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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rokocoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Harmbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Rokocoko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Harmbe!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokocoko throws out a loose jab but Harmbe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Harmbe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harold Harmbe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harmbe tries to clinch up but Rokocoko circles away and keeps his distance.
Harmbe tries to clinch but Rokocoko moves away
and Rokocoko counters with a straight right hand.
Rokocoko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harmbe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rokocoko.
Rokocoko jabs Harmbe right on the nose. Harmbe blinks but takes it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harmbe has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A swing and a miss from Rokocoko.
Harmbe moves to clinch but Rokocoko breaks away
and Rokocoko counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rokocoko counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rokocoko.
Harmbe takes the fight into the clinch.
Rokocoko is looking to break free of the clinch but Harmbe has double underhooks.
Harmbe keeps control of Rokocoko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rokocoko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harmbe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harmbe has his takedown stuffed
enabling Rokocoko to counter with a crisp jab.
Rokocoko lands a really nice looking cross but Harmbe seems unphased.
Harmbe shoots for a takedown but Rokocoko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rokocoko throwing a counter right hand but Harmbe manages to avoid it.
Harmbe with a poor takedown
and Rokocoko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joe Rokocoko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Harmbe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokocoko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harmbe shoots in for a takedown but Rokocoko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harmbe moves out of range as Rokocoko strikes.
Harmbe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rokocoko scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokocoko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harmbe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rokocoko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Rokocoko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rokocoko misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Rokocoko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rokocoko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harmbe moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rokocoko.
Harmbe is stalling here.
Harmbe tries a knee to the head but Rokocoko blocks it.
Harmbe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rokocoko blocking some punches.
Rokocoko working aggressively here.
Harmbe breaks from the clinch.
Harmbe shoots in looking for a takedown. Rokocoko tries to sprawl out of it but Harmbe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rokocoko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harmbe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rokocoko was covering up waiting for the punch and Harmbe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokocoko looking for a sweep. Not yet Rokocoko, not yet.
Harmbe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rokocoko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harmbe on the ground.
Rokocoko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rokocoko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rokocoko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harmbe passes Rokocoko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rokocoko tries to get to full guard but Harmbe has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rokocoko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slow jab from Rokocoko misses its intended target.
Rokocoko throws a looping overhand right but Harmbe ducks down to avoid it.
Harmbe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rokocoko lunges at Harmbe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harmbe's hand.
Harmbe moves away from the strike by Rokocoko.
Joe Rokocoko is winning the standup battle so far.
Harmbe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Rokocoko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harmbe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rokocoko.
Rokocoko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harmbe can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe fails with the takedown
and Rokocoko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harmbe takes the fight into the clinch.
Rokocoko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harmbe backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rokocoko.
A short body shot lands from Rokocoko as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Harmbe.
Harmbe throws a head punch that misses.
Rokocoko throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Rokocoko.
Rokocoko scores with a shoulder strike.
Rokocoko working hard to break the clinch.
Harmbe wants to stall.
Harmbe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rokocoko lunges at Harmbe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harmbe's hand.
Harmbe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rokocoko is looking to counter punch.
Rokocoko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harmbe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Rokocoko misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokocoko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rokocoko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rokocoko seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harmbe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rokocoko counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokocoko throws a shot from downtown. Harmbe moves away and avoids it.
Harmbe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rokocoko throwing a counter right hand but Harmbe manages to avoid it.
Rokocoko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rokocoko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe defending well as Rokocoko loads up on a big left hand.
Rokocoko lands a jab to the head.
Rokocoko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harmbe was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokocoko.
Rokocoko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rokocoko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Rokocoko. That snapped Harmbe's head back.
Good shot there by Rokocoko.
Harmbe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rokocoko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harmbe throws the kick towards the body but Rokocoko avoids it.
Rokocoko swats away the attempt to clinch by Harmbe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe gets a clinch.
Harmbe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harmbe misses with a punch on the inside.
Rokocoko misses with the head strike.
Rokocoko lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rokocoko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rokocoko breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Rokocoko finds it's target.
Harmbe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rokocoko misses the jab.
Harmbe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harmbe tries to clinch up
and Rokocoko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harmbe thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rokocoko dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harmbe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rokocoko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harmbe has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rokocoko.
A frustrated look appears on Rokocoko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harmbe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rokocoko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harmbe on the side of the head.
Harmbe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Harmbe.
Harmbe darts in trying to clinch
and Rokocoko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe throws a sloppy head kick and Rokocoko moves out of range easily.
Rokocoko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harmbe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rokocoko.
Joe Rokocoko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rokocoko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rokocoko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harmbe.
Harmbe with a poor takedown
and Rokocoko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harmbe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harmbe misses with a takedown
and Harmbe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harmbe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rokocoko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokocoko misses with a hook. Harmbe ducked under it nicely.
Rokocoko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harmbe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rokocoko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harmbe moves in looking to clinch but Rokocoko pushes him off.
Harmbe slips under a jab.
Rokocoko throws a shot from downtown. Harmbe moves away and avoids it.
Harmbe wants to counter with a clinch but Rokocoko pushes him away.
Harmbe doesn't manage to clinch there - Rokocoko circles away.
Harmbe ducks under a wild hook from Rokocoko.
Harold Harmbe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rokocoko.
A shot to the liver by Rokocoko. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe closes the distance and clinches up with Rokocoko, looking for a takedown. Harmbe pushes Rokocoko against the cage but Rokocoko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe Rokocoko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Harmbe.
Rokocoko connects with a jab.
Rokocoko misses with an uppercut.
Harmbe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rokocoko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body punch from Rokocoko.
Harmbe wants to clinch but Rokocoko slips to the side
and Rokocoko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harmbe moves to clinch but Rokocoko breaks away
and Rokocoko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harmbe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rokocoko to the mat! Rokocoko manages to get full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harmbe stops Rokocoko from standing up.
Harmbe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harmbe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rokocoko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rokocoko wants to stand and escape but Harmbe is having none of it.
Rokocoko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harmbe passes into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rokocoko clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rokocoko misses with an uppercut. Harmbe saw that one coming.
Harmbe looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rokocoko gets tackled into the cage by Harmbe. Harmbe maintains the clinch.
Harmbe tries a knee to the head but Rokocoko blocks it.
Harmbe blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rokocoko fails to land.
Harmbe breaks the clinch.
Harmbe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rokocoko counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe tries to clinch but Rokocoko moves away
and Rokocoko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harmbe thinking.
Harmbe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rokocoko connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rokocoko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harmbe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rokocoko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rokocoko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rokocoko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harmbe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rokocoko swings for the body but Harmbe moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Harmbe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harmbe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harmbe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokocoko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harmbe wants to clinch up but Rokocoko keeps it at a distance.
Rokocoko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harmbe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rokocoko defends it nicely.
Rokocoko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Joe Rokocoko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Harmbe.
Harmbe walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rokocoko.
Despite the aggression on Harmbe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Rokocoko misses.
Harmbe moves to clinch but Rokocoko breaks away
and Rokocoko counters with a straight right hand.
Rokocoko scores with a decent looking hook.
Harmbe takes one to the side of the head.
Rokocoko throws a jab when Harmbe was well out of range.
A big left from Rokocoko misses.
The fighters circling - Rokocoko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harmbe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rokocoko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harmbe tries to clinch but Rokocoko moves out of range.
Harmbe moves out of range as Rokocoko strikes.
Rokocoko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harmbe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rokocoko with a body shot.
Harmbe ducks under a wild hook from Rokocoko.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rokocoko dips to his left and cracks Harmbe with an uppercut!
Harmbe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harmbe there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rokocoko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harmbe.
Harmbe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rokocoko had his way with Harold Harmbe in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Harmbe wants to clinch but Rokocoko slips to the side
and Rokocoko counters with a stiff right hand.
Harmbe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rokocoko misses with an uppercut.
Rokocoko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harmbe tries to clinch but Rokocoko is having none of it.
Harmbe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokocoko misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harmbe! But no joy.
Harmbe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rokocoko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rokocoko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harmbe tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe moves in looking to clinch but Rokocoko pushes him off.
Rokocoko swats away the attempt to clinch by Harmbe.
Rokocoko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harmbe moves away.
Harmbe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rokocoko.
Harmbe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harmbe tries to clinch
and Rokocoko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rokocoko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harmbe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokocoko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harmbe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rokocoko defends well and Harmbe ends up having to push Rokocoko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Rokocoko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rokocoko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rokocoko misses with a hook. Harmbe ducked under it nicely.
Harmbe moves in looking to clinch but Rokocoko pushes him off.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rokocoko enables Harmbe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rokocoko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rokocoko being controlled here, momentarily.
Rokocoko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe preventing the sweep.
Rokocoko wants to stand and escape but Harmbe is having none of it.
Harmbe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harmbe trying to control but Rokocoko is working from the bottom.
Rokocoko is looking to stand back up but Harmbe counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rokocoko.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harmbe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harold Harmbe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harmbe prevents Rokocoko from standing back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A jab lands there for Rokocoko.
Rokocoko misses with a body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harmbe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rokocoko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Rokocoko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rokocoko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 50:44
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 50:44
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Rokocoko!
Joe Rokocoko retains his middleweight title!
Joe Rokocoko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Harold Harmbe was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back again and again till i win'.
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