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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Himmelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock comes to the cage accompanied by Shake That ass For Me - Eminem ft. Nate Dogg. Himmelman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: killing in the name of. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 cm
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279 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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186 cm
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Rock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garrett Himmelman ! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rock tries to clinch but Himmelman is having none of it. Himmelman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Himmelman throws a right and a left that both miss. Rock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Himmelman , pushing him back against the cage. Rock breaks from the clinch.
Himmelman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock. Rock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Himmelman moves into the clinch. Rock breaks from the clinch.
Himmelman misses with a low kick. Jay Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Himmelman throws a sloppy head kick and Rock moves out of range easily. Jab by Rock. Himmelman is looking to land body kicks. Rock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Himmelman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Himmelman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rock was well out of range. Poor timing from Himmelman . Himmelman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Himmelman misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Himmelman does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Himmelman tries to bum rush Rock with a series of wild strikes but Rock uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Himmelman is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Himmelman walks into a straight right hand from Rock. Rock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Himmelman .
It looks like Jay Rock has been cut. Himmelman throws a series of punches but Rock moves out of range. Rock scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rock takes the fight into the clinch. Rock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Rock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Himmelman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Himmelman looks gassed! Rock tries to clinch up but Himmelman circles away and keeps his distance. Rock shoots in looking for a takedown but Himmelman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Himmelman swats away the attempt to clinch by Rock. Rock digs a good body shot into Himmelman 's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rock wants to clinch up but Himmelman keeps it at a distance. Himmelman tries to keep at a distance but Rock has taken the fight into the clinch. Rock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Rock tries to pull guard but Himmelman forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Rock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Himmelman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Rock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rock has Himmelman up against the cage in a clinch.
Rock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Rock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rock rushes Himmelman and presses him up against the cage. Rock goes for a takedown attempt but Himmelman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Rock doesn't manage to clinch there - Himmelman circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Himmelman . No joy for Rock on that attempt. Rock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Rock tries to clinch up. Rock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Himmelman to score with a decent uppercut. Rock throws out a leg kick but Himmelman moves out of range and Rock only half commits. Himmelman misses with a series of wild punches.
Himmelman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Himmelman 's head backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Himmelman doesn't manage to clinch there - Rock circles away.
Himmelman takes one to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Rock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rock tries to clinch there but Himmelman circles away.
A punch combination from Rock misses. Rock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Himmelman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rock tries to close the distance and clinch but Himmelman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rock lands a nice shot that snaps Himmelman 's head back.
Rock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Rock dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jay Rock's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Himmelman scores with a punch to the head. The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Himmelman scores with a body shot.
Rock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Himmelman misses with a head kick.
Himmelman fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock swats away the attempt to clinch by Himmelman . Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Himmelman fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock cracks Himmelman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Rock stuns Himmelman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Himmelman 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 Rock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Himmelman is breathing heavily. Rock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. This has been an exciting period of action! Himmelman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rock misses with a double jab.
Jay Rock is winning the standup battle so far. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rock. Rock drops Himmelman with a beautiful combination! Himmelman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rock is looking for the KO!
Himmelman is rocked! Himmelman gets tackled into the cage by Rock. Rock maintains the clinch. Himmelman is still on wobbly legs! Can Rock finish him? Rock can't get the takedown.
Himmelman seems to have recovered his senses. Rock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Donk. Rock catches Himmelman right on the button with a cross. Rock slips a straight right by Himmelman . Rock clobbers Himmelman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Rock throws a right and a left that Himmelman avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rock clinches up with Himmelman and pushes him back against the cage. Rock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Himmelman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Rock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Rock lands an overhand right. Rock cracks Himmelman with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rock has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Himmelman to stand back up! Jay Rock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Rock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Himmelman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Rock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Rock with a hook. Oooooh!!! Rock has knocked Himmelman down with a huge combo! Rock steps away and waves a wobbly Himmelman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Himmelman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rock scores with a jab to the head.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rock lands with a straight right. Himmelman didn't see that one coming. Rock defending well as Himmelman loads up on a big left hand. Rock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rock forces Himmelman back against the cage and clinches. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Rock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the liver by Rock. Beautiful body shot. Rock tries to close the distance and clinch but Himmelman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rock lands with a shot to the body. Rock throws a head kick that half lands.
Rock tries to clinch up. Rock lands a nice shot that snaps Himmelman 's head back.
Rock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Rock tries to clinch up. Rock throws a combination. Himmelman tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Rock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rock lands a really nice looking cross but Himmelman seems unphased.
Rock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rock clinches up against the cage. Rock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Himmelman can do to turn this around? A battle for position here, against the cage. Rock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Rock dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jay Rock's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Himmelman tries to clinch but Rock moves out of range. Himmelman wants to land a leg kick but Rock is out of range. Rock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Oooooh!!! Rock has knocked Himmelman down with a huge combo! Rock steps away and waves a wobbly Himmelman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! This has been an exciting period of action! Himmelman is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Rock Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Himmelman is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jay Rock! During a confident post fight interview, Jay Rock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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