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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Indigo Starseed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garfield Sobers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starseed comes to the cage accompanied by Bass Nectar- Take You Down. Sobers has chosen Suck it bitch, You dirty bitch as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Indigo Starseed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garfield Sobers!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starseed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Starseed tries for a takedown but Sobers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Starseed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sobers slaps away a takedown attempt from Starseed, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sobers connects with the punch.
Starseed slips a straight right by Sobers.
Starseed scores with a nice head shot.
Sobers lands a leg kick that knocks Starseed off balance momentarily.
Sobers lands with a hook. Starseed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Starseed looks to land a body kick but Sobers moved away.
Starseed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sobers lands a nice looking body shot.
Sobers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Starseed.
Starseed lands with a shot to the body.
Sobers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sobers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Starseed counters with a single leg into guard. Sobers didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobers wants to sweep but no luck.
Sobers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Starseed.
Sobers working a defensive guard here.
Sobers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sobers working for submissions but it's allowed Starseed to get to half guard.
Starseed wants to pass to mount but Sobers is defending the position.
Sobers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Starseed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobers tries to roll over but Starseed keeps him under control.
Starseed 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.
Starseed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sobers defending well though.
Starseed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Starseed trying to pass the guard but Sobers defending well.
Starseed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobers tries to roll over but Starseed keeps him under control.
Sobers wants to control but Starseed is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starseed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Starseed throwing shots but Sobers is blocking nicely.
Sobers keeping control of the position.
Sobers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Starseed.
Starseed scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sobers is trying to maintain the position but Starseed is very close to passing his half guard.
Starseed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sobers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Starseed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sobers gets full guard.
Starseed with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobers controls Starseed momentarily but Starseed frees himself.
Starseed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sobers looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobers, not yet.
Starseed is pushing down on Sobers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sobers is fighting to maintain full guard but Starseed has managed to sneak the leg through.
Starseed takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobers looking for submissions off his back.
Sobers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starseed is looking to advance position but Sobers won't allow it.
Starseed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 Indigo Starseed will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sobers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Starseed blocks a head kick by Sobers.
Starseed moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Starseed throws a body shot but no joy.
Starseed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starseed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobers.
Starseed scores with a kick to the midsection.
Garfield Sobers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starseed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Starseed manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sobers on his heels. He'll look to pass Sobers's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobers has his foot on Starseed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Starseed works his way back into a safe position though.
Sobers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Starseed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Starseed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Starseed working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sobers's head.
Starseed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starseed tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobers is retaining full guard.
Starseed trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starseed wants to improve his position but Sobers is controlling well.
Sobers trying to mount his opponent but Starseed defends it.
Starseed is refusing to be controlled, as Sobers sits in half guard.
Starseed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Starseed is trying to maintain the position but Sobers is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sobers trying to control from Starseed's half guard. Starseed has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Starseed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sobers's guard.
Sobers keeping moving, preventing Starseed from controlling successfully.
Starseed chips away with some ground and pound.
Sobers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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!
Starseed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starseed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobers is keeping the position for now.
Starseed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Starseed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobers is keeping the position for now.
Starseed wants to control from the top but Sobers keeps moving.
Sobers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Starseed defends well.
Starseed is pushing down on Sobers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sobers is fighting to maintain full guard but Starseed has managed to sneak the leg through.
Starseed is nestled in close to Sobers, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Starseed trying to control from half guard but Sobers is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobers makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sobers.
Starseed tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobers is retaining full guard.
Starseed landing some decent shots from guard.
Starseed stopping the sweep attempt from Sobers.
Sobers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starseed is one step ahead there.
Starseed tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobers is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Indigo Starseed dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Starseed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sobers throws a leg kick but Starseed moved away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Starseed.
Sobers misses with the body kick
and Starseed counters with a takedown into side control.
Sobers stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobers taking a bit of punishment here - Starseed scoring with strikes.
Starseed is putting a hurting on Sobers here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sobers sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Starseed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Starseed has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Starseed landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobers is trying to escape the mount.
Sobers slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sobers is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Starseed jumps into side control!
Sobers struggling a bit here.
Sobers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Starseed's best efforts.
Sobers is looking for a sweep. Starseed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Indigo Starseed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Starseed is looking to advance position but Sobers won't allow it.
Starseed seems to be looking for submissions.
Garfield Sobers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Starseed is working away from the top position though.
Starseed lands strikes from half guard.
Sobers gets back to full guard.
Sobers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Starseed.
Sobers is trying to keep Starseed in close.
Our spies down at at Killers Concentration Camp inform us that Sobers has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Starseed pushes down on Sobers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Starseed wants to advance to full mount but Sobers doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starseed pushes down on Sobers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sobers tries to roll over but Starseed keeps him under control.
Starseed trying to mount his opponent but Sobers defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sobers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sobers keeping moving, preventing Starseed from controlling successfully.
Starseed throws a big elbow that misses.
Starseed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starseed advances to half guard.
Starseed works his way into side control.
Sobers manages to get back to half guard.
Starseed passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sobers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobers working to try and regain half guard.
Starseed with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Starseed cracks Sobers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Indigo Starseed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Starseed, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Indigo Starseed!
In his post fight interview, Indigo Starseed gave a big smile as he said 'Feels good to get another win again! Dude was tough, but I just proved he was nothing compared to me! Broken Halo Pride!'.
Garfield Sobers spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck all of you!'.
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energy
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hype
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