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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goncalo Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goncalo Rocha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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259 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Goncalo Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Jass!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jass shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rocha but Rocha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rocha really is a fat lump.
Rocha gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jass postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jass lands a couple of elbows.
Rocha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jass with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rocha looking to control.
Jass is working Rocha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rocha throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Jass trying to control but Rocha is working from the bottom.
Jass landing some decent shots from guard.
Jass working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jass throws a sloppy head kick and Rocha moves out of range easily.
Rocha tries to clinch but Jass is having none of it.
Jass shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rocha as he jumps to the side.
Jass moves into the clinch.
Jass successfully pulls guard.
Rocha trying to control but Jass is working from the bottom.
Jass with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Rocha can't handle though.
Jass trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rocha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jass is proving hard to escape from.
Rocha won't allow Jass to sweep him here.
Rocha 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.
Jass working a defensive guard here.
Jass manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is looking to improve his position but Jass isn't that keen on the idea.
Jass is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rocha can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jass lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jass lands a nice shot to the head.
Jass lands a big shot there that rocks Rocha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rocha tries to hold on but Jass pushes him away.
Jass landing strikes from the mount and Rocha is in trouble!
Jass putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rocha is breathing heavily.
Jass scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Jass.
Jass with shots to the head and body - Rocha looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jass working the ground and pound effectively.
Jass looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jass working for a submission but Rocha is keeping him at bay.
Jass dominating with strikes here.
Rocha manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jass works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rocha is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocha wants to control but Jass is having none of it.
Rocha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rocha tries to hold on but Jass pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rocha manages to get to full guard.
Rocha wants to sweep but no luck.
Jass trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jass must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rocha keeping full guard, as Jass tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jass postures up.
Rocha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jass manages to get himself to full guard.
Rocha trying to control but Jass is working from the bottom.
Jass looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rocha puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jass regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jass trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Jass dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rocha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jass is fending him off so far but Rocha persists. Nope, Jass circles away and we're back to standing.
Jass misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocha.
Jass shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jass was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jass postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rocha looks a forlorn figure.
Jass working the ground and pound effectively.
Jass avoids the attempt from Rocha to control.
Hugh Jass has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rocha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rocha tries to lock up and control but Jass gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jass looking to finish Rocha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rocha!
Rocha is trying desperately to improve position.
Jass breaks from Rocha's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jass scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rocha?
The referee warns Rocha that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jass scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rocha?
BOOM! Jass connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rocha tries to hold on but Jass pushes him away.
Jass throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rocha wants to hold on but Jass pushes him away.
Jass swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rocha is now in Jass's guard. A big mistake from Jass there, giving up the dominant position!
Jass wants to sweep but no luck.
Jass strikes from his own guard.
Rocha trying to control the position from guard on top but Jass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jass has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rocha off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rocha tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jass ducks under a wild hook from Rocha.
Hugh Jass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rocha is fending him off so far but Jass persists. Nope, Rocha circles away and we're back to standing.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jass.
Jass working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jass wants to control but Rocha is keeping him busy.
Jass landing a few strikes.
Jass tries to advance position but instead Rocha slips a leg back in to half guard.
Rocha is looking for a sweep. Jass is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jass working the head and body with strikes.
Jass frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Rocha that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rocha wants to control but Jass is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jass working the ground and pound effectively.
Rocha really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jass postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rocha looks a forlorn figure.
Jass fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jass cracks Rocha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jass scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jass lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jass lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Jass.
Rocha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rocha is working hard here to advance position.
Rocha tries to hold on but Jass postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jass is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rocha is working to get back to half guard.
Jass is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rocha can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rocha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rocha working to try and regain half guard.
Jass is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rocha is looking to improve his position but Jass isn't that keen on the idea.
Rocha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocha tries to reverse the position but Jass maintains control.
Jass connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rocha wants to hold on but Jass pushes him away.
Jass dominating with strikes here.
Rocha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Jass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jass closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jass lands in his opponent's guard.
Rocha trying to control the position.
Jass scoring with some ground and pound.
Jass tries to free his leg and advance position but Rocha is retaining full guard.
Jass wants to control from the top but Rocha keeps moving.
Rocha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jass chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jass decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rocha is looking to improve his position.
Rocha is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jass's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jass's back!
Rocha wants to control but Jass is keeping busy.
Jass is in bad spot here.
Rocha trying to control momentarily.
Rocha is landing with strikes from the back.
Rocha is looking to control Jass but Jass is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jass is really stuck here.
That's two 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.
Rocha doesn't have the hooks in and Jass manages to turn into his guard.
Rocha wants to get back to his feet but Jass is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jass throws a head kick that misses.
Rocha misses with a takedown
and Jass counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jass.
Jass wants the takedown. Rocha is fighting it off but Jass persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rocha's guard against the cage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rocha is on top in guard.
Jass can't keep his opponent in guard - Rocha advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jass tries to get to full guard but Rocha has control of the leg.
Rocha seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jass tries to get to full guard but Rocha has control of the leg.
Rocha is trying to control the action in half guard but Jass is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jass is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jass is looking to improve his position.
Rocha tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jass.
Jass wants to improve his position but Rocha is controlling well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jass shoots in and bounces Rocha off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jass trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rocha manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rocha avoids the attempt from Jass to control.
Jass is looking to improve his position but Rocha isn't that keen on the idea.
Rocha trying to control but Jass is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jass is looking to get to half guard.
Jass is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jass is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jass gets back to half guard.
Jass is looking to control Rocha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jass avoid being mounted?
Jass missing with punches from the bottom.
Rocha is pressing down on Jass's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jass is holding on for now.
Goncalo Rocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Jass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jass 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Jass!
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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
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