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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bianchi (ranked 499 p4p, 65 weight class) and Bob The Man (ranked 1133 p4p, 141 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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155 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Bianchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bianchi scores with a sloppy right hand. The Man should have avoided that one.
The Man is looking to clinch.
The Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bianchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bianchi manages to avoid it.
Bianchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Man.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Man.
The Man misses with a body kick.
Bianchi looks to land a right hand but The Man moved out of range.
The Man throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Bianchi misses the target.
The Man defending well as Bianchi loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Bianchi lands.
The Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bianchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bianchi looks to land a right hand but The Man moved out of range.
Bianchi moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianchi throws a sloppy body shot
letting The Man counter with a right hand.
Bianchi misses with a hook.
The Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bianchi looks to land a right hand but The Man moved out of range.
The Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bianchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Man.
Bianchi misses with a body shot.
Bianchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Man throws a leg kick but Bianchi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Bianchi misses.
The Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bianchi's sensitive parts.
The Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bianchi.
Bianchi throws out a loose jab but The Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobby Bianchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bianchi looks to score with a jab to the body but The Man is just out of range.
The Man scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bianchi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Man ducks under a wild hook from Bianchi.
Bianchi punishes The Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Bianchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Man.
The Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Man throws a leg kick which misses Bianchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Bianchi tries to avoid it.
Bianchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bianchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bianchi throws a jab but it's blocked by The Man.
The Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bianchi moves out of range of the body kick from The Man.
The Man with a nice cross.
The Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bianchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bianchi slips a jab from The Man.
Bianchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Man.
A swing and a miss from Bianchi.
Bob The Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Man. Bianchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bianchi throws a hook but The Man blocks it.
Bianchi takes one on the button.
The Man closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bianchi to the mat! Bianchi manages to get full guard.
Bianchi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Man stands up over Bianchi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bianchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Man throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man throws a big elbow that misses.
Bianchi keeping moving, preventing The Man from controlling successfully.
The Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bianchi is trying to keep The Man in close.
Bianchi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Man connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Man trying to control but Bianchi is working from the bottom.
Bianchi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Man is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob The Man dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Man shoots in for a takedown but Bianchi shows good takedown defense.
Bianchi misses with a right hand
and The Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bianchi throws a body punch but The Man moves out of range.
The Man fails with a takedown attempt.
The Man jabs Bianchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab by Bianchi.
The Man feints and then cracks Bianchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bianchi down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Bianchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Man clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Bianchi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bianchi as The Man tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for The Man.
Bianchi lands with a left to the head.
The Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Man blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by The Man.
Bianchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Bianchi misses with a punch on the inside.
The Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bianchi's elbow.
Bianchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Man can't find room to land a body shot as Bianchi controls the action.
The Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bianchi misses with a punch on the inside.
The Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Man takes a shot to the head.
The Man manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Man tries a body shot but Bianchi blocks it.
Bianchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bianchi misses with some punches.
The Man lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man seems to be looking for submissions.
Bianchi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bianchi trying to control the position here.
Bianchi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Man postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Man landing some decent shots from guard.
Bianchi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Man wants to pass the guard but Bianchi is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bianchi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Man stops Bianchi from standing up.
The Man trying to control but Bianchi is working from the bottom.
Bianchi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The Man lands a couple of digs.
Bianchi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Man throws a strike but Bianchi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bianchi defends well.
The Man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bianchi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bianchi controlling from the top position.
Bianchi wants to control from the top but The Man keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob The Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bianchi but Bianchi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bob The Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bianchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Man can pounce on him.
The Man connects with a jab.
The Man misses with a wild body shot.
The Man throws a shot from downtown. Bianchi moves away and avoids it.
The Man scores with a nice head shot.
Bianchi misses with an uppercut.
The Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bianchi misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from The Man. Those never looked like landing.
The Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bianchi misses the jab.
The Man looks to throw the jab but Bianchi is out of range.
Bianchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bianchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bianchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bianchi walks into a stiff left hand from The Man.
Bianchi connects with the punch.
Bianchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Man.
The Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bianchi throws an overhand right that lands on The Man's shoulder, as The Man tries to avoid the shot.
The Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bianchi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Man digs a good hook to Bianchi's body.
The Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bianchi.
The Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bianchi misses with a straight left.
Bianchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bianchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Bianchi.
Bianchi is looking to counter punch.
The Man scores with a jab. Bianchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Man swings for the body but Bianchi moves out of range.
The Man throws a sloppy head kick and Bianchi moves out of range easily.
Bianchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bianchi throwing a counter right hand but The Man manages to avoid it.
Bianchi misses with an uppercut. The Man saw that one coming.
Bianchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Man shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bianchi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Man looking to pass the guard.
Bobby Bianchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bianchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Bianchi has wrist control.
The Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bianchi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bianchi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Man with a nice head shot there.
The Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Man looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bob The Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Man missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bianchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Man looking to sit in guard and control but Bianchi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Man is trying to control the position but Bianchi postures up.
The Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bianchi is aware though and is defending well.
The Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bianchi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bianchi wants to get up but he can't break The Man's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob The Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Man has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob The Man!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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