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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kalongi Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royce has chosen Los-Countdown as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kalongi Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Royce!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose forces Royce back against the cage and clinches.
Rose definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rose really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rose stops a takedown attempt from Royce.
Royce has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rose regains guard immediately.
Rose has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Royce is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Rose is trying to break the clinch but Royce has him pressed against the cage.
Royce with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Royce is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rose can't fight it off and eventually Royce manages to take the fight to the floor. Rose looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Royce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rose's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royce drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Royce jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Royce trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Royce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rose's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Royce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Royce prevents Rose from improving his position.
Royce is working for a kimura but Rose is defending it quite comfortably.
Rose moves into full guard.
Royce scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Royce slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rose looking to control.
Royce drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Royce jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rose had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Royce defends it easily.
Royce with a nice head shot there.
Royce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Royce told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Royce controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Royce thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Royce looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose has his feet on Royce's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Royce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Royce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kalongi Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Royce.
Rose throws a combination. Royce tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rose darts in looking for a takedown but Royce gets double underhooks and turns Rose into the cage.
Royce shoots in for a takedown but Rose shows good takedown defense.
Rose forces Royce back against the cage and clinches.
Rose throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rose is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Royce is defending well.
Rose tries to score a body lock takedown but Royce shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Royce has him pressed against the cage.
Rose jumps guard and drags Royce to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Royce keeps working.
Royce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose trying to control the action but Royce is working from the bottom.
Royce is looking to control Rose's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Royce avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Royce with the active half guard here but Rose passes nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kalongi Rose will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rose shoots for a double leg takedown but Royce sprawls well. He's pushed Rose's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Royce tries to clinch but Rose is having none of it.
Rose tries to clinch but Royce is having none of it.
Royce tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Royce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Royce dives in and grabs Rose's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rose pushes down on Royce's head and hops out.
Rose attempts a counter takedown but Royce avoids it well and moves away.
Rose moves into the clinch.
Royce prevents Rose from breaking the clinch.
Rose has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Royce is trying to pull guard but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
Kalongi Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Royce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose is pressed up against the cage. Royce has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rose down to the mat. Rose avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Royce shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rose is trying to defend but Royce finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rose moves into full guard.
Jay Royce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Royce is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is looking to stand up but Royce isn't so interested in that idea.
Rose controls Royce momentarily but Royce frees himself.
Royce would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rose is trying to control the position but Royce postures up.
Rose wants to control but Royce passes easily into half guard.
Rose is trying to control but can't.
Rose looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Royce 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.
Royce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rose tries to roll over but Royce keeps him under control.
Rose trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to control the action here but instead Royce manages to pass to full mount!
Rose manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Royce is looking for a kimura but Rose is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Royce to get the leverage.
Rose wants to improve his position but Royce is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Royce is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rose trying to hold on to Royce's head to control him but Royce postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jay Royce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Royce blocks the leg kick.
Royce defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rose.
Royce throws a counter combo.
Rose tries to clinch but Royce is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rose lands a nice hook to Royce's body. Royce takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Royce gets a takedown into half guard.
Rose has one foot on Royce's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rose dives in for a single leg takedown but Royce sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rose goes for a double leg but Royce avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Royce continues to drive forward.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Royce.
Rose's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rose duly obliges.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rose fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Royce sprawls well initially but Rose persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rose decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalongi Rose dominated that second round.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Royce moves into the clinch.
Royce wants to take the fight to the mat but Rose manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rose pulls guard successfully.
Royce postures up.
Royce with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rose is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Royce defends well.
Royce trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royce landing with the ground and pound.
Rose keeping full guard, as Royce tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Royce is in close to Rose's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Royce scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Royce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Royce cracks Rose with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Royce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Royce postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rose trying to keep a closed guard but Royce is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royce lands a couple of digs.
Royce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Royce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
Royce trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Royce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rose circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Royce kicks off Rose and gets to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Royce is trying to drag Rose to the mat but Rose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kalongi Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Royce.
Royce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rose gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rose jumps into guard, dragging Royce to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royce trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Royce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Royce trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Rose is looking to stand up but Royce isn't so interested in that idea.
Rose has a closed guard, preventing Royce from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rose is trying to control the position but Royce postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Royce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rose has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalongi Rose!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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