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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Probert (ranked 1236 p4p, 622 weight class) and Marek Cervenka (ranked 113 p4p, 65 weight class). Probert's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DNA. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Cervenka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cervenka misses with a combination
enabling Probert to counter with a crisp jab.
Probert scores with a kick to the midsection.
Probert slips a jab from Cervenka.
Probert throws a head kick that misses
enabling Cervenka to counter with a crisp jab.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probert manages to avoid it.
Probert looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Probert throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Probert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cervenka.
Cervenka misses with a few strikes there.
Probert misses with a hook.
Probert has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dissolution Elite Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Probert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cervenka was well out of range. Poor timing from Probert.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cervenka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cervenka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cervenka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cervenka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cervenka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Probert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Probert misses with the body kick
and Cervenka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Probert throws the left hand but Cervenka avoids the punch easily.
Probert takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cervenka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cervenka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Probert.
A shot to the body from Probert misses
and Cervenka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Probert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cervenka throws a lazy right hand but Probert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Probert throws a leg kick but Cervenka checks it.
Probert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Probert scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Probert looks to land a right hand but Cervenka moved out of range.
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cervenka.
Probert swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Probert throws a hook but Cervenka avoids it easily.
Probert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Probert throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cervenka! But no joy.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
Probert throws an off balance right hand
enabling Cervenka to counter with a crisp jab.
Cervenka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cervenka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cervenka.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Probert takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marek Cervenka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Probert misses with an uppercut. Cervenka saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cervenka.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut. Probert saw that one coming.
Probert throwing a counter right hand but Cervenka manages to avoid it.
Probert throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Cervenka counter with a right hand.
Cervenka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Probert at a distance.
Probert checks a leg kick.
Probert connects with a nice looking jab.
Cervenka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Probert connects with a right hand. Cervenka shakes it off.
Cervenka scores with a jab to the head.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut.
Probert missing with a left hand there. Cervenka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cervenka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Probert had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cervenka missing with a left hand there. Probert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cervenka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Probert throws a lazy right hand but Cervenka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Probert coming out on top.
Probert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Probert misses its intended target.
Cervenka misses with a left hand
and Probert counters with a stiff right hand.
Probert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Probert misses its target.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
Cervenka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Probert.
Probert ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Probert avoids the body shot from Cervenka.
Cervenka loads up on a big right hand but Probert slips the punch.
Probert moves out of range of the strikes.
Cervenka throws a sloppy body shot
and Probert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Probert takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Probert has Cervenka up against the cage in a clinch.
Probert misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Probert.
Cervenka scores with a shot to the side of Probert's head.
Cervenka tries to work over Probert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Probert.
Cervenka gets through Probert's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probert misses with a body punch.
Probert lands with a light punch inside.
Cervenka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Probert avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cervenka.
Cervenka struggles to land a body shot inside as Probert controls his hands.
Probert misses with a body punch.
Cervenka misses with a knee to the head.
Probert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Probert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cervenka.
Cervenka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cervenka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cervenka throws a head punch that misses.
Probert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Probert gets through Cervenka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Probert.
Probert digs a right hand into Cervenka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cervenka's gas tank.
Cervenka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Probert tries to work over Cervenka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Probert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cervenka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Probert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Probert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob Probert will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cervenka throws a jab but it's blocked by Probert.
Probert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cervenka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probert manages to avoid it.
Cervenka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut. Probert saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
Probert was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bob Probert is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probert. Cervenka does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cervenka! But no joy.
Cervenka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Probert throws out the jab.
Cervenka throws a looping overhand right but Probert ducks down to avoid it.
Probert lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Probert missing with a left hand there. Cervenka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Probert needs to keep his hands up - Cervenka had a free shot at his head there.
Probert keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Probert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cervenka at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cervenka avoids the body shot from Probert.
Probert misses with the combination.
Probert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka slips a jab from Probert.
Cervenka misses with a looping left.
Cervenka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Probert uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cervenka has time to react.
Cervenka just misses with a punch to the body.
Probert tries to clinch there but Cervenka circles away.
Cervenka throws the left hand but Probert avoids the punch easily.
Probert misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Cervenka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cervenka jabs Probert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Probert jabs Cervenka right on the nose. Cervenka blinks but takes it well.
Probert throws a sloppy head kick and Cervenka moves out of range easily.
Cervenka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Probert fails to land with a series of punches.
Cervenka misses with a straight right.
Cervenka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Probert throws a body punch but Cervenka moves out of range.
Probert misses with an uppercut.
Cervenka misses with a straight right.
It looked like Probert was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cervenka.
Probert lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cervenka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cervenka misses.
Probert throws a body punch but Cervenka moves out of range.
Probert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cervenka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cervenka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Probert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cervenka can do to turn this around?
Probert misses with a hook.
Cervenka scores with a nice head shot.
Probert misses with an uppercut.
Cervenka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cervenka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probert was well out of range. Poor timing from Cervenka.
Cervenka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Probert getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Probert throws a shot from downtown. Cervenka moves away and avoids it.
Cervenka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert.
Cervenka misses with a hook. Probert ducked under it nicely.
Probert throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cervenka to counter with a crisp jab.
Probert throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cervenka.
Cervenka throws an overhand right that lands on Probert's shoulder, as Probert tries to avoid the shot.
Cervenka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Probert.
Cervenka misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Probert misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Probert, as that shot connected.
Probert throws a shot from downtown. Cervenka moves away and avoids it.
Cervenka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cervenka misses with a lunging right hand
and Probert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cervenka throws a hook to the side of Probert's head but Probert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Probert moves away from the strike by Cervenka.
Cervenka misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Probert. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Probert.
Cervenka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Probert connects with a single shot there.
Cervenka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Probert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Probert takes a swing at Cervenka's ribcage but misses.
Probert throws a jab but it's blocked by Cervenka.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probert manages to avoid it.
Probert tries to clinch up but Cervenka circles away and keeps his distance.
Cervenka throws an overhand right that lands on Probert's shoulder, as Probert tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Cervenka does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cervenka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Probert loads up on a big right hand but Cervenka slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Probert.
Cervenka slips under a jab from Probert.
Cervenka slips under a jab.
Probert lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cervenka blocks a leg kick.
Cervenka throws a jab but it's blocked by Probert.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probert manages to avoid it.
Probert moves to clinch but Cervenka breaks away
and Cervenka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cervenka blocks a jab.
Cervenka checks a low kick from Probert.
Probert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cervenka.
Probert staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cervenka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Probert is out of range.
Probert blocks a jab.
Probert lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cervenka slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Probert 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. This is the final round!
Probert misses with a straight right.
Probert throws a lazy right hand but Cervenka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cervenka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Probert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cervenka.
Probert ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cervenka walks into a straight right hand from Probert.
Probert scores with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Probert.
Probert wants to land a leg kick but Cervenka is out of range.
Jab, jab by Cervenka - just one landing.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Probert defending well as Cervenka loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probert with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cervenka to score with a decent uppercut.
Probert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cervenka.
Probert missing with a left hand there. Cervenka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Probert throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Probert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cervenka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Probert on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cervenka moves away.
A swing and a miss from Cervenka.
A jab from Cervenka misses.
Cervenka looks to land a right hand but Probert moved out of range.
Cervenka slips a jab from Probert.
Probert throws a low kick but Cervenka moves out of range easily.
Cervenka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cervenka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Probert checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cervenka looks to land a left hand but Probert moved out of range nicely.
Cervenka misses with a hook.
Cervenka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Probert's head backwards.
Probert thows a body kick. Cervenka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cervenka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Probert.
Probert blocks a jab.
Cervenka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Probert moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Probert misses the target.
Probert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Probert on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Probert throws a solid leg kick but Cervenka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Probert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cervenka throws a hook but Probert avoids it easily.
Probert throws a jab when Cervenka was well out of range.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probert manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert tries to score with a low kick but Cervenka moves his leg out of the way.
Cervenka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Probert swings for the body but Cervenka moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Probert.
Cervenka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Probert tries to score with a low kick but Cervenka moves his leg out of the way.
Cervenka misses with a right hand
and Probert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cervenka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cervenka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cervenka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Probert counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Cervenka.
A big left from Probert misses.
Probert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cervenka was well out of range. Poor timing from Probert.
Cervenka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Probert.
Cervenka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka misses with a hook.
Probert blocks a jab.
Probert tries to land a body kick
and Cervenka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Probert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Cervenka.
A jab from Probert misses.
Cervenka throws a jab but it's blocked by Probert.
Probert swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cervenka to counter with a crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cervenka checks a leg kick.
Probert is looking to score with low kicks.
Cervenka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probert counters with a nice uppercut.
Probert misses with a wild body shot.
Probert throws a one two combo.
Cervenka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Probert.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probert lands a body shot.
Probert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cervenka momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Probert.
Cervenka connects with a jab.
Probert has managed to clinch.
Cervenka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bob Probert has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Probert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cervenka tries to land knees in the clinch but Probert avoids the damage to the body.
Probert tries a body shot but Cervenka blocks it.
Probert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Probert misses with a body punch.
Cervenka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Probert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Probert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cervenka's elbow.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Cervenka controls his hands.
Cervenka prevents a body shot from Probert.
Cervenka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Probert blocks it with crossed arms.
Cervenka tries a knee to the head but Probert blocks it.
Probert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cervenka is working Probert over against the cage.
Marek Cervenka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Probert works on Cervenka's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bob Probert.
Well Probert 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Probert!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bob Probert waved his t-shirt featuring Bloodbath MMA Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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