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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 138 p4p, 349 weight class) and Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 22 p4p, 51 weight class). Fabinho's entrance music is Glowed Up - Kaytranada. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yevgeny Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Fabinho. That snapped Ignatov's head back.
A punch combination from Fabinho misses.
Fabinho is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Fabinho misses the target.
Fabinho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fabinho takes a swing at Ignatov's ribcage but misses.
Fabinho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fabinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho scores with a sloppy right hand. Ignatov should have avoided that one.
Fabinho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fabinho with a poor takedown
and Ignatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fabinho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ignatov throws out the jab.
Fabinho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ignatov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fabinho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ignatov defends well and Fabinho ends up having to push Ignatov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fabinho manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ignatov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fabinho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ignatov's guard.
Fabinho looking to pass the guard.
Ignatov controlling the position.
Fabinho throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ignatov is keeping the position for now.
Ignatov controlling Fabinho's posture.
Ignatov keeping moving, preventing Fabinho from controlling successfully.
Fabinho advances to half guard.
Fabinho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho wants to control but Ignatov is keeping him busy.
Fabinho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fabinho is looking for a kimura here.
Ignatov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing that Fabinho has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fabinho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ignatov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ignatov trying to control but Fabinho postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ignatov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fabinho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ignatov defends well and Fabinho ends up having to push Ignatov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ignatov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Fabinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fabinho.
Ignatov tries to throw a body punch but Fabinho avoids it by throwing Ignatov back against the cage.
Fabinho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatov's elbow.
Ignatov lands a shoulder strike.
Fabinho throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fabinho tries to pull guard but Ignatov holds him up against the cage and eventually Fabinho drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fabinho.
Fabinho fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ignatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Fabinho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fabinho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yevgeny Ignatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fabinho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignatov was well out of range. Poor timing from Fabinho.
Roberto Fabinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabinho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ignatov misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Fabinho.
Ignatov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ignatov throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabinho scores with a nice right hand.
Ignatov misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho closes the distance and clinches.
Ignatov lands a nice shot to the body.
Fabinho gets control of Ignatov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fabinho will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fabinho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fabinho 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.
Ignatov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabinho working some strikes from top position.
Fabinho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ignatov has his hands on Fabinho's head, controlling the position.
Ignatov keeping moving, preventing Fabinho from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho won't allow Ignatov to sweep him here.
Fabinho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ignatov can do to turn this around?
Fabinho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fabinho wants to pass the guard but Ignatov is keeping the position.
Ignatov 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.
Fabinho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fabinho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov is defending against the submission attempts here by Fabinho.
Ignatov is trying to maintain the position but Fabinho is very close to passing his half guard.
Fabinho is pressing down on Ignatov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ignatov is holding on for now.
Ignatov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fabinho with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Fabinho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ignatov keeping moving, preventing Fabinho from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fabinho tries to clinch but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fabinho blocks it well.
Fabinho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ignatov misses with a hook.
Ignatov digs a good body shot into Fabinho's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Fabinho dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Fabinho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ignatov scores with a leg kick.
Fabinho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fabinho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fabinho lands with a shot to the body.
Ignatov takes a swing at Fabinho's ribcage but misses.
Fabinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Fabinho both land. Nice combination.
Fabinho throws a shot from downtown. Ignatov moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Fabinho.
Fabinho has a takedown stuffed.
Fabinho lands with an uppercut that bounces Ignatov off the cage and back into range.
Fabinho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatov.
Ignatov thinks about the counter body kick.
Fabinho looks to land a right hand but Ignatov moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho cracks Ignatov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ignatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fabinho swinging wildly here.
Fabinho takes a swing at Ignatov's ribcage but misses.
Fabinho backing away here, and Ignatov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ignatov throws a lazy right hand but Fabinho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fabinho closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ignatov quickly recovers to half guard.
Fabinho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ignatov defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho wants to pass the guard but Ignatov is defending well.
Fabinho thows a huge punch but Ignatov dodges it nicely.
Fabinho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fabinho lands with a punch from half guard.
Roberto Fabinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fabinho prevents Ignatov from improving his position.
Fabinho content to control rather than advance.
Fabinho is trying to control. Ignatov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fabinho in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabinho is trying to control the action in half guard but Ignatov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fabinho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fabinho swings for the body but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ignatov takes a swing at Fabinho's ribcage but misses.
Fabinho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Fabinho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fabinho, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Fabinho!
A very excited looking Roberto Fabinho made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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RATING
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