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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Rock (ranked 272 p4p, 38 weight class) and Karlsson På Taket (ranked 500 p4p, 63 weight class). Rock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Wanna Rock. På Taket has chosen Stuck In The Middle With You as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
25
160 lbs
11 - 3 - 2 |
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176 cm
27
165 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Will Rock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karlsson På Taket! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily. På Taket slips under a jab. Rock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rock throws a nice inside leg kick. A big left from På Taket misses. Rock feinted there with a counter leg kick. På Taket loads up on a big right hand but Rock slips the punch. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. På Taket scores with a body shot.
På Taket throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rock throwing a counter right hand but På Taket manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. På Taket throws a poor cross that misses
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. På Taket fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it. Rock connects with a leg kick. På Taket looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. På Taket swings widly with a right hand
and På Taket takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Rock wants to clinch. På Taket throws a poor cross that misses
and Rock counters with a stiff right hand. Rock scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and På Taket counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. På Taket looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but På Taket moves away. På Taket now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rock. A nice side step and På Taket releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from På Taket. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rock, right into the meat.
På Taket lands with a nice body punch. Rock throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rock fails in his attempt to clinch. På Taket swats away the attempt to clinch by Rock. It seemed like På Taket was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Rock throws a wild body kick that På Taket sees coming a mile off. På Taket looks like he wants to counter punch here. Rock connects with a crisp jab. A lazy left from På Taket finds it's target. A big right from På Taket misses. Rock misses with an uppercut
and På Taket counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. På Taket misses the jab. På Taket on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Rock misses with a body shot.
Rock throws a predictable looking body shot
and På Taket counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. På Taket thows a body kick. Rock tries to catch it but that hurt him. På Taket connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! På Taket throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. På Taket swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Will Rock will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rock slips under a jab from På Taket. Karlsson På Taket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rock cracks På Taket with a good jab. På Taket swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. På Taket misses with a hook to the body
and Rock counters with a leg kick. Rock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. På Taket takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rock throws a body kick that misses. Rock is looking to clinch. På Taket let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Rock throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round. På Taket fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rock on the side of the head. Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but På Taket paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rock throws a head kick that misses. På Taket throws out a counter right but Rock avoids it with no problem. The fighters circling - Rock throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Rock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as På Taket throws out the jab. Rock misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling På Taket to counter with a crisp jab. Rock scoring well with a low kick there.
Rock looks to land a right hand but På Taket moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rock lands a head shot. Rock lands a nice looking body shot.
Rock walks into a jab. It looks like Rock has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. På Taket looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely. På Taket misses the shot to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fighters circling - Rock throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Rock tries to clinch up but På Taket circles away and keeps his distance. På Taket's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. På Taket defending well as Rock loads up on a big left hand. På Taket takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. På Taket looks to land a right hand but Rock moved out of range. På Taket moves forwards but Rock connects with a nice, crisp jab. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but På Taket might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rock has got the better of the exchanges. På Taket throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range. Rock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. På Taket throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rock counters with a straight right hand. Rock misses with an uppercut
letting På Taket counter with a right hand. Rock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by På Taket. Rock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
På Taket is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rock! På Taket is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Rock! During a confident post fight interview, Will Rock 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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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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