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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cranjis Mcbasketball (ranked 24681 p4p, 2975 weight class) and Robin Roberts (ranked 659 p4p, 387 weight class). Cranjis Mcbasketball has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cranjis Mcbasketball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Roberts !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Roberts lands in his opponent's guard.
Mcbasketball working a defensive guard here.
Mcbasketball working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts .
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Roberts 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mcbasketball keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcbasketball looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcbasketball, not yet.
Mcbasketball seems keen to control Roberts 's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts throwing strikes but missing.
Mcbasketball throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Roberts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcbasketball is keeping the position for now.
Roberts advances to half guard.
Mcbasketball is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcbasketball is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roberts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roberts is nestled in close to Mcbasketball, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcbasketball trying to control here.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcbasketball defending well though.
Mcbasketball punching from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roberts is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mcbasketball doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roberts .
Roberts looks winded!
Mcbasketball tries to roll over but Roberts keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts working the head and body with strikes.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mcbasketball is pressing down on Roberts 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Roberts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcbasketball looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Roberts darts in looking for a takedown but Mcbasketball gets double underhooks and turns Roberts into the cage.
As Roberts looks to move away, Mcbasketball throws a big counter combo but Roberts just gets out of the way.
Mcbasketball connects with a looping right hand.
Mcbasketball misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mcbasketball is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roberts throws an elbow that misses. Mcbasketball uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roberts 's guard. Nice move by Mcbasketball!
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Mcbasketball from controlling successfully.
Mcbasketball wants to pass the guard but Roberts is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Roberts 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.
Mcbasketball shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mcbasketball was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mcbasketball tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mcbasketball has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Roberts is not content to let Mcbasketball control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Mcbasketball tries for a kimura but Roberts is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is trying to get back to half guard.
Mcbasketball looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Roberts regains half guard.
Roberts misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mcbasketball seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roberts does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mcbasketball is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roberts is just riding it out for now. Mcbasketball eventually gives up the hold.
Roberts tries to roll over but Mcbasketball keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Roberts is defending against the submission attempts here by Mcbasketball.
Roberts is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is refusing to be controlled, as Mcbasketball sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mcbasketball fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roberts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roberts manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mcbasketball on his heels. He'll look to pass Mcbasketball's guard now, I'm sure.
Mcbasketball is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Robin Roberts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mcbasketball might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mcbasketball looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roberts is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roberts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcbasketball wants to sweep here but Roberts controlling him for the moment.
Mcbasketball working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts .
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cranjis Mcbasketball is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cranjis Mcbasketball dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mcbasketball counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcbasketball tries to sprawl but Roberts drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mcbasketball looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mcbasketball trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts is working for a kimura but Mcbasketball is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcbasketball gets back to full guard.
Mcbasketball trying to keep a closed guard but Roberts is proving a slippery customer.
Roberts lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roberts postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mcbasketball is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Roberts , into his guard.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mcbasketball with a nice head shot there.
Roberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mcbasketball stays in close to Roberts 's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mcbasketball escapes and throws Roberts 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Mcbasketball.
Mcbasketball works to advance to full mount. Roberts defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mcbasketball has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roberts 's face.
Mcbasketball trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roberts takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcbasketball is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mcbasketball trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mcbasketball working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mcbasketball with good strikes from the mount here!
Roberts is trying to reverse the position but instead Mcbasketball has taken his back - oops!
Roberts has hold of Mcbasketball's leg, trying to break free but it's let Mcbasketball lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Roberts is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Mcbasketball throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cranjis Mcbasketball!
Our winner, Cranjis Mcbasketball, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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