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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Stone (ranked 2420 p4p, 237 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 2694 p4p, 262 weight class). Stone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chill Bill. Mercury has chosen Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix) as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Good knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mercury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
Mercury tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mercury's head backwards.
Mercury gets tackled into the cage by Stone. Stone maintains the clinch.
Stone's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mercury blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mercury has had enough of the clinch but Stone keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone lands a good knee to the midsection. Mercury won't want to take too many of those.
Mercury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
Mercury is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Mercury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercury gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mercury's knee momentarily.
Mercury throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stone throws a leg kick but Mercury checks it.
Stone scores with a spinning back kick!
Stone blocks a head kick by Mercury.
Stone seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mercury misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mercury.
It looked like Stone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mercury gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mercury has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stone seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mercury can turn it around.
Mercury dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone slows down the pace here.
Mercury is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
Mercury managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Mercury managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone slows down the pace here.
Mercury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Mercury avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mercury's efforts to push away.
Mercury managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mercury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Mercury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Mercury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercury lands a head kick. Stone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Robert Stone has been cut.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick from Mercury lands but Stone takes it in his stride.
Stone avoids the head kick by Mercury.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Mercury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercury walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Mercury.
Stone is rocked!
Mercury delivers a nice body kick.
Stone moves into the clinch.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Mercury blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Stone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Stone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
Stone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stone wants to land a leg kick but Mercury is out of range.
Mercury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercury throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
And Stone counters with a quick kick to the body but Mercury blocks it.
Stone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Mercury. Those never looked like landing.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Mercury throws a counter combo.
Stone has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercury throws a hook to the side of Stone's head but Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercury misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mercury - that will leave a mark!
Mercury throws a lazy body kick
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercury off the cage and back into range.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Mercury slips the punch.
Mercury misses the body punch
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercury throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mercury lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mercury looks to land a combination but Stone avoids it well.
Stone tried to counter with a leg kick but Mercury avoided it.
Mercury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stone throws the left hand but Mercury avoids the punch easily.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Freddie Mercury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercury throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercury connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercury throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercury throws a sloppy head kick
and Stone counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone lunges at Mercury with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mercury's hand.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stone scores with a jab.
Mercury gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stone.
Stone misses with a hook. Mercury ducked under it nicely.
Mercury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mercury gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stone counters with an outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stone.
Nice uppercut lands for Mercury. That snapped Stone's head back.
Mercury throws a body kick that misses.
Stone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mercury takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mercury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercury checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a low kick but Mercury avoids it.
Mercury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mercury looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away.
Stone is looking to counter the offense by Mercury and move into the clinch.
Mercury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stone can pounce on him.
Mercury throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mercury throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Robert Stone's cut is getting worse.
Stone throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mercury counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mercury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercury scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mercury throws a head kick that misses.
Mercury's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mercury tried to score with a low kick but Stone checks it.
Mercury misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercury pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mercury misses with a double jab
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercury is breathing heavily.
Mercury moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone lands a nice hook to Mercury's body. Mercury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stone jabs Mercury right on the nose. Mercury blinks but takes it well.
Mercury tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at Mercury's knee but Mercury avoids it well.
Mercury tries to keep at a distance but Stone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mercury avoids it.
Stone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Freddie Mercury will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robert Stone's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Stone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercury avoids the damage to the body.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Stone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mercury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Mercury lands but Stone takes it in his stride.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mercury thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercury is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Mercury.
Stone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stone cracks Mercury with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Mercury moved out of range nicely.
Mercury connects with a solid leg kick.
Mercury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercury thows a leg kick but Stone checks it
and Stone counters with a low kick, right behind Mercury 's knee.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Mercury doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mercury connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stone blocks a head kick by Mercury.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Mercury.
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses.
Mercury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mercury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
Stone lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mercury will feel that in the morning.
Mercury throws a wild body kick that Stone sees coming a mile off.
Stone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a hook but Mercury avoids it easily.
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks Mercury off balance momentarily.
Mercury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mercury wants to break free but Stone has control.
Mercury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercury avoids the damage to the body.
Mercury is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.
Stone has Mercury pushed against the cage.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercury tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mercury just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mercury.
Mercury lands a two punch combo.
A solid body kick from Mercury.
Mercury throws a solid leg kick but Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mercury.
Mercury misses with a combination
and Stone counters with a good, hard body kick but Mercury shrugs it off.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mercury swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercury throws a lazy head kick
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Freddie Mercury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stone thows a leg kick but Mercury checks it
and Mercury counters with a nice body kick.
A combination from Mercury does no damage.
Stone digs a good body shot into Mercury's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Stone!
In his post fight interview, Robert Stone started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Freddie Mercury stepped up to the mic, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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