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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Suf (ranked 573 p4p, 1085 weight class) and Tevin Felix (ranked 82 p4p, 161 weight class). 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Suf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tevin Felix!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suf walks into a jab.
Felix has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suf prevents the takedown attempt.
Suf breaks from the clinch.
Suf throws a right hand that Felix ducks under and follows up with a left that Felix also avoids with ease.
Felix drives through with a takedown into guard.
Felix trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Felix is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Felix distracts Suf with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Felix controls from within his opponent's guard.
Felix postures up.
Felix content to stall in guard here.
Felix trying to control the position from guard on top but Suf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suf keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
Suf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Felix gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felix postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Felix advances position into side control!
Felix trying to control the action but Suf is working from the bottom.
Suf is trying to buck Felix off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Suf is not content to let Felix control the position.
Felix working the ground and pound from side control.
Suf is trying to get back to half guard.
Felix is trying to get an arm triangle but Suf is defending well.
Suf regains half guard.
Felix is trying to control the action in half guard but Suf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Felix is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Suf has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix not doing much here.
Suf makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suf.
Felix trying to control but Suf is working from the bottom.
Suf is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Suf keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
Felix stops Suf from standing up.
That's four 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.
Suf is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Felix stops Suf from standing up.
Felix trying to control but Suf is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Felix looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Suf is fending him off so far but Felix persists. Nope, Suf circles away and we're back to standing.
Suf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Felix shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suf as he jumps to the side.
Bob Suf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tevin Felix.
Suf clinches up with Felix and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Felix managing to block the knees to the body from Suf.
Suf can't find room to land a body shot as Felix controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Felix.
Suf tries to break free but Felix pushes him back against the cage.
Felix breaks from the clinch.
Felix drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Felix dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Felix feints and as Suf raises his hands in defense, Felix changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suf wants to stand and escape but Felix is having none of it.
Felix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Suf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Felix has managed to get both his arms back between Suf's legs - danger averted.
Suf keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
Felix cracks Suf with a solid left hand.
Suf keeping moving, preventing Felix from controlling successfully.
Suf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felix trying to control but Suf is working from the bottom.
Felix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix trying to control but Suf is working from the bottom.
Felix passes Suf's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Felix trying to control from Suf's half guard. Suf has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Felix trying to control but Suf is working from the bottom.
Suf wants to stand and escape but Felix is having none of it.
Felix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suf is keeping the position for now.
Felix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suf throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Felix chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix 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.
Felix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Felix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suf misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Felix.
Felix gets a double leg takedown into Suf's guard.
Felix content to stall in guard here.
Felix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suf is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suf can't keep his opponent in guard - Felix advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Felix is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Suf is just riding it out for now. Felix eventually gives up the hold.
Felix seems to be working for a kimura but Suf defends the submission attempt.
Felix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suf keeps working.
Felix might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Suf haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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.
Felix is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
My spies in Mello MMA inform me that Felix has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Suf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Felix looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Felix is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Felix is working for a kimura but Suf is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Felix seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Felix 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Suf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suf seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Felix drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Felix wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suf, who protects the arm well.
Tevin Felix has got the better of the ground game so far.
Felix wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suf, who protects the arm well.
Felix passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Suf!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felix cracks Suf with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Suf is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Suf gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix prevents Suf from standing back up.
Felix is looking for a kimura but Suf is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Felix to get the leverage.
Felix is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Suf pushes Felix off looking to stand but Felix dives back in and keeps control.
Suf gets full guard.
Felix trying to control the position from guard on top but Suf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felix sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Suf's guard.
Felix is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Felix not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suf tries to kick Felix off in order to stand up. Felix Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Suf is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Felix has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Felix tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Felix tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Felix has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Felix wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suf, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Suf knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Felix is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Suf knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Felix works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Felix misses with the ground and pound.
Felix working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix tries for a kimura but Suf is defending well.
Felix goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Suf has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Felix but great work by Suf.
Suf in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Felix struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bob Suf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suf fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Suf sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Felix is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tevin Felix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Felix winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tevin Felix!
After winning the bout, Tevin Felix thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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