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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Bugati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Roethlisberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Bugati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Romeo Roethlisberger!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bugati forces Roethlisberger back against the cage and clinches.
Bugati tightens his grip and picks Roethlisberger up, before dumping him to the ground. Roethlisberger manages to land in guard.
Roethlisberger controls Bugati momentarily but Bugati frees himself.
Roethlisberger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bugati is aware though and is defending well.
Roethlisberger is looking for a triangle here but Bugati uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bugati tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bugati has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bugati working away.
Bugati scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bugati grinds an elbow into Roethlisberger's temple.
Bugati working the ground and pound but Roethlisberger is defending the strikes.
Roethlisberger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Roethlisberger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bugati working away.
A lull in the action here as Bugati stalls from top position.
Bugati working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Bugati decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bugati misses with a hook. Roethlisberger ducked under it nicely.
Bugati looks for the body kick but Roethlisberger saw that one coming.
Roethlisberger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roethlisberger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roethlisberger closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bugati counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roethlisberger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rocky Bugati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romeo Roethlisberger.
Bugati manages to break the clinch.
Roethlisberger misses with a takedown attempt
and Bugati counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roethlisberger's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bugati looking to pass the guard.
Bugati is breathing heavily.
Roethlisberger trying to keep a closed guard but Bugati is proving a slippery customer.
Bugati avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roethlisberger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roethlisberger keeping full guard, as Bugati tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Roethlisberger misses.
Roethlisberger shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bugati napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Roethlisberger tries to stand but Bugati is controlling his head.
Roethlisberger has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bugati has given up his back here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Bugati dominated that round.
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.
Roethlisberger loads up on a big right hand but Bugati slips the punch.
Bugati throws a sloppy head kick and Roethlisberger moves out of range easily.
Bugati fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Roethlisberger sprawls well initially but Bugati persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Roethlisberger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Roethlisberger wants to control but Bugati is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bugati tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Roethlisberger is trying to maintain the position but Bugati is very close to passing his half guard.
Roethlisberger manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roethlisberger controls Bugati momentarily but Bugati frees himself.
Bugati tries to free his leg and advance position but Roethlisberger is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roethlisberger has his takedown stuffed
and Bugati decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Roethlisberger's guard.
Roethlisberger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Roethlisberger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bugati is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roethlisberger looking to finish with strikes here!
Bugati is squirming around, avoiding Roethlisberger's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roethlisberger is looking to stand but Roethlisberger has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bugati is desperately trying to improve his position but Roethlisberger has a good base and remains in mount.
Roethlisberger is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bugati has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bugati taking shots to the head.
Bugati looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Well, with Roethlisberger on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bugati is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Roethlisberger trying to control momentarily.
Bugati covering up well under a series of strikes from Roethlisberger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roethlisberger working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Roethlisberger is hanging on to Bugati's back as he tries to escape.
A lull in the action here.
Bugati is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Roethlisberger gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Romeo Roethlisberger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Roethlisberger tries to clinch but Bugati moves out of range.
Roethlisberger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bugati shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Roethlisberger napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Roethlisberger can't do much from the bottom here.
Roethlisberger is trying to get back to half guard.
Bugati trying to control the action but Roethlisberger is working from the bottom.
Roethlisberger is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Roethlisberger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roethlisberger is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Roethlisberger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bugati's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bugati's back!
Bugati covering up well under a series of strikes from Roethlisberger.
What can Bugati do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roethlisberger struggling to keep hold of the position.
Roethlisberger has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Bugati is in real trouble here. Roethlisberger gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Bugati is tapping out! Roethlisberger wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Romeo Roethlisberger!
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FIGHT
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