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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Cubbedge (ranked 4290 p4p, 441 weight class) and Alcibiades Cleinias (ranked 3799 p4p, 409 weight class). Cleinias has chosen Zorba The Greek as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alcibiades Cleinias is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alcibiades Cleinias!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleinias looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cubbedge stuffs the takedown.
Cleinias feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cubbedge s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Billy Cubbedge has been cut.
Cleinias takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cubbedge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cleinias misses with a series of wild punches.
Cubbedge feinted with a counter takedown.
Cleinias gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cubbedge sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cubbedge looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge content to stall in guard here.
Cleinias is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cubbedge is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleinias pushes Cubbedge off and gets back to his feet.
Cubbedge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cubbedge thumps Cleinias with a low kick.
Cubbedge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cleinias.
Cubbedge clinches with his opponent.
Cleinias is trying to break free.
Cleinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
I was talking to Cubbedge 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cubbedge prevents Cleinias from breaking the clinch.
Cleinias tries to break the clinch but Cubbedge is controlling the position.
Cleinias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cubbedge has Cleinias pressed against the ropes, preventing Cleinias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleinias tries to circle away but Cubbedge has him pinned against the ropes.
Cubbedge has Cleinias pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Cleinias manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Cleinias wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cleinias tries to break free but Cubbedge pushes him back against the ropes.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Cleinias is looking to break free of the clinch but Cubbedge has double underhooks.
Cleinias working hard to break the clinch.
Cleinias wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cubbedge wants the takedown. Cleinias is fighting it off but Cubbedge persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cleinias's guard against the ropes.
Cleinias wants to stand and escape but Cubbedge is having none of it.
Cubbedge seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge is working Cleinias over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cleinias really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cubbedge . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cleinias is looking to stand up but Cubbedge isn't so interested in that idea.
Cleinias is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Cubbedge is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cleinias is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cubbedge is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cleinias lands with a right hand.
Cleinias swings for the body but Cubbedge moves out of range.
Cubbedge tries to counter with a takedown but Cleinias is quick to defend against it.
Cubbedge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cubbedge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleinias.
Cleinias misses with a jab to the body
and Cubbedge counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cleinias!
Cleinias is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Cubbedge has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cubbedge has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cubbedge prevents Cleinias from escaping the position.
Cubbedge scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleinias is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cubbedge asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cubbedge working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cleinias takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cleinias being controlled for a moment.
Cubbedge prevents Cleinias from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Cubbedge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge 's cut.
That's time! Cubbedge 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cubbedge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cubbedge shoots in and gets a takedown into Cleinias's guard.
Cubbedge postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cubbedge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cleinias is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cubbedge seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleinias manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cleinias shoots in looking for a takedown. Cubbedge tries to sprawl out of it but Cleinias keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cubbedge manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cleinias missing with a left hand there. Cubbedge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge lands a nice looking body kick.
Cubbedge misses with a body kick.
Cleinias throws a right hand that misses
so Cubbedge counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cleinias is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cleinias being controlled here, momentarily.
Cubbedge prevents Cleinias from getting back to his feet.
Cubbedge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleinias is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cubbedge is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cleinias avoids the head kick by Cubbedge .
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge controlling the position.
Cubbedge lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cubbedge controlling the position from side mount.
Cleinias pushes Cubbedge away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cubbedge gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cleinias takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cubbedge prevents Cleinias from escaping the position.
Cubbedge working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cleinias tries to escape but Cubbedge is in control.
Cubbedge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleinias can do to turn this around?
Cleinias tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Cleinias is trying to stand up.
Cubbedge with shots to the head and body - Cleinias looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cubbedge sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cleinias's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cubbedge is landing with some decent strikes but Cleinias is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cubbedge with the ground and pound from mount.
Cubbedge won't let Cleinias get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge lands with some strikes.
Cleinias tries to buck Cubbedge off but he can't manage it.
Cubbedge controlling the pace for now.
Billy Cubbedge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cleinias is trying to stand.
Cubbedge controlling the pace for now.
Cubbedge 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cleinias is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cubbedge is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cleinias can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cubbedge looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cubbedge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cleinias misses with a series of wild punches.
Alcibiades Cleinias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cleinias misses with a body punch
and Cubbedge counters with a takedown into side control.
Cubbedge controlling from side mount.
Cleinias bucks up and tries to throw Cubbedge off but instead Cubbedge has got his back!
Cubbedge connects with a big shot to the side of Cleinias's head.
Cubbedge 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.
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet.
Cleinias is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cubbedge .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleinias is trying to remain composed but Cubbedge is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Cubbedge controls the position.
Cubbedge is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Cubbedge gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Cubbedge gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Cubbedge apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Cubbedge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cleinias throws out the jab.
Billy Cubbedge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cleinias shoots in for a takedown but Cubbedge shows good takedown defense.
Cleinias lands a jab to Cubbedge 's midsection.
Cleinias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cleinias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cleinias. Cubbedge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleinias with a poor takedown
and Cubbedge counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cubbedge .
Cleinias has momentary wrist control but Cubbedge slips an elbow through the middle.
Cubbedge controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cubbedge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cubbedge lands a couple of elbows.
Cubbedge pushing down on Cleinias's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cleinias is trying to stand up here but Cubbedge is controlling him well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cleinias looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cubbedge keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cleinias looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Cubbedge is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cubbedge is looking for a kimura here.
Cleinias is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cleinias throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cubbedge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cubbedge .
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet but Cubbedge drags him back down.
Cubbedge remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cubbedge lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cleinias down.
Cubbedge scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cleinias to see if he's OK.
Alcibiades Cleinias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleinias on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cubbedge working the ground and pound.
Cleinias throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Cleinias is trying to get back to his feet.
Cubbedge scoring with punches from side control.
Cleinias bucks up and tries to throw Cubbedge off but instead Cubbedge has got his back!
Cubbedge looking for the RNC.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cubbedge slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet.
Cubbedge lands shots from the back.
Billy Cubbedge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cleinias is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Cubbedge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cubbedge , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Billy Cubbedge !
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Billy Cubbedge !
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Billy Cubbedge !
Billy Cubbedge wins by unanimous decision!
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