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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Scalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Backlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scalante comes into the arena with Started from the bottom blaring out of the sound system. 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 Bob Backlund was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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189 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Scalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Backlund!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scalante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scalante shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Backlund napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Backlund is looking for a sweep.
Backlund sneaks back into half guard.
Backlund is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Backlund wants to sweep but Scalante has passed to side control!
Backlund is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backlund is still trying to improve position.
Scalante wants to stand but Backlund is controlling his arm.
Backlund manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Scalante prevents Backlund from improving his position.
Backlund is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Backlund regains full guard. Nicely done.
Backlund striking off his back but it's not causing Scalante any problems.
Scalante has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scalante got a little sloppy there for a moment and Backlund has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scalante has managed to get both his arms back between Backlund's legs - danger averted.
Backlund is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Backlund wants to sweep here but Scalante controlling him for the moment.
Scalante has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Backlund to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Scalante is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Backlund pulls down on the head and he's put Scalante to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bob Backlund!
After the fight, Bob Backlund was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Rocky Scalante spoke after the fight, saying '“What does it mean to be the best? It means you have to be better than the number two guy. But what gratification is there in that? He's a loser—that’s why he's number two.” '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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