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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keller Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hollywood Undead - The Natives. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampage Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keller Rock!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rock.
Rock closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rock lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rock is controlling him.
Rock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rock passes into half guard.
Rock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Rock sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Rock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rock trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Rock perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Keller Rock has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jackson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rock did well to prevent Jackson getting side control.
Rock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rock to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rock on the ground.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rock is controlling him.
Jackson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Keller Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rock's waist but Rock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rock.
Rampage Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keller Rock.
Rock fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rock is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson with the ground and pound but Rock uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Rock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Rock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to control but Jackson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock uses his free foot to push down on Jackson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keller Rock will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rock controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson postures up in Rock's guard and throws a big left but Rock blocks it.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rock wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Rock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Rock!
Rampage Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rock controls the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rock tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Keller Rock was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rock wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rock is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Rock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Rock!
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rock is controlling him.
Rock tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Rock works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Rock landing with the ground and pound.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rock trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Rock pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rampage Jackson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Rock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Rock shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rock on his heels. He'll look to pass Rock's guard now, I'm sure.
Rock is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson throws a strike but Rock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rock looking to pass the guard.
Rock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock throwing strikes but missing.
Rock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rock advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rock throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rock working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rock trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Jackson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to move to mount but Jackson blocks the move with his legs.
Rock working the ground and pound but Jackson is defending the strikes.
Rock wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Rock misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jackson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rock works to advance to full mount. Jackson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Rock cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rock controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keller Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keller Rock!
After winning the bout, Keller Rock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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