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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Brooks (ranked 6644 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Andler (ranked 5174 p4p, 0 weight class). Rory Andler will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rory Andler!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andler drives through and clinches with Brooks against the cage.
Andler looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Andler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brooks tries to break the clinch but Andler is controlling the position.
Andler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Andler looking to stall.
Brooks blocking some punches.
Andler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andler is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andler has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks managing to block the knees to the body from Andler.
Andler missing with knees to the body.
Andler misses with a knee to the head.
Andler tries to land knees in the clinch but Brooks avoids the damage to the body.
Andler should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Andler breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brooks sprawls well. Brooks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andler gets slowly back to his feet.
Brooks blocks a head kick by Andler.
Brooks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andler scores with a shot to the side of Brooks's head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Andler has eaten all the pies!
Andler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andler gets a clinch.
Brooks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Andler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Andler is trying to stall.
Andler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andler managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andler is looking to break free of the clinch but Brooks has double underhooks.
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Andler. No joy for Brooks on that attempt.
Andler drives through and clinches with Brooks against the cage.
Andler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brooks is keeping busy.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
Andler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brooks, pushing him back against the cage.
Andler tries to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling the position.
Andler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Andler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andler is leaning against Brooks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andler crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
Andler scores with a shot to the side of Brooks's head.
Brooks blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Andler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Andler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Andler prevents Brooks from improving his position.
Brooks is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Andler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Andler's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andler looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brooks looking to break Andler's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Andler remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Brooks will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Andler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Andler with a poor takedown
and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch.
Andler tries to land knees in the clinch but Brooks avoids the damage to the body.
Andler working aggressively here.
Andler wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Andler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brooks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rory Andler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Andler breaks from the clinch.
Andler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brooks swivels and escapes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Andler obliges.
Andler misses with a knee to the head.
Andler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andler tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Andler throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks avoiding damage as Andler throws knees to the body.
Andler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andler is working Brooks over against the cage.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Andler has managed to clinch.
Andler misses with some punches.
Andler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Andler.
Andler is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Andler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andler rushes Brooks and presses him up against the cage.
Andler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andler prevents Brooks from breaking the clinch.
Andler trying to land knees to the body.
Andler trying to land knees to the body.
Andler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brooks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rob Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Andler.
Andler looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Andler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andler tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andler has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andler misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andler forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Andler can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Andler tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andler closes the distance and clinches.
Andler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Andler has Brooks pushed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Andler.
Brooks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andler misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brooks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andler tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Andler tries to land a knee to the head but Brooks blocks with his arms.
Andler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andler tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Brooks breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Andler.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andler clinches up against the cage.
Andler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Brooks is looking to break free of the clinch but Andler has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Andler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brooks wants to sweep but no luck.
Andler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks tries to strike from the bottom.
Andler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brooks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brooks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks wants to sweep but no luck.
Andler trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Andler.
Brooks gets tackled into the cage by Andler. Andler maintains the clinch.
Andler has Brooks pressed against the cage, preventing Brooks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Andler scores with a knee to the head.
Andler breaks the clinch.
Andler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andler manages to break the clinch.
Andler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andler looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Andler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brooks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andler moves into the clinch.
Andler looking to throw knees to the head but Brooks is blocking nicely.
Andler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andler misses with a knee strike.
Brooks is looking to break free of the clinch but Andler has double underhooks.
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andler clinches with his opponent.
Andler is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brooks is trying to force a seperation but Andler has the dominant position.
Brooks misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andler clinches with his opponent.
Andler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms.
Andler misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks blocks the elbow strike.
Andler breaks the clinch.
Andler gets a clinch.
Brooks tries to break the clinch but Andler is controlling the position.
Andler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andler can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Andler is trying to stall.
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooks drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks drops back looking for a leg! Andler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Andler manages to kick Brooks off! Brooks jumps back into Andler's guard.
Rob Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rory Andler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brooks with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Andler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Andler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Andler!
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