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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
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185 cm
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rosholt!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rosholt.
Rosholt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rosholt defends well.
Rosholt being controlled here momentarily.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Rosholt from controlling successfully.
Brown is pulling down on Rosholt's head to control his posture.
Rosholt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Rosholt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rosholt manages to get himself to full guard.
Rosholt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Rosholt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Rosholt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rosholt manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Rosholt's guard.
Rosholt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Rosholt is working from the bottom.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown tries to stand but Rosholt is controlling from the bottom.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown wants to control from the top but Rosholt keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown thows a big elbow that misses.
Brown is working Rosholt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown postures up in Rosholt's guard and throws a big left but Rosholt blocks it.
Brown stops Rosholt from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rosholt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown slips nicely into half guard.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Brown stands up out of the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rosholt counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Rosholt defends easily.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosholt.
Brown is trying to control the position but Rosholt postures up.
Brown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is pulling down on Rosholt's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Brown dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Rosholt.
Brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rosholt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rosholt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown postures up in Rosholt's guard and throws a big left but Rosholt blocks it.
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.
Brown has gone for a leg lock! Rosholt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brown's guard.
Rosholt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rosholt manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
James Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rosholt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown trying to control but Rosholt is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Rosholt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown postures up in Rosholt's guard and throws a big left but Rosholt blocks it.
Rosholt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Rosholt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rosholt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosholt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Rosholt blocks nicely.
Rosholt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown wants to get up but he can't break Rosholt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown thows a big elbow that misses.
Rosholt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown postures up in Rosholt's guard and throws a big left but Rosholt blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Rosholt blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Rosholt has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Brown dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rosholt shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Rosholt is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Rosholt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brown's guard now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brown holds on and takes a little breather.
Brown controls Rosholt momentarily but Rosholt frees himself.
Rosholt stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Brown.
Brown sizes up Rosholt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rosholt slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rosholt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rosholt is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Rosholt counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rosholt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rosholt sees it coming and defends easily.
Rosholt trying to control from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown thows a huge punch but Rosholt dodges it nicely.
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Rosholt defends it.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown wants to advance to full mount but Rosholt doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rosholt is keeping the position for now.
Rosholt working a defensive guard here.
Brown throws a strike but Rosholt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosholt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Rosholt trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosholt looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rosholt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Rosholt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown 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 for James Brown!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for James Brown!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for James Brown!
James Brown wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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