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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robb Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cookie Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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167 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robb Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cookie Monster!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monster gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Flynn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Flynn wants to pass the guard but Monster is keeping the position.
Monster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flynn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monster looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Monster trying to control the position.
Flynn throwing strikes from guard but Monster blocks nicely.
Flynn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flynn postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Monster is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Flynn, into his guard.
Monster connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn is looking to stand up but Monster isn't so interested in that idea.
Flynn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flynn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Monster.
Monster stops Flynn from standing up.
Flynn wants to hit a switch here but Monster passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Flynn there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monster looking to finish Flynn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Flynn!
Monster lands a nice shot to the head.
Monster dominating with strikes here.
Monster trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Monster with the ground and pound from mount.
Flynn is looking to improve his position but Monster isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster with a couple of short strikes.
Flynn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Monster lands a big shot there that rocks Flynn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Flynn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Flynn is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Flynn is breathing heavily.
Monster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flynn is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Monster cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Flynn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
BOOM! Monster connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Monster trying to control but Flynn is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster looking to finish Flynn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Flynn!
Monster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flynn is looking to escape.
Flynn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Flynn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Monster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flynn is looking to escape.
Flynn can't escape the position.
Monster tries to control but Flynn wriggling away.
Flynn working to try and regain half guard.
Monster looking to control but Flynn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Flynn is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Flynn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flynn is in a horrible position here. Monster smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Flynn is looking to improve his position but Monster isn't that keen on the idea.
Monster fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Monster in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Monster wants to control the pace but Flynn is squirming around nicely.
Monster lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cookie Monster dominated that 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.
Monster closes the distance and pushes Flynn back into the cage.
Flynn decides to pull guard.
Monster passes Flynn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Monster is trying to control. Flynn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Monster is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Flynn sees it coming and defends easily.
Monster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Monster is pressing down on Flynn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flynn is holding on for now.
Flynn is trying to stand back up but Monster is controlling him
Monster winds up and cracks Flynn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Flynn wants to get back to his feet.
Monster is breathing heavily.
Flynn is refusing to be controlled, as Monster sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Monster clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Flynn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flynn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monster displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flynn.
Monster tries to clinch there but Flynn circles away.
Flynn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Flynn.
It looks like Cookie Monster has been cut.
A combination from Flynn does no damage.
Monster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flynn forces Monster back against the cage and clinches.
Flynn fails to pull guard.
Flynn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Monster just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monster ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Monster no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Monster throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Flynn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Monster controls Flynn momentarily but Flynn frees himself.
Flynn throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Monster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flynn stands up and waves to Monster to follow him.
Flynn misses with a wild combination.
Monster tries to clinch but Flynn is having none of it.
Monster tries to clinch up.
Monster looks to clinch
and Flynn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Flynn.
Flynn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robb Flynn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monster moves in looking to clinch but Flynn pushes him off.
Monster instigates a clinch.
Flynn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Flynn manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn throws a right hand that Monster ducks under and follows up with a left that Monster also avoids with ease.
Monster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flynn.
Some wild striking there from Flynn.
Monster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flynn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Flynn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Monster on the side of the head.
Flynn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Monster doesn't manage to clinch there - Flynn circles away.
Flynn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monster.
Monster moves in looking to clinch but Flynn pushes him off.
Monster is looking to clinch.
Flynn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flynn fails with the takedown
and Monster counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Monster.
Monster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Monster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flynn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Monster manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Monster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flynn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Monster is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Monster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flynn postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Monster is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Flynn, into his guard.
Flynn keeping moving, preventing Monster from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robb Flynn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cookie Monster's cut.
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!
A punch combination from Flynn misses.
Flynn throws a series of punches but Monster avoids them all with ease.
Flynn keeps the fight on the outside.
Flynn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Monster moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monster.
Flynn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Monster just stands there and leans against the cage.
Flynn breaks from the clinch.
Monster wants to clinch.
Flynn misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flynn misses with a takedown
and Monster counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Monster.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robb Flynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flynn has a couple of punches blocked by Monster.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flynn breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn tries a head kick but it misses.
Flynn misses with a takedown attempt
and Monster counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Flynn!
The referee warns Flynn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cookie Monster has got the better of the ground game so far.
Monster with the ground and pound from mount.
Monster controlling from the full mount.
Monster has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Flynn's face.
Flynn is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Monster with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Monster tries to control but Flynn wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Flynn kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Monster prevents Flynn from getting the reversal.
Flynn wants to get back to his feet.
Flynn throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Flynn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Flynn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Monster putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Monster looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Monster trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Monster trying to control the action but Flynn is working from the bottom.
Flynn is trying to stand back up but Monster is controlling him
Monster trying to control the action but Flynn is working from the bottom.
Flynn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Flynn.
Flynn pushes Monster off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Flynn does no damage.
Monster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flynn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monster moves in looking to clinch but Flynn pushes him off.
Flynn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flynn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flynn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Monster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flynn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monster tries to clinch there but Flynn circles away.
Flynn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Flynn duly obliges.
Flynn misses with a few strikes there.
Flynn throws a right hand that Monster ducks under and follows up with a left that Monster also avoids with ease.
Flynn tries to clinch up.
Monster tries to clinch up but Flynn circles away and keeps his distance.
Monster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flynn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flynn missing with a left hand there. Monster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cookie Monster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Monster has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cookie Monster!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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