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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lino Farley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and West Rockford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West Rockford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lino Farley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, West Rockford!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farley takes the fight into the clinch.
Rockford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farley avoids it.
Farley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rockford is trying to trip Farley. He has hold of a leg but Farley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rockford persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rockford throwing strikes from guard but Farley blocks nicely.
Farley pulls Rockford in close to prevent any damage.
Rockford must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rockford wants to stand but Farley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Farley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rockford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Farley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Farley wants to sweep but no luck.
Rockford is in close to Farley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockford stopping the sweep attempt from Farley.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rockford is fighting to break Farley's control of his arms but Farley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rockford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farley is trying to keep Rockford in close.
Rockford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farley is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Farley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We're going to have a standup here because Lino Farley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Farley rushes Rockford and presses him up against the cage.
Farley is pressed up against the cage. Rockford has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Farley down to the mat. Farley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockford fails with the takedown
and Farley counters with a shoot takedown. Rockford fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockford is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Farley slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Rockford.
Rockford 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.
Rockford is looking to control Farley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rockford avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Farley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rockford defending well though.
Rockford is looking to control Farley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rockford avoid being mounted?
Farley with the ground and pound but Rockford uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Farley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rockford looking for a sweep. Not yet Rockford, not yet.
Rockford is looking to stand up but Farley isn't so interested in that idea.
Rockford tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farley is looking to work some ground and pound but Rockford has wrist control.
Farley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rockford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rockford throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Farley escapes and throws Rockford's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rockford wants to control but Farley postures up.
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 Lino Farley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rockford gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Farley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rockford is striking from the bottom but Farley uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Rockford wants to get back to his feet.
Rockford wants to get back to full guard.
Rockford is still trying to improve position.
Farley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockford wants to improve his position but Farley is controlling well.
Rockford gets back to full guard.
Farley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rockford kicks Farley off and gets to his feet.
Farley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rockford wants to control but Farley is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockford moves into full guard.
Rockford throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rockford is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Farley dives into side control.
Rockford is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farley working away.
Rockford tries to buck Farley off but Farley is having none of it.
Farley misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rockford is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Farley working the ground and pound.
Farley throwing strikes but Rockford manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Farley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lino Farley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farley gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rockford 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.
Farley taking some punishment here, with Rockford in his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lino Farley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rockford lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Lino Farley has been cut.
Rockford tries to score a power double leg takedown but Farley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rockford somewhat.
Rockford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Farley as he jumps to the side.
Rockford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Farley wants to control but Rockford postures up.
Farley seems a little lost for a moment, as Rockford dominates the positioning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farley gets back to half guard.
Farley trying to control here.
Farley preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockford is thwarting Farley's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rockford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Farley wants to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rockford working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Farley is staying active underneath Rockford, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Farley trying to hold on to Rockford's head to control him but Rockford postures up.
Rockford is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Farley is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rockford is trying to control the action in half guard but Farley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rockford sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farley defending well though.
Farley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Farley.
Farley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rockford wants to pass the guard but Farley is keeping the position.
Rockford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Farley's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Farley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rockford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rockford throws a big elbow that misses.
Farley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rockford is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockford controlling from the top position.
Farley has momentary wrist control but Rockford slips an elbow through the middle.
Farley controlling the position.
Rockford wants to pass the guard but Farley is keeping the position.
Farley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rockford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rockford postures up.
Farley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Farley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rockford.
Farley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rockford throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farley keeping moving, preventing Rockford from controlling successfully.
Rockford throws a big elbow that misses.
Rockford lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farley trying to control the position.
Rockford trying to control but Farley is working from the bottom.
Rockford won't allow Farley to sweep him here.
West Rockford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rockford. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farley has a closed guard, preventing Rockford from standing up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rockford just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
West Rockford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Farley 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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FIGHT
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