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Event:
SSDFN 11
Date: Jul 20, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Roci clinches up against the ropes.#BC#
Roci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Roci takes the fight into the clinch.
Bender working aggressively here.
Roci tries to pull guard but Bender holds him up against the ropes and eventually Roci drops back down to his feet.
Roci fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roci definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bender tries to break free but Roci pushes him back against the ropes.
Bender throws a head punch that misses.
Bender lands with a right to the head.
Bender tries to throw a body punch but Roci avoids it by throwing Bender back against the ropes.
Roci tries to pull guard but Bender forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xhek Roci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roci keeps control of Bender as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roci tries to pull guard but Bender won't allow it.
Roci jumps guard but Bender turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bender tries to break the clinch but Roci is controlling the position.
Bender looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bender working hard to break the clinch.
Bender digs a right hand underneath Roci's ribcage. Roci let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roci is breathing heavily.
Bender throws a punch but it's blocked by Roci.
Bender can't find room to land a body shot as Roci controls the action.
Bender wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roci has him pressed against the ropes.#T1#
Roci displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bender up against the ropes.
Roci blocks an uppercut.
Bender misses with a body punch.
Bender tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roci's elbow.
Roci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bender misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bender.
Bender tries a body shot but Roci blocks it.
Bender misses with the head strike.
Roci tries to work over Bender's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bender gets through Roci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roci has Bender pressed against the ropes, preventing Bender from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roci is trying to pull guard but Bender turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Roci is trying to pull guard but Bender has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bender has Roci pressed against the ropes, preventing Roci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bender has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Roci seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bender can turn it around.#T2#
Bender is working Roci over against the ropes.
Roci has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bender has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bender lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Bender manages to break the clinch.
Roci is looking to clinch. #CL#
Roci darts in and clinches Bender up against the ropes.
A short right from Roci.
Bender lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roci swings wildly with an uppercut but Bender uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bender misses with a body punch.
Bender misses with a punch to the body.
Roci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bender tries to throw a body punch but Roci avoids it by throwing Bender back against the ropes.
Bender has a couple of punches blocked by Roci.
Bender wants to break free but Roci has control.
Roci misses with the head strike.
Bender prevents a body shot from Roci.
Bender fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
Roci is trying to break the clinch but Bender is controlling him.
Roci tries to pull guard but Bender holds him up against the ropes and eventually Roci drops back down to his feet.
Bender throws a head punch that misses.
Bender blocks an elbow strike.
Bender tries to circle away but Roci has him pinned against the ropes.
Bender misses with a punch on the inside.
Bender lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bender is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Bender.
Still in the clinch, Bender scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bender lands with a short shot to the head.
Bender lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bender fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bender tries a body shot but Roci blocks it.
#BC#
Roci pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roci tries to clinch there but Bender circles away.
Bender let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Roci is looking to clinch. #T4#
Roci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bender let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Roci tries to close the distance and clinch but Bender swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Roci backs off Bender throws a huge counter combo but Roci manages to avoid it all.
Roci tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bender counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bender keeps the fight on the outside.
Bender now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Roci moves to clinch but Bender breaks away
and Bender counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#Roci is rocked!
Bender keeps the fight on the outside.
Oh Roci is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roci tries to clinch but Bender moves out of range.
Bender appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Roci tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bender makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roci seems to have got his legs back now.#T5#
Roci wants to clinch but Bender slips to the side
and Bender scores with a counter punch that sends Roci to the canvas! Bender smells blood - he's punishing Roci with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Roci has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Bender! |
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Event:
SSDFN 9
Date: Jul 06, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Roci darts in and clinches Hill up against the ropes.#BC2#
Roci breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Hill. #CL2#
Roci gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roci stalls.
Roci lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Roci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Roci fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hill, pushing him back against the ropes.#TD2#
Roci pulls guard.
Hill trying to control but Roci is working from the bottom.
Roci wants to get back to his feet but Hill passes into half guard.
Roci really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roci is trying to stand back up but Hill is controlling him
#SUB#
Hill is looking for a kimura but Roci is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hill to get the leverage. #T1#
Hill is just content to waste time from the top position. Roci takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #ES2#
Roci scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#CL2#
Hill tries to keep at a distance but Roci has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hill jumps guard but Roci turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Hill looking to stall.
#TD2#
Roci has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hill uses from the top position.
Hill has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roci is proving hard to escape from.
Hill looking to sit in guard and control but Roci gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T2#
Hill throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Roci wants to stand but Hill has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Roci wants to stand and escape but instead Hill has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Hill pushes down on Roci's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB#
Hill is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roci defends it well.
Hill is pressing down on Roci's thigh, looking to free his foot. Roci is holding on for now.
Roci has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#T3#
Hill tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Roci tries to kick Hill off but Hill keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hill wants to take a breather but Roci is having none of it.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Roci wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roci swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Roci closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Roci breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Roci takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Roci scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roci creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #TD2#
Roci jumps guard.
#SU#
Hill decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Roci, up you get! #CL2#
Roci clinches up against the ropes.
Roci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD2#
Roci drags the fight down to the ground.
Roci wants to stand and escape but Hill is having none of it. #T5#
Hill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hill is looking to stand up but Roci won't let him.
Hill looking to pass the guard.
Roci wants to get back to his feet but Hill is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T6#
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.#CL2#
Roci fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hill, pushing him back against the ropes.
Roci misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Roci.
Hill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roci has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hill avoiding damage as Roci throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roci.
Roci makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roci.
Roci scores with a hook to the body.
Roci softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Roci lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Roci.
#BC2#
Roci manages to break the clinch.
Xhek Roci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Roci clinches up against the ropes.#T7#
Nice body punch from Roci - that landed with a thud.
#BC2#
Roci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Roci closes the distance and clinches.
Roci lands a nice uppercut.#TD2#
Roci manages to pull guard.
Roci is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hill trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roci's guard.
Roci wants to get back to his feet but Hill is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T8##ES2#
Roci uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
#CL2#
Roci closes the distance and pushes Hill back into the ropes.
Roci scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roci lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Roci jumps into guard, dragging Hill to the mat.
Hill won't allow Roci to get back to his feet.
Roci avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roci is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T9##REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Roci gets a clinch.
Roci lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD2#
Roci ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Roci no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hill wants to get up but he can't break Roci's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Roci wants to stand but Hill is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xhek Roci dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R2##CL2#
Roci forces Hill back against the ropes and clinches.#TD2#
Roci manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hill has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roci is proving hard to escape from.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Roci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roci is looking to stand up but Hill isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roci swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Hill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roci works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Roci utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Roci has Hill up against the ropes in a clinch.
#BC2#
Roci breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Roci gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Roci controlling the action here for a moment.
#TD2#
Roci pulls guard. #T2#
Hill prevents Roci from getting back to his feet.
Hill postures up in Roci's guard and throws a big left but Roci blocks it.
Roci wants to stand but Hill is controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roci can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3#
Hill wants to stand but Roci is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Amir Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Roci gets a clinch. #TD2#
Roci decides to pull guard.
Hill trying to control but Roci is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hill is looking to stand up but Roci won't let him.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Roci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
Roci keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Roci has momentary wrist control but Hill slips an elbow through the middle.
Roci wants to stand up but Hill is controlling him.
Roci has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Hill gets tackled into the ropes by Roci. Roci maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Roci jumps guard and drags Hill to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but Roci is retaining full guard. #T5#
Hill trying to move into half guard but instead Roci has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Roci wanted to stand there but Hill had control of the position. #SU2#
Roci gets to his feet - Hill follows without any prompting. #CL2#
Hill tries to keep at a distance but Roci has taken the fight into the clinch.
Xhek Roci seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roci taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Roci stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Roci.
Roci holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Roci throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T6#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roci as Hill tries to tie him up. #BC2#
Roci breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Roci moves into the clinch.
Roci lands a shot to the body.#TD2#
Roci jumps guard and drags Hill to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Roci is looking to stand up but Hill isn't so interested in that idea. #T7#
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Roci is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Roci instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Roci's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T8#
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.#CL2#
Roci gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roci lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Roci. #BC2#
Roci breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Roci has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Roci jumps guard and drags Hill to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Roci is looking to stand up but Hill isn't so interested in that idea.
Xhek Roci is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hill trying to control but Roci is working from the bottom.
Hill won't allow Roci to get back to his feet.
Hill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T9#
Roci is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Xhek Roci has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Roci wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hill manages to pass to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roci looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xhek Roci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roci has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 18:20
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 18:20
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xhek Roci! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 21, 2024 |
#R1#
McPherson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McPherson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Roci clinches up with McPherson and pushes him back against the cage.
Roci gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McPherson.
Roci has McPherson pushed against the cage.
McPherson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Roci gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD2#
Roci pulls guard.
Roci keeping moving, preventing McPherson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roci is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
McPherson slips nicely into half guard.
McPherson wants to control but Roci is keeping him busy.
McPherson stops Roci from getting back to his feet.
McPherson is looking to take a break and control but Roci is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
McPherson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Roci drives through and clinches with McPherson against the cage.
#T2#
McPherson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roci lands a right hand that snaps the head of McPherson backwards.
Roci stalling.
Roci lands a nice shot to the body.
Roci with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC2#
Roci breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Roci has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Roci.
McPherson is trying to drag Roci to the mat but Roci just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamare McPherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roci lands a left hand.
#ROC2#McPherson is rocked!
Roci softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh McPherson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPherson tries to break free but Roci pushes him back against the cage.
Roci jumps guard but McPherson stands there with Roci around his waist. Roci gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McPherson managing to block the knees to the body from Roci.
McPherson seems to have got his legs back now.#T3#
McPherson is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roci just misses with a elbow thrown towards McPherson's brow.
McPherson tries to work over Roci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McPherson wants to stall.
#BC2#
Roci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for McPherson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xhek Roci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Roci gets a clinch. #TD2#
Roci gets control of McPherson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Roci will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McPherson wants to control from the top but Roci keeps moving.
McPherson is really struggling to control Roci but he's trying to hold on to the position.
McPherson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McPherson is pushing down on Roci's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roci is fighting to maintain full guard but McPherson has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
McPherson wants to pass the guard but Roci is defending well.
Roci keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roci is staying active underneath McPherson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roci can do anything to dispel that myth.#SU#
McPherson decides to stand and escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McPherson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xhek Roci dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Roci forces McPherson back against the cage and clinches.
Roci works on McPherson's body with a couple of short punches.
Roci tries to pull guard but McPherson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD2#
Roci gets control of McPherson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Roci will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Roci is looking to stand back up but McPherson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Roci.
Roci looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPherson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Roci is squirming around, avoiding McPherson's attempts to control the action.
Roci really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McPherson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Roci has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
You get the feeling that Roci really doesn't like being in this position too much.
McPherson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McPherson looking to control but Roci is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roci squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
McPherson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Roci squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
McPherson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Roci is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
#T3##SUB#
McPherson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roci wants to get back to his feet.
McPherson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Roci is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! McPherson has taken his back!
McPherson misses with punches from the back. #T4#
McPherson wants to control but Roci is keeping busy.
Roci is trying to get back to his feet but McPherson has full control of the position and if anything, Roci has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Roci covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roci looking very determined here, making life difficult for McPherson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamare McPherson dominated that second round.
That's time! McPherson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Roci moves into the clinch.
McPherson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roci just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roci creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roci lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roci working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McPherson tries to pull guard but Roci forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Roci lands a nice uppercut.
McPherson is working for takedown but Roci is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamare McPherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McPherson taking a breather.
Good body shot from Roci.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roci is trying to pull guard but McPherson has him pressed against the cage.
Roci lands an uppercut.
McPherson tries to land knees in the clinch but Roci avoids the damage to the body.
Roci fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC2#
Roci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
McPherson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL2#
McPherson gets tackled into the cage by Roci. Roci maintains the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD2#
Roci successfully pulls guard.
#ES2#
Roci scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#CL2#
Roci has closed the distance and engaged McPherson in a clinch.
Roci tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McPherson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roci scores with a shoulder strike.
Roci tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Roci gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McPherson.
Roci fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roci content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Roci utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T2#
Roci landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Roci throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McPhersons head.
Roci is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McPherson to keep the fight standing.
Roci working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Roci takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #TD2#
Roci jumps guard and drags McPherson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Roci wants to get back to his feet but McPherson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McPherson is standing up over Roci. Roci looks to escape but McPherson dives into side control.
Roci wants to get back to his feet but McPherson is dominant here and he's now got Roci's back!#T3#
Roci is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
McPherson struggling to land strikes to the head as Roci covers up.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
McPherson trying to control momentarily.
Roci wants to get back to his feet. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - McPherson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Roci wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
McPherson looking for the choke from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xhek Roci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roci 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xhek Roci! |
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