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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Molokai Built (ranked 1585 p4p, 93 weight class) and Castor Rollins (ranked 2147 p4p, 123 weight class). Rollins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ulfheonar. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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169 cm
29
140 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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188 cm
45
132 lbs
44 - 32 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Molokai Built! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
44 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Castor Rollins! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rollins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Built. Built swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Built has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Race in the buildup to the fight. Rollins scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Rollins throws a head kick but Built moves out of range.
Built throws a low kick but Rollins moves out of range easily. Nice shot by Built. A looping hook to the body misses from Built. Rollins does a little dance to reset his feet. Built throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Rollins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Built can pounce on him.
Built motions for Rollins to come forward. Built throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Despite the aggression on Rollins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Built throws a body shot but no joy. Built looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Built misses with a low kick. Rollins avoids the body shot from Built.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rollins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Built feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rollins's calf. Built lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Rollins slips under a jab from Built. Built digs a good hook to Rollins's body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Built throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Built tries to score with a low kick but Rollins moves his leg out of the way. Built looks to score with a jab to the body but Rollins is just out of range. Rollins avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Built is looking to wear down Rollins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Built throws a big shot that misses. Built throws a body shot but no joy. Built avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Built stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Built misses with a kick to the body and Rollins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Rollins avoids the body shot from Built.
Built cracks a nice hook into Rollins's ribs. Built misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rollins.
Rollins is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Built rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rollins moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Built tries to land a leg kick but Rollins saw it coming and moves away.
Rollins throws a counter combo. Built slips a jab and a cross from Rollins.
Built throws a body shot but no joy. Built scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Built misses with a two punch combination.
Built gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Rollins blocks a body shot from Built. Built working aggressively here.
Rollins pushes Built back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. Rollins blocks a body shot from Built. Built doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside. Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Rollins controls his hands.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rollins's elbow. Built lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Rollins is trying to drag Built to the mat but Built just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there. A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Built. Rollins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Built connects with a solid leg kick. Rollins lands with an uppercut that bounces Built off the ropes and back into range. Rollins blocks the body kick.
Rollins doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Rollins misses with an uppercut. Rollins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Built circles away quickly and effectively. A looping hook to the body misses from Built. Rollins does a little dance to reset his feet. Rollins unleashes a big counter combination but Built bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Built tries to clinch but Rollins moves out of range. Rollins unleashes a big counter combination but Built bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Rollins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Built. Built throws the kick towards the body but Rollins avoids it. Built connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Built throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Built tries to land a leg kick but Rollins saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Built. Rollins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Built misses with a low kick.
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! Built throws a series of punches but Rollins avoids them all with ease. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rollins! But no joy. Built lands a body shot.
Built goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Built throws a leg kick that is checked and Rollins counters with a three punch combo that has Built backing up. Built nods at Rollins to acknowledge the strikes. Built takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Built cracks a nice hook into Rollins's ribs. Rollins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Built moves away from the strike by Rollins. Built misses with a shot to the body and Rollins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Built misses with a leg kick and Rollins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Built's knee momentarily. Rollins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rollins checks a low kick from Built. The fighters circling - Rollins throws out the jab but it was never going to land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Molokai Built dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Built. Built misses the shot to the body. Built is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rollins can do to turn this around? Built throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Rollins counters with a body kick. Rollins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Built in his tracks. Built forces Rollins back against the ropes and clinches. Rollins breaks the clinch.
Built goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Rollins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Built thows a left - swing and a miss! Rollins is looking for the big counter here. Built throws a body shot but no joy. Rollins throws a counter combo. Rollins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Rollins throws a sloppy head kick and Built moves out of range easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Built is looking to clinch but Rollins is avoiding it.
Built throws a lazy head kick and Rollins counters with a series of strikes. Built will be more careful next time no doubt. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Built will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rollins unleashes a big counter combination but Built bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Rollins avoids the body shot from Built.
Built misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rollins.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rollins throws a series of punches but Built avoids them all with ease. Built lands a nice hook to Rollins's body. Rollins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Rollins lands with a kick to the ribs.
Built clinches up with Rollins and pushes him back against the ropes. Built misses with a hook from the clinch. Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Rollins controls his hands.
Rollins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Built throws a head punch that misses. Built swings wildly with an uppercut but Rollins uses good head movement to avoid it. Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Built digs a right hand underneath Rollins's ribcage. Rollins let out a lung full of air as it connected. Built working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Rollins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rollins blocks an uppercut.
Rollins lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rollins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Built's head. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Rollins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Built looking for a sweep. Not yet Built, not yet. Rollins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Rollins stopping the sweep attempt from Built. Built is working hard here to advance position. Rollins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Rollins wants to control from the top but Built keeps moving. Rollins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Built avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Built is trying to control the position but Rollins postures up. Rollins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Built trying to control the position.
Rollins stays in close to Built's body and controls the position. Built keeping moving, preventing Rollins from controlling successfully. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Rollins scoring with punches to the head and body. Built managing to control the position. Built looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Rollins is in close to Built's body, working some short punches and elbows. Rollins scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Rollins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Built looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Built is trying to control the position but Rollins postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Built has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rollins goes for a takedown attempt but Built pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Built misses with a wild body shot. Rollins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A low kick from Built misses and Rollins counters with a series of strikes. Built will be more careful next time no doubt. Rollins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Built. Rollins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Rollins throws a solid leg kick but Built takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rollins. Built feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rollins's calf. Rollins lands a leg kick that knocks Built off balance momentarily. A thudding body kick lands there by Rollins!
A clash of legs there as Built blocks the low kick. Built wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Built is looking to score with low kicks. Rollins slips under a jab from Built. Rollins throws a low kick but Built avoids it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Molokai Built will probably get the nod. That's time! Built's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Built misses with a body kick. Rollins checks a low kick from Built. Built thuds a left hand into Rollins's body. Rollins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Built digs a good body shot into Rollins's ribs. Built misses the shot to the body. A combination from Rollins does no damage. Molokai Built seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rollins misses with a series of wild punches.
Built gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Built tries a body shot but Rollins blocks it.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Rollins avoids it by throwing Built back against the ropes. Built scores with a shoulder strike. Rollins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Built fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Built lands a left and a right that send Rollins crashing to the mat, dazed. Built thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rollins is rocked! Built moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Rollins is still on wobbly legs! Can Built finish him? Built scores with a kick to the midsection. Rollins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Built feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Rollins collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Molokai Built! Molokai Built 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. Castor Rollins spoke after the fight, saying 'I Will Come Back No Doubt About That '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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