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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhya Sankfurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colon comes to the cage accompanied by let the bodies hit the floor. Roberto Colon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Colon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhya Sankfurt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colon misses with a straight right.
Sankfurt lands a head kick!
Sankfurt slips a jab from Colon.
Horrible takedown by Sankfurt or perhaps it was just good defense by Colon which made him look bad.
Sankfurt lands with a cross.
Sankfurt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Colon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Colon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sankfurt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sankfurt lets loose with a powerful body kick. Colon will feel that in the morning.
Colon misses with an uppercut.
Colon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sankfurt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roberto Colon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhya Sankfurt.
Colon misses with a straight right.
Colon throws a looping overhand right but Sankfurt ducks down to avoid it.
Colon tests Sankfurt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Rhya Sankfurt has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sankfurt moves away from the strike by Colon.
Sankfurt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Colon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon misses with a looping right.
Colon stuffs the takedown.
Colon looks to land a left hand but Sankfurt moved out of range nicely.
Sankfurt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Colon is fending him off so far but Sankfurt persists. Nope, Colon circles away and we're back to standing.
Colon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Colon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sankfurt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Colon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sankfurt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sankfurt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Colon but Colon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Colon stuffs the takedown.
Sankfurt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sankfurt looks gassed!
Sankfurt blocks a jab.
Colon misses with a hook.
Sankfurt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colon.
Roberto Colon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sankfurt's hands.
Colon swings widly with a right hand
and Sankfurt counters by moving into the clinch.
Colon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sankfurt clinches.
Sankfurt tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sankfurt is trying to break the clinch but Colon is controlling him.
Colon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Colon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sankfurt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Colon makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sankfurt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Colon swivels and escapes.
Sankfurt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sankfurt shoots for a takedown but Colon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Colon misses with a hook. Sankfurt ducked under it nicely.
Colon scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Colon misses.
Sankfurt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colon.
Colon misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankfurt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colon.
Colon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sankfurt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Colon misses with a hook.
Sankfurt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colon.
Colon slaps away a takedown attempt from Sankfurt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Colon misses with an uppercut. Sankfurt saw that one coming.
Sankfurt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colon throws a shot from downtown. Sankfurt moves away and avoids it.
Sankfurt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sankfurt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Colon.
Sankfurt blocks a jab.
A jab from Colon misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon keeps the fight on the outside.
Sankfurt shoots for a double leg takedown but Colon sprawls well. He's pushed Sankfurt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sankfurt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Colon misses its intended target.
Sankfurt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sankfurt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colon.
A slow jab from Colon misses its intended target.
Colon looks to land a left hand but Sankfurt moved out of range nicely.
Colon looks to throw the jab but Sankfurt is out of range.
Roberto Colon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colon misses with a hook. Sankfurt ducked under it nicely.
Sankfurt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colon.
Colon throws a poor cross that misses
and Sankfurt counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colon throws a jab when Sankfurt was well out of range.
Colon throws a right hand that misses
and Sankfurt counters with a big head kick but Colon shrugs it off.
Colon throws an overhand right that lands on Sankfurt's shoulder, as Sankfurt tries to avoid the shot.
Colon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Colon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rhya Sankfurt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Colon misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Colon.
Colon throws a big shot that misses.
Sankfurt connects with an inside leg kick.
Colon stuffs the takedown attempt from Sankfurt. Sankfurt gets slowly back to his feet.
Colon looks to throw the jab but Sankfurt is out of range.
Sankfurt misses with a series of wild punches.
Colon throws a jab when Sankfurt was well out of range.
Sankfurt gets a clinch.
Colon breaks the clinch.
Colon throws a poor cross that misses
and Sankfurt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Colon throws a hook to the side of Sankfurt's head but Sankfurt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sankfurt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sankfurt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sankfurt is breathing heavily.
Sankfurt is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankfurt goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Colon is on top in guard.
Colon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sankfurt, up you get!
Colon looks to land a right hand but Sankfurt moved out of range.
Sankfurt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colon throws out the jab.
Colon throws a lazy right hand but Sankfurt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sankfurt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankfurt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colon.
Colon throws a looping overhand right but Sankfurt ducks down to avoid it.
Colon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Colon misses.
Colon throws a jab when Sankfurt was well out of range.
Sankfurt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberto Colon is winning the standup battle so far.
Colon misses with a straight right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sankfurt.
Colon misses with an uppercut.
Colon lands a jab to the nose.
Colon throws a lazy uppercut
and Sankfurt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Colon misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sankfurt slips a jab from Colon.
Nice defenses there by Sankfurt.
Colon misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon throws a lazy right hand but Sankfurt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Colon lunges at Sankfurt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sankfurt's hand.
Colon throws a right hand that misses
and Sankfurt counters with an outside leg kick.
Colon misses with a looping right.
Colon misses with a hook
and Sankfurt counters with a three punch combo that has Colon backing up. Colon nods at Sankfurt to acknowledge the strikes.
Sankfurt swinging wildly here.
Sankfurt ducks under a wild hook from Colon.
Sankfurt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Colon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sankfurt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sankfurt defending well as Colon loads up on a big left hand.
Colon looks to land a left hand but Sankfurt moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Colon.
Sankfurt throws a leg kick which misses Colon's front leg but catches the back leg as Colon tries to avoid it.
Colon misses with a right hand
and Sankfurt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon misses with a looping right.
Colon slips under a jab from Sankfurt.
Colon looks to land a left hand but Sankfurt moved out of range nicely.
Sankfurt ducks under a wild hook from Colon.
Sankfurt tries to clinch there but Colon circles away.
Sankfurt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roberto Colon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhya Sankfurt.
Sankfurt is looking to clinch but Colon is avoiding it.
Sankfurt defending well as Colon loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankfurt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhya Sankfurt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sankfurt.
Colon swats away the attempt to clinch by Sankfurt.
Sankfurt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colon throws a lazy right hand but Sankfurt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colon misses with a hook. Sankfurt ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Colon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rhya Sankfurt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Colon misses its intended target.
Sankfurt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice jab there from Colon.
Colon misses with an uppercut. Sankfurt saw that one coming.
Sankfurt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Colon leaves Sankfurt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sankfurt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roberto Colon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhya Sankfurt.
Colon throws a shot from downtown. Sankfurt moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Colon misses.
Colon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sankfurt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Colon.
Sankfurt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sankfurt slips under a jab.
Sankfurt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sankfurt fails to land the takedown.
Colon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankfurt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colon.
Colon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sankfurt on the side of the head.
A big left from Colon misses.
Sankfurt shoots in for a takedown but Colon shows good takedown defense.
Sankfurt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colon looks to throw the jab but Sankfurt is out of range.
Colon throws an overhand right that lands on Sankfurt's shoulder, as Sankfurt tries to avoid the shot.
Colon misses with a hook.
Colon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Colon misses with a straight left.
Sankfurt staying out of range there.
Sankfurt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Colon misses the jab.
Sankfurt ducks under a wild hook from Colon.
Colon throws a shot from downtown. Sankfurt moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankfurt moves out of range as Colon strikes.
Sankfurt ducks under a wild hook from Colon.
Sankfurt shoots for a takedown but Colon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Colon throws a lazy right hand but Sankfurt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colon looks to land a left hand but Sankfurt moved out of range nicely.
Colon throws a poor cross that misses
and Sankfurt counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Colon misses.
Colon misses with a straight right.
Sankfurt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Colon circles away quickly and effectively.
Sankfurt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colon.
A lazy left from Colon finds it's target.
Colon missing with a left hand there. Sankfurt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sankfurt misses with a wild body shot.
Sankfurt moves out of range of the strikes.
Colon misses with a right hand
and Sankfurt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Colon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon misses the jab.
Sankfurt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colon.
Colon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sankfurt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colon.
Sankfurt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Colon defends it nicely.
Sankfurt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colon.
Sankfurt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sankfurt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sankfurt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colon.
Colon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Colon looks to throw the jab but Sankfurt is out of range.
Colon swings widly with a right hand
and Sankfurt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Colon's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Colon misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon looks to land a left hand but Sankfurt moved out of range nicely.
Sankfurt moves out of range of the strikes.
Sankfurt tries to clinch but Colon is having none of it.
Sankfurt fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Colon misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Colon misses the target.
Sankfurt slips under a jab from Colon.
Colon misses with a hook.
Colon slaps away a takedown attempt from Sankfurt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Colon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sankfurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sankfurt blocks a jab.
Sankfurt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Colon.
Rhya Sankfurt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberto Colon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankfurt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Colon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Colon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Colon!
Roberto Colon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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