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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jj Nate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Rock is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jj Nate!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nate looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rock trying to mount his opponent but Nate defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rock in particular looking to stall.
Nate trying to control here.
Rock seems to be working for a kimura but Nate defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Rock.
Nate is defending against the submission attempts here by Rock.
Rock trying to pass the guard but Nate defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock stalling.
Rock wants to free his trapped foot but Nate is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock is keen to just control but Nate is a slippery customer.
Rock looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nate on the ground.
Rock trying to pass the guard but Nate defending well.
Nate felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nate is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rock trying to control the action but Nate is working from the bottom.
Rock wants to free his trapped foot but Nate is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rock wants to control but Nate is keeping him busy.
Rock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nate's head.
Rock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rock is working for a kimura but Nate is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock content to control rather than advance.
Rock wants to pass to mount but Nate is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Rock dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nate tries to avoid it but Rock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nate to the ground. Nate escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
jj Nate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock shoots in and drives through. Nate sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock shoots in for a double leg but Nate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nate drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rock can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate is trying to get an arm triangle but Rock is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nate is breathing heavily.
Nate working away.
Nate trying to control the position but Rock is working away.
Rock can't do much from the bottom here.
Rock is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock can't do much from the bottom here.
Rock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rock tries to get out of the position.
Nate throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nate wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rock is trying to control Nate's posture but Nate avoids it.
Nate tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
What's Rock going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Rock wants to control but Nate postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock stops Nate from passing to mount.
Nate trying to control the position but Rock is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rock misses with a kick to the body.
Nate closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rock quickly recovers to half guard.
Rock trying to control but Nate postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but jj Nate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rock dives in for a single leg takedown but Nate sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rock has picked Nate up - he's going for a ride! Rock dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rock is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nate defends it well.
Rock is looking to take a break and control but Nate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nate tries to roll over but Rock keeps him under control.
Nate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rock is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nate doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rock.
Rock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nate does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock is controlling the pace.
Rock wants to control but Nate is keeping him busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nate tries to get to full guard but Rock has control of the leg.
Nate is looking to control Rock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nate avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock controlling the action here.
Bruce Rock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bruce Rock wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rock shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rock was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rock landing strikes.
Nate is looking to regain half guard here but Rock keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nate can't do much from the bottom here.
Rock is trying to get an arm triangle but Nate is defending well.
Rock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nate keeps working.
Nate is trying to escape the position but Rock is controlling the position.
Rock is looking to take a break and control but Nate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nate manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nate keeps working.
We're going to have a standup here because Bruce Rock wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nate defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Rock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rock 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Rock!
Bruce Rock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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