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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Lattimore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rick Lattimore enters the cage!
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215 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Lattimore!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lattimore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rollins clinches with his opponent.
Rollins tries to circle away but Lattimore has him pinned against the cage.
Lattimore tries to throw a body punch but Rollins avoids it by throwing Lattimore back against the cage.
Rollins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lattimore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lattimore tries to clinch but Rollins is having none of it.
Rollins is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rollins shoots in looking for a takedown. Lattimore tries to sprawl out of it but Rollins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lattimore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A right-left combo lands from Lattimore.
Lattimore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lattimore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rollins.
A combination from Rollins does no damage.
A punch lands to the side of Lattimore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Rick Lattimore has been cut.
No joy there for Lattimore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins moves into range and clinches up with Lattimore.
Rollins blocks a body shot from Lattimore.
Lattimore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rollins avoids it.
Lattimore with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rick Rollins has been cut.
Lattimore misses with a knee to the head.
Rollins looking to stall.
Rollins wants to break free but Lattimore has control.
Lattimore lands with a short shot to the head.
Lattimore lands a knee to the body.
Lattimore misses with a knee strike.
Lattimore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Rollins has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lattimore misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Rollins.
Lattimore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rollins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lattimore missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore tries to land a knee to the head but Rollins blocks with his arms.
Rollins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rollins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lattimore gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rollins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Rollins. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lattimore scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Lattimore.
Rollins moves out of range of the strikes.
Lattimore tries to keep at a distance but Rollins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rollins lands with a light punch inside.
Rollins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rollins wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lattimore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rollins.
Lattimore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lattimore has him pressed against the cage.
Rollins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rollins breaks from the clinch.
Rollins tries for a takedown but Lattimore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lattimore connects with a body shot that sends Rollins's belly button to the back.
Rollins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lattimore misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Lattimore.
Lattimore has managed to clinch.
Rollins avoiding damage as Lattimore throws knees to the body.
Lattimore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lattimore misses with a knee to the head.
Rollins is trying to break the clinch but Lattimore is controlling him.
Lattimore lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore misses with some punches.
Rollins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lattimore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Lattimore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lattimore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lattimore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lattimore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rollins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rollins pulls Lattimore into guard.
Rollins is looking to stand up but Lattimore isn't so interested in that idea.
Rollins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lattimore is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lattimore throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Lattimore dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Rollins moves into range and clinches up with Lattimore.
A hook to the body from Lattimore.
Rollins wants to stall.
Rollins tries to pull guard but Lattimore won't allow it.
Lattimore misses with a knee to the head.
Lattimore working Rollins over with knees to the body.
Rollins is trying to force a seperation but Lattimore has the dominant position.
Lattimore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lattimore scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins pushes off an throws an elbow but Lattimore leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rollins struggles to land a body shot inside as Lattimore controls his hands.
Rollins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lattimore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lattimore connects with a knee to the head.
Lattimore throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lattimore landing knees to the head.
Lattimore lands a knee to the head.
Lattimore lands with a short shot to the head.
Lattimore scores with a knee to the head.
Rollins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lattimore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rollins.
Lattimore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lattimore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rollins blocks it with crossed arms.
Lattimore avoids a wild elbow strike from Rollins.
Lattimore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rollins tries to break free but Lattimore pushes him back against the cage.
Rollins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins goes for a takedown attempt but Lattimore pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rollins shoots in and drives through. Lattimore sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from Lattimore misses.
Rick Lattimore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rollins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lattimore pinned against the cage. Lattimore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lattimore stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rollins feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lattimore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lattimore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rollins's guard.
Lattimore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lattimore throws an elbow that misses. Rollins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lattimore's guard. Nice move by Rollins!
Rollins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rick Lattimore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lattimore moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rollins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Lattimore - that landed with a thud.
Rick Lattimore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lattimore scores a nice knee to the body.
Lattimore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lattimore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rollins blocks it with crossed arms.
Rollins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lattimore.
Rollins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lattimore misses with a knee to the head.
Rollins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lattimore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lattimore misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rollins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lattimore has Rollins pressed against the cage, preventing Rollins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lattimore landing knees to the head.
Lattimore tries to throw a body punch but Rollins avoids it by throwing Lattimore back against the cage.
Lattimore managing to block the knees to the body from Rollins.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lattimore obliges.
Lattimore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lattimore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lattimore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lattimore lands a right hand.
Lattimore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rollins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Lattimore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lattimore misses with a body shot.
Rollins takes one to the chin there.
Danga de danga de dang - Lattimore scores with a four punch combination!
Lattimore has closed the distance and engaged Rollins in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rollins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lattimore lands a nice knee to the body.
Lattimore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rollins avoids it.
Rollins gets control of Lattimore's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rollins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rollins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rollins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lattimore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rollins working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lattimore trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rollins keeping moving, preventing Lattimore from controlling successfully.
Rollins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rollins has control of Lattimore's left arm, preventing Lattimore from doing any damage.
Rollins working for a triangle but Lattimore defends it easily.
Rollins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lattimore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rollins is keeping the position for now.
Lattimore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lattimore throws a strike but Rollins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rollins postures up in Lattimore's guard and throws a big left but Lattimore blocks it.
Rollins wants to control from the top but Lattimore keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins stands and throws Lattimore's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rick Rollins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rollins moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lattimore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rollins stands up and beckons Lattimore to his feet.
Rollins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lattimore stuffs the takedown.
Lattimore throws a combination. Rollins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lattimore connects with a single shot there.
Rollins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lattimore misses with a two punch combination.
Rollins misses with a double jab.
Rick Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lattimore jabs at Rollins's body.
Rick Lattimore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rick Lattimore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rollins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Rollins does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Lattimore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lattimore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Rick Lattimore!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Rick Lattimore!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Rick Lattimore!
Rick Lattimore wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
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