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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Courtney Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 Amsterdam, Rocco Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Courtney Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace fails with the takedown.
Brooks appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Brooks pushes him off.
Brooks clinches.
Brooks stalling.
Wallace is trying to pull guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wallace jumps guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rocco Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Courtney Wallace.
Wallace fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Wallace has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Wallace fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brooks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wallace's efforts to push away.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wallace avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wallace tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooks goes for a takedown attempt but Wallace pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brooks keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Wallace circles away easily
and Wallace moves into the clinch.
Wallace jumps guard but Brooks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wallace goes for a takedown attempt but Brooks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Brooks circles away easily
and Brooks counters with a good low kick that Wallace was not able to check.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brooks sprawls well. Brooks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Brooks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wallace.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Brooks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brooks but Brooks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wallace looks winded!
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but Brooks shows good takedown defense.
Brooks wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brooks drives through and clinches with Wallace against the cage.
Wallace tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Wallace is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brooks to keep the fight standing.
Brooks has Wallace pushed against the cage.
Brooks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brooks gets control of Wallace's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brooks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wallace looking to pass the guard.
Wallace postures up.
Wallace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brooks is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brooks is pushing down on Wallace's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wallace is fighting to maintain full guard but Brooks has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brooks controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Brooks dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wallace enables Brooks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wallace manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brooks controlling from the top position.
Brooks postures up.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Brooks from controlling successfully.
Brooks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wallace on the ground.
Brooks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks gets to his feet - Wallace follows without any prompting.
Wallace shoots for a takedown but Brooks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wallace shoots in but no luck this time.
Brooks goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Brooks pushes him off.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but Brooks sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rocco Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Courtney Wallace.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Brooks misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brooks or perhaps it was just good defense by Wallace, which made it look bad.
Brooks stuffs the takedown attempt from Wallace. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
Wallace avoids a kick to the body.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Wallace. That snapped Brooks's head back.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks is looking for a counter combo.
Brooks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wallace keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace seems a little lost for a moment, as Brooks dominates the positioning.
Brooks trying to control the action but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Wallace struggling a bit here.
Brooks trying to control the position but Wallace is working away.
Brooks tries to advance position but instead Wallace slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brooks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wallace's head.
Wallace is looking for a sweep. Brooks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brooks is looking to advance position but Wallace won't allow it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wallace throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rocco Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An inside leg kick lands from Brooks.
Wallace tries to clinch but Brooks is having none of it.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Brooks dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brooks tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
Brooks closes the distance and pushes Wallace back into the cage.
Brooks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wallace.
Wallace is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brooks is keeping busy.
Wallace fails to pull guard.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wallace tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brooks smiles and moves away.
Rocco Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Courtney Wallace.
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wallace sprawls well initially but Brooks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brooks prevents Wallace from improving his position.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brooks trying to control from Wallace's half guard. Wallace has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brooks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brooks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace looking to control.
Brooks preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wallace is looking to clinch but Brooks is avoiding it.
Brooks looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Brooks shoots in and drives through. Wallace sprawls well.
Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Wallace dives in and grabs Brooks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brooks pushes down on Wallace's head and hops out.
Brooks shoots in looking for a takedown. Wallace tries to sprawl out of it but Brooks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wallace manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brooks's waist but Brooks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wallace off to one side.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brooks has a takedown stuffed.
Brooks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown but Brooks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wallace's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brooks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wallace sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brooks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to avoid it but Brooks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wallace to the ground. Wallace escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wallace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Brooks misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wallace.
Brooks is looking to counter the offense by Wallace and move into the clinch.
Wallace displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brooks.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocco Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks tries to clinch
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Brooks as Wallace shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Courtney Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocco Brooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brooks shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brooks 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Brooks!
Rocco Brooks was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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