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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock comes to the cage accompanied by I Wanna Rock. Teller has chosen Still Here by Drake as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Teller!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Teller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Will Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Teller has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Teller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Teller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rock with a body shot.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.
Rock dips to his left and cracks Teller with an uppercut!
Rock throws out a loose jab but Teller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rock cracks a nice hook into Teller's ribs.
Good shot there by Rock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Teller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rock scoring well with a low kick there.
Teller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Teller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Teller's hands.
Rock scoring well with a low kick there.
Rock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Teller walks into a straight right hand from Rock.
Rock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rock throws a hook to the side of Teller's head but Teller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rock lands a slapping body shot.
Rock misses with a head kick.
Rock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Teller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rock.
It looks like Rock has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock misses with an uppercut
and Teller counters with a nice body shot.
Teller throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Teller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rock thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Rock.
Teller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rock lands with an uppercut that bounces Teller off the cage and back into range.
Rock lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teller.
It looked like Rock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rock throws a good cross that connects.
Nice jab there from Teller.
Rock missing with a left hand there. Teller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Teller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rock.
Teller drops his hands momentarily and Rock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rock scoring well with a low kick there.
Teller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teller. That did some damage!
Rock looks to land a left hand but Teller moved out of range nicely.
Rock throws a right and a left that Teller avoids nicely.
Teller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock misses with a looping left.
Teller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rock takes one to the side of the head.
Rock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rock looks for the body kick but Teller saw that one coming.
Teller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Teller moves in looking to clinch but Rock pushes him off.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
Rock throws a shot from downtown. Teller moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock lands a nice looking body shot.
Rock throws a head kick but Teller moves out of range.
Teller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Teller moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Rock dominated that round.
That's time! Rock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Teller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock.
Teller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Rock motions for Teller to come forward. Rock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teller blocks a leg kick.
Teller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rock connects with a looping right hand.
Teller cracks Rock with a good jab.
Rock misses the jab.
Teller tries to close the distance and clinch but Rock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teller scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller throws out a loose jab but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teller misses with an uppercut. Rock saw that one coming.
Rock throws out a loose jab but Teller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Teller on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock scores with a sloppy right hand. Teller should have avoided that one.
Teller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rock throws a jab when Teller was well out of range.
Rock lands a really nice looking cross but Teller seems unphased.
Rock is looking to land body kicks.
Teller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A shot to the body from Rock misses
and Teller counters with a stiff right hand.
Teller blocks the body kick.
Rock lands with an uppercut that bounces Teller off the cage and back into range.
Rock misses with a looping left.
Teller throws out a counter right but Rock avoids it with no problem.
Rock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Teller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Teller moves out of range of the body kick.
Teller is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rock has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Teller.
Teller walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teller.
Rock connects with a crisp jab.
Rock avoids the body shot from Teller.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teller moves away.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Teller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teller moves in looking to clinch but Rock pushes him off.
Teller slips a jab from Rock.
Rock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Teller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Teller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a hook but Teller blocks it.
Teller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Teller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Teller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rock.
Teller throws out a counter right but Rock avoids it with no problem.
Teller misses with a looping right.
Rock works over Teller's head and body with a nice combination.
Teller tests Rock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Teller catches Rock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Teller slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Rock.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Rock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock slips a straight right by Teller.
Teller lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock fakes the leg kick and cracks Teller in the body.
Teller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Teller scrambles back to his feet.
Rock tests Teller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Rock finds it's way through Teller's defenses.
Teller slips a jab from Rock.
Rock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Teller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Teller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rock.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Teller! But no joy.
Rock scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Rock dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Teller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rock misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Teller.
Teller throws out a counter right but Rock avoids it with no problem.
Rock lands with a right hand.
Rock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rock scores with a decent looking hook.
Teller slips a jab from Rock.
Teller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Teller moves away from the strike by Rock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock catches Teller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Teller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rock throws a lazy right hand but Teller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice straight punches there by Teller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Teller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock misses with a combination
and Teller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rock cracks Teller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rock throws a hook but Teller avoids it easily.
Teller throws out a counter right but Rock avoids it with no problem.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rock.
Teller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Teller.
Rock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teller can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rock.
A left and a right from Rock both land. Nice combination.
Teller slips a straight right by Rock.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock throws a body shot but no joy.
Rock cracks Teller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
Teller throws out a counter right but Rock avoids it with no problem.
Rock tries to keep at a distance but Teller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Teller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rock's elbow.
Teller lands a hook that snaps the head of Rock backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Rock.
The referee calls for Rock to work.
Teller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Teller breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller looks to land a right hand but Rock moved out of range.
A big left from Rock misses.
Teller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rock throws out a loose jab but Teller uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Teller misses.
Rock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Teller avoids a kick to the body.
Teller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rock lands a nice looking kick to the body. Teller takes a step back to recover.
Teller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Teller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab by Rock.
Rock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Teller.
Rock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That kick from Rock tenderised Teller's leg. Teller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Teller is rocked!
Rock drops Teller with a huge uppercut! Teller drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Rock is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Rock!
After winning the bout, Will Rock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Henry Teller stepped up to the mic, saying 'He's a tough dude. I'm obviously disappointed but I'll definitely come back stronger than ever. Can't wait to get back in the gym Monday morning.'.
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