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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Bobinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny General (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Bobinski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Bobinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny General!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
General wants to clinch.
General fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
General scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bobinski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by General.
General looks to clinch
and Bobinski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. General is lucky that one didn't land flush.
General darts in and clinches Bobinski up against the cage.
Bobinski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bobinski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
General postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
General not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've been hearing good reports from Bobinski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
General postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as General accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
General chips away with some ground and pound.
Bobinski trying to strike off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
General tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bobinski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bobinski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with General but General pushes him off and we're back to square one.
General tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bobinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
General darts in and clinches Bobinski up against the cage.
General has hold of one of Bobinski's legs. Bobinski is fighting the takedown attempt but General gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bobinski throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobinski looking for submissions from the bottom but instead General passes into half guard.
Bobinski is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with General in particular looking to stall.
Bobinski looking for submissions off his back.
General keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bobinski manages to get to full guard.
General controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that General has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
General looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
General is working Bobinski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
General pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bobinski is keeping the position for now.
General content to stall in guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
General closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
General landing some nice looking knees to the body.
General pulls guard.
Bobinski wants to control from the top but General keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
General trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny General 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.
General drives through and clinches with Bobinski against the cage.
General pulls guard successfully.
Bobinski wants to control from the top but General keeps moving.
General is trying to keep Bobinski in close.
Bobinski trying to control but General is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobinski prevents General from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
General has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bobinski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
General looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bobinski is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
General takes the fight into the clinch.
General manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
General tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bobinski wants to control from the top but General keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
General looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bobinski is one step ahead there.
General pulls Bobinski in close to his closed guard and prevents Bobinski from doing any damage or advancing position.
General being controlled here, momentarily.
General trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
General tries to clinch up but Bobinski circles away and keeps his distance.
Bobinski is looking to clinch but General is avoiding it.
General closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - General lands in his opponent's guard.
General slips nicely into half guard.
Bobinski has hold of General's hands but General slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobinski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but General pulls his head out easily.
Bobinski looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
General stalling.
Bobinski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
General is working for a kimura but Bobinski is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny General showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
General tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bobinski swats away the attempt to clinch by General.
General tries to clinch but Bobinski moves out of range.
General tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bobinski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
General fails in his attempt to clinch.
General takes the fight into the clinch.
General is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bobinski is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
General pulls guard effortlessly.
Bobinski trying to control but General is working from the bottom.
General controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobinski wants to pass the guard but General is keeping the position.
General looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bobinski is one step ahead there.
Johnny General has got the better of the ground game so far.
General not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bobinski is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bobinski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnny General seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobinski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts General as he jumps to the side.
General clinches.
Bobinski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
General pulls guard.
General is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bobinski trying to control but General is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
General has his hands on Bobinski's head, controlling the position.
Bobinski trying to control but General is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
General looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bobinski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
General works over Bobinski with some ground and pound from guard.
Bobinski wants to sweep here but General controlling him for the moment.
General seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
General advances to half guard.
David Bobinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny General is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bobinski misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny General comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well General has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny General!
An out of breath Johnny General thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, David Bobinski stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have failed my coaches, my family and my self. This will not happen again.'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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