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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Dangerfield (ranked 87 p4p, 12 weight class) and Neil Nucombe (ranked 405 p4p, 61 weight class). Dangerfield comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal - All Shall Fall. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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166 cm
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176 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocco Dangerfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Nucombe!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nucombe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Nucombe as Dangerfield shoots in.
Nucombe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nucombe stuffs the takedown.
Dangerfield fails with the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nucombe! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Dangerfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dangerfield blocks a jab.
Nucombe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dangerfield moves away.
Nucombe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dangerfield.
Dangerfield definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dangerfield throws a combination that misses
letting Nucombe counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucombe blocks a jab.
Dangerfield shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nucombe but Nucombe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dangerfield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangerfield manages to pull guard.
Dangerfield throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dangerfield bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nucombe's guard.
Dangerfield wants to pass the guard but Nucombe is keeping the position.
Dangerfield looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nucombe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nucombe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dangerfield thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dangerfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Nucombe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nucombe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dangerfield controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dangerfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Nucombe is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dangerfield wants to control from the top but Nucombe keeps moving.
Nucombe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dangerfield. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dangerfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nucombe is keeping the position for now.
Dangerfield postures up in Nucombe's guard and throws a big left but Nucombe blocks it.
Dangerfield looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dangerfield shoots for a double leg takedown but Nucombe sprawls well. He's pushed Dangerfield's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nucombe swings for the body but Dangerfield moves out of range.
Dangerfield throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nucombe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dangerfield is in Nucombe's guard.
Dangerfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nucombe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nucombe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield is working Nucombe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nucombe is trying to control the position but Dangerfield postures up.
Dangerfield throwing strikes from guard but Nucombe blocks nicely.
Nucombe keeping moving, preventing Dangerfield from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield wants to pass the guard but Nucombe is keeping the position.
Dangerfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Nucombe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dangerfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dangerfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dangerfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dangerfield throwing strikes from guard but Nucombe blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dangerfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Dangerfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nucombe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Dangerfield dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dangerfield shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dangerfield showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dangerfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nucombe's head.
Nucombe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dangerfield wants to pass the guard but Nucombe is defending well.
Nucombe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rocco Dangerfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dangerfield seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nucombe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dangerfield is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nucombe trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangerfield stalling away here and it's allowed Nucombe to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nucombe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dangerfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Nucombe has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nucombe holds on and takes a little breather.
Dangerfield pushes down on Nucombe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nucombe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield lands with a punch from half guard.
Dangerfield throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dangerfield passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nucombe!
Dangerfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nucombe can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield throwing strikes here but Nucombe is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dangerfield throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dangerfield cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Poor strikes thrown by Dangerfield there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dangerfield lands a nice shot to the head.
Dangerfield scoring with strikes but Nucombe is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dangerfield landing shots from mount.
Dangerfield pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dangerfield lands a couple of good shots and Nucombe has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Even with his hooks in, Dangerfield manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The referee is taking a good look at Nucombe as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Dangerfield!
The referee is taking a good look at Nucombe as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Dangerfield!
Nucombe is rocked!
Dangerfield is raining down hard shots and and Nucombe has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rocco Dangerfield!
Rocco Dangerfield retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Rocco Dangerfield thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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