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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romain Rosaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romain Rosaire has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eddie Armstrong's chin.
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240 lbs
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272 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romain Rosaire!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Armstrong manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rosaire on his heels. He'll look to pass Rosaire's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Armstrong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Armstrong looking to pass the guard.
Rosaire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a big right hand that misses.
Armstrong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Armstrong throws a big right hand that misses.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but Rosaire keeps moving.
Rosaire is trying to control the position but Armstrong postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Armstrong's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong trying to control but Rosaire is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosaire has momentary wrist control but Armstrong slips an elbow through the middle.
Armstrong content to stall in guard here.
Armstrong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Armstrong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Armstrong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rosaire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Armstrong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Armstrong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosaire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Armstrong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Armstrong postures up in Rosaire's guard and throws a big left but Rosaire blocks it.
Armstrong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rosaire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong wants to control from the top but Rosaire keeps moving.
Armstrong sitting in guard here, content to control.
Armstrong trying to control but Rosaire is working from the bottom.
Armstrong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosaire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a big elbow that misses.
Armstrong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Armstrong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Armstrong postures up and lands a big shot to Rosaire's brow.
Rosaire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Armstrong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Armstrong pushes down on Rosaire's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong winds up and cracks Rosaire with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rosaire has hold of Armstrong's hands but Armstrong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Armstrong is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Armstrong 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.
Rosaire looks winded!
Armstrong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Armstrong working over Rosaire with some ground and pound. Rosaire looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rosaire to regain full guard.
Armstrong works over Rosaire with some ground and pound from guard.
Armstrong postures up in Rosaire's guard and throws a big left but Rosaire blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Armstrong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Armstrong looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rosaire is looking to escape.
Armstrong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rosaire defending well though.
Armstrong passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rosaire!
Armstrong lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Armstrong cracks Rosaire with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosaire is in a horrible position here. Armstrong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Armstrong landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong breaks from Rosaire's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rosaire is breathing heavily.
Armstrong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rosaire's face.
Armstrong with shots to the head and body - Rosaire looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rosaire is rocked!
Armstrong postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Rosaire bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Armstrong and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Armstrong!
Eddie Armstrong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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