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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by Transplants - Romper Stomper. Rocha has chosen Refuse/Resist by Sepultura as his entrance music. Antonio Rocha struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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182 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha moves to clinch but Green breaks away
and Green counters with a single leg into guard. Rocha didn't expect that.
Green keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rocha's head.
Green is in close to Rocha's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Green postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rocha's head.
Rocha trying to keep a closed guard but Green is proving a slippery customer.
Green has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Green stops Rocha from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Green working some strikes from top position.
Green got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rocha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Green has managed to get both his arms back between Rocha's legs - danger averted.
Rocha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rocha looks gassed!
Green desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha wants to stand up but Green manages to regain full guard.
Green wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rocha preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Green is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rocha throws and elbow that misses. Green uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rocha's guard. Nice move by Green!
Green looking to pass the guard.
Rocha trying to control the position.
Green got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rocha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Green has managed to get both his arms back between Rocha's legs - danger averted.
Rocha wants to stand but Green is controlling the position.
Green working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green working some strikes from top position.
Green trying to control but Rocha is working from the bottom.
Green lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Green stands up over Rocha, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Rocha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but Rocha has wrist control.
Rocha pushes Green off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rocha tries to keep at a distance but Green has taken the fight into the clinch.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Green.
Green lands a body shot in the clinch.
Green has picked Rocha up - he's going for a ride! Green dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Green winds up and cracks Rocha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Green.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rocha is refusing to be controlled, as Green sits in half guard.
Green working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Green is nestled in close to Rocha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rocha tries to kick Green off but Green keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Green lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha is not content to let Green control the position.
Nice strikes from Green there.
Green winds up and cracks Rocha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocha on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Green seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rocha has hold of Green's hands but Green slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Green lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Green dominated that round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Green fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rocha tries to clinch up
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green cracks Rocha with a good jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Green clinches.
Green lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rocha or not.
Green gets underhooks to prevent Rocha's takedown attempt.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Green.
Green digs a right hand underneath Rocha's ribcage. Rocha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Green scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Green - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Green.
Rocha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Green stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Green.
Green lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green preventing the sweep.
Green trying to control but Rocha is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha trying to keep a closed guard but Green is proving a slippery customer.
Green distracts Rocha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Green slips nicely into half guard.
Green is nestled in close to Rocha, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Green seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Green scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Green landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Green is looking to advance position but Rocha won't allow it.
Rocha tries to kick Green off but Green keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Green working over Rocha with some ground and pound. Rocha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha has hold of Green's hands but Green slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Green takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Green scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Green looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Green looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rocha with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Charlie Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rocha wants to get back to his feet.
Green trying to mount his opponent but Rocha defends it.
Rocha regains full guard. Nicely done.
Green cracks Rocha with a solid left hand.
Rocha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Green lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Green is in close to Rocha's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Green wants to control from the top but Rocha keeps moving.
Green scoring with punches to the head and body.
Green postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rocha keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green advances position into side control!
Green avoids the strikes from the bottom by Rocha.
Green working the ground and pound.
Green scores with a couple of short elbows.
Green is working Rocha over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is putting a hurting on Rocha here, landing some big shots from side control.
Green working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Green works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rocha gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rocha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rocha is trying to stand.
Green looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rocha has hold of Green's hands but Green slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rocha is looking for a sweep. Green is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Green.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green working Rocha over with strikes.
Green scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rocha taking some punishment here, with Green in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Green dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rocha throws a lazy uppercut
and Green counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Green scoring with some ground and pound.
Green is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Green with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rocha keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Green's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Green passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocha can do to turn this around?
Green landing a few strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Green prevents Rocha from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Rocha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha tries to buck Green off but Green is having none of it.
Green trying to control the action but Rocha is working from the bottom.
Green working the body and head with strikes.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rocha keeps working.
Green cracks Rocha with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Rocha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Green's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rocha gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rocha tries to lock up and control but Green gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a nice shot to the head.
Green won't let Rocha get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Green with good strikes from the mount here!
Rocha working to try and regain half guard.
Green scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rocha?
Antonio Rocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Green.
Green lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rocha really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Green landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Green landing shots from mount.
Green postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rocha looks a forlorn figure.
Rocha squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Green connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Green lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Green is landing with some decent strikes but Rocha is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Green raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rocha wants to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Rocha really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Green lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green with a couple of short strikes.
Rocha is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Green.
Green working the ground and pound effectively.
Green scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rocha is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
BOOM! Green connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rocha taking shots to the head.
Rocha is in a horrible position here. Green smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Green landing shots from mount.
Green pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Green lands a big shot there that rocks Rocha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rocha throwing hammer fists to the chest of Green. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Green has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Green!
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