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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert The Sponge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Greyjoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert The Sponge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chico Greyjoy's chin.
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160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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150 cm
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168 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert The Sponge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chico Greyjoy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Greyjoy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Sponge advances position into side control!
Check out the look on The Sponge's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Greyjoy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Greyjoy is trying to improve his position.
The Sponge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Sponge stands up.
The Sponge is looking to land body kicks.
Greyjoy feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Sponge shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Greyjoy is trying to defend but The Sponge finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Still in half guard, The Sponge seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Sponge scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The Sponge is trying to work for a kimura but Greyjoy is defending well.
Greyjoy is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from The Sponge there.
Greyjoy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Sponge slips a nice elbow through Greyjoy's hands, connecting with Greyjoy's forehead.
Greyjoy actively working from the bottom here.
The Sponge is looking for a kimura but Greyjoy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Sponge to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greyjoy actively working from the bottom here.
The Sponge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Sponge working over Greyjoy with some ground and pound. Greyjoy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Sponge seems to be working for a kimura but Greyjoy defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Sponge working over Greyjoy with some ground and pound. Greyjoy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Greyjoy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Sponge pulls his head out easily.
Greyjoy actively working from the bottom here.
The Sponge wants to work for an arm triangle but Greyjoy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Sponge is working for a kimura but Greyjoy is defending it quite comfortably.
The Sponge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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!
Ground and pound from The Sponge.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Sponge connects with a nice short shot to Greyjoy's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Sponge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The Sponge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Greyjoy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Sponge pulls his head out easily.
The Sponge is trying to work for a kimura but Greyjoy is defending well.
Greyjoy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Sponge 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.
The Sponge seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The Sponge looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Sponge tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greyjoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Sponge lands strikes from half guard.
Greyjoy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Greyjoy looking for submissions off his back.
The Sponge is looking to take a break and control but Greyjoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Sponge seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The Sponge is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert The Sponge dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Sponge scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Sponge is working for a kimura but Greyjoy is defending it quite comfortably.
Greyjoy looking for submissions off his back.
Greyjoy is not content to let The Sponge control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyjoy is defending against the submission attempts here by The Sponge.
The Sponge is looking to take a break and control but Greyjoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Sponge wants to work for an arm triangle but Greyjoy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Greyjoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Greyjoy is looking to improve his position.
Greyjoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Sponge working Greyjoy over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Sponge is looking to take a break and control but Greyjoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Sponge wants to work for an arm triangle but Greyjoy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Sponge seems to be working for a kimura but Greyjoy defends the submission attempt.
Greyjoy manages to get to full guard.
The Sponge chips away with some ground and pound.
The Sponge drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Sponge jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Sponge thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Sponge stands up over Greyjoy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Sponge's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Greyjoy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Sponge scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Sponge trying to control but Greyjoy is working from the bottom.
Greyjoy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Sponge with a nice head shot there.
The Sponge passes Greyjoy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Greyjoy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The Sponge is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Greyjoy has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Sponge is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from The Sponge.
Greyjoy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greyjoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Sponge is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Greyjoy actively working from the bottom here.
Greyjoy looking for submissions off his back.
Greyjoy is breathing heavily.
The Sponge scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Sponge lands a nice short elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Sponge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Sponge is trying to work for a kimura but Greyjoy is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert The Sponge dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Greyjoy enables The Sponge to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Greyjoy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The Sponge makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Sponge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greyjoy can do to turn this around?
The Sponge wants to pass the guard but Greyjoy is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greyjoy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Sponge is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The Sponge working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greyjoy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyjoy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Sponge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Sponge controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The Sponge gets to his feet. Greyjoy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The Sponge shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Greyjoy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Sponge got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greyjoy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Sponge has managed to get both his arms back between Greyjoy's legs - danger averted.
Greyjoy is looking for a triangle but The Sponge pushes his legs off easily.
Greyjoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Sponge is pushing down on Greyjoy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Greyjoy is fighting to maintain full guard but The Sponge has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Sponge content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The Sponge is trying to control. Greyjoy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Sponge is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The Sponge seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Greyjoy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Sponge is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Greyjoy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Greyjoy actively working from the bottom here.
The Sponge is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Greyjoy defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greyjoy actively working from the bottom here.
The Sponge keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The Sponge is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Greyjoy is just riding it out for now. The Sponge eventually gives up the hold.
Greyjoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Sponge is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Greyjoy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Sponge pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Sponge working the head and body with strikes.
The Sponge in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Greyjoy tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from The Sponge!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robert The Sponge!
Our winner, Robert The Sponge, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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