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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob The Man (ranked 652 p4p, 771 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 76 p4p, 90 weight class). Long Thai will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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14 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by The Man - just one landing.
Thai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Thai.
The Man slips under a jab.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
The Man swinging wildly here.
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai avoids the body shot from The Man.
Thai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from The Man.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thai - that will leave a mark!
Nice uppercut there from Thai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thai. The Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thai.
The Man lands with a shot to the body.
The Man throws a chopping leg kick but Thai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Man throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bob The Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thai.
The Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Thai thinks about the counter body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai moves into the clinch.
The Man avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
The Man misses with a punch to the body.
Thai misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Man managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
The Man manages to pull guard.
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!
Thai got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thai has managed to get both his arms back between The Man's legs - danger averted.
Thai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thai stopping the sweep attempt from The Man.
Thai tries to free his leg and advance position but The Man is retaining full guard.
The Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thai is aware though and is defending well.
The Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've been hearing good reports from The Man's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man throws his legs up looking for a submission but Thai uses it to pass to side control.
The Man is looking for a sweep.
The Man is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on The Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Man tries to buck Thai off but Thai is having none of it.
Thai happy to just control the position for now.
The Man gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Man keeping full guard, as Thai tries to pass.
Thai stays in close to The Man's body and controls the position.
The Man is trying to keep Thai in close.
Thai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Bob The Man will probably get the nod.
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.
Thai avoids the head kick by The Man.
Thai wants to counter the offense by The Man and move into the clinch position.
Thai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thai misses with a head kick.
The Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Man tries to work over Thai's front leg with a kick but Thai checks it.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Jab, jab by The Man - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Man scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from The Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai misses with a looping left.
The Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Man goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Man.
The Man lands a two punch combo.
Thai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Long Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Man throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thai was covering up waiting for the punch and The Man finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Man throwing strikes from guard but Thai blocks nicely.
Thai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Man cracks Thai with a solid left hand.
The Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Thai has wrist control.
The Man is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The Man'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.
Thai controlling the position.
The Man trying to control but Thai is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man throwing strikes but missing.
The Man throws a big elbow that misses.
The Man landing with the ground and pound.
The Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Man missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thai wants to get back to his feet but The Man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Man's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Man throwing strikes from guard but Thai blocks nicely.
The Man looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thai pulls The Man in close to prevent any damage.
The Man trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thai wants to sweep here but The Man controlling him for the moment.
The Man working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thai's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thai is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob The Man dominated that second round.
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!
Thai throws a body punch but The Man moves out of range.
The Man throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
The Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Man on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The Man digs a good body shot into Thai's ribs.
A clash of legs there as The Man blocks the low kick.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Man.
The Man is looking to wear down Thai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Thai misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Man throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thai on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Man.
Nice defenses there by Thai.
The Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Man thuds his right hand into Thai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thai thuds his shin into the meat of The Man's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Man has time to react.
Thai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Man throws out the jab.
The Man throws out a leg kick but Thai moves out of range and The Man only half commits.
Thai dips to his left and cracks The Man with an uppercut!
Bob The Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Man cracks a nice hook into Thai's ribs.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Man.
The Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Man avoids the head kick by Thai.
The Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Man has his takedown stuffed
and Thai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob The Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Man.
The Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
The Man trying to control the position but instead, Thai has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Man into the cage.
A short left from The Man.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Man.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Thai blocks a body shot from The Man.
Thai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thai lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Bob The Man has been cut.
The Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Long Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, The Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thai has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. The Man seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thai can turn it around.
Thai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bob The Man.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Man, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob The Man!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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