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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piere De Crote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Rockhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Piere De Crote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demian Rockhold!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockhold takes a swing at De Crote's ribcage but misses.
Rockhold throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rockhold throws out a loose jab but De Crote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockhold is looking to score with low kicks.
De Crote appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
De Crote uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rockhold.
De Crote attempts a counter takedown but Rockhold avoids it well and moves away.
Rockhold throws a sloppy body shot
and Rockhold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Crote with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rockhold to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockhold throws a leg kick but De Crote sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Crote keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockhold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Crote fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rockhold sprawls well initially but De Crote persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
De Crote wants to work for an arm triangle but Rockhold is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Crote is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rockhold sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rockhold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Crote is thwarting Rockhold's attempts to control the position.
De Crote looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rockhold trying to control but De Crote postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Crote wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rockhold keeps working.
Rockhold is looking to improve his position.
De Crote is trying to work for a kimura but Rockhold is defending well.
Rockhold looking for submissions off his back.
De Crote is looking for a kimura but Rockhold is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Crote to get the leverage.
De Crote is looking for a kimura but Rockhold is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Crote to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Crote is looking for a kimura here.
De Crote prevents Rockhold from improving his position.
De Crote is working for a kimura but Rockhold is defending it quite comfortably.
De Crote is working for a submission of some sort.
Rockhold is doing well to control the position and prevent De Crote from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Crote wants to work for an arm triangle but Rockhold is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Crote is just content to waste time from the top position. Rockhold takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rockhold working a defensive guard here.
Rockhold looking for a guillotine here but De Crote defends easily.
Rockhold has his foot on De Crote's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Crote works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rockhold wants to sweep here but De Crote controlling him for the moment.
Rockhold controls De Crote momentarily but De Crote frees himself.
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 Piere De Crote will probably get the nod.
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.
Rockhold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockhold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Crote tries for a takedown but Rockhold sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rockhold scores with a jab to the head.
Rockhold tries to clinch up.
De Crote attempts a counter takedown but Rockhold avoids it well and moves away.
Demian Rockhold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Crote shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rockhold as he avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Rockhold misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockhold tries to clinch but De Crote moves out of range.
De Crote drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rockhold sprawls and moves away.
Rockhold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Crote tries to counter with a takedown but Rockhold is quick to defend against it.
De Crote takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockhold misses with a looping left.
Rockhold defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Crote.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piere De Crote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Crote shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rockhold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Crote takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rockhold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Crote circles away quickly and effectively.
De Crote appears to be looking for a big counter.
De Crote fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rockhold tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Crote shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rockhold sprawls well. Rockhold wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Crote gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy left from Rockhold finds it's target.
De Crote fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rockhold sprawls well initially but De Crote persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
De Crote is trying to work for a kimura but Rockhold is defending well.
Rockhold works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockhold trying to keep a closed guard but De Crote is proving a slippery customer.
De Crote trying to control but Rockhold is working from the bottom.
Rockhold lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rockhold throws an elbow that misses. De Crote uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rockhold's guard. Nice move by De Crote!
Rockhold looking to control.
De Crote avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rockhold keeping full guard, as De Crote tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Crote advances to half guard.
Rockhold wants to control but De Crote is keeping busy and won't allow it.
De Crote is trying to control the action in half guard but Rockhold is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Crote is working for a submission of some sort.
De Crote is looking to take a break and control but Rockhold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rockhold trying to control from the bottom.
De Crote is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rockhold is just riding it out for now. De Crote eventually gives up the hold.
Rockhold wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Rockhold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Rockhold.
Rockhold misses the shot to the body.
Rockhold misses with a hook to the body
letting De Crote counter with a right hand.
Rockhold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Crote manages to avoid it.
De Crote shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Crote tries for a takedown but Rockhold sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockhold throws a series of punches but De Crote moves out of range.
Demian Rockhold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rockhold changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rockhold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rockhold finds it's way through De Crote's defenses.
De Crote avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Crote attempts a counter takedown but Rockhold avoids it well and moves away.
Rockhold displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Crote.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piere De Crote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockhold slaps away a takedown attempt from De Crote, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rockhold scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockhold looking to control but instead De Crote has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
De Crote is in trouble now - Rockhold has advanced to mount!
Rockhold misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
De Crote is trying desperately to improve position.
Rockhold throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rockhold looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockhold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockhold looking to ground and pound but De Crote is blocking nicely.
Rockhold misses with a head shot.
De Crote wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rockhold.
Poor strikes thrown by Rockhold there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rockhold throwing strikes but De Crote bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Rockhold working a defensive guard here.
De Crote is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rockhold is pulling down on De Crote's head. It's preventing any offense from De Crote, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Crote drops back looking for a leg! Rockhold is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rockhold manages to kick De Crote off! De Crote jumps back into Rockhold's guard.
Rockhold wants to sweep but no luck.
De Crote avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rockhold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Rockhold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rockhold has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Demian Rockhold!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Demian Rockhold!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Demian Rockhold!
Demian Rockhold wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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