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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Buffulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Robles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AJ Robles told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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189 cm
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190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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187 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Buffulo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AJ Robles! The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Buffulo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Buffulo connects with a nice looking jab.
Buffulo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Robles tries to clinch up. Robles moves in looking to clinch but Buffulo pushes him off. Buffulo has managed to clinch.
Robles struggles to land a body shot inside as Buffulo controls his hands.
Buffulo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A frustrated look appears on Buffulo's face as he tries to break the clinch. A short uppercut from Buffulo. Robles tries to pull guard but Buffulo won't allow it.
Buffulo wants to get back to striking at distance but Robles won't allow it.
Buffulo is trying to push Robles away but Robles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Robles goes for a takedown attempt but Buffulo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Buffulo tries to clinch but fails miserably and Robles counters with a nice leg kick. Buffulo has managed to clinch.
Robles wants to get back to striking at distance but Buffulo won't allow it.
Robles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robles jumps guard but Buffulo stands there with Robles around his waist. Robles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ben Buffulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Robles.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robles is trying to stall.
Robles is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage. Robles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buffulo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Buffulo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Robles looking to throw knees to the head but Buffulo is blocking nicely.
Buffulo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Buffulo can't break the clinch.
Buffulo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Robles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Buffulo as Robles shoots in.
That's two 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. Buffulo scores with a one two! Robles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Robles closes the distance and pushes Buffulo back into the cage. Buffulo dodges an elbow strike from Robles.
Buffulo is trying to force a seperation but Robles has the dominant position. Buffulo can't break the clinch.
Robles wants a takedown.
Robles is trying to push Buffulo away but Buffulo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Robles looks gassed! Buffulo tries to break the clinch but Robles is controlling the position. Buffulo is trying to break the clinch but Robles has him pressed against the cage. Robles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Buffulo is pushing Robles up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Robles goes for a takedown in the clinch but Buffulo prevents it.
Robles misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Buffulo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buffulo clinches up with Robles and pushes him back against the cage. Buffulo tries to circle away but Robles has him pinned against the cage. Robles has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buffulo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Robles tries to pull guard but Buffulo holds him up against the cage and eventually Robles drops back down to his feet.
Robles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Buffulo walks away with a smile on his face. Robles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Buffulo instigates a clinch. Buffulo tries to circle away but Robles has him pinned against the cage. Buffulo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Buffulo tries to circle away but Robles has him pinned against the cage. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Buffulo. Buffulo has had enough of the clinch but Robles keeps him there for the moment. Buffulo tries to break free but Robles pushes him back against the cage. Buffulo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Buffulo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buffulo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A left and a right from Buffulo both land. Nice combination. Good exchange - Buffulo coming out on top. Ben Buffulo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fight moves into the clinch position. Buffulo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Buffulo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buffulo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A frustrated look appears on Robles's face as he tries to break the clinch. Buffulo working hard to break the clinch. Buffulo is struggling to control the position. Buffulo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Buffulo dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Buffulo closes the distance and pushes Robles back into the cage. Buffulo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robles backwards. Robles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buffulo's efforts to push away. Robles can't get the takedown.
Buffulo wants to break free but Robles has control.
Robles trying to stall but Buffulo improves his position.
Robles leaning against his opponent.
Robles has Buffulo pressed against the cage, preventing Buffulo from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A frustrated look appears on Robles's face as he tries to break the clinch. Buffulo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Buffulo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Robles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Buffulo jabs Robles right on the nose. Robles blinks but takes it well. Robles is breathing heavily. Buffulo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robles gets tackled into the cage by Buffulo. Buffulo maintains the clinch. Buffulo is trying to break the clinch but Robles is controlling him. Buffulo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buffulo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robles backwards. Buffulo tries to break free but Robles pushes him back against the cage. Buffulo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buffulo connects with the punch. Buffulo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Robles tries to move into range but Buffulo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Robles tries to keep at a distance but Buffulo has taken the fight into the clinch. Buffulo breaks from the clinch.
Robles avoids the head kick by Buffulo.
Buffulo drives through and clinches with Robles against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robles has Buffulo pressed against the cage, preventing Buffulo from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Buffulo is trying to break the clinch but Robles has him pressed against the cage. Buffulo wants to break free but Robles has control.
Buffulo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Buffulo keeps control of Robles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Buffulo pushes off an throws an elbow but Robles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Buffulo tries to break free but Robles pushes him back against the cage. Buffulo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Buffulo taking a breather. A quick uppercut on the inside from Buffulo. Buffulo breaks from the clinch.
Buffulo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Buffulo is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Buffulo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Buffulo has Robles up against the cage in a clinch.
Buffulo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Buffulo can't break the clinch.
Buffulo is trying to force a seperation but Robles has the dominant position. Buffulo working hard to break the clinch. Buffulo stalling against the cage.
Buffulo wants to break free but Robles has control.
Buffulo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robles has him pressed against the cage. Buffulo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Buffulo manages to break the clinch.
Buffulo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robles, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Buffulo working hard to break the clinch. Buffulo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Buffulo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Buffulo is trying to break the clinch but Robles is controlling him. Buffulo is trying to break the clinch but Robles is controlling him. Buffulo tries to break the clinch but Robles is controlling the position. Robles takes a shot to the head. Buffulo throws an elbow but it misses.
Buffulo lands with a short shot to the head. Buffulo tries to break free but Robles pushes him back against the cage. Buffulo has had enough of the clinch but Robles keeps him there for the moment. Buffulo wants to break free but Robles has control.
Robles prevents Buffulo from breaking the clinch. Robles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buffulo blocks it with crossed arms. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Buffulo dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Buffulo has Robles up against the cage in a clinch.
Robles has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Buffulo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Buffulo is trying to push Robles away but Robles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Buffulo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Buffulo's face as he tries to break the clinch. Buffulo is struggling to control the position. Robles prevents Buffulo from breaking the clinch. Buffulo has had enough of the clinch but Robles keeps him there for the moment. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Buffulo manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Buffulo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Robles tries for a takedown but Buffulo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Buffulo scores with a hook to the body. Robles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Buffulo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Buffulo tries to clinch but Robles moves out of range. Buffulo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robles is trying to force a seperation but Buffulo has the dominant position. Buffulo just leaning against Robles, taking a breather. Buffulo breaks the clinch.
Robles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Buffulo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Buffulo pushes Robles up against the cage in a clinch. Buffulo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Buffulo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Buffulo manages to break the clinch.
Buffulo forces Robles back against the cage and clinches. Buffulo is trying to break the clinch but Robles is controlling him. Robles tries to throw a body punch but Buffulo avoids it by throwing Robles back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robles keeps control of Buffulo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Buffulo wants to get back to striking at distance but Robles won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Buffulo's face as he tries to break the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Buffulo's face as he tries to break the clinch. Buffulo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Robles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buffulo smiles and moves away.
Ben Buffulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Robles. Buffulo moves into range and clinches up with Robles. Robles stalling in the clinch but Buffulo improves position. Buffulo is trying to push Robles away but Robles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Buffulo working hard to break the clinch. Robles tries to pull guard but Buffulo holds him up against the cage and eventually Robles drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Buffulo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Buffulo is trying to break free. Robles fails to pull guard.
Buffulo is stalling here.
Buffulo lands a right hand. Buffulo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Buffulo pushes Robles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Buffulo stalls. A short body shot lands from Buffulo as the two fighters clinch.
Buffulo just leaning against Robles, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Buffulo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buffulo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Robles up against the cage. Robles prevents Buffulo from breaking the clinch. Buffulo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Buffulo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Robles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Robles wants to get back to striking at distance but Buffulo won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Buffulo tries to circle away but Robles has him pinned against the cage. Robles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Buffulo stalling against the cage.
AJ Robles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ben Buffulo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Buffulo presses Robles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Ben Buffulo showed his dominance in that final round. Well Buffulo 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Buffulo!
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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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