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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Harris (ranked 701 p4p, 502 weight class) and Jorge Rocha (ranked 67 p4p, 45 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rocha has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rocha lands a good knee to the midsection. Harris won't want to take too many of those.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rocha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Rocha misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Harris.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Rocha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harris's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Rocha misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rocha misses with a head kick.
Rocha needs to keep his hands up - Harris had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rocha.
Benjamin Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris cracks Rocha with a good jab.
Rocha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rocha.
Harris closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rocha's guard.
Rocha has his foot on Harris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harris works his way back into a safe position though.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rocha is keeping the position for now.
Harris is pushing down on Rocha's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rocha is fighting to maintain full guard but Harris has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris is trying to control. Rocha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris content to control rather than advance.
Rocha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harris pulls his head out easily.
Rocha wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Harris trying to advance position but Rocha counters by regaining guard.
Rocha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rocha has an active guard here but Harris has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha is defending against the submission attempts here by Harris.
Harris wants to free his trapped foot but Rocha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rocha is defending against the submission attempts here by Harris.
Harris is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Rocha still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Rocha has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Harris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris seems to be working for a kimura but Rocha defends the submission attempt.
Rocha actively working from the bottom here.
Rocha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harris is looking for a kimura here.
Rocha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harris pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
and Rocha counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harris throws a body punch but Rocha moves out of range.
Harris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rocha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris dives in and scores a takedown into Rocha's guard.
Rocha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rocha keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha has his foot on Harris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harris works his way back into a safe position though.
Benjamin Harris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harris pushing down on Rocha's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rocha is controlling Harris's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harris pulls his head out easily.
Harris is trying to work for a kimura but Rocha is defending well.
Rocha wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Rocha looking for submissions off his back.
Rocha is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harris wants to work for an arm triangle but Rocha is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rocha is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Rocha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris wants to work for an arm triangle but Rocha is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rocha is just riding it out for now. Harris eventually gives up the hold.
Rocha is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Harris shoots in and drives through. Rocha sprawls well.
Rocha dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Rocha follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocha can do to turn this around?
Harris tries to clinch but Rocha is having none of it.
Harris throws a head kick but Rocha moves out of range.
Rocha slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Rocha counters with a good, hard body kick but Harris shrugs it off.
Harris throws a head kick that Rocha semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rocha sprawls well initially but Harris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rocha makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rocha.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harris is sitting in close to Rocha's body. Rocha has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Harris is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Harris is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rocha.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jorge Rocha!
A less than humble Jorge Rocha misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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