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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Travis Alexander has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demian Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice jab there from Alexander.
Rocha looks for a takedown but Alexander sprawls well.
Demian Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexander darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alexander takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rocha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alexander connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rocha scrambles back to his feet.
Rocha thows a body shot but no joy.
Rocha clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander cracks Rocha with a nice body shot.
Rocha tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alexander smiles and moves away.
Rocha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rocha.
Alexander looks for the body kick but Rocha saw that one coming.
Alexander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alexander lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Alexander.
Jab by Alexander.
Rocha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rocha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alexander. That one must have hurt.
Rocha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown by Rocha or perhaps it was just good defense by Alexander which made him look bad.
Travis Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Rocha.
Rocha gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Alexander.
It looks like Demian Rocha has been cut.
Alexander keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocha's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha throws a head punch that misses.
Alexander unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rocha looks gassed!
Alexander pushes Rocha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexander creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rocha's defenses.
Alexander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rocha looking to slow down the pace here.
Alexander connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rocha's face.
Alexander crunches a lovely knee into Rocha's ribcage.
Alexander landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alexander lands with a light punch inside.
Rocha takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Alexander scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alexander.
Alexander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alexander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rocha is rocked!
Alexander unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rocha! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Alexander is unloading with more strikes now! Rocha drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Alexander!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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