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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Yerba as Randall shoots in.
A head kick misses from Randall.
Yerba shoots in for a double leg but Randall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Randall misses with a takedown
and Yerba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yerba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Randall.
Yerba Mate Yerba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Randall.
Yerba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yerba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Randall but Randall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yerba throws a sloppy head kick and Randall moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Randall has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Randall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Randall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yerba walks away with a smile on his face. Randall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T1#
Yerba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Randall swivels and escapes.#CL#
Yerba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yerba wants to take the fight to the mat but Randall manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Randall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yerba walks away with a smile on his face. Randall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yerba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Randall swivels and escapes.
Randall misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Randall.
#CL2#
Randall closes the distance and pushes Yerba back into the cage.#BC2#
Randall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yerba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Randall raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yerba shoots in looking for a takedown but Randall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yerba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yerba avoids the head kick by Randall.
#T2#
Yerba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randall.
Yerba is looking to counter the offense by Randall and move into the clinch.
Randall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Yerba.
#CL2#
Randall drives through and clinches with Yerba against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Randall throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Randall.
Randall lands with a right to the head. #TD2#
Randall decides to pull guard.
Yerba being controlled here momentarily. #T3#
Randall wants to sweep but no luck. #ES2#
Randall uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Randall throws a nice head kick!
Randall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yerba shoots for a takedown but Randall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yerba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dave Randall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randall throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Yerba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Randall shoots in but no luck this time. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yerba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yerba is trying to pull guard but Randall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC#
Yerba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Randall pulls guard successfully.
Yerba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Randall on the ground.
Yerba won't allow Randall to sweep him here.
Randall pulls Yerba in close to his closed guard and prevents Yerba from doing any damage or advancing position.#ES2#
Randall wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Randall dominated that round.
That's time! Yerba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Randall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yerba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Randall somewhat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Randall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yerba - the referee stops the clock and Randall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yerba. Randall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Randall has a takedown stuffed.
Yerba stuffs the takedown attempt from Randall. Randall gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Yerba was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yerba Mate Yerba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Randall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randall throws a leg kick but Yerba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Randall fails with the takedown.
Yerba shoots in for a double leg but Randall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#T1#
Yerba fails with a takedown attempt.
Randall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Randall tries to close the distance and clinch but Yerba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Randall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Randall with that takedown attempt.
Randall is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Randall or perhaps it was just good defense by Yerba, which made it look bad.
Yerba Mate Yerba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Yerba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yerba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Randall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Randall prevents Yerba from moving into mount.
Randall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Randall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yerba's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yerba is working away from the top position though.
Yerba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Randall's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yerba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yerba is trying to control the action in half guard but Randall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Randall has his hands clasped together around Yerba's back. He's all about the action.
Yerba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Randall keeps working. #T3##SU#
Yerba decides to stand up.
Randall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yerba is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Randall.
Randall lands a jab.#CL2#
Randall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Yerba has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Randall uses from the top position.
Yerba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SU2#
Randall stands up and waves to Yerba to follow him.
Yerba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Randall sprawls well. Randall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yerba gets slowly back to his feet.
Randall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T4#
Yerba scores with a head kick.
Randall darts in looking for a takedown but Yerba gets double underhooks and turns Randall into the cage.
Randall shoots in looking for a takedown but Yerba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Randall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL2#
Randall moves into the clinch successfully.
Yerba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yerba is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC2#
Randall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Randall keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Randall leaves Yerba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL2#
Randall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yerba Mate Yerba will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Randall closes the distance and pushes Yerba back into the cage.
Yerba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Randall smiles and moves away.
Randall misses with a wild body shot.
Yerba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#CL2#
Randall pushes Yerba up against the cage in a clinch.
Yerba jumps guard but Randall stands there with Yerba around his waist. Yerba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
Randall pulls guard successfully.
#SU#
Yerba decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Randall, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yerba stuffs the takedown attempt from Randall. Randall gets slowly back to his feet.
Yerba misses with a two punch combination.
Yerba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Randall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yerba tries to clinch but Randall is having none of it.
Yerba dives in for a single leg takedown but Randall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yerba Mate Yerba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yerba avoids the head kick by Randall.
Randall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Randall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yerba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yerba throws a lazy head kick
and Randall counters with a two punch combo.
Yerba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Randall eats them both and turns towards Yerba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Randall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yerba moves away.
Yerba tries to counter with a takedown but Randall is quick to defend against it.
Randall tries to clinch
and Randall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yerba wants to clinch up but Randall keeps it at a distance.#T2##CL#
Yerba gets a clinch.
Randall tries to pull guard but Yerba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yerba wants to get back to striking at distance but Randall won't allow it.
Dave Randall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yerba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Randall has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Randall.
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!
Yerba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Randall prevents it.
#TD2#
Randall has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yerba regains guard immediately.
Randall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3#
Randall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Randall is controlling the pace.
#SUB2#
Yerba is defending against the submission attempts here by Randall.
Randall sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yerba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Randall postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Randall sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SU2#
Yerba is working an open guard so Randall takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Randall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Randall 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Randall!
A very excited looking Dave Randall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
RBB 22:Trabowsky vs Montgomery
Date: Jul 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CL2#
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yerba tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Yerba fails to pull guard.
Yerba wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yerba is defending well.
Good body shot from Jones .
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yerba.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones .#TD2#
Jones wants the takedown. Yerba is fighting it off but Jones persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yerba's guard against the cage.
Yerba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yerba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.#T1#
Jones stands and throws Yerba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yerba is trying to escape the position but Jones is controlling the position.
Let's hope that Jones has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones looks up at the clock and then as Yerba takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Yerba avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jones .
Yerba is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yerba is trying to escape the position but Jones is controlling the position.
Yerba tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yerba dodges the ground and pound from Jones .#T3#
Jones gets to mount! Yerba was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jones punching from mount but Yerba doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yerba is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yerba holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones controlling from the full mount. #T4#
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yerba hang on?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones looking to finish Yerba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yerba!
Jones content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yerba Mate Yerba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yerba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Yerba backing up. Yerba nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Yerba Mate Yerba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yerba throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yerba.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Jones darts in and clinches Yerba up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yerba lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones .
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Jones has Yerba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yerba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Yerba is blocking nicely.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yerba backwards.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yerba's face.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Yerba manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yerba Mate Yerba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Jones .#TD2#
Jones has picked Yerba up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Yerba is looking to get back to is feet but Jones passes into side control.
Jones controls the position.
Jones lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yerba down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yerba is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T2#
Jones taking a breather here.
Jones cracks Yerba with a big right hand but Yerba just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#T3#
Jones just content to control the position.
Yerba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yerba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jones content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jones working the ground and pound.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SU2#
Jones stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Yerba shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Yerba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yerba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones dives in and grabs Yerba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yerba pushes down on Jones 's head and hops out.
Yerba shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yerba. Yerba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Horrible takedown attempt by Yerba or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones , which made it look bad.
Yerba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL2#
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones .
Jones has Yerba pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yerba working hard to break the clinch.
Yerba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD2#
Jones has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yerba is trying to keep an underhook but Jones manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Yerba tries to kick Jones off in order to stand up. Jones Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
The referee asks Jones politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jones scores with punches from side control.
The referee asks Jones politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sloppy strikes there by Jones .
Yerba is being controlled here.
Yerba managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones .
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yerba to see if he's OK.
Jones controls the position from side control.
Mike Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2##T3##REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yerba's guard.
Yerba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.#T4#
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yerba Mate Yerba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Jones !
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Jones thanked Vikai Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
RBB 18: Steve vs Dodd
Date: Jun 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Yerba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mullen sprawls well. Mullen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yerba gets slowly back to his feet.
Mullen misses with a double jab
and Yerba counters with a three punch combo that has Mullen backing up. Mullen nods at Yerba to acknowledge the strikes.
Pearse Mullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yerba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mullen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yerba tries to avoid it but Mullen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yerba to the ground. Yerba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yerba cracks the inside of Mullen's front leg.
Mullen throws a right hand that misses
and Yerba counters with a solid body kick.
Yerba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mullen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL#
Mullen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Mullen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yerba regains guard immediately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU#
Mullen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mullen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Mullen misses. #T1#
Mullen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yerba or perhaps it was just good defense by Mullen, which made it look bad.
Pearse Mullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yerba Mate Yerba.
Yerba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mullen is fending him off so far but Yerba persists. Nope, Mullen circles away and we're back to standing.
Mullen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yerba manages to circle out of the way.
Yerba fails with the takedown.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Yerba moves out of range easily.
Yerba blocks the body kick.
#TD#
Mullen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yerba is looking to get back to is feet but Mullen passes into side control.
#SU#
Mullen decides to stand back up.
Mullen misses with a two punch combination.
#TD#
Mullen 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.
Mullen is breathing heavily.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU#
Mullen stands and steps away. Yerba gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mullen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Mullen. Those never looked like landing. #CL#
Mullen clinches up with Yerba and pushes him back against the cage.
Yerba has a couple of punches blocked by Mullen.
Mullen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yerba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yerba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mullen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mullen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yerba trying to stall but Mullen improves his position.
#T3##TD#
Mullen jumps guard and drags Yerba to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yerba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yerba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mullen pulls Yerba in to control the position. #SUB#
Mullen working for a triangle but Yerba defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yerba wants to stand and escape but instead Mullen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Yerba has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mullen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Yerba.#SUB#
Mullen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mullen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4##SU#
Mullen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mullen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yerba checks it well.
Yerba tries to counter with a clinch but Mullen shakes him off and moves away.#TD2#
Yerba drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#ES#
Mullen throws Yerba to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yerba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pearse Mullen dominated that 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.
#R2##CL#
Mullen pushes Yerba up against the cage in a clinch.
Mullen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#TD#
Mullen jumps guard and drags Yerba to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yerba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mullen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yerba trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yerba looking to sit in guard and control but Mullen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Mullen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yerba's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yerba wants to stand and escape but Mullen is having none of it.
Mullen passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Pearse Mullen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mullen lands with a punch from half guard. #T1#
Yerba has hold of Mullen's hands but Mullen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yerba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yerba tries to kick Mullen off but Mullen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yerba is trying to control but Mullen passes into side control!
Yerba tries to buck Mullen off but Mullen is having none of it.
Mullen working the ground and pound.
Mullen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mullen controlling the position. #T2#
Mullen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mullen cracks Yerba with a big elbow. #SU#
Mullen decides to stand back up. Mullen steps back and let's Yerba get back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mullen!
#TD#
Mullen feints and as Yerba raises his hands in defense, Mullen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullen forces his way into half guard.
Yerba is breathing heavily.
Mullen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T3#
Mullen uses his free foot to push down on Yerba's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yerba.
Mullen controlling from the full mount.
Mullen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yerba can do to turn this around?
Mullen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yerba is looking to get to half guard.#T4#
Mullen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Yerba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mullen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mullen landing shots from mount.
Mullen avoids the attempt from Yerba to control.
Mullen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pearse Mullen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##KD#
Mullen cracks Yerba with an uppercut from hell and Yerba crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Mullen's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
#SUB2#
Yerba has an active guard here but Mullen has managed to pass into half guard.
#SUB#
Mullen is working for a kimura but Yerba is defending it quite comfortably.
Yerba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mullen is working away from the top position though.
Mullen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T1#
Mullen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mullen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mullen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yerba for as long as he can get away with.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mullen is thwarting Yerba's attempts to control the position.#SU#
Mullen stands up out of the half guard.
Yerba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mullen pinned against the cage. Mullen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #TD#
Yerba gets caught napping as Mullen dives in and scores a takedown. Yerba manages to retain guard.
Yerba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3##SUB#
Mullen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mullen controlling from the top position.
Mullen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mullen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SU#
Mullen stands up out of the half guard.
Pearse Mullen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#CL#
Mullen has managed to clinch.
Yerba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Mullen.
Mullen prevents a body shot from Yerba. #BC#
Mullen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Mullen closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Mullen breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Mullen.
#CL#
Mullen closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pearse Mullen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mullen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pearse Mullen!
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Event:
RBB Fresh Blood
Date: May 31, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Cobb clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cobb.
Yerba tries to pull guard but Cobb holds him up against the cage and eventually Yerba drops back down to his feet.
Cobb definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cobb has Yerba pressed against the cage, preventing Yerba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cobb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cobb lands a body punch.
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cobb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cobb is leaning against Yerba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yerba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yerba looks winded!
Cobb lands a shoulder strike.
Cobb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yerba.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cobb.
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!
Cobb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#KD#
Cobb drops Yerba onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Yerba is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Yerba is rocked!
Cobb throws a big uppercut that drops Yerba! More strikes from Cobb and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Yerba lies dazed against the cage as Cobb celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrus Cobb!
Tyrus Cobb bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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