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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Rocca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makebono Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocca comes to the cage accompanied by ULTRAnumb by Blue Stahli. Makebono Bowen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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290 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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225 cm
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300 lbs
29 - 75 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Rocca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 75 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makebono Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowen moves into the clinch successfully.
Rocca tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rocca wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowen won't allow it.
Rocca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rocca can't get the takedown.
Bowen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowen is looking to clinch but Rocca is avoiding it.
Rocca misses the shot to the body.
Bowen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rocca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bowen tries to clinch but Rocca moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Rocca.
Rocca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowen.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rocca lands a really nice looking cross but Bowen seems unphased.
It looks like Makebono Bowen has been cut.
Bowen rushes Rocca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocca is trying to push Bowen away but Bowen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rocca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rocca wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowen won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Rocca.
Bowen stalls.
Bowen breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rocca throws out the jab.
Rocca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rocca throws a right and a left that Bowen avoids nicely.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rocca throwing a counter right hand but Bowen manages to avoid it.
Bowen walks into a straight right hand from Rocca.
Rocca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bowen.
Bowen tries to clinch up but Rocca circles away and keeps his distance.
As Bowen tries to get set, Rocca tries to push him back and clinch up but Bowen manages to avoid the attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rocca throws a right hand that Bowen ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowen also avoids with ease.
Bowen is looking to clinch but Rocca is avoiding it.
Bowen moves in looking to clinch but Rocca pushes him off.
Bowen slips under a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bowen as Rocca tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bowen.
Bowen has Rocca pressed against the cage, preventing Rocca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rocca breaks from the clinch.
Rocca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowen moves in looking to clinch but Rocca pushes him off.
Bowen tries to clinch up.
Rocca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rocca scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Rocca misses.
Bowen closes the distance and pushes Rocca back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rocca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rocca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rocca manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Rocca.
A big right from Rocca misses.
Bowen throws a lazy right hand but Rocca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rocca lands with a cross.
Rocca dips to his left and cracks Bowen with an uppercut!
That has opened up Makebono Bowen's cut even more.
Bowen drives through and clinches with Rocca against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocca stalling the fight.
Bowen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bowen has Rocca pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rocca tries to circle away but Bowen has him pinned against the cage.
Bowen breaks the clinch.
Rocca throws the left hand but Bowen avoids the punch easily.
Bowen closes the distance and pushes Rocca back into the cage.
Bowen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowen wants to clinch up but Rocca keeps it at a distance.
Rocca keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bowen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bowen taking a breather.
Rocca can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bowen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rocca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rocca misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocca tries for a takedown but Bowen manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Rocca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bowen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bowen scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Xavier Rocca has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bowen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rocca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rocca tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bowen manages to circle out of the way.
Makebono Bowen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowen tries to clinch but Rocca is having none of it.
Rocca swings for the body but Bowen moves out of range.
Rocca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowen.
Bowen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Bowen looks to move away, Rocca throws a big counter combo but Bowen just gets out of the way.
Rocca swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowen.
Bowen closes the distance and clinches.
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 Xavier Rocca will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Bowen darts in and clinches Rocca up against the cage.
Rocca tries to break the clinch but Bowen is controlling the position.
Rocca wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowen won't allow it.
Bowen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bowen tries to clinch but Rocca moves out of range.
Xavier Rocca is winning the standup battle so far.
Bowen closes the distance and clinches.
Rocca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rocca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bowen breaks from the clinch.
Rocca keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocca circles away.
Bowen wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen is looking to clinch but Rocca is avoiding it.
Bowen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rocca connects with a body shot.
Rocca throws a right hand that Bowen ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowen also avoids with ease.
Rocca drops Bowen with a beautiful combination! Bowen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rocca is looking for the KO!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bowen has managed to clinch.
Makebono Bowen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rocca gets control of Bowen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rocca will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rocca wants to stand but Bowen is controlling the position.
Rocca might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bowen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocca connects with a jab.
Rocca scores with the left hand. Bowen knows he should have avoided that one.
The cut above Makebono Bowen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rocca tries to bum rush Bowen with a series of wild strikes but Bowen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rocca throws a right hand that Bowen ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowen also avoids with ease.
Bowen tries to clinch up but Rocca circles away and keeps his distance.
Bowen slips a jab and a cross from Rocca.
Rocca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rocca scores with a jab. Bowen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowen lands with a hook. Rocca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bowen defending well as Rocca loads up on a big left hand.
Bowen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowen has managed to clinch.
Bowen being controlled against the cage.
Bowen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bowen stalling the fight.
Bowen is stalling here.
Bowen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Rocca tries to break the clinch but Bowen is controlling the position.
Rocca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rocca lands an uppercut.
Rocca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rocca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowen can do to turn this around?
Rocca misses with a punch to the body.
Bowen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rocca avoids it.
Bowen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bowen breaks from the clinch.
Rocca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowen tries to clinch up.
Bowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocca circles away.
Bowen tries to clinch up.
Rocca fails to land with a series of punches.
Rocca throws a one two combo.
Bowen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Makebono Bowen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rocca swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowen.
Bowen tries to clinch but Rocca is having none of it.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocca tests Bowen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bowen is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Makebono Bowen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Xavier Rocca!
A less than humble Xavier Rocca misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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