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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Huell Alabama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alabama comes into the arena with Sweet Home Alabama blaring out of the sound system. Roberts has chosen Rockstar as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Todd Roberts enters the cage!
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140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
26
135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huell Alabama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alabama fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Roberts sprawls well initially but Alabama persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alabama trying to control from half guard but Roberts is working away.
We've been hearing good reports from Alabama's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Alabama is nestled in close to Roberts, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alabama winds up and cracks Roberts with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alabama working over Roberts with some ground and pound. Roberts looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alabama lands with a punch from half guard.
Roberts trying to hold on to Alabama's head to control him but Alabama postures up.
Roberts is refusing to be controlled, as Alabama sits in half guard.
Roberts trying to control from the bottom.
Alabama 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.
Alabama is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Roberts is refusing to be controlled, as Alabama sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alabama drops an elbow to the side of Roberts's head.
Alabama lands with a punch from half guard.
Alabama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alabama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Roberts has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alabama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alabama is keen to just control but Roberts is a slippery customer.
Roberts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alabama is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alabama 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.
Nice strikes from Alabama there.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back.
Roberts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alabama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alabama works his way into full mount!
Roberts tries to lock up and control but Alabama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alabama is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Roberts to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Roberts shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roberts wants to control but Alabama is having none of it.
Alabama with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Roberts is working to get back to half guard.
Alabama breaks from Roberts's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alabama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alabama working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Roberts wants to hold on but Alabama pushes him away.
Alabama looking to secure an arm triangle but Roberts defends it well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
A nice elbow there by Alabama.
Roberts felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Roberts tries to hold on but Alabama pushes him away.
Alabama controlling the position easily from mount.
Alabama with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alabama lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Alabama.
Alabama looking to finish Roberts with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roberts!
Roberts is rocked!
Alabama looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Roberts is still in real trouble! Can Alabama finish him?
Alabama landing strikes from the mount and Roberts is in trouble!
Roberts defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Alabama.
Alabama lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alabama is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Roberts is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Huell Alabama!
A very excited looking Huell Alabama rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Todd Roberts had this to say: 'I'd like to thank CRC, the Fans and everyone thats help me pursue my dreams, I will be back better than ever! '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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