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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robo Dexterity (ranked 2534 p4p, 5258 weight class) and Giancarlo Ferrari (ranked 166 p4p, 303 weight class). Ferrari is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Me in honey. Giancarlo Ferrari has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Robo Dexterity's chin.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robo Dexterity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giancarlo Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dexterity avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferrari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dexterity, pushing him back against the cage.
Dexterity keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ferrari's efforts to push away.
Dexterity successfully pulls guard.
Ferrari passes into half guard.
Dexterity is trying to control but can't.
Ferrari is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ferrari is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dexterity is just riding it out for now. Ferrari eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dexterity trying to hold on to Ferrari's head to control him but Ferrari postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari is looking for a kimura here.
Dexterity is looking to improve his position.
Dexterity moves into full guard.
Dexterity manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ferrari manages to get himself to full guard.
Dexterity wants to pass the guard but Ferrari is keeping the position.
Dexterity working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexterity avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dexterity has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ferrari is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dexterity controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dexterity tries to stand but Ferrari is controlling from the bottom.
Dexterity might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ferrari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dexterity works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dexterity trying to control the action but Ferrari is working from the bottom.
Ferrari is looking for a sweep. Dexterity is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Dexterity.
Ferrari tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dexterity manages to move to mount!
Ferrari is trying desperately to improve position.
Dexterity controlling his opponent.
Ferrari is looking to improve his position but Dexterity isn't that keen on the idea.
Dexterity lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is trying desperately to improve position.
Dexterity controlling his opponent.
Ferrari tries to lock up and control but Dexterity gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dexterity controlling his opponent.
Dexterity with good strikes from the mount here!
Dexterity scoring with strikes but Ferrari is staying in there.
Ferrari throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferrari sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ferrari looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robo Dexterity dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ferrari staying out of range there.
Giancarlo Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ferrari wants it to stay on the feet.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Dexterity is having none of it.
Ferrari tries to sprawl but Dexterity drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ferrari actively working from the bottom here.
Ferrari moves into full guard.
Ferrari throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ferrari keeping moving, preventing Dexterity from controlling successfully.
Dexterity is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferrari can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dexterity slips nicely into half guard.
Ferrari looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexterity stalling.
Dexterity wants to work for an arm triangle but Ferrari is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dexterity is taking a breather. Ferrari says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've been informed that Ferrari has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ferrari is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dexterity is trying to control. Ferrari wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ferrari is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferrari on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dexterity is thwarting Ferrari's attempts to control the position.
Robo Dexterity overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dexterity performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dexterity prevents Ferrari from improving his position.
Dexterity looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dexterity trying to control from half guard but Ferrari is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dexterity.
Ferrari wants to control but Dexterity postures up.
Ferrari tries to buck Dexterity off but Dexterity is having none of it.
Dexterity tries to advance position but instead Ferrari slips a leg back in to half guard.
Dexterity looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ferrari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dexterity in particular looking to stall.
Ferrari is looking for a sweep. Dexterity is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Dexterity there.
Ground and pound from Dexterity.
Ferrari looking for submissions off his back.
Dexterity is looking for a kimura but Ferrari is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dexterity to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferrari wants to improve his position but Dexterity is controlling well.
Dexterity trying to control from half guard but Ferrari is working away.
Ferrari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robo Dexterity dominated that second round.
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.
Ferrari throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferrari lands a leg kick that knocks Dexterity off balance momentarily.
Ferrari with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dexterity counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dexterity manages to pull guard.
Dexterity has control of Ferrari's left arm, preventing Ferrari from doing any damage.
Ferrari thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ferrari is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dexterity is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dexterity has escaped and now he's on top!
Dexterity avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ferrari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dexterity tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferrari is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexterity sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ferrari lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Dexterity wants to control from the top but Ferrari keeps moving.
Dexterity not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ferrari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dexterity is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
Dexterity throwing strikes but missing.
Ferrari looking to control.
Dexterity tries to stand but Ferrari is controlling from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ferrari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferrari has managed to clinch.
A short left from Ferrari.
Ferrari misses with the head strike.
Ferrari manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexterity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrari fails with a takedown attempt.
Dexterity shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferrari manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ferrari is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dexterity dives into side control.
Dexterity controlling the position.
Dexterity seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ferrari for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexterity continues to stall.
Ferrari regains half guard.
Dexterity keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dexterity is thwarting Ferrari's attempts to control the position.
Ferrari wants to get back to full guard.
Ferrari looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dexterity passes into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferrari is looking for a sweep.
Ferrari is still trying to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robo Dexterity clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dexterity will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dexterity goes for a double leg but Ferrari avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ferrari continues to drive forward.
Dexterity is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dexterity.
Ferrari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ferrari tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dexterity smiles and moves away.
Dexterity shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dexterity has hold of Ferrari's hands but Ferrari slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ferrari is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexterity looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ferrari trying to control the action but Dexterity is working from the bottom.
Dexterity has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ferrari is working away from the top position though.
Ferrari tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dexterity controls his leg.
Dexterity slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ferrari trying to control the position from guard on top but Dexterity is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ferrari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dexterity is keeping the position for now.
Dexterity is looking for a triangle but Ferrari pushes his legs off easily.
Ferrari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dexterity is keeping the position for now.
Dexterity working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferrari.
Ferrari is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Ferrari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dexterity swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dexterity has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexterity throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dexterity looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ferrari stopping the sweep attempt from Dexterity.
Dexterity controls Ferrari momentarily but Ferrari frees himself.
Ferrari drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dexterity looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dexterity looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dexterity!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari tries to bench press Dexterity off him but Dexterity keeps the position.
Ferrari is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dexterity is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dexterity unloading with bombs!
Dexterity with good strikes from the mount here!
Ferrari takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dexterity breaks from Ferrari's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dexterity trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferrari working to try and regain half guard.
Giancarlo Ferrari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robo Dexterity is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robo Dexterity showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dexterity, 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Robo Dexterity!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Robo Dexterity!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Robo Dexterity!
Robo Dexterity wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Robo Dexterity thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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