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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cash Patrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrone has chosen Hatebreed - Live for this as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
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225 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Campana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cash Patrone!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patrone.
Patrone closes the distance and clinches.
Patrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patrone tries a body shot but Campana blocks it.
Patrone lands an uppercut.
Patrone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campana backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Patrone tries to throw a body punch but Campana avoids it by throwing Patrone back against the cage.
Patrone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patrone lands a shoulder strike.
Patrone tries to stall but Campana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Campana blocks an uppercut.
Patrone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Campana is leaning against Patrone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campana lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Campana scores with a nice short uppercut.
Campana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patrone drives through and clinches with Campana against the cage.
Patrone wants to take the fight to the mat but Campana manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana gets through Patrone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Campana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Campana breaks the clinch.
Campana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patrone.
Patrone moves in looking to clinch but Campana pushes him off.
Patrone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patrone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Campana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Campana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patrone rushes Campana and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Patrone as Campana tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana successfully pulls guard.
Campana thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Patrone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Patrone postures up.
Campana is adopting a defensive guard.
Rocco Campana has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Patrone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campana.
Patrone closes the distance and clinches.
Patrone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Campana is looking to control Patrone's arms but Patrone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Campana has his back to the cage.
Campana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Patrone misses with a punch to the body.
Campana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patrone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campana was well out of range. Poor timing from Patrone.
Patrone lands a jab-cross combination.
Campana throws a leg kick but Patrone checks it.
Campana misses with a straight right.
Patrone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Patrone wants it to stay on the feet.
Patrone misses with a two punch combination.
Patrone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patrone tries to clinch but Campana is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Campana. Patrone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Campana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Patrone avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Campana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campana shoots in but Patrone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Campana looks to throw the jab but Patrone is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patrone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Campana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Campana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rocco Campana will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Campana misses with a right hand
and Patrone counters by moving into the clinch.
Patrone throws a punch but it's blocked by Campana.
Campana tries to pull guard but Patrone forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Patrone just leaning against Campana, taking a breather.
Patrone pushes Campana back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Campana drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Patrone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Patrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patrone can't find room to land a body shot as Campana controls the action.
Patrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patrone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campana backwards.
Campana blocks an uppercut.
Campana breaks from the clinch.
Rocco Campana is winning the standup battle so far.
Campana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Campana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Patrone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Campana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Campana throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Campana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Campana lands a jab-cross combination.
Patrone avoids the body shot from Campana.
Campana connects with a solid leg kick.
Campana ducks right into an uppercut from Patrone.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campana wants to land a leg kick but Patrone is out of range.
Patrone tries to clinch but Campana moves out of range.
Patrone works Campana's body with a nice hook.
Campana gets a double leg takedown into Patrone's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana throws a big right hand that misses.
Patrone looking to control.
Campana is looking to advance position but Patrone has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Campana is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Patrone controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Campana tries to hold on but Patrone postures up.
Campana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patrone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cash Patrone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Patrone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patrone takes a swing at Campana's ribcage but misses.
Patrone has closed the distance and engaged Campana in a clinch.
Campana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Patrone tries for a takedown but Campana manages to get underhooks.
Patrone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patrone swings wildly with an uppercut but Campana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patrone prevents a body shot from Campana.
Patrone prevents a body shot from Campana.
Patrone is looking to control Campana's arms but Campana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Patrone has his back to the cage.
Patrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patrone swings wildly with an uppercut but Campana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campana prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana looking for a takedown.
Patrone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patrone lands a right hand.
Patrone tries to work over Campana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Campana is working for takedown but Patrone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Campana is trying to pull guard but Patrone has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Campana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patrone lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patrone misses with some punches.
Patrone blocking some punches.
Patrone struggles to land a body shot inside as Campana controls his hands.
Campana blocks a body shot from Patrone.
Patrone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campana's elbow.
Campana jumps guard.
Patrone trying to control but Campana is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cash Patrone wasn't active enough on the ground.
Patrone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Campana lands a jab to the head.
Campana lands a head shot.
Campana throws an off balance right hand
and Patrone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Campana.
Patrone wants to control but Campana postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campana trying to control the action but Patrone is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campana working the strikes but Patrone uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Campana is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Patrone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Campana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campana throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Campana looks to land a strike but Patrone avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Campana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rocco Campana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patrone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campana throws an elbow that misses. Patrone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Campana's guard. Nice move by Patrone!
Campana is trying to control the position but Patrone postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rocco Campana.
I think Campana has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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