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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Brooks (ranked 1787 p4p, 194 weight class) and Gross Erock (ranked 1932 p4p, 207 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Phenomenal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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159 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gross Erock!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Brooks seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Brooks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Erock doesn't seem bothered though.
We've been informed that Erock has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brooks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Erock. Erock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Gross Erock has been cut.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Erock saw that one coming.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Brooks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Erock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Erock is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Erock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks throws a series of strikes that have Erock backpedaling.
Erock avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Erock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brooks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brooks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brooks throws a head kick but Erock moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brooks duly obliges.
Brooks takes a swing at Erock's ribcage but misses.
Erock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carl Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks throws out a loose jab but Erock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Erock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromErock.
Brooks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erock circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Erock.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
A head kick from Brooks lands but Erock takes it in his stride.
Brooks throws a nice looking combination but Erock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Erock throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks moves into range and connects with a jab.
That has opened up Gross Erock's cut even more.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erock misses with a takedown attempt - Brooks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brooks punishes Erock's body with a nice straight punch.
Brooks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Erock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Erock throws a head kick that misses.
Erock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Brooks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Erock's hands.
Brooks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Erock. Erock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brooks throws a hook but Erock blocks it.
Erock misses with a head kick.
Brooks seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a nice hook to Erock's body. Erock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Erock is predictable there
and Brooks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Erock is rocked!
Brooks drops Erock with a naaaaasty hook - Erock is in real trouble here! Brooks dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Brooks!
Carl Brooks was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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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