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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Twizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Twizzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Rock!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twizzle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Twizzle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rock pinned against the cage. Rock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Twizzle shoots in for a takedown but Rock shows good takedown defense.
Rock misses with a wild combination.
Rock lands with an overhand left.
Rock drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rock has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Twizzle is proving hard to escape from.
Rock is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Twizzle is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Twizzle has escaped and now he's on top!
Rock wants to stand but Twizzle is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock looking to control.
Rock trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rock keeping moving, preventing Twizzle from controlling successfully.
Twizzle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Twizzle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Twizzle passes Rock's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Twizzle works his foot free and advances to mount.
Twizzle looking to control but Rock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twizzle controlling from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dick Twizzle just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rock tries to work over Twizzle's front leg with a kick but Twizzle checks it.
Rock's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rock duly obliges.
Rock misses with a low kick.
Rock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Twizzle's sensitive parts.
Twizzle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twizzle misses with a lunging right hand
and Rock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Twizzle wants to clinch but Rock slips to the side
and Rock counters with a nice body shot.
Twizzle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Twizzle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Twizzle shoots in and drives through. Rock sprawls well.
Twizzle moves out of range of the body kick from Rock.
Rock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Twizzle is breathing heavily.
Twizzle won't allow Rock to sweep him here.
Twizzle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rock is looking to stand up but Twizzle isn't so interested in that idea.
Rock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Rock dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Twizzle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rock actively working from the bottom here.
Twizzle trying to control from half guard but Rock is working away.
Twizzle stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rock to get to his feet.
Rock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Twizzle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tommy Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twizzle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Twizzle's knee momentarily.
Twizzle 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.
Twizzle wants to pass the guard but Rock is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Twizzle trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock has Twizzle pulled in close to control his posture.
Rock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rock should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Twizzle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rock keeping moving, preventing Twizzle from controlling successfully.
That's two 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rock throws a right hand that Twizzle ducks under and follows up with a left that Twizzle also avoids with ease.
Twizzle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rock pinned against the cage. Rock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Twizzle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock lands a head shot.
Twizzle slips a jab and a cross from Rock.
Twizzle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
Some bone on bone action there as Twizzle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Twizzle is looking to clinch.
Rock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Twizzle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rock circles away.
Horrible takedown by Rock or perhaps it was just good defense by Twizzle which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Twizzle or perhaps it was just good defense by Rock which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock gets a clinch.
Rock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rock breaks from the clinch.
Twizzle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rock stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Twizzle fails to land the takedown.
Rock misses with a series of wild punches.
Twizzle wants to clinch
and Rock counters with a series of strikes. Twizzle will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
An inside leg kick lands from Twizzle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock misses with a wild combination.
Rock looks to land a combination. Twizzle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rock throws the kick towards the body but Twizzle avoids it.
Twizzle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rock, pushing him back against the cage.
Rock lands with a light punch inside.
Twizzle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock tries to bum rush Twizzle with a series of wild strikes but Twizzle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Twizzle stuffs the takedown.
Twizzle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rock pinned against the cage. Rock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Twizzle tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twizzle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Twizzle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Twizzle controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Rock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Twizzle feints and as Rock raises his hands in defense, Twizzle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Twizzle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rock trying to hold on to Twizzle's head to control him but Twizzle postures up.
Rock punching from the bottom.
Rock has hold of Twizzle's hands but Twizzle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Twizzle is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twizzle seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rock for as long as he can get away with.
Twizzle stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Twizzle wants to clinch but Rock slips to the side
and Rock counters with a three punch combo that has Twizzle backing up. Twizzle nods at Rock to acknowledge the strikes.
Twizzle shoots in and drives through. Rock sprawls well.
Twizzle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rock counters with a two punch combo.
Twizzle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rock.
Twizzle tries to clinch but Rock is having none of it.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from Twizzle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Twizzle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Twizzle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock thuds his right hand into Twizzle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Rock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and Twizzle counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rock!
Twizzle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rock throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
Twizzle prevents Rock from getting the reversal.
Twizzle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rock manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twizzle prevents Rock from improving his position.
Twizzle slows the pace down in half guard.
Rock tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twizzle is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Twizzle stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Twizzle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
Rock decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Twizzle wants to get back to his feet.
Twizzle tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rock gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Rock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Twizzle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rock throws a series of punches but Twizzle moves out of range.
Twizzle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dick Twizzle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Twizzle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Twizzle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Rock!
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energy
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