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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Probert (ranked 1601 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Marek Cervenka (ranked 133 p4p, 119 weight class). Probert comes to the cage accompanied by DNA. Marek Cervenka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Cervenka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Cervenka has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Probert shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cervenka misses with a looping left.
Cervenka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
Cervenka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Probert.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Probert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Probert slips under a jab.
Cervenka throws an overhand right that lands on Probert's shoulder, as Probert tries to avoid the shot.
Probert has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dissolution Elite Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Cervenka dodges the punch combination from Probert.
Probert slips under a jab from Cervenka.
The crowd cheers as Cervenka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Probert doesn't seem phased though.
Probert catches Cervenka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cervenka throws the left hand but Probert avoids the punch easily.
Probert went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cervenka takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cervenka slips under a jab from Probert.
Probert misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Probert is predictable there
and Probert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Probert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cervenka.
Cervenka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Probert.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
Probert throwing a counter right hand but Cervenka manages to avoid it.
Probert slips a straight right by Cervenka.
A slow jab from Probert misses its intended target.
Cervenka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cervenka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
Probert throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Cervenka.
Cervenka misses with a looping left.
Probert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cervenka moves away from the strike by Probert.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
Cervenka avoids a kick to the body.
Cervenka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cervenka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Probert can pounce on him.
Probert connects with the punch.
Probert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cervenka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cervenka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cervenka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Probert.
Probert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cervenka.
An attempted straight right counter from Probert misses the target.
Cervenka scores with a hook to the body. Probert takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Probert's corner calls for a 1-2. Probert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert throws the left hand but Cervenka avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka throws a shot to the body.
Cervenka avoids the body shot from Probert.
Nice shot lands for Cervenka.
Probert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
Cervenka missing with a left hand there. Probert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cervenka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Probert smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Probert throws a poor cross that misses
and Cervenka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Probert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cervenka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cervenka throws out a loose jab but Probert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cervenka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cervenka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cervenka lands a head shot.
Probert misses with a wild body shot.
Probert fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Cervenka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Probert looks to land a right hand but Cervenka moved out of range.
Cervenka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probert.
A swing and a miss from Probert.
A countering left hand to the body from Cervenka misses.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cervenka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Probert.
Probert tries to clinch but Cervenka moves away
and Cervenka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Probert takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Probert fails to land.
Cervenka blocks an uppercut.
Cervenka stalling the fight.
Cervenka stalling in the clinch.
Probert throws a punch but it's blocked by Cervenka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Probert.
Cervenka blocking some punches.
Cervenka blocking some punches.
Probert misses with a body punch.
Come on Cervenka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Probert lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cervenka.
A short left from Probert.
Probert misses with some punches.
Probert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka blocking some punches.
Cervenka trying to control the position but instead, Probert has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cervenka into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Probert misses with some punches.
Cervenka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cervenka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Probert misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Probert fails to land.
Probert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cervenka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cervenka lands a right hand.
Probert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Probert lands a body punch in the clinch.
Probert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cervenka's elbow.
Probert swings wildly with an uppercut but Cervenka uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Probert dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Probert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cervenka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Probert cracks Cervenka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cervenka missing with a left hand there. Probert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cervenka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Probert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cervenka.
Probert just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Cervenka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bob Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cervenka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cervenka throws an off balance right hand
and Probert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Probert connects with a looping right hand.
Probert takes a swing at Cervenka's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Cervenka coming out on top.
Cervenka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Probert ducks right into an uppercut from Cervenka.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Probert tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
Probert sizes up Cervenka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cervenka.
A left lands for Probert.
Probert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Probert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cervenka throws out the jab.
Cervenka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut. Probert saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Probert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cervenka.
Probert misses with an uppercut
and Cervenka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Cervenka misses the target.
Cervenka misses with a straight left.
A jab from Probert misses.
Probert throws a hook to the side of Cervenka's head but Cervenka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cervenka! But no joy.
Probert slips under a jab from Cervenka.
Probert's corner calls for a 1-2. Probert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cervenka slips a jab from Probert.
Probert throws a jab when Cervenka was well out of range.
Probert throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cervenka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Cervenka backs away, Probert returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cervenka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cervenka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert.
Cervenka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut there from Probert.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probert throws a front kick aimed at Cervenka's knee but Cervenka avoids it well.
Cervenka's corner calls for a 1-2. Cervenka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Probert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cervenka can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka missing with a left hand there. Probert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Probert moves out of range of the strikes.
Probert throws a right hand that misses
and Cervenka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
It looked like Probert wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cervenka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cervenka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Probert.
Cervenka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Probert misses with a left hand
letting Cervenka counter with a right hand.
Cervenka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Probert to score with a decent uppercut.
Bob Probert is winning the standup battle so far.
Probert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Probert smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cervenka misses with a looping right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Probert, as that shot connected.
A left lands for Probert.
Cervenka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Probert momentarily.
Cervenka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Probert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Probert misses the target.
Probert throws a series of punches but Cervenka moves out of range.
Cervenka throws a lazy right hand but Probert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Probert.
Cervenka thuds a left hand into Probert's body.
Probert throws a lazy uppercut
and Cervenka counters with a stiff right hand.
Cervenka throws a hook to the side of Probert's head but Probert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Probert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cervenka slips a straight right by Probert.
Cervenka blocks the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Cervenka misses.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
Probert throws a body punch but Cervenka moves out of range.
Cervenka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Probert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cervenka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cervenka.
Probert is looking to chop away at Cervenka's legs.
Probert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Probert moves out of range as Cervenka strikes.
A big right from Probert misses.
Cervenka throws a big shot that misses.
Cervenka throws a looping overhand right but Probert ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Probert misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert throws a leg kick which misses Cervenka's front leg but catches the back leg as Cervenka tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cervenka throws a big shot that misses.
Probert moves away from the strike by Cervenka.
Probert ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Cervenka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cervenka scores with a nice right hand.
Probert swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cervenka! But no joy.
Cervenka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Probert was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Probert slips under a jab from Cervenka.
Cervenka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cervenka swinging wildly here.
Probert lunges at Cervenka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cervenka's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cervenka throws a body punch but Probert moves out of range.
Probert throws a big shot that misses.
Cervenka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cervenka misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Probert dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Probert misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Probert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Probert misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Cervenka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cervenka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Probert back to the cage. Cervenka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Probert throws a jab but it's blocked by Cervenka.
Probert throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cervenka! But no joy.
Cervenka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Probert is looking to counter punch.
Probert lands a body shot.
Cervenka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Probert.
Probert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cervenka.
Cervenka misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Probert misses the target.
Probert looks to land a right hand but Cervenka moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cervenka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Probert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cervenka throws a hook but Probert blocks it.
Cervenka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Probert misses with a hook
and Cervenka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cervenka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert throws a big shot that misses.
Cervenka throws a shot from downtown. Probert moves away and avoids it.
Cervenka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probert manages to avoid it.
Cervenka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Probert was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cervenka moves out of range as Probert strikes.
Cervenka slips a straight right by Probert.
Cervenka swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
Cervenka throws a looping overhand right but Probert ducks down to avoid it.
Probert blocks a jab.
Probert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cervenka throws the left hand but Probert avoids the punch easily.
Cervenka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Probert wants to clinch.
Probert staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Probert there.
Probert throws a series of punches but Cervenka moves out of range.
Probert misses with an uppercut. Cervenka saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cervenka misses with an uppercut.
Cervenka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Probert throws a lazy right hand but Cervenka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Probert forces Cervenka back against the cage and clinches.
Cervenka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cervenka pressing his opponent against the cage.
The referee calls for Cervenka to work.
Cervenka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Probert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cervenka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Probert backwards.
Probert misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Probert scores with a nice short uppercut.
Probert misses with a punch to the body.
Probert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cervenka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cervenka.
Cervenka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Probert.
Probert pushes Cervenka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cervenka blocks an uppercut.
Probert misses with the head strike.
Cervenka blocks a body shot from Probert.
Probert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cervenka stalling in the clinch but Probert improves position.
Bob Probert has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cervenka lands a shoulder strike.
Probert throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cervenka.
Cervenka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Probert is defending well for now.
Cervenka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Probert misses with a punch on the inside.
Probert misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Cervenka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cervenka leaning against his opponent.
Cervenka slowing the pace effectively.
Probert struggles to land a body shot inside as Cervenka controls his hands.
Cervenka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marek Cervenka.
Cervenka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Probert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cervenka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Probert tests Cervenka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Probert.
Cervenka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Cervenka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Probert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Probert throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cervenka missing with a left hand there. Probert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
Probert misses with a body shot.
Cervenka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Probert throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cervenka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Proberts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marek Cervenka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Probert scores with a jab. Cervenka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Probert showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Probert!
During a confident post fight interview, Bob Probert thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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