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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Sobchak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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225 cm
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288 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Sobchak !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sobchak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sobchak looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bastard fails with a takedown attempt.
Bastard misses with a two punch combination.
Bastard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sobchak tries to avoid it but Bastard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sobchak to the ground. Sobchak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jeff Sobchak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Bastard.
No luck for Bastard with that takedown attempt.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown but Sobchak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bastard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bastard closes the distance and clinches.
Bastard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sobchak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bastard blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobchak lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bastard moves into full guard.
Bastard looking for a sweep. Not yet Bastard, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard pushes Sobchak off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bastard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sobchak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bastard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bastard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bastard dives in and grabs Sobchak 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sobchak pushes down on Bastard's head and hops out.
Bastard moves into range and clinches up with Sobchak .
Bastard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bastard is looking to break free of the clinch but Sobchak has double underhooks.
Sobchak turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sobchak manages to end up in side control.
Bastard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is trying to stand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sobchak 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sobchak 's back!
Bastard missing with strikes.
Bastard throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Sobchak defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Bastard trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Sobchak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bastard scores with punches from the back.
Bastard missing with strikes from the back.
Bastard misses with a punch to the head.
Will Bastard go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Sobchak is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobchak covering up well and avoiding damage.
Bastard struggling to land strikes to the head as Sobchak covers up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastard punches the canvas rather than the man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastard lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bastard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bastard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bastard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sobchak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bastard.
A combination from Bastard does no damage.
Bastard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bastard.
Bastard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sobchak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bastard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sobchak swivels and escapes.
Jeff Sobchak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Bastard.
Sobchak throws out a leg kick but Bastard moves out of range and Sobchak only half commits.
Bastard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A leg kick checked by Sobchak .
Bastard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sobchak swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bastard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sobchak .
Bastard is looking to clinch but Sobchak is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Sobchak moves out of range.
Bastard looks to land a body kick but Sobchak moved away.
Sobchak slaps away a takedown attempt from Bastard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bastard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bastard!
It looks like Jeff Sobchak has been cut.
Bastard throws a sloppy head kick and Sobchak moves out of range easily.
Sobchak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bastard fails to land the takedown.
Sobchak keeps the fight on the outside.
Bastard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bastard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sobchak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bastard somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Big Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobchak stuffs the takedown attempt from Bastard. Bastard gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobchak leaves Bastard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sobchak misses the shot to the body.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown but Sobchak shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bastard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bastard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bastard wants to control but Sobchak is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a strike aimed at the side of Sobchak 's head but Sobchak avoids it well.
Bastard throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bastard working the ground and pound from side control.
Bastard tries for a kimura but Sobchak is defending well.
Bastard trying to control the position but Sobchak is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard decides to stand back up. Bastard steps back and let's Sobchak get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastard fails with a takedown attempt.
Sobchak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sobchak wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bastard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeff Sobchak 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sobchak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bastard.
Bastard shoots and misses
and Sobchak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bastard moves in looking to clinch but Sobchak pushes him off.
Bastard misses with a wild body shot.
Bastard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jeff Sobchak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Bastard.
Bastard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobchak .
Sobchak throws a body kick that misses.
Bastard swats away the attempt to clinch by Sobchak .
Sobchak is looking to clinch.
Bastard is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobchak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobchak is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard swinging wildly here.
Bastard scores with a nice head shot.
Sobchak slaps away a takedown attempt from Bastard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobchak .
Sobchak blocks a jab.
Bastard moves to clinch but Sobchak breaks away
and Sobchak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bastard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bastard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sobchak moves out of range of the leg kick from Bastard.
Bastard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sobchak circles away.
Jeff Sobchak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard moves into the clinch successfully.
Sobchak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bastard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bastard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bastard misses the jab.
Sobchak misses with a wild body shot.
Bastard misses with a takedown attempt - Sobchak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bastard connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bastard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bastard tries to clinch up but Sobchak circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobchak leaves Bastard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bastard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sobchak pinned against the cage. Sobchak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bastard clinches up against the cage.
Bastard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sobchak connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Big Bastard has been cut.
Bastard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sobchak tries to land a leg kick but Bastard saw it coming and moves away.
Bastard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sobchak 's waist but Sobchak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bastard off to one side.
Bastard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastard tries to stand and escape but Sobchak actually recovers to full guard.
Bastard tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobchak is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Big Bastard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sobchak keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Bastard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bastard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Bastard!
An out of breath Big Bastard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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