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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Condit has chosen Rage Against The Machine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, The Condit!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit avoids a kick to the body.
Condit shoots in and drives through. Bryant sprawls well.
Condit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bryant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bryant gets tackled into the cage by Condit. Condit maintains the clinch.
Bryant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bryant pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bryant is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Condit wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
Condit throws a big elbow that misses.
Condit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bryant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kobe Bryant.
Condit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bryant counters with a nice body shot.
Bryant stuffs the takedown attempt from Condit. Condit gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryant could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Condit wants to clinch.
Condit slaps away a takedown attempt from Bryant, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bryant tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Condit swivels and escapes.
Condit tries to clinch up
and Bryant finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bryant gets a clinch.
Condit wants to take the fight to the mat but Bryant manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kobe Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Condit.
Condit working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit trying to control the position but instead, Bryant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Condit into the cage.
Condit working hard to break the clinch.
Condit wants a takedown but no success here.
Condit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bryant cracks Condit with a nice body shot.
Bryant successfully pulls guard.
Bryant looking for a guillotine here but Condit defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Condit wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant seems keen to control Condit's posture.
Condit trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Condit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryant throws his legs up looking for a submission but Condit uses it to pass to side control.
Bryant is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is not content to let Condit control the position.
Bryant gets back to half guard.
Condit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kobe Bryant will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Condit is looking to clinch but Bryant is avoiding it.
Bryant tries to score a power double leg takedown but Condit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bryant somewhat.
Condit is looking to clinch.
Bryant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A left lands for Condit.
Condit moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Bryant shoots in looking for a takedown. Condit tries to sprawl out of it but Bryant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Condit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Condit tries to clinch up but Bryant circles away and keeps his distance.
Condit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bryant is fending him off so far but Condit persists. Nope, Bryant circles away and we're back to standing.
Condit tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Bryant does no damage.
Condit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Condit wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Condit changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bryant looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Condit is looking to take a break and control but Bryant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryant manages to get back to half guard.
Bryant makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bryant.
Bryant has an active guard here but Condit has managed to pass into half guard.
Bryant is controlling Condit's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit is trying to control the action in half guard but Bryant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Condit passes to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant wants to control but Condit postures up.
Bryant is trying to work for a sweep but Condit has mounted him!
Bryant is looking to get to half guard.
Condit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bryant is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bryant taking shots to the head.
Condit controlling his opponent.
Bryant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bryant tries to hold on but Condit pushes him away.
Condit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bryant is desperately trying to improve his position but Condit has a good base and remains in mount.
Condit is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bryant can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Condit thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Condit lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bryant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Condit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Condit gets tackled into the cage by Bryant. Bryant maintains the clinch.
Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Condit is looking to clinch.
Bryant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bryant wants it to stay on the feet.
Condit is looking to clinch but Bryant is avoiding it.
The Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bryant defends it nicely.
No luck for Condit with that takedown attempt.
Kobe Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Condit.
Bryant darts in and clinches Condit up against the cage.
Condit tries to pull guard but Bryant holds him up against the cage and eventually Condit drops back down to his feet.
Bryant stops a takedown attempt from Condit.
Condit changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bryant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Condit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryant shoots for a double leg takedown but Condit sprawls well. He's pushed Bryant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bryant shoots for a takedown but Condit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Condit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bryant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Condit circles away.
Bryant keeps the fight on the outside.
Condit tries to clinch but Bryant moves away
and Bryant counters by moving into the clinch.
Bryant will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Condit up against the cage.
Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Condit wants to clinch.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant keeps the fight on the outside.
Condit looks to clinch
and Bryant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Condit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bryant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Condit's head.
Condit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bryant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Condit shoots in looking for a takedown. Bryant tries to sprawl out of it but Condit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bryant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Condit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bryant darts in and clinches Condit up against the cage.
Condit misses with the head strike.
Condit tries a knee to the head but Bryant blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to pull guard but Condit has him pressed against the cage.
Condit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bryant smiles and moves away.
Condit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Condit darts in trying to clinch
and Bryant counters with a two punch combo.
Bryant moves into the clinch successfully.
Bryant is looking for a takedown.
Bryant is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Condit can't fight it off and eventually Bryant manages to take the fight to the floor. Condit looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bryant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant stopping the sweep attempt from Condit.
Bryant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bryant looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant throwing strikes from guard but Condit blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Bryant showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bryant 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Bryant!
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G |
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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