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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Chan (ranked 25004 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tinman Roberts (ranked 5735 p4p, 585 weight class). Tinman Roberts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernesto Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tinman Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Roberts looks winded!
Chan tries to clinch up.
Roberts is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chan tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Roberts as Chan shoots in.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Chan shows good takedown defense.
Chan throws a big counter combination but Roberts scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chan tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberts instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chan tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
Chan trying to control the position but instead, Roberts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chan into the cage.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Chan has double underhooks.
Chan manages to break the clinch.
Chan clinches.
Chan tries to break the clinch but Roberts is controlling the position.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ernesto Chan has been cut.
Chan misses with a body punch.
Chan manages to break the clinch.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts darts in looking for a takedown but Chan gets double underhooks and turns Roberts into the cage.
Ernesto Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tinman Roberts.
Roberts stuffs the takedown attempt from Chan. Chan gets slowly back to his feet.
Chan tries to clinch but Roberts moves out of range.
Chan takes the fight into the clinch.
Chan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan stalling in the clinch.
Chan tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage.
Chan breaks the clinch.
Chan clinches up with Roberts and pushes him back against the cage.
Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts shoots in and gets a takedown into Chan's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chan is trying to keep Roberts in close.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roberts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with the ground and pound.
Chan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Roberts to see if he's OK.
Roberts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chan is looking to take a break and control but Roberts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chan stands up and beckons Roberts to his feet.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chan rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.
Chan is trying to pull guard but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Chan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Chan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Chan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chan closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Chan has double underhooks.
Chan lands a good knee to the midsection. Roberts won't want to take too many of those.
Chan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Chan tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Chan.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Chan really is a fat lump.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberts controls his hands.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Chan won't allow it.
Chan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chan.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Chan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roberts blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chan.
Chan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan pushes Roberts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chan is trying to break the clinch but Roberts is controlling him.
Ernesto Chan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chan is trying to break the clinch but Roberts is controlling him.
Roberts keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chan's efforts to push away.
Chan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chan is trying to push Roberts away but Roberts has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberts or not.
Chan wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberts won't allow it.
Chan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts wants a takedown.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to break free but Roberts pushes him back against the cage.
Chan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.
Chan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Roberts is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chan to the mat. Chan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Chan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Chan looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roberts forces Chan back against the cage and clinches.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Chan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts pulls guard.
Roberts keeping full guard, as Chan tries to pass.
Ernesto Chan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roberts is looking for a triangle but Chan pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Chan from controlling successfully.
Chan stopping the sweep attempt from Roberts.
Chan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground.
Chan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roberts striking off his back but it's not causing Chan any problems.
Roberts trying to keep a closed guard but Chan is proving a slippery customer.
Chan throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chan is defended easily by Roberts.
Chan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roberts counters by clinching up.
Roberts has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ernesto Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tinman Roberts.
Chan manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Chan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts with the counter takedown but Chan avoids it easily.
Chan moves out of range of the strikes.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Roberts's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan tries to clinch but Roberts is having none of it.
Chan fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan clinches up with Roberts and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Chan.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts dives in for a single leg takedown but Chan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chan throws a quick counter head kick but Roberts was just out of range.
Tinman Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tinman Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan dives in for a single leg takedown but Roberts sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chan is looking to clinch but Roberts is avoiding it.
Chan tries to clinch there but Roberts circles away.
Chan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Roberts is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberts circles away.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chan closes the distance and pushes Roberts back into the cage.
Chan throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Chan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Roberts prevents it.
Roberts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chan wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberts won't allow it.
Roberts wants to take the fight to the mat but Chan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Chan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roberts as he avoids it easily.
Chan gets caught napping as Roberts dives in and scores a takedown. Chan manages to retain guard.
Roberts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roberts wants to pass the guard but Chan is keeping the position.
Roberts scoring with some ground and pound.
Roberts gets to his feet. Chan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roberts somewhat.
Chan is looking for a counter combo.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tinman Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
As Roberts tries to get set, Chan tries to push him back and clinch up but Roberts manages to avoid the attempt.
Chan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roberts if he has to take too many more of those.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tinman Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Chan!
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FIGHT
RATING
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