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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antti Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horatius Cocles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cocles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hollywood Undead - I Don't Wanna Die (Borgore Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Rokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Horatius Cocles!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokka throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cocles tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rokka is in Cocles's guard.
Cocles controls Rokka momentarily but Rokka frees himself.
Rokka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cocles is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rokka trying to control but Cocles is working from the bottom.
Rokka tries to free his leg and advance position but Cocles is retaining full guard.
Cocles trying to control the position.
Cocles should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cocles 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.
Cocles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rokka shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cocles is trying to defend but Rokka finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka slips a nice elbow through Cocles's hands, connecting with Cocles's forehead.
Rokka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rokka trying to mount his opponent but Cocles defends it.
Rokka is looking to stall here but Cocles recovers full guard.
Cocles is trying to keep Rokka in close.
Cocles has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rokka should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cocles has tightened it up now! Rokka should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Horatius Cocles!
Our winner, Horatius Cocles, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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