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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dante Aligheri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aligheri comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sheep by Metric. Dante Aligheri is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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138 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dante Aligheri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Cobb!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aligheri throws a nice looking combination but Cobb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aligheri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cobb displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aligheri.
Aligheri gets a clinch.
Cobb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aligheri has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cobb avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Aligheri.
Cobb wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aligheri manages to break the clinch.
Aligheri really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aligheri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Aligheri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aligheri shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cobb as he jumps to the side.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aligheri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cobb.
Cobb fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aligheri avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Cobb.
Aligheri stuffs the takedown.
Aligheri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aligheri shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cobb sprawls well. Cobb wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aligheri gets slowly back to his feet.
Cobb closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aligheri circles away.
Cobb tries to clinch but Aligheri moves out of range.
Aligheri shoots for a takedown but Cobb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aligheri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
Cobb will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aligheri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Aligheri.
A left lands for Cobb.
Aligheri instigates a clinch.
Aligheri is breathing heavily.
Cobb jumps guard but Aligheri stands there with Cobb around his waist. Cobb gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aligheri ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Aligheri no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Aligheri wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb trying to control the position from guard on top but Aligheri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dante Aligheri.
Aligheri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aligheri fails with the takedown.
Aligheri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cobb but Cobb pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Aligheri enables Cobb to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aligheri manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Aligheri keeping moving, preventing Cobb from controlling successfully.
Aligheri doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cobb won't allow Aligheri to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aligheri is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aligheri sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Aligheri passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justin Cobb will probably get the nod.
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.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Cobb looks for a takedown but Aligheri sprawls well.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch but Aligheri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobb fails with the takedown.
Cobb displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aligheri.
Aligheri has managed to clinch.
Aligheri prevents Cobb from breaking the clinch.
Aligheri gets control of Cobb's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aligheri will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Aligheri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cobb gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb being controlled here momentarily.
Cobb got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aligheri has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cobb has managed to get both his arms back between Aligheri's legs - danger averted.
Aligheri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cobb's guard.
Cobb is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aligheri pushing down on Cobb's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aligheri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cobb defending well though.
Aligheri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aligheri passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cobb!
Cobb avoids a series of strikes thrown by Aligheri.
Cobb is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Aligheri takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb avoids a series of strikes thrown by Aligheri.
Aligheri 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.
Aligheri landing shots from mount.
Aligheri controlling the position easily from mount.
Aligheri looking to secure an arm triangle but Cobb defends it well.
Aligheri working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aligheri throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Aligheri looking to finish Cobb with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cobb!
Aligheri takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cobb wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Aligheri.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aligheri controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Aligheri dominated that second round.
That's time! Aligheri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Aligheri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aligheri clinches up with Cobb and pushes him back against the cage.
Aligheri is stalling here.
Aligheri changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cobb fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Aligheri circles away.
Dante Aligheri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobb gets tackled into the cage by Aligheri. Aligheri maintains the clinch.
Cobb tries a body shot but Aligheri blocks it.
Cobb is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aligheri is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aligheri has Cobb pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cobb manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aligheri goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cobb prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Aligheri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aligheri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aligheri is trying to push Cobb away but Cobb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aligheri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aligheri jumps guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aligheri trying to control the position.
Cobb looking to sit in guard and control but Aligheri gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb keeping full guard, as Aligheri tries to pass.
Aligheri controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aligheri trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Cobb avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aligheri stays in close to Cobb's body and controls the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Dante Aligheri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cobb misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aligheri.
Aligheri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cobb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Aligheri as Cobb shoots in.
Cobb fails to land the takedown.
Aligheri forces Cobb back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aligheri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Aligheri is working for takedown but Cobb is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aligheri avoiding damage.
Aligheri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cobb just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cobb jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aligheri walks away with a smile on his face. Cobb gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cobb shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aligheri as he jumps to the side.
Aligheri misses with a takedown attempt - Cobb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aligheri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Aligheri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aligheri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Aligheri!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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