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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masaya Erta Ale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masaya Erta Ale has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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173 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Masaya Erta Ale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chase Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Rollins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erta Ale tries a low kick but Rollins avoids it.
Erta Ale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erta Ale misses with a series of wild punches.
Erta Ale misses with a wild body shot.
Rollins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erta Ale. Rollins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rollins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rollins blocks a head kick by Erta Ale.
Erta Ale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rollins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rollins misses with a leg kick.
Rollins cracks the inside of Erta Ale's front leg.
Rollins throws a leg kick but Erta Ale checks it.
Rollins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Erta Ale or perhaps it was just good defense by Rollins which made him look bad.
Rollins scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erta Ale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rollins manages to avoid it.
Rollins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins misses the jab.
Rollins dodges the punch combination from Erta Ale.
Erta Ale shoots and misses
and Rollins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Erta Ale's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Erta Ale is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rollins with a nice head shot there.
Rollins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rollins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rollins postures up.
Rollins wants to stand but Erta Ale has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rollins trying to control but Erta Ale is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollins pushing down on Erta Ale's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Erta Ale is looking for a sweep. Rollins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins wants to control but Erta Ale is keeping him busy.
Erta Ale looking for submissions off his back.
Rollins trying to control the action but Erta Ale is working from the bottom.
Rollins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rollins prevents Erta Ale from improving his position.
Rollins stands up from half guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rollins.
Chase Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erta Ale throws a leg kick but Rollins moved away.
Sloppy strikes from Erta Ale. Those never looked like landing.
Erta Ale shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rollins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erta Ale being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rollins looking for a sweep. Not yet Rollins, not yet.
Rollins has control of Erta Ale's left arm, preventing Erta Ale from doing any damage.
Rollins working a defensive guard but Erta Ale passes into half guard.
Rollins is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erta Ale is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rollins sees it coming and defends easily.
Rollins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rollins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rollins is controlling Erta Ale's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erta Ale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rollins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rollins has his hands on Erta Ale's head, controlling the position.
Rollins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Erta Ale is one step ahead there.
Rollins is pulling down on Erta Ale's head. It's preventing any offense from Erta Ale, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Erta Ale tries to free his leg and advance position but Rollins is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chase Rollins wasn't active enough on the ground.
Erta Ale is looking to score with low kicks.
Erta Ale lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rollins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rollins slips a jab from Erta Ale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Rollins dominated that round.
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.
Rollins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Erta Ale is trying to defend but Rollins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rollins is thwarting Erta Ale's attempts to control the position.
Erta Ale is refusing to be controlled, as Rollins sits in half guard.
Erta Ale is looking for a sweep. Rollins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rollins wants to pass to mount but Erta Ale is defending the position.
Rollins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rollins is nestled in close to Erta Ale, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Erta Ale looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Erta Ale is looking to improve his position.
Rollins wants to control but Erta Ale is keeping him busy.
Rollins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Erta Ale looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rollins wants to pass the guard but Erta Ale is defending well.
Rollins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rollins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Erta Ale wants to control but Rollins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rollins seems to be looking for submissions.
Rollins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rollins trying to control from half guard but Erta Ale is working away.
Rollins slips a nice elbow through Erta Ale's hands, connecting with Erta Ale's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erta Ale wants to control but Rollins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Erta Ale is trying to get back to full guard.
Rollins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Erta Ale does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins prevents Erta Ale from improving his position.
Erta Ale is staying active underneath Rollins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chase Rollins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rollins moves out of range of the strikes.
Rollins throws a leg kick but Erta Ale moved away.
Erta Ale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erta Ale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erta Ale jabs at Rollins's body.
Erta Ale gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Erta Ale working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Erta Ale looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chase Rollins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rollins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rollins trying to control but Erta Ale is working from the bottom.
Rollins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rollins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Erta Ale is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Erta Ale has momentary wrist control but Rollins slips an elbow through the middle.
Rollins trying to control the position from guard on top but Erta Ale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rollins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins wants to get up but he can't break Erta Ale's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rollins connects with a couple of short punches.
Rollins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rollins postures up.
Rollins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rollins trying to control the position from guard on top but Erta Ale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rollins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chase Rollins wasn't active enough on the ground.
Erta Ale misses with a low kick as Rollins jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erta Ale checks a low kick from Rollins.
Erta Ale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rollins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Rollins 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Erta Ale is looking to chop away at Rollins's legs.
Rollins blocks a head kick by Erta Ale.
Rollins stuffs the takedown attempt from Erta Ale. Erta Ale gets slowly back to his feet.
Masaya Erta Ale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rollins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Erta Ale's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rollins under the eye.
Rollins connects with a right hand. Erta Ale shakes it off.
Erta Ale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erta Ale misses with a body shot.
Rollins misses with a hook.
Erta Ale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Erta Ale thows a body shot but no joy.
Rollins blocks a head kick by Erta Ale.
A good leg kick by Rollins.
Rollins misses with an uppercut. Erta Ale saw that one coming.
Rollins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erta Ale moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rollins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erta Ale tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Erta Ale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rollins misses with a low kick as Erta Ale jumps back.
Erta Ale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rollins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erta Ale manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Erta Ale or perhaps it was just good defense by Rollins which made him look bad.
Erta Ale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rollins is looking for a kimura but Erta Ale is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rollins to get the leverage.
Rollins is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Erta Ale!
Erta Ale tries to hold on but Rollins postures up.
The referee warns Erta Ale that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Erta Ale is squirming around, avoiding Rollins's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erta Ale wants to control but Rollins is having none of it.
Erta Ale really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rollins cracks Erta Ale with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rollins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rollins tries to control but Erta Ale wriggling away.
Rollins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Erta Ale is rocked!
Rollins looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Erta Ale covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chase Rollins!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chase Rollins waved his t-shirt featuring TFP Graphics - Pit Inc's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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