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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Dobbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arnoldo Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bo Dobbins!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobbins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rojas tried to score with a low kick but Dobbins checks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Dobbins finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dobbins cracks Rojas with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Arnoldo Rojas has been cut.
Dobbins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rojas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dobbins as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas slaps away a takedown attempt from Dobbins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dobbins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas clinches.
Dobbins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rojas after a bit of a struggle.
Rojas trying to land knees to the body.
Dobbins working hard to break the clinch.
Dobbins is working for takedown but Rojas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Arnoldo Rojas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Dobbins.
Rojas lands with a light punch inside.
Dobbins breaks from the clinch.
Rojas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dobbins circles away quickly and effectively.
Dobbins tries to close the distance and clinch but Rojas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dobbins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobbins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojas.
Rojas is looking for a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Rojas.
Rojas has closed the distance and engaged Dobbins in a clinch.
Dobbins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rojas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rojas gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dobbins regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rojas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas wanted to stand there but Dobbins had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas distracts Dobbins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rojas gets to his feet - Dobbins follows without any prompting.
Dobbins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rojas's guard.
Dobbins looks winded!
Rojas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dobbins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dobbins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rojas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rojas looking for a sweep. Not yet Rojas, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dobbins stops Rojas from standing up.
Dobbins wants to control from the top but Rojas keeps moving.
Dobbins gets to his feet - Rojas follows without any prompting.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dobbins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnoldo Rojas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnoldo Rojas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dobbins.
Rojas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dobbins on his heels. He'll look to pass Dobbins's guard now, I'm sure.
Dobbins looking to control.
Rojas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A combination from Rojas does no damage.
Dobbins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobbins is looking to clinch but Rojas is avoiding it.
Rojas stuffs the takedown attempt from Dobbins. Dobbins gets slowly back to his feet.
Rojas tries to counter by clinching up but Dobbins breaks away and moves out of range.
Dobbins is breathing heavily.
Rojas stuffs the takedown.
Arnoldo Rojas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Dobbins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobbins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rojas as he jumps to the side.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Dobbins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rojas counters with a three punch combo that has Dobbins backing up. Dobbins nods at Rojas to acknowledge the strikes.
Dobbins dives in and grabs Rojas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rojas pushes down on Dobbins's head and hops out.
It looked like Rojas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rojas instigates a clinch.
Rojas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dobbins or not.
Rojas working Dobbins over with knees to the body.
Rojas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobbins managing to block the knees to the body from Rojas.
Rojas jumps into guard, dragging Dobbins to the mat.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dobbins working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rojas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rojas throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rojas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rojas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dobbins manages to get himself to full guard.
Dobbins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rojas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas stands up and waves to Dobbins to follow him.
Rojas has a takedown stuffed.
Dobbins swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
No joy there for Dobbins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bo Dobbins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dobbins.
Dobbins looks for a takedown but Rojas sprawls well.
Rojas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dobbins to his feet.
Arnoldo Rojas is winning the standup battle so far.
Rojas throws a series of punches but Dobbins avoids them all with ease.
Dobbins unleashes a big counter combination but Rojas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Arnoldo Rojas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dobbins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rojas swats away the attempt to clinch by Dobbins.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dobbins fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Rojas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dobbins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rojas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnoldo Rojas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnoldo Rojas's cut.
That's time! Rojas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rojas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rojas tries to stand and escape but Dobbins is controlling the position.
Rojas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dobbins's head.
Rojas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rojas throwing shots but Dobbins is blocking nicely.
Dobbins is looking to improve his position.
Rojas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rojas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dobbins can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dobbins has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rojas thows a huge punch but Dobbins dodges it nicely.
Dobbins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rojas wants to stand up but Dobbins manages to regain full guard.
Rojas cracks Dobbins with a solid left hand.
Dobbins wants to sweep but no luck.
Dobbins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dobbins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rojas distracts Dobbins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rojas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dobbins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rojas.
A nice side step and Dobbins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobbins misses with a kick to the body.
Rojas moves into the clinch.
Dobbins tries for a takedown but Rojas manages to get underhooks.
Dobbins missing with knees to the body.
Rojas is pushing Dobbins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rojas lands a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas throwing strikes but missing.
Rojas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dobbins is looking to stand up but Rojas isn't so interested in that idea.
Rojas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rojas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rojas wanted to stand there but Dobbins had control of the position.
Rojas gets to his feet. Dobbins looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rojas tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dobbins throws a nice looking combination but Rojas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rojas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dobbins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dobbins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rojas wants to stand and escape but Dobbins is having none of it.
Rojas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rojas is looking for a triangle but Dobbins pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnoldo Rojas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rojas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnoldo Rojas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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