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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Rocca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocca comes to the cage accompanied by ULTRAnumb by Blue Stahli. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jansson's choice of entrance music: Pain - Shut Your Mouth . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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290 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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215 cm
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295 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 4 - 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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Jansson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocca misses with a right hand
and Jansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rocca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jansson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Jimmy Jansson has been cut.
Rocca falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Jansson counter with a right hand.
A big right from Rocca misses.
Jansson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rocca misses with a hook to the body
letting Jansson counter with a right hand.
Rocca digs a good hook to Jansson's body.
Jansson looks winded!
Rocca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jansson wants to counter with a clinch but Rocca pushes him away.
Rocca cracks Jansson with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocca closes the distance and clinches.
Jansson tries to work over Rocca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jansson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansson tries a body shot but Rocca blocks it.
Jansson misses with some punches.
Jansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rocca backwards.
Jansson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jansson keeps control of Rocca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Jansson fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jansson.
Rocca can't break the clinch.
Jansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jansson has a couple of punches blocked by Rocca.
Jansson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocca has had enough of the clinch but Jansson keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocca.
Rocca looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocca controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jansson.
Rocca looking for a takedown.
Jansson lands with a short shot to the head.
Rocca takes a shot to the head.
Jansson working aggressively here.
Jansson works on Rocca's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Jansson.
Jansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jansson lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocca is trying to break the clinch but Jansson has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jansson.
Jansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jansson pushes Rocca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jansson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rocca backwards.
Jansson prevents Rocca from breaking the clinch.
Jansson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jansson controlling the action here for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Rocca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocca prevents a body shot from Jansson.
Jansson lands with a left to the head.
Jansson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rocca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jansson tries to bum rush Rocca with a series of wild strikes but Rocca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rocca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jansson's head backwards.
Rocca throws a lazy uppercut
and Jansson counters with a left hand that sends Rocca to the canvas!
Rocca is rocked!
It looks like Xavier Rocca has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocca is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jansson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jansson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rocca sends Jansson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rocca is motioning to the referee to let Jansson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Xavier Rocca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocca throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Rocca misses.
Rocca swings widly with a right hand
and Jansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rocca cracks Jansson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jansson falls to his knees and Rocca doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Rocca!
Xavier Rocca decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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