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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Rockzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockzo has chosen I'm Just a Rock 'n' Roll Clown -by- Doctor Rockzo as his entrance music. Doctor Rockzo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Jacobs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Rockzo!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockzo tries to clinch but Jacobs moves out of range.
Jacobs moves out of range as Rockzo strikes.
Jacobs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rockzo.
Decent striking displayed by Jacobs there.
Jacobs scores with a decent looking hook.
Rockzo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jacobs but Jacobs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jacobs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rockzo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jacobs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Rockzo keeps moving.
Rockzo has his hands on Jacobs's head, controlling the position.
Jacobs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jacobs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rockzo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jacobs trying to control but Rockzo is working from the bottom.
Jacobs is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rockzo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jacobs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Rockzo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jacobs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rockzo is keeping the position for now.
Jacobs stands and steps away. Rockzo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A lazy left from Jacobs finds it's target.
Jacobs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rockzo shoots in for a double leg but Jacobs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Christian Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Rockzo.
Rockzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jacobs to score with a decent uppercut.
Rockzo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockzo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jacobs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rockzo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jacobs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs sneaks back into half guard.
Jacobs is trying to get back to full guard.
Rockzo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jacobs sees it coming and defends easily.
Jacobs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rockzo throwing shots but Jacobs is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jacobs's head.
Jacobs manages to get to full guard.
Rockzo wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is keeping the position.
Rockzo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rockzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jacobs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacobs is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Jacobs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jacobs is looking to land body kicks.
Rockzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jacobs moves away from the strike by Rockzo.
Doctor Rockzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs swats away the attempt to clinch by Rockzo.
Jacobs misses with an uppercut. Rockzo saw that one coming.
Rockzo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jacobs is fending him off so far but Rockzo persists. Nope, Jacobs circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacobs checks a leg kick.
Rockzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobs moves away.
A slow jab from Rockzo misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Jacobs. Those never looked like landing.
Rockzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacobs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Rockzo does no damage.
Rockzo looks to land a left hand but Jacobs moved out of range nicely.
Rockzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacobs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockzo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Doctor Rockzo has been cut.
Rockzo throws a shot from downtown. Jacobs moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Rockzo.
Jacobs throws out a powerful jab.
Rockzo is rocked!
Jacobs jabs at Rockzo's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jacobs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rockzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jacobs finish him?
Rockzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobs is just out of range.
Rockzo moves in looking to clinch but Jacobs pushes him off.
Rockzo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rockzo seems to have recovered his senses.
Rockzo is breathing heavily.
Rockzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rockzo misses with a body shot.
Jacobs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jacobs shoots in and bounces Rockzo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Christian Jacobs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jacobs trying to control but Rockzo is working from the bottom.
Jacobs is really struggling to control Rockzo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Christian Jacobs.
Jacobs thows a body kick. Rockzo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs scores with a sloppy right hand. Rockzo should have avoided that one.
Rockzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacobs.
Rockzo drives through with a takedown into Jacobs's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jacobs wants to sweep here but Rockzo controlling him for the moment.
Jacobs seems keen to control Rockzo's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Rockzo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jacobs holds on and takes a little breather.
Christian Jacobs has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jacobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jacobs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rockzo.
Jacobs throws a leg kick which misses Rockzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rockzo tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockzo tries to clinch up but Jacobs circles away and keeps his distance.
Jacobs stuffs the takedown.
Jacobs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rockzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Rockzo tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it.
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Rockzo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rockzo.
Christian Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Rockzo.
Rockzo looks to throw the jab but Jacobs is out of range.
Jacobs throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Jacobs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Rockzo's cut.
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.
Jacobs misses with a body shot.
Jacobs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rockzo's sensitive parts.
Rockzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacobs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jacobs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacobs tries to land a leg kick but Rockzo saw it coming and moves away.
Jacobs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rockzo throws out a loose jab but Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockzo missing with a left hand there. Jacobs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rockzo throws a lazy body kick
and Jacobs counters with a left and a right that stings Rockzo.
Rockzo throws a sloppy body shot
and Jacobs counters with an inside leg kick.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that Rockzo avoids nicely.
Jacobs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockzo.
Jacobs slaps away a takedown attempt from Rockzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jacobs is looking to wear down Rockzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rockzo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rockzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rockzo tries to clinch up but Jacobs circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rockzo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jacobs - the referee stops the clock and Rockzo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jacobs. Rockzo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jacobs moves out of range of the body kick.
Rockzo shoots for a takedown but Jacobs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Christian Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Rockzo.
Jacobs tries to bum rush Rockzo with a series of wild strikes but Rockzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rockzo slaps away a takedown attempt from Jacobs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jacobs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good standup being displayed there by Rockzo as he connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Jacobs - just one landing.
That has opened up Doctor Rockzo's cut even more.
Rockzo is looking to clinch but Jacobs is avoiding it.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Rockzo moves out of range.
Jacobs shoots in but no luck this time.
Rockzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Christian Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs jabs Rockzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oooh a lovely combination from Jacobs sends Rockzo down but not out. Jacobs dives into side control looking to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rockzo keeps working.
Jacobs controlling the position.
Rockzo regains half guard.
Rockzo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jacobs.
Rockzo is trying to get back to full guard.
Rockzo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jacobs has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo wants to control but Jacobs is having none of it.
Rockzo is bucking up trying to escape but Jacobs cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jacobs wants to control the pace but Rockzo is squirming around nicely.
Jacobs looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs with the ground and pound from mount.
Jacobs controlling his opponent.
Rockzo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jacobs controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Jacobs clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Rockzo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rockzo dives in and scores a takedown into Jacobs's guard.
Jacobs seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jacobs is trying to keep Rockzo in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Rockzo from controlling successfully.
Jacobs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rockzo's guard.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Rockzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jacobs is one step ahead there.
Rockzo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jacobs trying to control but Rockzo is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Christian Jacobs.
Jacobs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jacobs is looking to take a break and control but Rockzo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacobs controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo is looking for a sweep.
Rockzo regains half guard.
Jacobs wants to take a breather but Rockzo is having none of it.
Jacobs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rockzo's head.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but Rockzo is defending well.
Jacobs is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian Jacobs has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rockzo fails to land the takedown.
Rockzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacobs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jacobs. That's going to slow Rockzo down.
Rockzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jacobs cracks the inside of Rockzo's front leg.
Jacobs thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rockzo if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacobs throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rockzo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rockzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rockzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobs circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacobs. Rockzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockzo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jacobs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but Rockzo shows good takedown defense.
Rockzo misses the jab.
Jacobs throws a leg kick which misses Rockzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rockzo tries to avoid it.
Jacobs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rockzo.
Christian Jacobs is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rockzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jacobs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rockzo throws out the jab.
Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Jacobs had his way with Doctor Rockzo in that round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Rockzo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jacobs cracks the inside of Rockzo's front leg.
Jacobs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rockzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs cracks a nice hook into Rockzo's ribs.
Rockzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rockzo tries to clinch but Jacobs moves out of range.
Jacobs throws a series of strikes that have Rockzo backpedaling.
Rockzo has his takedown stuffed
and Jacobs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.
Rockzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jacobs to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Rockzo misses.
Rockzo stuffs the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jacobs swats away the attempt to clinch by Rockzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rockzo sprawls well initially but Jacobs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rockzo wants to get back to full guard.
Rockzo manages to get to full guard.
Jacobs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rockzo can't keep his opponent in guard - Jacobs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jacobs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jacobs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo is staying active underneath Jacobs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jacobs wants to pass to mount but Rockzo is defending the position.
Jacobs trying to control from half guard but Rockzo is working away.
Jacobs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rockzo can do to turn this around?
Rockzo moves into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jacobs trying to control but Rockzo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Christian Jacobs.
Rockzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacobs.
The fighters circling - Rockzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rockzo is looking to score with low kicks.
Rockzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacobs throws a low kick but Rockzo avoids it.
No joy there for Jacobs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rockzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rockzo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jacobs counters with a straight right hand.
Rockzo missing with a left hand there. Jacobs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rockzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacobs.
The fighters circling - Rockzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doctor Rockzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo shoots in but Jacobs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Jacobs.
Jacobs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rockzo.
Jacobs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobs.
Jacobs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rockzo throws the left hand but Jacobs avoids the punch easily.
Jacobs throws a leg kick that misses.
Rockzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jacobs counters with a nice body shot.
Rockzo tries to clinch up but Jacobs circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rockzo blocks a head kick by Jacobs.
Jacobs shoots for a takedown but Rockzo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rockzo misses with a combination
and Jacobs makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rockzo really felt that one!
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Jacobs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jacobs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Jacobs!
Christian Jacobs retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, Christian Jacobs stared into the camera and said 'Go to the back of the line Rockzo, cause you just got your ass whooped. This belt is mine and it aint going anywhere!!'.
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