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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by My head is a jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Powell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson blocks a jab.
Powell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Powell lands in his opponent's guard.
Powell chips away with some ground and pound.
Powell lands a couple of digs.
Robinson working a defensive guard here.
Robinson looking for a guillotine here but Powell defends easily.
Powell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
Powell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Powell working some strikes from top position.
Powell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Powell stays in close to Robinson's body and controls the position.
Powell is in close to Robinson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Robinson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Robinson tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Powell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Powell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Robinson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Powell has managed to get both his arms back between Robinson's legs - danger averted.
Powell lands a couple of digs.
Robinson has momentary wrist control but Powell slips an elbow through the middle.
Powell with a nice head shot there.
Powell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Powell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Powell content to stall in guard here.
Powell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Powell has picked Robinson up and slammed him! Robinson can't keep hold of the triangle and Powell manages to pass to side control!
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson is trying to control Powell's posture but Powell avoids it.
Powell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Powell is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Powell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Robinson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Powell controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Robinson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Powell working the ground and pound from side control.
Powell controls the position from side control.
Powell cracks Robinson with a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Powell landing a few strikes.
Powell working the ground and pound.
Powell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Powell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Powell, as that shot connected.
Robinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Powell counters by moving into the clinch.
Powell tightens his grip and picks Robinson up, before dumping him to the ground. Robinson manages to land in guard.
Powell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Powell lands a couple of elbows.
Oscar Powell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powell advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Robinson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Powell working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell cracks Robinson with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Powell wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
Powell is chipping away with strikes.
The referee asks Powell politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Powell prefers to stall for the moment though.
Powell lands an elbow.
Robinson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Robinson is rocked!
Robinson wants to control but Powell postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
Robinson can't do much from the bottom here.
Powell lands some shots froms side control.
Powell controlling the position from side mount.
Robinson is looking to regain half guard here but Powell keeps moving and retains side control.
Powell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Robinson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Powell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Powell controls the position.
Powell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Powell is putting a hurting on Robinson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Powell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Robinson tries to control but Powell manages to take his back.
Powell patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell has Robinson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Oh Robinson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Powell lands a shot to the body.
Robinson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Powell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Robinson is defending well though. Powell let's go of the attempt for now.
Powell is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Robinson is defending well though. Powell let's go of the attempt for now.
Robinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Powell throwing damaging strikes from the back! Robinson could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Powell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Robinson gets a clinch.
Powell breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Powell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Powell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Powell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Powell trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Powell lands some shots froms side control.
Robinson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Robinson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Powell yanks on the arm and Robinson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Powell.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oscar Powell!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Oscar Powell made sure he mentioned Versus, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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