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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Rocha (ranked 3978 p4p, 400 weight class) and Steve Crane (ranked 3751 p4p, 385 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Inexperienced |
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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 Helsinki, Rafael Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Crane!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane misses with the body kick
and Rocha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crane lands a head kick. Rocha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crane rushes Rocha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crane misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Crane.
Crane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crane lands an elbow that stopped Rocha in his tracks for a moment.
Crane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Crane.
Rocha is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crane to keep the fight standing.
We've been hearing reports that Rocha has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Crane.
Crane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rocha takes an elbow to the temple.
Crane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Crane.
Crane lands an elbow inside that Rocha shrugs off.
Crane lands a damaging elbow.
Rocha is rocked!
Crane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crane lands an elbow inside that Rocha shrugs off.
Oh Rocha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crane stalling the fight.
Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rocha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Crane! Rocha is out on his feet! Crane rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rocha is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rocha is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Crane!
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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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