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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Jooginz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Rock acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Jooginz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Rock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Rock.
Jooginz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rock is trying to stand up here but Jooginz is controlling him well.
Rock tries to get to full guard but Jooginz has control of the leg.
Jooginz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Jooginz there.
Jooginz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jooginz is nestled in close to Rock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jooginz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jooginz 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.
Rock is trying to stand back up but Jooginz is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jooginz is looking to take a break and control but Rock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jooginz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jooginz prevents Rock from improving his position.
Rock is not content to let Jooginz control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rock tries to clinch there but Jooginz circles away.
Jooginz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rock.
Nice defenses there by Jooginz.
Rock tries to clinch there but Jooginz circles away.
Rock doesn't manage to clinch there - Jooginz circles away.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Rock misses.
Jooginz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rock!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jooginz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jooginz looking to control but Rock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rock is trying to escape the mount.
Rock is squirming around, avoiding Jooginz's attempts to control the action.
Rock trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jooginz controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jooginz lands with some strikes.
Jooginz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rock is desperately trying to improve his position but Jooginz has a good base and remains in mount.
Jooginz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jooginz tries to control but Rock wriggling away.
Jooginz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rock is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jooginz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jooginz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rock can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jooginz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rock looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jooginz controlling the position easily from mount.
Rock is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jooginz landing shots from mount.
Rock is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jooginz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jooginz looking to control but Rock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rock tries to reverse the position but Jooginz maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Jooginz 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.
Jooginz tries for a takedown but Rock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rico Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock tries for a takedown but Jooginz circles away easily
and Jooginz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rock won't be happy with that.
Jooginz taking a breather here.
Check out the look on Jooginz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rock is pushing Jooginz's head away, looking to escape. Jooginz manages to hold on to the position though.
Jooginz cracks Rock with a big right hand but Rock just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jooginz is working Rock over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jooginz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jooginz cracks Rock with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jooginz working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock is looking to regain half guard here but Jooginz keeps moving and retains side control.
Jooginz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock is being controlled here.
Jooginz scoring with punches and elbows.
Jooginz tries to advance to mount but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rock is looking to improve his position.
Rock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jooginz prevents Rock from getting back to his feet.
Jooginz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rock's head.
Rock wants to get back to his feet but Jooginz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jooginz wants to control from the top but Rock keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock is looking for a triangle but Jooginz pushes his legs off easily.
Jooginz trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jooginz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rock pushes Jooginz off and gets back to his feet.
Rock throws a looping overhand right but Jooginz ducks down to avoid it.
Jooginz misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Rock.
Rock darts in trying to clinch
and Jooginz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rock!
Jooginz controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jooginz lands a big shot there that rocks Rock but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rock is desperately trying to improve his position but Jooginz has a good base and remains in mount.
Andrew Jooginz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jooginz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rock is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jooginz lands a nice shot to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jooginz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rock is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rock takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rock takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rock trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jooginz working the ground and pound effectively.
Jooginz working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jooginz raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Jooginz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jooginz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rock is trying desperately to improve position.
Jooginz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rock is working to get back to half guard.
Jooginz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rock hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock is trying to escape the mount.
Jooginz controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Jooginz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rock throws a one two combo.
Rock loads up on a big right hand but Jooginz slips the punch.
Jooginz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rock to score with a decent uppercut.
Jooginz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrew Jooginz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jooginz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rock is trying to break free.
Rock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jooginz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rock swings wildly with an uppercut but Jooginz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Jooginz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jooginz tightens his grip and picks Rock up, before dumping him to the ground. Rock manages to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jooginz throwing strikes from guard but Rock blocks nicely.
Jooginz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jooginz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rock can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jooginz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rock to see if he's OK.
Rock manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jooginz's best efforts.
Jooginz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jooginz prevents Rock from standing back up.
Rock is looking for a sweep. Jooginz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jooginz is working for a kimura but Rock is defending it quite comfortably.
Jooginz is keen to just control but Rock is a slippery customer.
Rock is trying to stand.
Jooginz is tying to control. Rock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jooginz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jooginz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jooginz shoots in looking for a takedown. Rock tries to sprawl out of it but Jooginz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jooginz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rock's guard.
Jooginz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jooginz trying to control but Rock is working from the bottom.
Rock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jooginz trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jooginz is looking to work some ground and pound but Rock has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jooginz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jooginz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Jooginz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rock throws a lazy right hand but Jooginz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jooginz shoots for a double leg takedown but Rock sprawls well. He's pushed Jooginz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jooginz. Jooginz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rock might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rock wants to stand but Jooginz is controlling the position.
Jooginz sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock keeping moving, preventing Jooginz from controlling successfully.
Jooginz won't allow Rock to get back to his feet.
Rico Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jooginz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Jooginz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock misses with a takedown
and Jooginz moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jooginz leaning against his opponent.
Jooginz is trying to trip Rock. He has hold of a leg but Rock is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jooginz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jooginz stopping the sweep attempt from Rock.
Jooginz throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Jooginz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jooginz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Jooginz!
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