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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Dobbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Charleston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bo Dobbins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bo Dobbins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 lbs
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187 cm
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195 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bo Dobbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Charleston!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobbins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charleston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dobbins wants to clinch.
Charleston gets a clinch.
Charleston scores with a knee to the head.
Charleston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Charleston breaks from the clinch.
Charleston fails with a takedown attempt.
Dobbins drops down looking for a counter takedown but Charleston sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charleston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dobbins keeps the fight on the outside.
Dobbins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Charleston counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston lands a head kick!
Dobbins misses with a head kick.
Charleston rushes Dobbins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Charleston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charleston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dobbins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Charleston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Charleston taking a breather.
Charleston pulls Dobbins into guard.
Charleston wants to stand and escape but Dobbins is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobbins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Charleston wants to stand up but Dobbins is controlling him.
Dobbins is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dobbins looking to sit in guard and control but Charleston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobbins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dobbins keeping full guard, as Charleston tries to pass.
Dobbins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Charleston controls the pace.
Dobbins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dobbins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dobbins tries to clinch up but Charleston circles away and keeps his distance.
Charleston unleashes a big counter combination but Dobbins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dobbins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dobbins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Dobbins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charleston clinches with his opponent.
Charleston pulls guard effortlessly.
Dobbins tries to free his leg and advance position but Charleston is retaining full guard.
Dobbins gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dobbins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charleston shoots for a double leg takedown but Dobbins sprawls well. He's pushed Charleston's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dobbins seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Charleston wants to clinch up but Dobbins keeps it at a distance.
Dobbins misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Charleston dominated that round.
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.
Charleston moves into the clinch.
Dobbins breaks from the clinch.
Bo Dobbins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charleston moves into the clinch.
Charleston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Charleston lands a knee to the head.
Dobbins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charleston closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dobbins is looking for a sweep. Charleston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dobbins is refusing to be controlled, as Charleston sits in half guard.
Charleston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dobbins defending well though.
Charleston is working for a submission of some sort.
Dobbins trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston working Dobbins over with strikes.
Charleston not doing much here.
Dobbins misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Charleston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dobbins's head.
Dobbins trying to control but Charleston postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Charleston tries to clinch there but Dobbins circles away.
Dobbins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dobbins with a poor takedown
and Charleston counters with a two punch combo.
Charleston tries to clinch there but Dobbins circles away.
Dobbins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charleston lands with a slapping head kick.
Charleston has managed to clinch.
Charleston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobbins.
Dobbins stalling in the clinch but Charleston improves position.
Charleston throws an elbow but it misses.
Charleston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dobbins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charleston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dobbins's face.
Dobbins blocks an elbow strike from Charleston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charleston.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charleston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dobbins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charleston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dobbins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dobbins drives through with a takedown into Charleston's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobbins drops back, looking for a kneebar! Charleston looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Charleston looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Charleston!
Charleston is working Dobbins over with some ground and pound from side control.
Charleston is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dobbins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Charleston trying to control the position but Dobbins is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charleston fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charleston scores with a couple of short elbows.
Charleston tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Charleston has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Charleston wants to control but Dobbins is keeping him busy.
Charleston sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dobbins is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Charleston taking a breather here.
Dobbins struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Charleston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Charleston swats away the attempt to clinch by Dobbins.
Charleston raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Charleston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charleston tries to close the distance and clinch but Dobbins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dobbins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Charleston wants to clinch up but Dobbins keeps it at a distance.
James Charleston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dobbins keeps the fight on the outside.
Dobbins throws a series of punches but Charleston avoids them all with ease.
Dobbins avoids the head kick by Charleston.
Charleston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Charleston is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobbins tries to stall but Charleston uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dobbins is trying to trip Charleston. He has hold of a leg but Charleston is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dobbins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dobbins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Charleston can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dobbins controls the pace.
Charleston wants to stand and escape but Dobbins is having none of it.
Dobbins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charleston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dobbins trying to control but Charleston is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dobbins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dobbins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Charleston counters with a two punch combo.
Dobbins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charleston misses with a head kick.
Dobbins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Charleston wants to clinch.
Dobbins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Charleston is out of range.
Charleston tries to clinch up but Dobbins circles away and keeps his distance.
Charleston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dobbins's waist but Dobbins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Charleston off to one side.
Charleston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charleston tries to clinch but Dobbins moves out of range.
As Charleston looks to move away, Dobbins throws a big counter combo bu Charleston just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobbins throws the left hand but Charleston avoids the punch easily.
Charleston slaps away a takedown attempt from Dobbins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Charleston goes for a double leg but Dobbins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dobbins continues to drive forward.
Charleston shoots in for a double leg but Dobbins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bo Dobbins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Charleston.
Charleston fails with a takedown attempt.
Dobbins shoots and misses
and Charleston counters with a two punch combo.
Charleston rushes Dobbins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but Dobbins blocks it.
Charleston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dobbins.
Charleston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dobbins avoids the elbow strike from Charleston, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dobbins misses with a punch to the body.
Charleston breaks from the clinch.
Dobbins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dobbins gets underhooks to prevent Charleston's takedown attempt.
Dobbins jumps guard but Charleston turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Charleston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Charleston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charleston misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dobbins missing with knees to the body.
Dobbins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bo Dobbins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Charleston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Charleston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charleston gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Charleston.
Well Charleston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Charleston!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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