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Event:
KAMIKAZE Kickboxing
Date: Aug 28, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Raskolnikov has managed to clinch.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Raskolnikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raskolnikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raskolnikov looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson stalls.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson lands an elbow just above Raskolnikov 's eye.
Robinson lands a right hand.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T1#
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson crunches a lovely knee into Raskolnikov's ribcage.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Robinson lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson .
Raskolnikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Robinson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#BC#
Robinson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wasilij Raskolnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Raskolnikov has managed to clinch.
Raskolnikov looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson .
Robinson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Raskolnikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Robinson gets a clinch. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson .
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Robinson on the inside.
Raskolnikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Robinson working Raskolnikov over with knees to the body.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick by Raskolnikov misses
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
Raskolnikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raskolnikov looks winded!
Raskolnikov looks to clinch
and Robinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL2#
Raskolnikov pushes Robinson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T3#
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robinson lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robinson obliges.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Robinson to work.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson landing knees to the body.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raskolnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raskolnikov or not.
Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Raskolnikov has double underhooks. #BC#
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson throws a counter high kick but Raskolnikov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch.
As Raskolnikov looks to move away, Robinson throws a big counter combo but Raskolnikov just gets out of the way.
Raskolnikov wants to clinch
and Robinson counters with a left and a right that stings Raskolnikov. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Raskolnikov takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Raskolnikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raskolnikov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Robinson tries to break free but Raskolnikov pushes him back against the ropes.
Robinson is struggling to control the position.
A knee to the head by Robinson .
Robinson has Raskolnikov pressed against the ropes.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Robinson breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Raskolnikov has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson .
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Raskolnikov's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Robinson .
Raskolnikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Robinson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Raskolnikov wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Robinson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL2#
Raskolnikov closes the distance and pushes Robinson back into the ropes.
Robinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Raskolnikov.
Robinson scores with a knee to the head.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raskolnikov is defending well for now.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raskolnikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rocco Robinson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raskolnikov lands a knee to the head.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Robinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Raskolnikov.
Rocco Robinson is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Raskolnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Raskolnikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raskolnikov closes the distance but Robinson moves to the side
and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Robinson gets tackled into the ropes by Raskolnikov. Raskolnikov maintains the clinch.
Robinson pushes Raskolnikov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson effectively controlling the action here.
Raskolnikov looking to slow down the pace here.
Robinson lands a left hand.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
#BC2#
Raskolnikov manages to break the clinch.
#T2##CL#
Robinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Raskolnikov is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raskolnikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raskolnikov 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.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
#CL#
Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raskolnikov, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC#
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wasilij Raskolnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Raskolnikov gets a clinch.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson has Raskolnikov pushed against the ropes.
Raskolnikov is trying to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling him.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee strike.
#T3#
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson throws a head kick but Raskolnikov moves out of range.
Rocco Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raskolnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch.
Robinson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Raskolnikov manages to circle out of the way.
Robinson delivers a nice body kick.#CL#
Robinson has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body. #T4#
Raskolnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raskolnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raskolnikov looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson slowing the pace effectively.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Robinson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson .
Raskolnikov takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC#
Robinson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raskolnikov 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Robinson dominated that second round.
That's time! Robinson 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Robinson forces Raskolnikov back against the ropes and clinches.
Raskolnikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Raskolnikov fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Robinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson .
Raskolnikov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robinson is trying to stall.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raskolnikov throws an elbow but it misses.
Raskolnikov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raskolnikov looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robinson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Robinson pushes Raskolnikov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raskolnikov can do to turn this around?
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raskolnikov misses with an elbow strike.
Raskolnikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
#CL#
Robinson forces Raskolnikov back against the ropes and clinches.
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Robinson prevents Raskolnikov from breaking the clinch.
Raskolnikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Robinson - that landed with a thud.
Raskolnikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raskolnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Raskolnikov gets an underhook and turns Robinson into the ropes.
Raskolnikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson .
A short left from Robinson .
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards. #BC#
Robinson breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Robinson instigates a clinch.
Raskolnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
#BC#
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raskolnikov or not.
Raskolnikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raskolnikov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Robinson . #BC#
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
#T3##CL#
Robinson has Raskolnikov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Robinson looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Robinson .
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson . #BC#
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Raskolnikov darts in trying to clinch
and Robinson counters with a left and a right that stings Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Robinson gets tackled into the ropes by Raskolnikov. Raskolnikov maintains the clinch. #T4#
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson pushes Raskolnikov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson lands a good knee to the midsection. Raskolnikov won't want to take too many of those.
Raskolnikov wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
Raskolnikov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robinson pushes Raskolnikov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC#
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Robinson drives through and clinches with Raskolnikov against the ropes.
Raskolnikov takes a shot to the head.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wasilij Raskolnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#BC#
Robinson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Robinson instigates a clinch.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Rocco Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raskolnikovs head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robinson 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Robinson !
In his post fight interview, Rocco Robinson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 31: Last Ride
Date: Jun 24, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Raskolnikov closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
Robinson has Raskolnikov pressed against the cage, preventing Raskolnikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robinson .
Raskolnikov tries to pull guard but Robinson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD2#
Robinson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Raskolnikov wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Robinson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Raskolnikov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Robinson . #SUB2#
Robinson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1#
Robinson throwing shots but Raskolnikov is blocking nicely.
Raskolnikov is trying to stand up here but Robinson is controlling him well. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Raskolnikov has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
Raskolnikov is trying to stall.
Raskolnikov tries to circle away but Robinson has him pinned against the cage.
Raskolnikov working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raskolnikov is defending well for now.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raskolnikov is defending well for now.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Raskolnikov lands a knee to the head.
#TD2#
Robinson has Raskolnikov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Robinson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Raskolnikov tumbling to the mat - Robinson dives into Raskolnikov's guard.
Robinson looks winded!
Raskolnikov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Robinson is controlling him.
Robinson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Robinson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Raskolnikov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Robinson is controlling him. #T3#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
Robinson drops back looking for a leg! Raskolnikov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Raskolnikov manages to kick Robinson off! Robinson jumps back into Raskolnikov's guard.
Raskolnikov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Robinson on the ground.
Robinson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raskolnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raskolnikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
#CL#
Raskolnikov has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Robinson clinches.
Robinson is trying to break free.
Robinson wants a takedown.
Robinson lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raskolnikov tries to pull guard but Robinson won't allow it.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocco Robinson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Robinson has closed the distance and engaged Raskolnikov in a clinch.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Raskolnikov misses with an elbow strike.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raskolnikov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robinson smiles and moves away.
Raskolnikov throws a sloppy head kick #CL2#
and Robinson counters by clinching up.
Robinson scores a nice knee to the body.
#TD2#
Robinson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robinson passes Raskolnikov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Robinson passes to side control. #T1#
Robinson misses with the ground and pound.
Raskolnikov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Robinson .
You can see the frustration on Raskolnikov's face as Robinson controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raskolnikov dodges the ground and pound from Robinson .
Raskolnikov pushes Robinson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Robinson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Raskolnikov is being controlled here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raskolnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson unleashes a big counter combination but Raskolnikov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson controlling the action here for a moment.
Raskolnikov scores with a knee to the head.
#T3#
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raskolnikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson wants a takedown but no success here.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Robinson .
Robinson misses with some punches.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Raskolnikov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robinson walks away with a smile on his face. Raskolnikov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raskolnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raskolnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
Raskolnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson tries to counter with a clinch but Raskolnikov shakes him off and moves away.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Robinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC2#
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wasilij Raskolnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raskolnikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#TD2#
Robinson gets control of Raskolnikov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Robinson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Robinson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3#
A head kick from Robinson lands but Raskolnikov takes it in his stride. #CL2#
Robinson moves into the clinch.
Robinson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson lands a left hand.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Raskolnikov is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raskolnikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raskolnikov misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Raskolnikov gets tackled into the cage by Robinson . Robinson maintains the clinch.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raskolnikov throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Robinson .
Robinson tries to break the clinch but Raskolnikov is controlling the position. #T1#
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raskolnikov avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raskolnikov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#TD2#
Robinson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Robinson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raskolnikov is trying to stand up here but Robinson is controlling him well.
Robinson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Robinson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Robinson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Robinson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T2##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raskolnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raskolnikov wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.#TD2#
Raskolnikov tries to sprawl but Robinson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Raskolnikov wants to stand back up but Robinson manages to pass into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raskolnikov is trying to get back to his feet.
Robinson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Raskolnikov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Robinson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Robinson in side control, just content to control the action for now. #SUB2#
Robinson tries for a kimura but Raskolnikov is defending well. #SU2#
Robinson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Raskolnikov to his feet. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Raskolnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson wants to counter with a clinch but Raskolnikov pushes him away.
Raskolnikov throws a sloppy head kick #CL2#
and Robinson moves into the clinch.
Robinson landing knees to the body.
Raskolnikov looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Robinson stalls.
Robinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.
Wasilij Raskolnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robinson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rocco Robinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raskolnikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robinson 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Robinson !
In his post fight interview, Rocco Robinson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 18: Bad Guys
Date: May 14, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Rivera drives through and clinches with Robinson against the cage.
Robinson looking for a takedown.
Robinson is leaning against Rivera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivera tries to break free but Robinson pushes him back against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Robinson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Rivera tries to break free but Robinson pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Rivera closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Robinson looks winded!
Rivera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rivera lands strikes from half guard.#T1#
Rivera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rivera is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rivera takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Rivera seems content to control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rivera connects with a nice short shot to Robinson 's temple.
Rivera keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rivera works his way into full mount!
Rivera with the ground and pound from mount. #T2##SUB#
Rivera is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Robinson is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Rivera!
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 14: Reborn
Date: Apr 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Ossas throws an overhand right that lands on Robinson 's shoulder, as Robinson tries to avoid the shot.
Ossas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Club Savage MMA Tokyo in the buildup to the fight.
Ossas looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.
Robinson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Robinson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ossas but Ossas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ossas looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Robinson 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice shot by Robinson .
A big right from Ossas misses.
Ossas misses with a looping left.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Ossas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ossas throws a hook but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson moves away from the strike by Ossas.
Ovuvwevwevwe Onyetenyevwe Ugwemubwem Ossas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ossas throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Ossas misses with a looping left.
Robinson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
#CL#
Ossas clinches. #T1#
Ossas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Robinson fails to pull guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ossas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ossas is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ossas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ossas's efforts to push away.#TD2#
Robinson is trying to trip Ossas. He has hold of a leg but Ossas is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Robinson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.#ES#
Ossas scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#CL#
Ossas moves into the clinch successfully.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ossas won't allow it.
#T2#
Ossas tries to circle away but Robinson has him pinned against the cage.
Ossas is trying to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling him.
Robinson has Ossas pressed against the cage, preventing Ossas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ossas has had enough of the clinch but Robinson keeps him there for the moment.
Robinson misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Ossas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Robinson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ossas seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Robinson can turn it around.
Robinson has Ossas pressed against the cage, preventing Ossas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Ossas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ossas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson .
Robinson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Ossas misses with an uppercut.
Ossas cracks Robinson with an open hand slap.
A big right from Ossas misses.
Robinson scores with a head kick.
Robinson slips a jab from Ossas.#T3#
Ossas pounces like a tiger and cracks Robinson with a vicious hook! Robinson is down but not out! Ossas follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ovuvwevwevwe Onyetenyevwe Ugwemubwem Ossas!
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 11: TKO
Date: Apr 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Evangelista stuffs the takedown.
Evangelista tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Robinson manages to circle out of the way.
Robinson tries to clinch but Evangelista moves away #TD#
so Evangelista counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Evangelista is working Robinson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evangelista works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Evangelista is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Robinson ! #SUB#
Evangelista throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Robinson has his hands clasped together but Evangelista breaks the hold and Robinson is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Evangelista!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dino Evangelista!
Dino Evangelista decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 02, 2017 |
#R1#
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rios sprawls well. Rios wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rios seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Robinson clinches.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rios prevents Robinson from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Rios won't allow it.
#BC#
Rios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rios takes a swing at Robinson 's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Robinson throws a head kick that half lands.
#CL2#
Robinson moves into the clinch.
Rios is trying to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling him.#BC#
Rios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson scores with a push kick.
Rios avoids the head kick by Robinson .
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick
and Rios counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robinson throws a head kick that Rios semi-blocks.
Rios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robinson .
Robinson is looking for the big counter here.#T2#
Robinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rios defends well and Robinson ends up having to push Rios into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Robinson misses with a head kick.
Robinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Rios tries to sprawl out of it but Robinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rios manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roscoe Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Robinson .
Rios shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Robinson defends it nicely.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch. #T3##BC#
Rios breaks from the clinch.
Robinson lands with a slapping head kick.
Rios shoots in for a takedown but Robinson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Rios avoids nicely.
Rios stuffs the takedown attempt from Robinson . Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Rios wants to clinch.#T4#
Rios stuffs the takedown.#CL2#
Robinson darts in and clinches Rios up against the cage.#BC2#
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Rios shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Robinson 's guard.
Robinson is wriggling around but Rios manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Rios is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Robinson 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#
Robinson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Robinson has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Robinson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Robinson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rios fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Robinson moves into the clinch.#T1#
Robinson wants to break free but Rios has control.
#BC#
Rios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roscoe Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Robinson .#TD#
Rios shoots in and gets a takedown into Robinson 's guard.
Robinson wants to stand and escape but Rios is having none of it.
Robinson is trying to hold Rios in close to prevent damage but Rios has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Rios is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB#
Rios in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Robinson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rios!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roscoe Rios!
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