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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esmond Cobb (ranked 4316 p4p, 2327 weight class) and Rob Cervantes (ranked 498 p4p, 285 weight class). Rob Cervantes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Esmond Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Cervantes!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb scores with a hook to the body. Cervantes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb is looking to clinch.
Cervantes missing with a left hand there. Cobb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cervantes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cobb defends it nicely.
Cobb misses with a right hand
and Cervantes counters with a single leg into guard. Cobb didn't expect that.
Cervantes slips nicely into half guard.
Cobb is trying to control but Cervantes manages to pass to mount!
Cervantes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cobb looks a forlorn figure.
Cobb wants to hold on but Cervantes pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes tries to control but Cobb wriggling away.
Cervantes breaks from Cobb's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cervantes scoring with strikes but Cobb is staying in there.
Cervantes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cervantes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cobb is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cervantes with shots to the head and body - Cobb looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cobb flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cervantes tries to control but Cobb wriggling away.
Cervantes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cervantes lands with some strikes.
Cervantes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cervantes wants to control the pace but Cobb is squirming around nicely.
Cervantes working for a submission but Cobb is keeping him at bay.
Cervantes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cobb?
Cervantes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cervantes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cobb is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to hold on but Cervantes postures up.
Cervantes jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cobb manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cobb knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cervantes on the ground.
Cervantes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cervantes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cobb has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cervantes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cobb to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
My spies in Muay Thai and BJJ | Clinchwork inform me that Cervantes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cervantes tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cobb taking a bit of punishment here - Cervantes scoring with strikes.
Cervantes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cervantes tries for a kimura but Cobb is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb can't do much from the bottom here.
Cervantes lands a nice forearm strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Cervantes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cobb lands an overhand right.
Cobb slips under a jab.
Cobb connects with a body shot.
Cobb tries to clinch but Cervantes is having none of it.
Cervantes throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Cervantes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cobb as he avoids it easily.
Cobb throws a body punch but Cervantes moves out of range.
And Cervantes tries to counter it with a takedown but Cobb pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Decent striking displayed by Cobb there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cervantes counters with a single leg into guard. Cobb didn't expect that.
Cobb wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cervantes manages to pass to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cervantes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes wants to control the pace but Cobb is squirming around nicely.
Cervantes scoring with strikes but Cobb is staying in there.
Cobb is looking to get to half guard.
Cervantes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rob Cervantes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cervantes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Cobb that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cobb trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cobb swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cobb is trying to stand up.
Cobb tries to hold on but Cervantes postures up.
Cervantes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cervantes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cervantes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cobb is surviving well by controlling Cervantes's body position as best he can.
Cobb wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cervantes looking to finish Cobb with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cobb!
Cobb is squirming around, avoiding Cervantes's attempts to control the action.
Cervantes dominating with strikes here.
Cobb in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cobb is rocked!
Cervantes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cobb's face.
Oh Cobb is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cervantes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cervantes punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cervantes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb is squirming around, avoiding Cervantes's attempts to control the action.
Cervantes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cobb seems to have got his legs back now.
Cervantes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cervantes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cervantes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cobb can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cervantes wants to control the pace but Cobb is squirming around nicely.
Cervantes controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Cervantes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cobb throws a series of punches but Cervantes avoids them all with ease.
Cervantes tries to counter with a clinch but Cobb shakes him off and moves away.
Cobb throws a right and a left that Cervantes avoids nicely.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cervantes.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and Cervantes counters with a single leg into guard. Cobb didn't expect that.
Cervantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cobb being controlled here, momentarily.
Cobb has control of Cervantes's left arm, preventing Cervantes from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cervantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cervantes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cervantes pushes down on Cobb's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cervantes content to control rather than advance.
Cervantes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cervantes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cervantes blocks Cobb's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cervantes cracks Cobb with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cervantes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cervantes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cobb wants to control but Cervantes is having none of it.
Cervantes wants to control the pace but Cobb is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobb is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Cervantes looking to control but Cobb is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cobb taking shots to the head.
Cervantes unloading with bombs!
Cervantes lands a nice shot to the head.
Cervantes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to buck Cervantes off but he can't manage it.
Cervantes lands with some strikes.
Cobb is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Cobb trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb taking shots to the head.
Cervantes wants to control the pace but Cobb is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cervantes controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cobb really wants to buck Cervantes off and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Cervantes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cervantes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Cervantes!
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hype
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RATING
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