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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iron Tager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - TNT. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tager's choice of entrance music: MOTOR HEAD. The key to victory for Big Bob has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Tager!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tager feints and as Bob raises his hands in defense, Tager changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bob has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tager throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tager trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Tager is pushing down on Bob's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bob is fighting to maintain full guard but Tager has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bob keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob is trying to get back to full guard.
Bob keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tager trying to control the action but Bob is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tager's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tager's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bob's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Tager trying to control the action but Bob just sinks the hooks in.
You can see the frustration on Tager's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob gets his hands free as Tager looks to control.
Tager is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Bob.
Tager trying to control but not successfully.
Bob has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Tager's body.
Tager looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Tager do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Tager is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bob lands a left hand.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Bob lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bob throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tagers head.
A shot in the inside from Bob.
Bob is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tager is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bob to the mat. Bob regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tager trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bob has control of Tager's left arm, preventing Tager from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tager throwing strikes but missing.
Tager is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Big Bob just wasn't active enough.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Tager darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iron Tager will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bob throws a jab when Tager was well out of range.
Bob lands a glancing blow to the side of Tager's head.
Tager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Tager fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tager shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bob wants to control but Tager is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tager prevents Bob from improving his position.
Tager wants to take a breather but Bob is having none of it.
Tager wants to free his trapped foot but Bob is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tager is looking for a kimura but Bob is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tager to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tager is trying to control. Bob wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bob regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tager preventing the sweep.
Tager must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bob wants to stand and escape but Tager is having none of it.
Tager scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tager trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Tager looking to sit in guard and control but Bob gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bob stopping the sweep attempt from Tager.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob stays in close to Tager's body and controls the position.
Bob preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Big Bob has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tager fails with a takedown attempt.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tager.
Big Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bob tries to keep at a distance but Tager has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bob lands an uppercut.
Tager jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bob walks away with a smile on his face. Tager gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Big Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iron Tager.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bob.
Tager closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Bob gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob seems keen to control Tager's posture.
Tager looking to pass the guard.
Tager throws a big elbow that misses.
Tager postures up in Bob's guard and throws a big left but Bob blocks it.
Bob is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Big Bob wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tager looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bob is fending him off so far but Tager persists. Nope, Bob circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Tager's head but Tager sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tager slips under a jab.
Bob gets tackled into the cage by Tager. Tager maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Big Bob 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. This is the final round!
Bob stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bob wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Tager or perhaps it was just good defense by Bob which made him look bad.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Tager's head but Tager sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tager throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tager is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bob sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Big Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iron Tager.
Tager looks for a takedown but Bob sprawls well.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tager sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tager shoots in looking for a takedown. Bob tries to sprawl out of it but Tager keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bob manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tager misses with a takedown attempt - Bob sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bob lands a glancing blow to the side of Tager's head.
Tager fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tager shoots for a takedown but Bob saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tager takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tager needs to keep his hands up - Bob had a free shot at his head there.
Tager is rocked!
Bob feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Tager crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Big Bob!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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