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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Dean Rockefeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockefeller comes to the cage accompanied by Kreator - Violent Revolution. James Dean Rockefeller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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157 lbs
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156 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Dean Rockefeller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao walks into a straight right hand from Rockefeller.
Brandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rockefeller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandao misses with a low kick as Rockefeller jumps back.
A jab from Brandao misses.
Rockefeller catches Brandao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rockefeller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RNC Sport Club in the buildup to the fight.
Rockefeller throws a shot from downtown. Brandao moves away and avoids it.
Brandao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rockefeller.
Brandao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rockefeller with a jab.
Rockefeller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rockefeller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandao misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller misses with a leg kick.
Rockefeller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rockefeller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rockefeller.
Rockefeller is looking to slow Brandao down with leg kicks.
Brandao looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brandao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rockefeller lands with an overhand left.
Rockefeller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rockefeller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rockefeller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brandao scores with a punch to the head.
Rockefeller throws a leg kick but Brandao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brandao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brandao throws a right hand that misses
and Rockefeller counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rockefeller.
Brandao checks the leg kick.
Rockefeller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rockefeller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rockefeller keeps Brandao at a distance using the push kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Brandao as the two fighters clinch.
Brandao tries to throw a body punch but Rockefeller avoids it by throwing Brandao back against the cage.
Rockefeller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandao digs a right hand underneath Rockefeller's ribcage. Rockefeller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rockefeller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rockefeller misses with some punches.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rockefeller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao throws an elbow that misses.
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandao misses with a body shot.
Rockefeller is looking to chop away at Brandao's legs.
Brandao scores with a spinning back kick!
Brandao lands with a nice body punch.
Rockefeller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brandao works the jab nicely.
It looks like James Dean Rockefeller has been cut.
Brandao misses with a leg kick
and Rockefeller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rockefeller as Brandao tries to tie him up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockefeller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rockefeller has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rockefellers head.
Brandao can't find room to land a body shot as Rockefeller controls the action.
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandao walks into a jab.
Brandao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockefeller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Rockefeller tenderised Brandao's leg. Brandao is trying to keep his angry face on.
James Dean Rockefeller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockefeller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rockefeller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rockefeller throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
Rockefeller scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Dean Rockefeller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Dean Rockefeller'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.
Brandao swats away the attempt to clinch by Rockefeller.
Brandao throws a looping overhand right but Rockefeller ducks down to avoid it.
Rockefeller throws the left hand but Brandao avoids the punch easily.
Brandao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rockefeller is out of range.
Rockefeller misses the shot to the body.
Brandao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rockefeller checks it well.
Brandao throws out a loose jab but Rockefeller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockefeller lunges at Brandao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brandao's hand.
Rockefeller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rockefeller avoids the head kick by Brandao.
James Dean Rockefeller is winning the standup battle so far.
Rockefeller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockefeller is looking to clinch but Brandao is avoiding it.
A left lands for Rockefeller.
Rockefeller tries to score with a low kick but Brandao moves his leg out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rockefeller.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brandao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rockefeller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rockefeller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandao.
The crowd cheers as Brandao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rockefeller doesn't seem phased though.
Brandao throws a wild body kick that Rockefeller sees coming a mile off.
Rockefeller thuds a left hand into Brandao's body.
Rockefeller tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Rockefeller as he connects with a hook.
Rockefeller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rockefeller feints and as Brandao raises his hands in defense, Rockefeller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockefeller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rockefeller won't allow Brandao to sweep him here.
Rockefeller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rockefeller seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rockefeller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rockefeller wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
Rockefeller stopping the sweep attempt from Brandao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller is looking to work some ground and pound but Brandao has wrist control.
Rockefeller throwing strikes but missing.
Brandao has Rockefeller pulled in close to control his posture.
Rockefeller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brandao keeping moving, preventing Rockefeller from controlling successfully.
Rockefeller throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brandao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rockefeller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brandao is trying to control the position but Rockefeller postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockefeller with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockefeller trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brandao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rockefeller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dean Rockefeller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Dean Rockefeller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brandao slips under a jab from Rockefeller.
A big left from Rockefeller misses.
A big left from Brandao misses.
Rockefeller throws a nice looking combination but Brandao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rockefeller moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandao cracks Rockefeller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brandao walks into a straight right hand from Rockefeller.
Brandao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brandao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rockefeller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rockefeller takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.
Rockefeller throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brandao lands a nice shot that snaps Rockefeller's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao moves forwards but Rockefeller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brandao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rockefeller.
Brandao looks to land a right hand but Rockefeller moved out of range.
Rockefeller has a takedown stuffed.
Brandao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rockefeller can pounce on him.
Brandao misses with a low kick.
Brandao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rockefeller scores with a nice body kick.
Rockefeller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brandao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller misses with a wild combination.
Rockefeller cracks Brandao with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diego Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rockefeller lands a jab.
Rockefeller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandao.
Rockefeller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brandao.
Diego Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao works the jab nicely.
Brandao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rockefeller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandao manages to avoid it.
Rockefeller misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rockefeller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandao.
Brandao throws a low kick but Rockefeller avoids it.
Brandao scoring well with a low kick there.
Rockefeller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandao.
Rockefeller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brandao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rockefeller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brandao, right into the meat.
Brandao misses with a body shot
and Rockefeller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rockefeller looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao is refusing to be controlled, as Rockefeller sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockefeller throws a strike but Brandao avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brandao is pulling down on Rockefeller's head to control his posture.
Brandao working a defensive guard here.
Brandao pushes Rockefeller off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Rockefeller misses.
James Dean Rockefeller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brandao thumps Rockefeller with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Brandao.
I think Rockefeller has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Dean Rockefeller!
A relieved looking James Dean Rockefeller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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