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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between nick daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nick daley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, nick daley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Rock!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
daley stuffs the takedown.
Rock dodges the punch combination from daley.
Rock shoots for a double leg takedown but daley sprawls well. He's pushed Rock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rock fails with the takedown.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
Rock drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rock throwing strikes from guard but daley blocks nicely.
daley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
daley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rock.
Rock throws and elbow that misses. daley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rock's guard. Nice move by daley!
Rock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst daley is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rock shoots in and drives through. daley sprawls well.
Rock looks gassed!
daley slaps away a takedown attempt from Rock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
daley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says daley as he avoids it easily.
daley throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from daley.
daley swinging wildly here.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says daley as he avoids it easily.
daley throws a nice looking combination but Rock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
daley throws a series of punches but Rock moves out of range.
Rock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
daley misses with a double jab.
daley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rock is defended easily by daley.
daley throws a combination. Rock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
daley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rock is looking to work his way out of this bad position but daley is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
daley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rock with a poor takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
daley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
daley throws a series of punches but Rock moves out of range.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
daley misses with the combination.
daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
Rock should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rock fails with the takedown
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
nick daley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at daley to acknowledge the strikes.
nick daley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
daley misses with a wild combination.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
Rock tries for a takedown but daley circles away easily
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
daley fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock has his takedown stuffed
and daley counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
daley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock fails with the takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at daley to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
daley tries to bum rush Rock with a series of wild strikes but Rock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rock scores a takedown into full mount!
Rock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rock scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rock scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish daley?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rock misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
daley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rock throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for daley because Rock loaded up on that one.
Rock with the ground and pound from mount.
daley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
daley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rock.
Rock breaks from daley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throwing strikes here but daley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rock scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as daley is looking to escape.
Rock with the ground and pound from mount.
Rock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can daley hang on?
Rock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
daley is bucking up trying to escape but Rock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
daley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
daley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rock punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rock misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rock throws some wild stikes that daley manages to avoid easily.
BOOM! Rock connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Rock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rock throws a leg kick that is checked
and daley counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rock throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. daley was covering up waiting for the punch and Rock finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rock trying to control but daley is working from the bottom.
Rock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rock throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throws a big right hand that misses.
Rock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rock throws a strike but daley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rock wants to stand up but daley is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock misses with a takedown
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
daley throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
Rock misses with a takedown
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
daley swinging wildly here.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
daley misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses with a takedown
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Rock scores with a takedown into daley's guard.
The Rock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
daley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rock pushes down on daley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rock with the ground and pound but daley uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock is looking to work some ground and pound but daley has wrist control.
Rock throws and elbow that misses. daley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rock's guard. Nice move by daley!
Rock pushes daley off and gets back to his feet.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Rock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
daley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock tries for a takedown but daley circles away easily
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Rock really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rock tries for a takedown but daley circles away easily
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
daley misses with a few strikes there.
Rock with a poor takedown
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
daley swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
daley throws a right and a left that Rock avoids nicely.
Rock tries for a takedown but daley circles away easily
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daley misses with a few strikes there.
Rock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
daley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rock shoots and misses
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from daley.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and daley counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at daley to acknowledge the strikes.
daley misses with a few strikes there.
Rock with a poor takedown
and daley counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
daley fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
daley throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
Rock with a poor takedown
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and daley counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
nick daley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
daley throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
daley misses with a wild combination.
Rock with a poor takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
daley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
daley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and daley counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at daley to acknowledge the strikes.
Rock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
Rock tries for a takedown but daley circles away easily
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
daley misses with a series of wild punches.
A leg kick checked by daley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
daley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock tries for a takedown but daley circles away easily
and daley counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at daley to acknowledge the strikes.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Rock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from daley.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rock misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
nick daley had his way with The Rock in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Rock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock has his takedown stuffed
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
daley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rock backs up against the cage.
daley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock has his takedown stuffed
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rock looks to land a right hand but daley moved out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rock shoots and misses
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
daley misses with a wild combination.
Rock misses with a takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at daley to acknowledge the strikes.
daley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
daley's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and daley duly obliges.
daley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock misses with an uppercut. daley saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock shoots and misses
and daley counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rock has his takedown stuffed
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
daley misses with a double jab.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
daley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
daley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rock fails with the takedown
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
Rock fails with the takedown
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from daley misses.
Rock shoots and misses
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
daley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
daley misses with a wild combination.
daley throws a nice looking combination but Rock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at daley to acknowledge the strikes.
daley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rock dodges the punch combination from daley.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
Rock tries for a takedown but daley circles away easily
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
Left hook, right uppercut from daley.
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
daley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
daley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rock misses with a takedown
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
And that's the end of the fight!
nick daley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think daley 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... nick daley!
nick daley retains his light heavyweight title!
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