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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap's entrance music is Beach Party Vietnam. A fine choice. Robinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lost In Space kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Robinson misses its intended target.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robinson closes the distance and pushes Giap back into the ropes.
Giap misses with some punches.
Giap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Giaps head.
Robinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Giap leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Giap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Giap blocks with his arms.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robinson missing with knees to the body.
Robinson working hard to break the clinch.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Giap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giap throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Giap lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Giap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giap's elbow.
Giap blocks an elbow strike from Robinson.
Giap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Giap misses with a punch on the inside.
Giap working aggressively here.
Giap is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robinson is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Giap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap stalling in the clinch.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Giap is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giap tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy left from Giap finds it's target.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson lands with a straight right. Giap didn't see that one coming.
Giap lands a right hook to the body.
Robinson has closed the distance and engaged Giap in a clinch.
Giap scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap lands a knee to the body.
Giap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Giap scores with a nice hook to the head.
Giap lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap 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.
Giap wants to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Robinson.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Giap tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giap circles away quickly and effectively.
Giap tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Robinson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Will Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Robinson.
Giap takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Giap darts in trying to clinch
and Robinson counters by clinching up.
Giap misses with the head strike.
Giap lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Robinson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Giap tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giap lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Giap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giap lands a hook that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson throws an elbow that misses.
Giap digs a right hand into Robinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robinson's gas tank.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Giap throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Giap lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giap wants to clinch
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
Robinson moves into the clinch.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Giap - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giap working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Giap.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Giap tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Giap blocks with his arms.
A short left from Giap.
Robinson tries to stall but Giap uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robinson pushes Giap back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap breaks the clinch.
Robinson has closed the distance and engaged Giap in a clinch.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giap blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Giap avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 Vo Nguyen Giap will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Giap tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giap swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Giap has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
Vo Nguyen Giap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giap misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson.
Giap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giap tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robinson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Giap has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Robinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Giap's face.
Robinson blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Robinson.
Giap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Giap's head.
Giap controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice elbow from Giap.
Robinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Giap gets an underhook and turns Robinson into the ropes.
Robinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Giap lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robinson is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giap.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Giap finish him?
Robinson misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Giap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giap tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Giap misses with an elbow over the top.
Giap lands a damaging elbow.
Robinson misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giap.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giap throws an upwards elbow that knocks Robinson out cold! Wow! You do not see a knockout like that very often - that will be on youtube highlights for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Vo Nguyen Giap!
An out of breath Vo Nguyen Giap thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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