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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Cervantes (ranked 2859 p4p, 4553 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 356 p4p, 509 weight class). Rob Cervantes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Cervantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Cervantes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cervantes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dead sprawls well. Dead wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cervantes gets slowly back to his feet.
Cervantes shoots in and bounces Dead off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cervantes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dead's head.
Cervantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Dead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead seems keen to control Cervantes's posture.
We've been hearing good reports from Cervantes'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cervantes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes advances position into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dead can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cervantes throws a strike aimed at the side of Dead's head but Dead avoids it well.
Dead defending against the ground and pound.
Cervantes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dead tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cervantes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cervantes trying to control the position but Dead is working away.
Cervantes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead is looking to reverse the position.
Cervantes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cervantes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dead keeps working.
Cervantes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cervantes landing strikes.
Dead is being controlled here.
Cervantes advances nicely into full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Cervantes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes unloads with some shots from mount but Dead bucks and avoids them well.
Cervantes trying to control but Dead is having none of it.
Cervantes looking to ground and pound but Dead is blocking nicely.
Cervantes tries to control but Dead wriggling away.
Cervantes lands a nice shot to the head.
Dead is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cervantes controlling from mount.
Dead really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dead is looking to escape.
Cervantes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cervantes with the ground and pound from mount.
Cervantes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dead because Cervantes loaded up on that one.
Cervantes lands a nice shot to the head.
Cervantes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cervantes working the ground and pound effectively.
Cervantes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dead because Cervantes loaded up on that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Cervantes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cervantes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dead defends it nicely.
Dead throws a nice looking combination but Cervantes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dead just misses with a punch to the body.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Cervantes with that takedown attempt.
Dead throws a lazy uppercut
and Cervantes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dead manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cervantes keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Cervantes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Cervantes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cervantes misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cervantes tries to score a body lock takedown but Dead shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes goes for a takedown attempt but Dead pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've been informed that Dead has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nice jab there from Dead.
Dead feints a jab promting Cervantes to slip. Dead then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cervantes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dead throws a jab but it's blocked by Cervantes.
Dead throws an off balance right hand
and Cervantes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cervantes drops back looking for a leg! Dead is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dead manages to kick Cervantes off! Cervantes jumps back into Dead's guard.
Cervantes trying to control but Dead is working from the bottom.
Cervantes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cervantes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cervantes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cervantes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cervantes happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cervantes trying to control the action but Dead is working from the bottom.
Cervantes is working Dead over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cervantes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Cervantes.
Cervantes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cervantes landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cervantes is looking to take a break and control but Dead is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cervantes tries to score with some ground and pound. Dead controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cervantes is looking to take a break and control but Dead is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dead is trying to get back to his feet.
Cervantes working away.
Cervantes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Cervantes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dead tests Cervantes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dead throws a looping overhand right but Cervantes ducks down to avoid it.
Cervantes walks into a straight right hand from Dead.
A jab from Dead finds it's way through Cervantes's defenses.
Dead throws a right hand that Cervantes ducks under and follows up with a left that Cervantes also avoids with ease.
Cervantes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dead throws a jab but it's blocked by Cervantes.
Dead throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cervantes dives in and scores a takedown into Dead's guard.
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!
Dead looking for a sweep. Not yet Dead, not yet.
Cervantes passes into half guard.
Cervantes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cervantes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes 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.
Cervantes lands with a punch from half guard.
Cervantes seems to be looking for submissions.
Dead blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cervantes.
Cervantes not doing much here.
Cervantes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Better Dead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cervantes is working for a submission of some sort.
Cervantes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dead doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cervantes.
Ground and pound from Cervantes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cervantes is trying to control. Dead wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cervantes throwing shots but Dead is blocking nicely.
Cervantes wants to control but Dead is keeping him busy.
Cervantes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cervantes wants to take a breather but Dead is having none of it.
Cervantes seems to be working for a kimura but Dead defends the submission attempt.
Dead is trying to stand back up but Cervantes is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dead is in trouble now - Cervantes has advanced to mount!
Cervantes lands with some strikes.
Cervantes looking to control but Dead is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cervantes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dead looks a forlorn figure.
Dead in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dead is bucking up trying to escape but Cervantes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cervantes landing strikes from the mount and Dead is in trouble!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Cervantes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cervantes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Cervantes!
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energy
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