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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 441 p4p, 651 weight class) and Will Rock (ranked 50 p4p, 83 weight class). Rock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Wanna Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Red Belt
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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 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 3, fighting out of New York, Will Rock!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Rock misses.
Plutov connects with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Plutov.
Plutov slips under a jab from Rock.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plutov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rock sizes up Plutov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rock lands a glancing blow to the side of Plutov's head.
Plutov connects with a body shot that sends Rock's belly button to the back.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rock with the inside leg kick.
Rock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plutov, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
A head punch on the inside from Rock fails to land.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov tries to circle away but Rock has him pinned against the cage.
Rock manages to pull guard.
Rock has a closed guard, preventing Plutov from standing up.
Rock working a defensive guard here.
Rock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Plutov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Plutov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rock is trying to control the position but Plutov postures up.
Plutov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Oblivion Gate inform us that Rock has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Plutov stands and steps away. Rock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Plutov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plutov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Plutov misses the shot to the body.
Rock tries to counter by closing the distance.
Plutov tries a head kick but it misses.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock walks into a jab.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Rock.
Plutov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plutov misses with a looping right.
Plutov throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock.
Rock tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rock connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Plutov misses.
Jab by Plutov.
Plutov misses with an uppercut. Rock saw that one coming.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
A big right from Plutov misses.
Rock avoids the body shot from Plutov.
Rock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Plutov.
Plutov slips under a jab from Rock.
Rock throws out a loose jab but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a straight right.
Rock misses with a hook.
Rock moves away from the strike by Plutov.
Rock pushes Plutov up against the cage in a clinch.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plutov is trying to break free.
Plutov is looking to break free of the clinch but Rock has double underhooks.
Rock can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Plutov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Plutov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Plutov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rock won't allow it.
Plutov wants to break free but Rock has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plutov.
Plutov is trying to push Rock away but Rock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Plutov breaks the clinch.
Rock scores with a spinning back kick!
A slow jab from Plutov misses its intended target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Plutov.
Rock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rock's hands.
Plutov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rock 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 Plutov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Plutov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab by Plutov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov moves out of range as Rock strikes.
Plutov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Plutov lands a lovely overhand right.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Plutov.
Rock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plutov, pushing him back against the cage.
Plutov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rock lands a left hand.
Plutov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rock won't allow it.
Plutov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rock.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Plutov throws an elbow but misses.
Plutov can't break the clinch.
Rock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Will Rock will probably get the nod.
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.
Rock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plutov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Plutov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rock tried to score with a low kick but Plutov checks it.
Plutov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wasyl Plutov is winning the standup battle so far.
Rock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plutov throws out the jab.
Plutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rock moves away.
Plutov throws a low kick but Rock moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Plutov. That snapped Rock's head back.
Rock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Plutov throws the left hand but Rock avoids the punch easily.
Rock slips a straight right by Plutov.
Plutov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
Rock avoids the head kick by Plutov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock's corner calls for a 1-2. Rock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock looks to score with a jab to the body but Plutov is just out of range.
Rock throws a front kick aimed at Plutov's knee but Plutov avoids it well.
Plutov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rock misses with a low kick as Plutov jumps back.
Plutov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Plutov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Plutov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Plutov misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Rock misses its intended target.
Rock moves out of range as Plutov strikes.
Plutov misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Plutov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Plutov misses with a kick to the body.
Rock tries to counter with a clinch but Plutov shakes him off and moves away.
Plutov swings for the body but Rock moves out of range.
Rock wants to counter the offense by Plutov and move into the clinch position.
Plutov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Plutov misses its intended target.
Plutov checks a leg kick.
Rock throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plutov. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Plutov does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov throws a hook but Rock avoids it easily.
Rock misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov throws a wild body kick that Rock sees coming a mile off.
Rock throws a wild body kick that Plutov sees coming a mile off.
Plutov misses with an uppercut.
Rock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Plutov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rock throws out the jab.
Rock takes one to the chin there.
Rock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plutov.
Plutov missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Plutov checks a leg kick.
Rock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Plutov, pushing him back against the cage.
Rock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Plutov walks away with a smile on his face. Rock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rock. That's going to slow Plutov down.
Plutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rock.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Rock.
Rock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Plutov ducks right into an uppercut from Rock.
Plutov throws an overhand right that lands on Rock's shoulder, as Rock tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tried to score with a low kick but Plutov checks it.
Rock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Plutov checks it well.
Plutov tries to bum rush Rock with a series of wild strikes but Rock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plutov misses with a looping left.
Plutov looks for the body kick but Rock saw that one coming.
Plutov throws the kick towards the body but Rock avoids it.
Plutov misses the jab.
Rock lands a right hook to the body.
Rock throws a low kick but Plutov avoids it.
Rock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plutov.
Rock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Plutov's head.
Rock throws a leg kick but Plutov moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Rock misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Plutov.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Rock.
A big right from Plutov misses.
Rock tries to counter with a clinch but Plutov shakes him off and moves away.
Plutov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Plutov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
Plutov is looking to land body kicks.
Rock tries to counter with a clinch but Plutov shakes him off and moves away.
Plutov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Plutov throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock moves out of range as Plutov strikes.
Rock lands with a good body shot.
Rock connects with the punch.
Plutov scores with a jab.
Rock slips under a jab from Plutov.
Rock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plutov.
Plutov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Plutov takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plutov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Plutov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Plutov ducks right into an uppercut from Rock.
Rock lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Rock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Plutov throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
Plutov misses with a straight left.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Rock.
Rock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Plutov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Plutov throws a right and a left that Rock avoids nicely.
Rock closes the distance and clinches.
Plutov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rock lands a leg kick that knocks Plutov off balance momentarily.
Rock looks to land a combination. Plutov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed right hand from Rock misses the target.
Plutov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plutov misses with a leg kick.
Plutov throws a lazy right hand but Rock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Plutov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Plutov lands a right hook to the body.
Plutov throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plutov. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rock wants to counter with a clinch but Plutov pushes him away.
Rock lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock misses with a wild combination.
Plutov throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
Plutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rock was well out of range. Poor timing from Plutov.
Rock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Plutov.
Plutov clobbers Rock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Plutov. That did some damage!
Rock throws a hook to the side of Plutov's head but Plutov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rock defending well as Plutov loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rock.
A swing and a miss from Plutov.
Plutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Plutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plutov. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plutov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Plutov moves out of range of the strikes.
Rock takes a swing at Plutov's ribcage but misses.
Rock slips under a jab from Plutov.
Rock tries to counter with a clinch but Plutov shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a hook. Rock ducked under it nicely.
Plutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plutov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rock has time to react.
Rock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plutov stuns Rock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rock.
Rock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rock catches Plutov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wasyl Plutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Plutov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.
Plutov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Plutov swats away the attempt to clinch by Rock.
Rock takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rock throws a front kick aimed at Plutov's knee but Plutov avoids it well.
Rock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tried to score with a low kick but Plutov checks it.
Plutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rock.
Rock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rock rushes Plutov and presses him up against the cage.
Plutov breaks the clinch.
Plutov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Plutov misses the shot to the body.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Plutov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Plutov lands with a kick to the temple. Rock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Will Rock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Plutov throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
Plutov just misses with a punch to the body.
Rock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Plutov is looking to land body kicks.
Rock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plutov throws out the jab.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plutov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plutov clobbers Rock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Rock.
Plutov missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
Plutov lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov checks a leg kick.
Plutov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Plutov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rock lands with a good body shot.
Rock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rock keeps Plutov at a distance using the push kick.
Rock wants to clinch up but Plutov keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rock.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rock.
Plutov throws a hook but Rock blocks it.
A big right from Plutov misses.
Plutov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Plutov keeps Rock at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Plutov.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasyl Plutov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rock 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Will Rock!
A less than humble Will Rock misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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