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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scuba Chris (ranked 1086 p4p, 52 weight class) and Ace Rob (ranked 2068 p4p, 108 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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143 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scuba Chris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Rob!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chris. Chris obviously looking to wear him down.
Chris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chris connects with a looping right hand.
Chris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rob misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Rob finds it's target.
Rob shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chris counters with a stiff right hand.
Chris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rob.
Chris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chris throws a body kick that misses
and Rob counters with a shoot takedown. Chris fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rob trying to control the position from guard on top but Chris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rob stops Chris from standing up.
Rob won't allow Chris to sweep him here.
Rob looking to pass the guard.
Rob stops Chris from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chris holds on and takes a little breather.
Chris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rob is one step ahead there.
Rob wants to control from the top but Chris keeps moving.
Rob pushes down on Chris's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.
Rob sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rob drops an elbow to the side of Chris's head.
Rob is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chris defends it well.
Chris wants to get back to full guard.
Rob wants to control but Chris is keeping him busy.
Rob looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris is not content to let Rob control the position.
Chris wants to control but Rob is keeping busy.
Rob 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.
Chris is trying to stand.
Chris looking for subs from the bottom but Rob mounts him!
Rob cracks Chris with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rob prevents Chris from getting the reversal.
Rob working Chris over with strikes here.
Rob has control of Chris's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chris regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rob controlling the pace for now.
Rob with shots to the head and body - Chris looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rob has control of Chris's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chris regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rob is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Rob dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chris looks to land a body kick but Rob moved away.
Rob uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chris connects with a solid leg kick.
Chris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rob fails to land the takedown.
Rob tries for a takedown but Chris circles away easily
and Chris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rob throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rob finds it's way round the side to connect with Chris's head.
Chris tries a head kick but it misses.
Chris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rob avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Rob.
Rob throws a leg kick
and Chris counters with a series of strikes. Rob will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rob gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chris looks to land a combination but Rob avoids it well.
No joy there for Chris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rob has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rob misses with an uppercut
and Chris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chris throws a series of punches but Rob avoids them all with ease.
Rob throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chris cracks a nice hook into Rob's ribs.
Chris tries to bum rush Rob with a series of wild strikes but Rob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rob finds it's way round the side to connect with Chris's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rob misses with a wild body shot.
Chris lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chris throws a head kick that misses.
Chris backing away here, and Rob unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rob cracks Chris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rob is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chris.
Chris's corner calls for a 1-2. Chris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rob fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Rob misses.
Chris throwing a counter right hand but Rob manages to avoid it.
Scuba Chris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chris throws a sloppy head kick and Rob moves out of range easily.
Chris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rob counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chris is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rob is aware though and is defending well.
Rob won't allow Chris to get back to his feet.
Chris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rob 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.
Chris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rob makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rob looking to sit in guard and control but Chris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chris looking to sit in guard and control but Rob gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rob is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chris is keeping the position for now.
Rob working some strikes from top position.
Rob controlling from the top position.
Rob loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chris keeping full guard, as Rob tries to pass.
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 Scuba Chris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Chris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rob.
Rob moves out of range of the strikes.
Rob looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chris looks to throw the jab but Rob is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rob darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rob takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chris lands a really nice looking cross but Rob seems unphased.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rob.
Chris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chris scores with a nice right hand.
Chris throws a lazy head kick
and Rob counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chris thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rob counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chris won't be happy with that.
Rob working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rob looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chris tries to bench press Rob off him but Rob keeps the position.
Rob advances nicely into full mount.
Rob looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Chris taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chris is squirming around, avoiding Rob's attempts to control the action.
Rob controlling from the full mount.
Chris tries to reverse the position but Rob maintains control.
Rob working the ground and pound effectively.
Chris is rocked!
Ace Rob has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rob postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Chris badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Rob around the waist but Rob pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Rob is the winner by TKO! Rob jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ace Rob!
An out of breath Ace Rob thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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