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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock has chosen Guns N Roses- Sweet Child O Mine as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lance Rock was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshihiro Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Rock!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imanari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rock defends it nicely.
Rock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Imanari slips under a jab.
Lance Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Rock.
Imanari with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Imanari thinking.
Rock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rock wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Imanari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Imanari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rock moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rock.
Imanari closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Imanari lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock is pulling down on Imanari's head to control his posture.
Rock looking for a sweep. Not yet Rock, not yet.
Imanari trying to control but Rock is working from the bottom.
Rock controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rock is on top in guard.
Rock looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Imanari wants to stand up but Rock is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rock lands a jab to Imanari's midsection.
Rock throws a hook but Imanari blocks it.
Rock throws a leg kick but Imanari checks it.
Rock thumps Imanari with a low kick.
Imanari closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rock did well to prevent Imanari getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock trying to hold on to Imanari's head to control him but Imanari postures up.
Rock wants to improve his position but Imanari is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari is looking for a kimura here.
Imanari is pressing down on Rock's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rock is holding on for now.
Rock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Imanari distracts Rock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Imanari trying to control but Rock is working from the bottom.
Rock controls Imanari momentarily but Imanari frees himself.
Rock is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Imanari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Imanari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imanari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Imanari has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Imanari looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Imanari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rock keeping moving, preventing Imanari from controlling successfully.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock controlling the position.
Imanari scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lance Rock will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Imanari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rock's guard.
Imanari connects with a couple of short punches.
Rock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Imanari is one step ahead there.
Imanari looking to pass the guard.
Rock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Imanari is one step ahead there.
Rock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Imanari's guard.
Rock preventing the sweep.
Yoshihiro Imanari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Imanari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Imanari is on top in guard.
Imanari wants to control from the top but Rock keeps moving.
Imanari throws a big right hand that misses.
Imanari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Imanari wants to control from the top but Rock keeps moving.
Rock wants to sweep here but Imanari controlling him for the moment.
Imanari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Imanari's guard.
Rock slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Imanari tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Imanari!
Imanari slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Imanari is looking to improve his position.
Rock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Imanari moves into full guard.
Rock won't allow Imanari to sweep him here.
Imanari trying to control the position.
Rock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rock throwing strikes from guard but Imanari blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rock is aware though and is defending well.
Imanari has control of Rock's left arm, preventing Rock from doing any damage.
Rock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Imanari looking to control.
Rock stopping the sweep attempt from Imanari.
Imanari keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Imanari just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rock throws a head kick but Imanari moves out of range.
Rock misses with a body punch
enabling Imanari to counter with a crisp jab.
Rock throws a big shot that misses.
Rock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Imanari misses the jab.
Imanari 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 Imanari off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Rock lands but Imanari takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imanari blocks a head kick by Rock.
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 Yoshihiro Imanari will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rock tries for a takedown but Imanari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Imanari fails with a takedown attempt.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Imanari throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock.
Imanari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rock under the eye.
Imanari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rock scores with a body shot.
Imanari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Imanari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock has Imanari pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Imanari manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Imanari has Rock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Imanari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Imanari gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Imanari wants to take a breather but Rock is having none of it.
Imanari landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rock manages to get to full guard.
Rock trying to keep a closed guard but Imanari is proving a slippery customer.
Rock wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari won't allow Rock to sweep him here.
Imanari lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imanari stands up over Rock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Imanari tries to free his leg and advance position but Rock is retaining full guard.
Imanari cracks Rock with a solid left hand.
Imanari is looking to work some ground and pound but Rock has wrist control.
Imanari preventing the sweep.
Imanari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rock is keeping the position for now.
Rock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Imanari!
Imanari really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari taking shots to the head.
Rock dominating with strikes here.
Imanari tries to lock up and control but Rock gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rock raining down shots from the mount!
Rock is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Imanari can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Imanari keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Imanari is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imanari really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Imanari hang on?
Imanari manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Imanari trying to control here.
Rock is trying to control. Imanari wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imanari flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Imanari is looking to control Rock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Imanari avoid being mounted?
Rock is pressing down on Imanari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Imanari is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lance Rock.
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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Rock!
An out of breath Lance Rock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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