rokka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Citrus misses with a right hand
and Rokka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citrus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokka.
Citrus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Citrus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rokka swivels and escapes.
Citrus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rokka is out of range.
Citrus misses with a leg kick
and Rokka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Citrus's knee momentarily.
Rokka misses with a left hand
and Citrus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Citrus walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka throws a body kick that misses.
Citrus tries to work over Rokka's front leg with a kick but Rokka checks it.
Citrus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rokka.
Tero Rokka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rokka moves out of range of the strikes.
Citrus misses with a hook
and Rokka counters with a leg kick.
Citrus scores with the left hand. Rokka knows he should have avoided that one.
Skoal Citrus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rokka misses with a shot to the body
letting Citrus counter with a right hand.
Citrus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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.
Rokka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Rokka.
Citrus punishes Rokka's body with a nice straight punch.
Citrus lands a nice hook to Rokka's body. Rokka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rokka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rokka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Citrus.
Rokka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Rokka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rokka 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tero Rokka!
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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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