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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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282 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anders Robson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Robson counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Robson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Paulson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Robson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Robson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Robson.
Robson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Robson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Robson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Paulson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Robson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Paulson regains half guard, as Robson was trying to land strikes.
Paulson tries to kick Robson off but Robson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Paulson reverses the position - he's now on top in Robson's guard.
Paulson is fighting to break Robson's control of his arms but Robson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Paulson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Robson is proving hard to escape from.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson stopping the sweep attempt from Robson.
Paulson wants to stand but Robson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Robson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paulson is one step ahead there.
Paulson wants to get up but he can't break Robson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paulson gets to his feet - Robson follows without any prompting.
Robson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Robson prevents Paulson from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robson throws a big right hand that misses.
Robson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robson looking to sit in guard and control but Paulson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Robson 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.
Robson fails with a takedown attempt.
Paulson misses with a takedown
and Robson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robson looks to throw the jab but Paulson is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson misses with a takedown attempt
and Robson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Robson.
Robson landing some decent shots from guard.
Paulson pushes Robson off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anders Robson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paulson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Robson dives into side control.
An elbow from Robson crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson defending against the ground and pound.
Robson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Robson controlling the position.
Robson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Paulson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Robson scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Paulson dodges the ground and pound from Robson.
Robson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Robson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Paulson to see if he's OK.
Robson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paulson keeps working.
Robson misses with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paulson keeps working.
Paulson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Robson connects with a decent elbow.
Paulson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Robson is controlling him well.
Paulson dodges the ground and pound from Robson.
Robson scoring with punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robson in side control, throwing shots but Paulson defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Robson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paulson tries for a takedown but Robson circles away easily
and Robson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Robson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paulson is keeping the position for now.
Robson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paulson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robson works over Paulson with some ground and pound from guard.
Robson wants to control from the top but Paulson keeps moving.
Paulson wants to get back to his feet but Robson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Robson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paulson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robert Paulson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paulson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robson throws an elbow that misses. Paulson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Robson's guard. Nice move by Paulson!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robson pulls Paulson in close to prevent any damage.
Paulson won't allow Robson to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson has Paulson pulled in close to control his posture.
Paulson gets to his feet - Robson follows without any prompting.
Paulson shoots and misses
and Paulson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paulson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Paulson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Robson misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson breaks from Paulson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Robson won't let Paulson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Robson with shots to the head and body - Paulson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Robson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robson raining down shots from the mount!
Robson lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Robson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robson 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Robson!
During a confident post fight interview, Anders Robson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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RATING
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