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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Rockin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redman has chosen Put Your Lights On as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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167 lbs
17 - 9 - 1 |
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Rockin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Redman!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rockin throws a lazy head kick
and Redman counters with a stiff right hand.
Rockin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rockin throws a jab but it's blocked by Redman.
It seemed like Redman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rockin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robbie Rockin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Redman counters by moving into the clinch.
Redman keeps control of Rockin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've been informed that Redman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rockin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockin misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman misses with an elbow strike.
Rockin avoids a wild elbow strike from Redman.
Redman avoiding damage.
Rockin takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Robbie Rockin has been cut.
Redman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rockin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Redman blocking some punches.
Redman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rockin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman digs a right hand into Rockin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rockin's gas tank.
Rockin can't find room to land a body shot as Redman controls the action.
Rockin misses with a punch to the body.
Redman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rockin is trying to break the clinch but Redman is controlling him.
Rockin tries a body shot but Redman blocks it.
Rockin is trying to break the clinch but Redman is controlling him.
Rockin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Redman.
Rockin has a couple of punches blocked by Redman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Redman misses with a body punch.
Rockin throws a punch but it's blocked by Redman.
Redman misses with some punches.
Redman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Rockin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman throws an elbow but it misses.
Redman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Rockin.
Redman lands an elbow just above Rockin 's eye.
Rockin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rockin clobbers Redman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rockin connects with a leg kick. Redman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rockin misses with a straight left.
Redman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rockin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damien Redman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robbie Rockin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rockin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rockin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rockin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Redman walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rockin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rockin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Redman slips a straight right by Rockin.
Redman tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockin looks to throw the jab but Redman is out of range.
Redman wants to counter the offense by Rockin and move into the clinch position.
Redman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockin lands with a good body shot.
Rockin misses with an uppercut. Redman saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Redman! But no joy.
Rockin ducks under a wild hook from Redman.
Rockin throws a big counter combination but Redman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Redman connects with an inside leg kick.
Rockin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Redman's head.
Rockin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redman throws a shot to the body.
Rockin throws a leg kick but Redman checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Redman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rockin.
Rockin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rockin misses with a lunging right hand
and Redman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rockin looks to land a body kick but Redman moved away.
Redman misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman darts in and clinches Rockin up against the cage.
Redman misses with an elbow over the top.
Redman is struggling to control the position.
Redman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Redman prevents a body shot from Rockin.
Rockin blocks an elbow strike from Redman.
Damien Redman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rockin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Redman scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman has Rockin pressed against the cage, preventing Rockin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Rockin.
Redman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Redman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Redman blocks the elbow strike.
Rockin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rockin gets tackled into the cage by Redman. Redman maintains the clinch.
Rockin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rockin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Rockin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Rockin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Redman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rockin tries a head kick but it misses.
Robbie Rockin is winning the standup battle so far.
Redman misses with a body shot.
Rockin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rockin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rockin tests Redman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman slips under a jab from Rockin.
Redman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Redman blocks a jab.
Rockin backing away here, and Redman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rockin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rockin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Redman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Redman blocking some punches.
Rockin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rockin swings wildly with an uppercut but Redman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockin stalling.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rockin swings wildly with an uppercut but Redman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rockin can't find room to land a body shot as Redman controls the action.
Rockin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rockin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Redman moves out of range of the strikes.
Rockin throws a hook to the side of Redman's head but Redman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Redman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Redman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rockin circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Redman as he checks the leg kick.
Redman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rockin misses with a hook.
Redman ducks under a wild hook from Rockin.
Rockin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rockin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Redman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rockin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Rockin. Beautiful body shot.
Redman slips a jab from Rockin.
Redman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman looks to land a combination but Rockin avoids it well.
Rockin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rockin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Redman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rockin.
Rockin throws out a loose jab but Redman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rockin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redman unleashes a big counter combination but Rockin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rockin looks to score with a jab to the body but Redman is just out of range.
Redman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rockin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Rockin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rockin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Rockin!
Robbie Rockin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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