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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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177 lbs
9 - 10 - 1 |
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185 cm
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170 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan wants to clinch up but Fisher keeps it at a distance.
Fisher misses with a double jab.
Fisher doesn't manage to clinch there - Bryan circles away.
Bryan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fisher has closed the distance and engaged Bryan in a clinch.
Fisher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bryan working hard to break the clinch.
Fisher is struggling to control the position.
Bryan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fisher displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bryan up against the cage.
Bryan looking for a takedown.
Bryan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fisher pulls his leg out and moves away.
John Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobe Bryan.
Fisher moves in looking to clinch but Bryan pushes him off.
Bryan looks to land a right hand but Fisher moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fisher throws a big shot that misses.
Bryan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fisher.
Fisher throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bryan shoots in but Fisher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bryan looks to land a left hand but Fisher moved out of range nicely.
Fisher moves out of range of the strikes.
Bryan blocks a head kick by Fisher.
Fisher walks into a left hand.
Bryan throws a hook to the side of Fisher's head but Fisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryan scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan checks a leg kick.
Bryan tries to sprawl but Fisher drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher passes to side control.
Fisher trying to control the position but Bryan is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher is really struggling to control Bryan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fisher lands a few punches from side control.
Fisher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bryan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bryan is not content to let Fisher control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher wants to control but Bryan is keeping him busy.
Fisher fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fisher trying to control the action but Bryan is working from the bottom.
Fisher stands up.
Bryan lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Fisher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryan fails to land the takedown.
Fisher misses with a takedown attempt - Bryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Fisher. Those never looked like landing.
Bryan misses with a double jab
and Fisher counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fisher at a distance.
Bryan cracks a nice hook into Fisher's ribs.
Jab by Bryan.
Bryan lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fisher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fisher gets the takedown into side control.
Bryan prevents Fisher from improving position.
Fisher working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fisher sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bryan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bryan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fisher off and has taken his back!
Bryan controlling well, preventing Fisher from escaping the position.
Bryan lands a shot to the head.
Bryan has Fisher flattened out and is raining down punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryan is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher is trapped and Bryan is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Fisher covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Fisher is really stuck here.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet.
Fisher grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Bryan is punishing Fisher with some ground and pound.
Bryan is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Bryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryan is riding his opponent, not letting Fisher buck him off.
Bryan throwing damaging strikes from the back! Fisher could be in trouble here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bryan controlling the positon.
Bryan is controlling the position but Fisher somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Fisher has hold of Bryan's hands but Bryan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bryan is looking to take a break and control but Fisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fisher taking some punishment here, with Bryan in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan prevents Fisher from improving his position.
Bryan is keen to just control but Fisher is a slippery customer.
Bryan thows a huge punch but Fisher dodges it nicely.
Bryan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bryan working the head and body with strikes.
Bryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fisher defending well though.
Fisher gets back to full guard.
Bryan advances position into side control!
Bryan moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryan working the ground and pound effectively.
Bryan looking to ground and pound but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Fisher can't escape the position.
Fisher's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryan scoring with strikes but Fisher is staying in there.
Bryan goes for an armbar but Fisher turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fisher.
Fisher trying to control but Bryan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Bryan 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fisher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bryan lands a nice looking body shot.
Fisher doesn't manage to clinch there - Bryan circles away.
Fisher misses with a body kick.
Fisher tries to clinch but Bryan moves out of range.
A punch combination from Bryan misses.
Kobe Bryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bryan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bryan shoots in but Fisher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fisher misses with a body kick.
Fisher walks into a stiff left hand from Bryan.
Fisher takes one to the side of the head.
Bryan dodges the punch combination from Fisher.
Fisher tries to clinch but Bryan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher tries to clinch there but Bryan circles away.
Fisher is looking to clinch.
Fisher moves in looking to clinch but Bryan pushes him off.
Bryan works over Fisher's head and body with a nice combination.
Bryan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bryan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fisher in his tracks.
Bryan cracks Fisher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fisher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bryan's head.
Bryan throws a lazy right hand but Fisher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryan scores with a jab. Fisher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fisher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fisher misses.
Bryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bryan tries to clinch but Fisher is having none of it.
Bryan lands an overhand right.
Bryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bryan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fisher is fending him off so far but Bryan persists. Nope, Fisher circles away and we're back to standing.
Fisher throws a sloppy head kick
and Bryan counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fisher looks for a takedown but Bryan sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fisher keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bryan lands with an uppercut that bounces Fisher off the cage and back into rage.
Bryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fisher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bryan wants to clinch.
Bryan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kobe Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryan slips a jab and a cross from Fisher.
Fisher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisher throws a push kick but Bryan slaps the foot to one side.
A jab lands there for Bryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fisher.
Bryan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fisher fails with a takedown attempt.
Bryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bryan wants to clinch.
Fisher needs to keep his hands up - Bryan had a free shot at his head there.
Fisher takes one to the chin there.
Bryan scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bryan has Fisher pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fisher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Bryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bryan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Bryan!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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