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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rory Espinoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bobeth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rory Espinoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Bobeth!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobeth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Espinoza is trying to break the clinch but Bobeth is controlling him.
Espinoza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bobeth blocks it with crossed arms.
Bobeth lands a left hand.
Bobeth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Espinoza up against the cage.
Espinoza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bobeth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Espinoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobeth dives in and grabs Espinoza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Espinoza pushes down on Bobeth's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobeth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Espinoza moves to clinch but Bobeth breaks away
and Bobeth counters with a series of strikes. Espinoza will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinoza moves in looking to clinch but Bobeth pushes him off.
Espinoza looks to land a right hand but Bobeth moved out of range.
Bobeth looks to clinch
and Espinoza counters with a takedown into side control.
Espinoza wants to control but Bobeth is keeping him busy.
Espinoza in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bobeth is trying to control Espinoza's posture but Espinoza avoids it.
Espinoza looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bobeth is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobeth wants to get back to his feet but Espinoza drags him back down.
Bobeth sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bobeth is looking to control Espinoza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bobeth avoid being mounted?
Bobeth is trying to control but Espinoza passes into side control!
Bobeth sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bobeth looks winded!
Bobeth trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobeth is refusing to be controlled, as Espinoza sits in half guard.
Espinoza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobeth's head.
Espinoza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobeth's head.
Bobeth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Espinoza working over Bobeth with some ground and pound. Bobeth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bobeth trying to control from the bottom.
Bobeth works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bobeth working for submissions but it's allowed Espinoza to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza lands with a punch from half guard.
Espinoza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bobeth defends it well.
Espinoza prevents Bobeth from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Espinoza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Espinoza dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Espinoza tries to clinch but Bobeth moves out of range.
Espinoza moves into the clinch.
Bobeth lands an elbow that stopped Espinoza in his tracks for a moment.
Espinoza has had enough of the clinch but Bobeth keeps him there for the moment.
Bobeth working Espinoza over with knees to the body.
Espinoza missing with knees to the body.
Bobeth manages to break the clinch.
Espinoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Espinoza was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobeth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Espinoza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Espinoza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bobeth counters with a left and a right that stings Espinoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobeth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Espinoza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Bobeth tries to get set, Espinoza tries to push him back and clinch up but Bobeth manages to avoid the attempt.
Bobeth closes the distance and pushes Espinoza back into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Espinoza.
Espinoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Espinoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bobeth avoids it.
Bobeth tries to land knees in the clinch but Espinoza avoids the damage to the body.
Espinoza trying to stall but Bobeth improves his position.
Espinoza leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobeth missing with knees to the body.
Espinoza gets underhooks to prevent Bobeth's takedown attempt.
Bobeth is breathing heavily.
Espinoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bobeth pushes Espinoza up against the cage in a clinch.
Espinoza avoiding damage as Bobeth throws knees to the body.
Bobeth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Rory Espinoza has been cut.
Espinoza breaks from the clinch.
Espinoza is looking to clinch but Bobeth is avoiding it.
Bobeth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rory Espinoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Espinoza throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bobeth. That one must have hurt.
Bobeth's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bobeth duly obliges.
Bobeth rushes Espinoza and presses him up against the cage.
Bobeth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Espinoza is looking to control Bobeth's arms but Bobeth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Espinoza has his back to the cage.
Bobeth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Espinoza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bobeth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Espinoza walks away with a smile on his face. Bobeth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza tries to keep at a distance but Bobeth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Espinoza avoiding damage.
Espinoza misses with a punch to the body.
Bobeth has Espinoza pressed against the cage, preventing Espinoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michael Bobeth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bobeth leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Espinoza lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bobeth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rory Espinoza's cut.
That's time! Espinoza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bobeth tries to clinch up.
Bobeth has managed to clinch.
Espinoza looking to stall.
Bobeth landing knees to the head.
Espinoza can't break the clinch.
Bobeth pulls Espinoza into guard.
Bobeth has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Espinoza off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espinoza tries to clinch there but Bobeth circles away.
Bobeth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Espinoza gets tackled into the cage by Bobeth. Bobeth maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinoza stops a takedown attempt from Bobeth.
The referee calls for Espinoza to work.
Espinoza is trying to force a seperation but Bobeth has the dominant position.
Bobeth dodges an elbow strike from Espinoza.
Bobeth trying to stall but Espinoza improves his position.
Bobeth digs a right hand underneath Espinoza's ribcage. Espinoza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Espinoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobeth tries to close the distance and clinch but Espinoza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bobeth rushes Espinoza and presses him up against the cage.
Espinoza avoiding damage as Bobeth throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza is trying to force a seperation but Bobeth has the dominant position.
Espinoza is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bobeth has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Espinoza after a bit of a struggle.
Bobeth wants to stall.
Bobeth tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Espinoza just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rory Espinoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bobeth.
Espinoza avoiding damage.
Bobeth jumps guard but Espinoza stands there with Bobeth around his waist. Bobeth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bobeth can't find room to land a body shot as Espinoza controls the action.
Espinoza controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobeth blocks a body shot from Espinoza.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Espinoza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bobeth's brow.
Espinoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Bobeth won't allow it.
Espinoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Espinoza lands an elbow just above Bobeth 's eye.
Bobeth effectively controlling the action here.
Bobeth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Espinoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Bobeth won't allow it.
Bobeth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Espinoza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Espinoza is trying to stall.
Bobeth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobeth throws an elbow but it misses.
Bobeth has Espinoza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Espinoza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bobeth avoiding damage as Espinoza throws knees to the body.
Espinoza is struggling to control the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Espinoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Espinoza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Espinoza takes a swing at Bobeth's ribcage but misses.
Espinoza backing away here, and Bobeth unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Espinoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bobeth wants to counter with a clinch but Espinoza pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bobeth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bobeth 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bobeth!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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