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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Super Cool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 cm
27
152 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Super Cool! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Rose! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rose looks to land a right hand but Cool moved out of range. Rose connects with a solid leg kick. Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Cool swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rose has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Rose tries to clinch but Cool is having none of it. Cool keeps the fight on the outside. Cool swinging wildly here.
Rose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Rose moves into the clinch successfully.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Rose working Cool over with knees to the body. Rose lands a good knee to the midsection. Cool won't want to take too many of those. 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! Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Rose lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Rose landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cool is breathing heavily. Cool drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rose gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rose lands a right hand. Rose lands an elbow inside. A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Cool. Cool blocks an elbow strike. Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cool throws a head punch that misses. Rose scores with a nice hook to the head. Rose blocking some punches.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Super Cool has been cut. Rose landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rose lands a good knee to the midsection. Cool won't want to take too many of those. Rose lands a nice elbow. Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Cool is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rose misses with a knee to the head. Cool has Rose pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cool pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rose tumbling to the mat - Cool dives into Rose's guard. This has been an exciting period of action! The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Cool wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position. Rose keeping moving, preventing Cool from controlling successfully. Rose wants to stand and escape but Cool is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cool trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom. Cool won't allow Rose to get back to his feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Super Cool wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Rose tries to clinch but Cool moves out of range. Cool misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Rose clinches. Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch. Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cool lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Rose lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rose with a knee to the head.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cool swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it. Rose lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Rose with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cool in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Rose using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose connects with a knee to the head.
Rose lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Rose prevents Cool from breaking the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rose dominated that round. The cut man is working on Super Cool's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Cool circles away.
Rose has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Cool doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rose comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Rose throws an elbow but it misses.
Rose crunches a lovely knee into Cool's ribcage. Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cool lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cool throws a punch but it's blocked by Rose. Rose lands a damaging elbow. Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Cool blocks with his arms.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Rose lands an elbow just above Cool 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice elbow from Rose. Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cool takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose landing knees to the head.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cool's efforts to push away. Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cool in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Cool takes a knee to the side of the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Rose.
Rose landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose lands a damaging elbow. Rose landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rose landing knees to the head.
Cool blocks an elbow strike from Rose.
Cool looking for a takedown. Rose utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rose scores a nice knee to the body.
Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Cool blocks with his arms.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Cool misses with the head strike.
Cool goes for a takedown attempt but Rose pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rose is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cool throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Cool throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Rose clinches up against the cage. Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rose landing knees to the body.
Rose tries to work over Cool's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Cool takes an elbow to the forehead. Rose crunches a lovely knee into Cool's ribcage. Rose lands an elbow inside. Derrick Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Cool is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rose gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Cool. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rose working Cool over with knees to the body. A knee to the head by Rose.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Rose landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action! Rose connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cool's face.
Cool takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cool can't get the takedown.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but Cool blocks with his arms.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose throws an elbow but it misses.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
Cool wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cool lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose landing knees to the head.
Cool wants a takedown but no success here.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Super Cool's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cool fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Cool circles away.
Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cool manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cool manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rose throws a sloppy head kick and Cool moves out of range easily. Cool throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely. Rose is looking to clinch. Rose clinches with his opponent.
Rose has Cool pressed against the cage, preventing Cool from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Cool takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Rose lands an elbow inside. Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Cool avoiding damage as Rose throws knees to the body.
Cool has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rose after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rose landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rose lands a damaging elbow. Rose lands a knee to the body.
Rose creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cool's defenses. Nice elbow from Rose. Rose with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Rose lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Rose.
Rose throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Cool uses good head movement to avoid it. Cool wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cool is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Rose lands an elbow that stopped Cool in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rose has Cool pressed against the cage, preventing Cool from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rose putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cool in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Rose is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Rose lands a nice knee to the body. A knee to the head by Rose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Rose unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges. Rose misses with a knee to the head. Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cool has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rose prevents a body shot from Cool. Rose working Cool over with knees to the body. Cool wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rose lands an elbow inside that Cool shrugs off. Cool breaks the clinch.
Rose tries to clinch there but Cool circles away.
Rose tries to clinch but Cool moves out of range. Rose dodges the punch combination from Cool.
Cool misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rose delivers a nice body kick. Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cool manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Cool shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Rose scores with a kick to the body.
Cool takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cool circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Cool keeps the fight on the outside. Rose clinches up with Cool and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rose with a knee to the head.
Rose misses with a knee to the head. Cool doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose is pressed up against the cage. Cool has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rose down to the mat. Rose avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Cool. That's going to take a lot out of him. Cool takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Rose closes the distance 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! Rose landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Super Cool has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rose with a knee to the head.
Cool takes a knee to the side of the body. Cool tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rose lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rose with a knee to the head.
Cool takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cool. Derrick Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Cool has a couple of punches blocked by Rose.
And that's the end of the fight! Derrick Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Rose winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Rose! A victorious Derrick Rose thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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