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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco LeBaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Thedford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thedford comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jay Electronica - Exhibit A kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tim Thedford will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocco LeBaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Thedford!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thedford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thedford has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
LeBaron moves out of range of the body kick.
LeBaron fails to land with a series of punches.
LeBaron moves out of range as Thedford throws a body kick.
Thedford is looking to score with low kicks.
LeBaron misses with a few strikes there.
Thedford misses with a head kick.
Thedford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LeBaron tries to clinch up.
Thedford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thedford is looking to chop away at LeBaron's legs.
A swing and a miss from LeBaron.
Thedford misses with a low kick.
LeBaron blocks the body kick.
LeBaron sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thedford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBaron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeBaron throws a looping overhand right but Thedford ducks down to avoid it.
Thedford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LeBaron.
Thedford misses with a low kick.
LeBaron looks to land a combination but Thedford avoids it well.
Crunch! Thedford slams his shin into LeBaron's torso.
LeBaron blocks the body kick.
Thedford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thedford misses with a kick to the body.
Thedford cracks the inside of LeBaron's front leg.
Thedford scoring well with a low kick there.
LeBaron throws a shot from downtown. Thedford moves away and avoids it.
Thedford misses with a body kick.
LeBaron seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thedford throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thedford misses with a head kick.
LeBaron misses with a wild body shot.
Rocco LeBaron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thedford connects with a solid leg kick.
LeBaron throws a jab but it's blocked by Thedford.
Thedford misses with a leg kick.
LeBaron avoids a kick to the body.
LeBaron throws a right hand that Thedford ducks under and follows up with a left that Thedford also avoids with ease.
Thedford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thedford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and LeBaron is able to avoid easily.
Thedford scoring well with a low kick there.
Thedford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thedford throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thedford is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thedford shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as LeBaron sprawls well. LeBaron wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thedford gets slowly back to his feet.
LeBaron looks to score with a jab to the body but Thedford is just out of range.
Tim Thedford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thedford throws out a leg kick but LeBaron moves out of range and Thedford only half commits.
LeBaron blocks a head kick by Thedford.
LeBaron scores with a sloppy right hand. Thedford should have avoided that one.
LeBaron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thedford.
LeBaron scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
LeBaron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thedford moves away.
LeBaron takes a swing at Thedford's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Thedford misses.
Thedford tries a low kick but LeBaron avoids it.
Thedford connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBaron misses the shot to the body.
LeBaron misses with a lunging right hand
and Thedford counters with a body kick.
Thedford keeps the fight on the outside.
Thedford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of LeBaron's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeBaron misses with a looping right.
Thedford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LeBaron throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Thedford.
Thedford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Thedford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thedford just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LeBaron avoids the head kick by Thedford.
LeBaron cracks Thedford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thedford tries to land a leg kick but LeBaron saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Thedford dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thedford fails to land the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Thedford misses.
Thedford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. LeBaron checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LeBaron is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thedford just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by LeBaron as he checks the leg kick.
LeBaron blocks the body kick.
Thedford throws a low kick, looking for LeBaron's leg but LeBaron calmly moves out of range.
LeBaron avoids a kick to the body.
Thedford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thedford misses with a body kick.
Tim Thedford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
LeBaron tests Thedford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
LeBaron throws a hook but Thedford avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBaron moves into range and clinches up with Thedford.
LeBaron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
LeBaron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LeBaron lands a hook that snaps the head of Thedford backwards.
Thedford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but LeBaron is keeping busy.
Thedford jumps guard but LeBaron turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thedford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LeBaron moves into the clinch successfully.
LeBaron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thedford backwards.
Thedford fails to pull guard.
Rocco LeBaron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Thedford.
A short right from LeBaron on the inside.
Thedford is rocked!
LeBaron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thedford is still on wobbly legs! Can LeBaron finish him?
Thedford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but LeBaron has him pressed against the cage.
LeBaron misses with a punch on the inside.
LeBaron misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeBaron throws a punch but it's blocked by Thedford.
LeBaron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LeBaron misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from LeBaron fails to land.
LeBaron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
LeBaron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thedford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LeBaron working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBaron misses with a punch on the inside.
Thedford blocks an uppercut.
LeBaron lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thedford is breathing heavily.
LeBaron misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LeBaron.
LeBaron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thedford seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from LeBaron.
LeBaron lands a shoulder strike.
Thedford trying to stall but LeBaron improves his position.
Thedford is trying to pull guard but LeBaron turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
LeBaron lands a hook that snaps the head of Thedford backwards.
LeBaron avoiding damage.
LeBaron creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Thedford with a big uppercut! Thedford tries to clinch up but LeBaron pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Thedford to the mat! Thedford covers up and LeBaron unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rocco LeBaron!
Rocco LeBaron decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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