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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ace Rob (ranked 448 p4p, 55 weight class) and Maxim Jericho (ranked 226 p4p, 29 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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143 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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170 cm
31
147 lbs
20 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ace Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Maxim Jericho!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho throws the left hand but Rob avoids the punch easily.
Jericho takes one to the side of the head.
Rob ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Jericho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rob counters with a stiff right hand.
Rob walks into a stiff left hand from Jericho.
A combination from Jericho does no damage.
Jericho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jericho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jericho throws a sloppy head kick and Rob moves out of range easily.
Jericho misses with a hook.
Rob closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rob scoring with punches from side control.
Jericho is trying to improve his position.
Rob thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rob looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho is trying to improve his position.
Rob is looking to take a break and control but Jericho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rob throws an elbow but Jericho slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rob tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rob has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rob in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jericho is trying to get back to half guard.
Jericho 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rob wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jericho, who protects the arm well.
Jericho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jericho has his hands clasped together around Rob's back. He's all about the action.
Rob prevents Jericho from improving his position.
Rob is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rob wants to take a breather but Jericho is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jericho has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rob prevents Jericho from improving his position.
Rob is looking for a kimura but Jericho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rob to get the leverage.
Rob is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jericho has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jericho is looking to control Rob's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jericho avoid being mounted?
Rob throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jericho moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jericho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rob trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.
Rob postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jericho is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rob, into his guard.
Rob had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jericho defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rob bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jericho's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Rob dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jericho. Rob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jericho can do to turn this around?
Good exchange - Jericho coming out on top.
Jericho slips under a jab.
Jericho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rob needs to keep his hands up - Jericho had a free shot at his head there.
Rob fails to land with a series of punches.
Jericho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jericho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Rob counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rob throwing strikes from guard but Jericho blocks nicely.
Jericho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jericho is on top in guard.
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!
Jericho engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jericho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rob looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rob working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jericho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jericho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rob is trying to control the position but Jericho postures up.
Jericho stays in close to Rob's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rob manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jericho manages to get himself to full guard.
Rob preventing the sweep.
Rob looking to pass the guard.
Rob postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jericho has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jericho's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rob trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob wants to control from the top but Jericho keeps moving.
Jericho controlling Rob's posture.
Rob trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rob lands a lovely overhand right.
Rob is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jericho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rob dives in and grabs Jericho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jericho pushes down on Rob's head and hops out.
Jericho looks to throw the jab but Rob is out of range.
Jericho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rob throws a jab when Jericho was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jericho.
Maxim Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jericho! But no joy.
Jericho connects with a jab.
Rob looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rob pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jericho connects with a right hand. Rob shakes it off.
Rob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jericho looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rob looks to land a left hand but Jericho moved out of range nicely.
Rob throws a hook to the side of Jericho's head but Jericho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rob takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Rob misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho slips under a jab.
Jericho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jericho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rob misses with a straight left.
Jericho misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Jericho.
Jericho stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Rob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rob slips under a jab from Jericho.
Maxim Jericho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A right-left combo lands from Jericho.
Jericho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maxim Jericho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rob doesn't manage to clinch there - Jericho circles away.
Rob ducks right into an uppercut from Jericho.
Rob fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jericho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rob takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jericho staying out of range there.
Jericho lands with a straight right. Rob didn't see that one coming.
Rob is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rob jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Jericho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jericho.
Jericho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rob does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho just misses with a punch to the body.
Jericho throws a lazy right hand but Rob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rob lands an overhand right.
Jericho throws an off balance right hand
and Rob counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
Rob blocks a head kick by Jericho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Rob throws a leg kick but Jericho moved away.
Jericho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rob.
Rob ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Nice defenses there by Rob.
Rob tries to counter with a takedown but Jericho is quick to defend against it.
Jericho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rob circles away quickly and effectively.
Rob misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rob.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Rob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rob with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jericho to score with a decent uppercut.
Rob has his takedown stuffed
and Jericho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rob misses with a combination
and Jericho counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rob fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rob misses with a lunging right hand
and Rob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jericho lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jericho throws out a powerful jab.
Jericho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Jericho scores with a four punch combination!
Donk. Jericho catches Rob right on the button with a cross.
Rob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Jericho there.
Rob is rocked!
Jericho gets in close and tags Rob with a short punch that almost sends Rob to the mat! Oh Rob is in big trouble! He turns his back on Jericho, trying to create some distance but Jericho rushes him, striking wildly and Rob goes down! The referee tackles Jericho into the cage to end the fight! Jericho is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Jericho!
Maxim Jericho tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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