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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between RJ Cherubim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quin Kenobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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184 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
170 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, RJ Cherubim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quin Kenobi!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenobi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kenobi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenobi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cherubim!
Kenobi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cherubim knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kenobi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenobi is looking to take a break and control but Cherubim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kenobi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cherubim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherubim tries to buck Kenobi off but Kenobi is having none of it.
Kenobi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cherubim fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kenobi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kenobi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kenobi is keen to just control but Cherubim is a slippery customer.
Cherubim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kenobi on the ground.
Cherubim is trying to get back to full guard.
Cherubim is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kenobi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kenobi's back!
Kenobi is really stuck here.
Kenobi holding both Cherubim 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kenobi breaks Cherubim's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cherubim is keeping the position for now.
Cherubim looking for a sweep. Not yet Cherubim, not yet.
Kenobi controlling from the top position.
Cherubim wants to sweep here but Kenobi controlling him for the moment.
Kenobi trying to control but Cherubim is working from the bottom.
Kenobi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cherubim keeping full guard, as Kenobi tries to pass.
Cherubim is trying to control the position but Kenobi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kenobi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cherubim's guard.
Cherubim is looking for a sweep. Kenobi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kenobi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cherubim defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherubim wants to get back to full guard.
Kenobi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cherubim preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kenobi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Cherubim to get to his feet.
Cherubim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cherubim wants it to stay on the feet.
Kenobi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kenobi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cherubim is landing a low percentage of strikes.
RJ Cherubim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quin Kenobi.
Cherubim defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kenobi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi shoots in for a double leg but Cherubim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cherubim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenobi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
RJ Cherubim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cherubim.
Cherubim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cherubim wants it to stay on the feet.
Cherubim thows a leg kick but Kenobi checks it
and Kenobi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cherubim is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cherubim can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kenobi controls the pace.
Cherubim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kenobi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kenobi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kenobi won't allow Cherubim to sweep him here.
Kenobi stays in close to Cherubim's body and controls the position.
Kenobi wants to control from the top but Cherubim keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quin Kenobi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cherubim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kenobi but Kenobi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kenobi feints and as Cherubim raises his hands in defense, Kenobi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kenobi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cherubim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenobi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cherubim controlling the position.
Kenobi slips nicely into half guard.
Kenobi tries to pass to full mount but Cherubim defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenobi works his way into full mount!
Kenobi controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi prevents Cherubim from getting the reversal.
Kenobi wants to control the pace but Cherubim is squirming around nicely.
Cherubim tries to hold on but Kenobi pushes him away.
Kenobi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kenobi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kenobi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kenobi working Cherubim over with strikes here.
Cherubim tries to hold on but Kenobi postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherubim is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Kenobi has taken his back.
Kenobi tries to keep control of the position but Cherubim is staying busy.
Cherubim trying to control the position but Kenobi manages to sink in the hooks.
Cherubim is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kenobi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kenobi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kenobi's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Cherubim is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cherubim looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kenobi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, with Kenobi on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Cherubim is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Kenobi looking for the choke from the back.
Kenobi not allowing Cherubim to control his hands.
Cherubim is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
A lull in the action here.
Kenobi is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Cherubim has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kenobi looking for the choke but no joy.
Kenobi has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherubim trying to control the position but Kenobi manages to sink in the hooks.
Kenobi patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cherubim breaks Kenobi's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cherubim is stalling in the full guard.
Cherubim trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenobi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenobi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cherubim stopping the sweep attempt from Kenobi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quin Kenobi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kenobi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cherubim tries to clinch up but Kenobi circles away and keeps his distance.
Cherubim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cherubim lands with a slapping head kick.
Cherubim tries to work over Kenobi's front leg with a kick but Kenobi checks it.
Kenobi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cherubim throws a leg kick that misses.
Cherubim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kenobi as he jumps to the side.
Kenobi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherubim throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kenobi blocks the body kick.
Kenobi shoots for a takedown but Cherubim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cherubim throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kenobi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kenobi stops Cherubim from standing up.
Cherubim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kenobi manages to get himself to full guard.
Kenobi pulls Cherubim in close to prevent any damage.
Cherubim throwing strikes from guard but Kenobi blocks nicely.
Cherubim throwing strikes but missing.
Cherubim looking to pass the guard.
Kenobi is trying to keep Cherubim in close.
Kenobi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cherubim is one step ahead there.
Quin Kenobi has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherubim trying to control but Kenobi is working from the bottom.
Kenobi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cherubim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cherubim has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kenobi is proving hard to escape from.
Kenobi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kenobi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kenobi tries to pass to full mount but Cherubim defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi is thwarting Cherubim's attempts to control the position.
Cherubim is controlling Kenobi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Still in half guard, Kenobi seems content to control.
Kenobi trying to control from half guard but Cherubim is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cherubim tries to get to full guard but Kenobi has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cherubim is not content to let Kenobi control the position.
Still in half guard, Kenobi seems content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kenobi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kenobi goes for a double leg but Cherubim avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cherubim continues to drive forward.
RJ Cherubim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quin Kenobi.
Cherubim throws a head kick that misses.
Cherubim shoots in but no luck this time.
Cherubim throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenobi shoots for a double leg takedown but Cherubim sprawls well. He's pushed Kenobi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cherubim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
RJ Cherubim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck for Cherubim with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
RJ Cherubim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kenobi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quin Kenobi!
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energy
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RATING
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