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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henri Hobbin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ricky rodney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hobbin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fight Music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Hobbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, ricky rodney!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobbin moves into the clinch.
rodney looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
rodney goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hobbin prevents it.
rodney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
rodney is trying to break free.
Hobbin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from rodney. No joy for Hobbin on that attempt.
Hobbin misses with a takedown attempt - rodney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hobbin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? rodney is fending him off so far but Hobbin persists. Nope, rodney circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henri Hobbin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobbin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hobbin wants to clinch up but rodney keeps it at a distance.
Hobbin tries to clinch but rodney moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hobbin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like ricky rodney has been cut.
rodney misses with a combination
and Hobbin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hobbin doesn't manage to clinch there - rodney circles away.
rodney closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hobbin counters with a shoot takedown. rodney fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hobbin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hobbin with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobbin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. rodney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hobbin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hobbin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hobbin throwing strikes from guard but rodney blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hobbin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hobbin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbin wants to pass the guard but rodney is keeping the position.
Hobbin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hobbin is looking to work some ground and pound but rodney has wrist control.
Hobbin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. rodney is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hobbin closes the distance looking to clinch
so rodney counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
rodney preventing the sweep.
Hobbin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. rodney gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hobbin looking to hit a scissor sweep but rodney is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hobbin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. rodney is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hobbin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take rodney's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Hobbin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on ricky rodney's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hobbin is looking to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hobbin.
Hobbin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but rodney is avoiding damage well.
Hobbin lands a few punches from side control.
Hobbin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but rodney is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hobbin scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbin tries for a kimura but rodney is defending well.
Hobbin trying to control the action but rodney is working from the bottom.
Hobbin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but rodney is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
rodney tries to bench press Hobbin off him but Hobbin keeps the position.
Hobbin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hobbin in side control, throwing shots but rodney defends.
Hobbin tries to stand but rodney is controlling his head.
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.
Hobbin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hobbin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hobbin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hobbin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, rodney has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hobbin but great work by rodney.
Hobbin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked rodney off and has taken his back!
Hobbin lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
rodney is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hobbin gets his hands free as rodney looks to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
rodney looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hobbin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Hobbin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on ricky rodney's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hobbin shoots in but rodney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hobbin moves in looking to clinch but rodney pushes him off.
Hobbin tries to close the distance and clinch but rodney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hobbin misses with a two punch combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hobbin.
Hobbin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hobbin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. rodney defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hobbin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hobbin trying to control from rodney's half guard. rodney has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hobbin drops back looking for a leg! rodney is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and rodney manages to kick Hobbin off! Hobbin jumps back into rodney's guard.
Hobbin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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.
rodney can't do much from the bottom here.
Hobbin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but rodney sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hobbin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbin swings around for an armbar but rodney sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hobbin's guard.
Hobbin wants to stand and escape but rodney is having none of it.
rodney preventing the sweep.
Hobbin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henri Hobbin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Hobbin working a defensive guard here.
Hobbin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hobbin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. rodney is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hobbin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take rodney's back instead.
ricky rodney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hobbin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but rodney has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henri Hobbin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hobbin 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henri Hobbin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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