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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fark Fok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiberias Rockefellor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 cm
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190 lbs
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181 cm
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188 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fark Fok! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiberias Rockefellor! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fok feints and as Rockefellor raises his hands in defense, Fok changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Fok thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Fok throwing strikes from guard but Rockefellor blocks nicely. Fok chips away with some ground and pound. Rockefellor controlling the position. Rockefellor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fok is one step ahead there. Fok makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Fok working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Rockefellor keeping full guard, as Fok tries to pass. Fok postures up in Rockefellor's guard and throws a big left but Rockefellor blocks it. Fok drops back looking for a leg! Rockefellor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rockefellor manages to kick Fok off! Fok jumps back into Rockefellor's guard. Fok is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rockefellor is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rockefellor has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round. Fok is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rockefellor gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Rockefellor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Fok is breathing heavily. Fok tries to roll over but Rockefellor keeps him under control. Rockefellor controlling the pace. I looks like Rockefellor might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. Rockefellor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fok is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Fok actively working from the bottom here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Rockefellor slips a nice elbow through Fok's hands, connecting with Fok's forehead. Rockefellor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rockefellor performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Rockefellor working over Fok with some ground and pound. Fok looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Fok is pressing down on Rockefellor's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fok isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rockefellor stacks Fok on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rockefellor! Rockefellor passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fok! Fok in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Fok keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rockefellor get's back to his feet. Rockefellor 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. Rockefellor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fok working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rockefellor has passed into half guard!
Fok misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rockefellor is figuring out what he wants to do next. Rockefellor seems to be working for a kimura but Fok defends the submission attempt. Rockefellor stalling. Fok wants to get back to full guard. Rockefellor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Fok is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Fok punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiberias Rockefellor dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rockefellor has his takedown stuffed and Fok counters with a single leg into guard. Rockefellor didn't expect that. Rockefellor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Rockefellor controls Fok momentarily but Fok frees himself. Fok stands up over Rockefellor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Tiberias Rockefellor has got the better of the ground game so far. Rockefellor pulls Fok in close to his closed guard and prevents Fok from doing any damage or advancing position. Fok landing with the ground and pound. Fok has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Rockefellor striking from the bottom here. Fok chips away with some ground and pound. Rockefellor looking for a sweep. Not yet Rockefellor, not yet. Fok is looking to work some ground and pound but Rockefellor has wrist control. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fok is fighting to break Rockefellor's control of his arms but Rockefellor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Rockefellor lands a decent shot there. Rockefellor trying to keep a closed guard but Fok is proving a slippery customer.
Fok drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rockefellor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rockefellor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rockefellor! Rockefellor working the ground and pound. Fok looking for a sweep but Rockefellor has passed into full mount! Oh no! Rockefellor working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Fok stops Rockefellor from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rockefellor controlling the position easily from mount. Rockefellor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fok?
Rockefellor blocks Fok's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Rockefellor is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fok can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fok tries to get back to half guard but can't. Fok is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fok sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rockefellor scoring with strikes to the body and head. Fok actively working from the bottom here. Rockefellor blocks the strikes from Fok.
Rockefellor controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fok has hold of Rockefellor's hands but Rockefellor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Fok works his way to full guard. Good work. Rockefellor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Fok looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rockefellor stands and throws Fok's legs to the side, diving into side control. Rockefellor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fok has escaped the position, nice work there. Fok is trying to improve his position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiberias Rockefellor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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!
Rockefellor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Fok sneaks back into half guard. Rockefellor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Fok missing with punches from the bottom.
Fok throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rockefellor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tiberias Rockefellor just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Rockefellor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rockefellor moves in looking to clinch but Fok pushes him off. Rockefellor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Fok closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rockefellor to the mat! Rockefellor manages to get full guard. Rockefellor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Fok scoring with some ground and pound. Fok throwing strikes but missing. Rockefellor pulls Fok in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fok distracts Rockefellor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Fok postures up and lands a big shot to Rockefellor's brow. Rockefellor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Fok pushes down on Rockefellor's leg and manages to get into half guard. Rockefellor is concentrating on defense, preventing Fok from advancing position. Fok is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fok connects with a nice short shot to Rockefellor's temple. Fok is working for a kimura but Rockefellor is defending it quite comfortably.
Rockefellor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Tiberias Rockefellor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Fok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Rockefellor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rockefellor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Fok is desperately trying to improve his position but Rockefellor has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rockefellor looking to control and managing it successfully. Fok is in a horrible position here. Rockefellor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rockefellor controlling the pace for now. Fok is looking to get to half guard. Fark Fok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Fok swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight! Tiberias Rockefellor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Rockefellor 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiberias Rockefellor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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