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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Gloss (ranked 7065 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nye Obney (ranked 3886 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Gloss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nye Obney!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Obney lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gloss has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Obney uses from the top position.
Obney forces his way into half guard.
Gloss throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Obney is trying to control. Gloss wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Obney wants to pass to mount but Gloss is defending the position.
Obney slows the pace down in half guard.
Gloss missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gloss misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Obney slows the pace down in half guard.
Obney trying to control the action but Gloss is working from the bottom.
Obney has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloss is in all sorts of trouble here.
Obney throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Obney looking to finish with strikes here!
Obney throwing strikes here but Gloss is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gloss is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gloss is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Obney trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gloss throwing hammer fists to the chest of Obney. What's that going to do exactly?
Gloss swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Obney there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gloss swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gloss 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.
Gloss tries to reverse the position but Obney maintains control.
Gloss is working hard here to advance position.
Obney looking to finish with strikes here!
The referee warns Gloss that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obney controlling his opponent.
Obney's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gloss wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Obney.
Poor strikes thrown by Obney there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Obney can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gloss is looking to escape.
Obney thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gloss is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gloss holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Obney tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Obney fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Obney controlling his opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Obney throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gloss because Obney loaded up on that one.
Obney throws some wild stikes that Gloss manages to avoid easily.
Obney controlling his opponent.
Obney throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obney looking to control but Gloss is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Obney looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Obney thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Obney landing strikes from the mount.
Obney takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Obney unloads with some shots from mount but Gloss bucks and avoids them well.
Gloss is squirming around, avoiding Obney's attempts to control the action.
Gloss swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Obney misses with a head shot.
Obney working for a submission but Gloss is keeping him at bay.
Obney blocks Gloss's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obney throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Obney controlling the position easily from mount.
Obney throws some wild stikes that Gloss manages to avoid easily.
Obney controlling his opponent.
Obney trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Obney lands with some strikes.
Gloss flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gloss is working to get back to half guard.
Obney controlling from mount.
Obney tries to control but Gloss wriggling away.
Obney thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nye Obney dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Obney thuds his right hand into Gloss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gloss takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bob Gloss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obney lands a right hook to the body.
Obney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gloss on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Obney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nye Obney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Obney.
Gloss walks into a left hand.
Gloss walks into a left hand.
Obney tests Gloss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Obney. Beautiful body shot.
Obney works the jab nicely.
Gloss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Obney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gloss pulls Obney into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obney slips nicely into half guard.
Obney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obney moves nicely into side control.
Gloss throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Gloss is trying to escape the position but Obney is controlling the position.
Obney working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Obney trying to control the position but Gloss is working away.
Obney is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Obney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gloss keeps working.
Obney throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gloss keeps working.
Obney working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Obney throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gloss throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Obney fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Obney creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gloss sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Obney is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gloss is not content to let Obney control the position.
Obney just content to control the position.
Gloss tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Obney wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Obney tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Obney has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obney trying to control the position but Gloss is working away.
Gloss avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Obney.
Gloss managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Obney.
Gloss throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The ground and pound from Obney seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Obney are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Obney creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Obney throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Obney tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Obney thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Obney trying to control the action but Gloss is working from the bottom.
Gloss wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obney blocks the strikes from Gloss.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gloss is not content to let Obney control the position.
Obney in side control, throwing shots but Gloss defends.
Gloss throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Obney creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gloss sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gloss is not content to let Obney control the position.
Nye Obney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Obney controlling the position from side mount.
Obney creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gloss sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Obney tries to score with some ground and pound. Gloss controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Obney sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gloss is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gloss is not content to let Obney control the position.
Gloss is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nye Obney 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!
Obney connects with a body shot.
Gloss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Obney.
Obney lands a slapping body shot.
Gloss doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nye Obney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obney scores with a jab to the body.
Gloss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Obney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gloss's head.
Gloss is looking to score with low kicks.
Obney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Obney.
Gloss successfully pulls guard.
Obney trying to control the position from guard on top but Gloss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gloss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Obney.
Obney preventing the sweep.
Obney must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloss tries to strike from the bottom.
Obney engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Obney wants to control from the top but Gloss keeps moving.
Obney stays in close to Gloss's body and controls the position.
Obney is continuing to stall.
Obney passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Obney throws an elbow but Gloss slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gloss is not content to let Obney control the position.
Obney postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloss is not content to let Obney control the position.
Obney just content to control the position.
Gloss throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Gloss throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
A lull in the action here as Obney stalls from top position.
Obney blocks the strikes from Gloss.
Gloss tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Obney wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obney taking a breather here.
Obney is looking to take a break and control but Gloss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Obney moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obney throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gloss is not content to let Obney control the position.
Obney tries to score with some ground and pound. Gloss controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gloss misses with a strike from the bottom.
Gloss tries to buck Obney off but Obney is having none of it.
An elbow from Obney crashes against the mat.
Obney trying to control the position but Gloss is working away.
Obney cracks Gloss with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Obney content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Obney trying to control the action but Gloss is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Obney landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Gloss is looking to reverse the position.
Obney tries to score with some ground and pound. Gloss controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gloss is trying to improve his position.
Obney is looking to take a break and control but Gloss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Obney taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obney misses with the ground and pound.
Bob Gloss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obney controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nye Obney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Obney has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nye Obney!
Nye Obney decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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RATING
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