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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Roosen (ranked 5021 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knor Rotje (ranked 5653 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Roosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Knor Rotje!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotje fails with a takedown attempt.
Rotje shoots in for a double leg but Roosen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rotje fails with a takedown attempt.
Shane Roosen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knor Rotje.
Rotje fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rotje has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Roosen.
Rotje dives in and grabs Roosen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roosen pushes down on Rotje's head and hops out.
Roosen shoots in for a takedown but Rotje shows good takedown defense.
Roosen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotje throws a sloppy head kick and Roosen moves out of range easily.
Rotje tries to clinch but Roosen moves out of range.
Rotje avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rotje fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rotje swats away the attempt to clinch by Roosen.
Roosen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Roosen wants it to stay on the feet.
Roosen misses with a takedown attempt
and Rotje makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roosen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rotje counters with a one-two to the body.
Roosen moves into the clinch.
Rotje breaks the clinch.
Roosen is looking to clinch.
Roosen shoots in looking for a takedown but Rotje manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roosen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotje stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rotje wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rotje. Roosen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rotje scores with a jab.
Roosen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rotje manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rotje looks to land a body kick but Roosen moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roosen has his takedown stuffed
and Rotje counters with a left and a right that stings Roosen.
Rotje wants to clinch.
Roosen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rotje counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotje tries to pull guard but Roosen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Roosen is working for takedown but Rotje is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roosen is breathing heavily.
Rotje's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roosen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rotje stuffs the takedown.
Rotje closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roosen circles away.
Roosen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rotje changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rotje fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roosen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rotje moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotje managing to block the knees to the body from Roosen.
Rotje tries for a takedown but Roosen manages to get underhooks.
Roosen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rotje tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roosen is pressed up against the cage. Rotje has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Roosen down to the mat. Roosen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Roosen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rotje shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roosen as he jumps to the side.
Roosen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rotje shoots for a takedown but Roosen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knor Rotje dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roosen closes the distance and clinches.
Rotje jumps guard.
Roosen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roosen looking to sit in guard and control but Rotje gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rotje postures up.
Rotje preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roosen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotje tries to free his leg and advance position but Roosen is retaining full guard.
Rotje is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Roosen looking to control.
Roosen has an active guard here but Rotje has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roosen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rotje trying to pass the guard but Roosen defending well.
Roosen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rotje.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rotje looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Roosen is holding on to half guard well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rotje.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roosen gets a clinch.
Rotje breaks from the clinch.
Shane Roosen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roosen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roosen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rotje pinned against the cage. Rotje gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Rotje as Roosen shoots in.
Rotje takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotje pulls Roosen into guard.
Rotje keeping moving, preventing Roosen from controlling successfully.
Roosen tries to stand but Rotje is controlling from the bottom.
Rotje has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rotje looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roosen is one step ahead there.
Roosen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rotje is controlling Roosen's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knor Rotje showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Roosen misses with a takedown attempt - Rotje sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roosen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rotje.
Rotje shoots in but Roosen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knor Rotje seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rotje looks for a takedown but Roosen sprawls well.
Shane Roosen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knor Rotje.
Roosen throws out a loose jab but Rotje uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rotje is defended easily by Roosen.
Roosen connects with a body shot that sends Rotje's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotje keeps the fight on the outside.
Rotje steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Roosen.
Rotje stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rotje wants it to stay on the feet.
Rotje rushes Roosen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roosen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roosen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rotje is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rotje has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roosen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rotje takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roosen wants a takedown.
Roosen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roosen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rotje up against the cage.
Roosen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotje is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Roosen. Those never looked like landing.
Rotje is looking to clinch but Roosen is avoiding it.
Rotje shoots in for a double leg but Roosen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roosen closes the distance and pushes Rotje back into the cage.
Roosen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rotje to keep the fight standing.
Roosen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Roosen jumps guard but Rotje turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotje manages to break the clinch.
Roosen slaps away a takedown attempt from Rotje, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rotje dives in and grabs Roosen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roosen pushes down on Rotje's head and hops out.
Roosen scores with the left hand. Rotje knows he should have avoided that one.
Rotje dives in and grabs Roosen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roosen pushes down on Rotje's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Rotje. No joy for Roosen on that attempt.
Rotje stuffs the takedown attempt from Roosen. Roosen gets slowly back to his feet.
Rotje fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Rotje looks to move away, Roosen throws a big counter combo but Rotje just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotje dives in and grabs Roosen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roosen pushes down on Rotje's head and hops out.
Roosen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rotje defends well and Roosen ends up having to push Rotje into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Rotje's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Roosen swinging wildly here.
Roosen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rotje.
Rotje stuffs the takedown.
Rotje moves in looking to clinch but Roosen pushes him off.
Roosen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rotje displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roosen.
Rotje was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rotje dives in and grabs Roosen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roosen pushes down on Rotje's head and hops out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Roosen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rotje 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Knor Rotje!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Knor Rotje!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Knor Rotje!
Knor Rotje wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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RATING
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