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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Robertsson (ranked 3128 p4p, 3105 weight class) and Howard Stern (ranked 409 p4p, 406 weight class). Stern has chosen The Great American Nightmare as his entrance 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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6 - 7 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Robertsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern misses with a few strikes there.
Stern goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Robertsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stern avoids it really well and circles away.
Robertsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stern connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stern digs a good body shot into Robertsson's ribs.
Robertsson gets a double leg takedown into Stern's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Stern manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Robertsson pushes Stern back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stern breaks the clinch.
Robertsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stern sprawls well. Stern wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Robertsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Howard Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stern as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Robertsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Robertsson is looking for a takedown.
Robertsson prevents Stern from breaking the clinch.
Robertsson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stern has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Robertsson is working away from the top position though.
Stern is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Robertsson is staying active.
Stern is trying to stand up here but Robertsson is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stern is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stern manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Robertsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stern working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertsson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stern can't do much from the bottom here.
Stern is looking for a sweep.
Robertsson taking a breather here.
Stern is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Robertsson working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Robertsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Robertsson gets to mount! Stern was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Robertsson controlling from the full mount.
Stern is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Stern that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Robertsson content just to control the position here.
Stern is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stern tries to reverse the position but Robertsson maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern wants to hold on but Robertsson pushes him away.
Robertsson controlling the pace for now.
Stern 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.
Stern is trying to escape the mount.
Robertsson content just to control the position here.
Stern wants to try and get back to his feet.
Robertsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stern manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert Robertsson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Robertsson wants to clinch up but Stern keeps it at a distance.
Stern misses with a looping left.
Stern is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robertsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robertsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robertsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stern thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robertsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stern throws a front kick aimed at Robertsson's knee but Robertsson avoids it well.
Robertsson throwing a counter right hand but Stern manages to avoid it.
Stern takes a swing at Robertsson's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertsson rushes Stern and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stern fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robertsson blocks the elbow strike.
Robertsson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Stern regains guard.
Robertsson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stern swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stern trying to control the position.
Robertsson wants to pass the guard but Stern is keeping the position.
Stern isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Robertsson stacks Stern on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Robertsson!
Stern looking for a sweep but Robertsson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Stern tries to hold on but Robertsson pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern is trying to stand.
Stern is looking to improve his position but Robertsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Stern bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Stern stopping the sweep attempt from Robertsson.
Robertsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stern working a defensive guard but Robertsson passes into half guard.
Robertsson stops Stern from getting back to his feet.
Robertsson trying to control the pace.
Robert Robertsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robertsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern trying to hold on to Robertsson's head to control him but Robertsson postures up.
Robertsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stern tries to roll over but Robertsson keeps him under control.
Robertsson content to control rather than advance.
Robertsson prevents Stern from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robertsson wants to pass the guard but Stern is defending well.
Stern is looking to escape.
Well, if Robertsson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Robertsson is pressing down on Stern's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stern is holding on for now.
Robertsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stern is trying to control but Robertsson manages to pass to mount!
Robertsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Robertsson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Stern delivers a nice body kick.
Robertsson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stern's guard.
Stern seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Robertsson won't allow Stern to sweep him here.
Stern looking to control.
Robertsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern looking for a sweep. Not yet Stern, not yet.
Stern is trying to control the position but Robertsson postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertsson tries to clinch but Stern is having none of it.
Howard Stern is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stern throws a body kick that misses.
Robertsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Stern jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robertsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stern as he jumps to the side.
Stern rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robertsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stern feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robertssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Robertsson.
Stern gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Robertsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stern tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Howard Stern has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stern really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stern is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Robertsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern wants to hold on but Robertsson pushes him away.
Robertsson controlling his opponent.
Stern really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Robertsson controlling the pace for now.
Stern wants to control but Robertsson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern can't escape the position.
Stern wants to hold on but Robertsson pushes him away.
Robertsson controlling from the full mount.
Stern tries to hold on but Robertsson pushes him away.
Robertsson controlling from mount.
Stern regains half guard.
Robert Robertsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stern keeping control of the position.
Stern takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Robertsson content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Robertsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Robertsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Robertsson!
In his post fight interview, Robert Robertsson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Howard Stern stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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