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TFC 22: Robbin vs Wilkins PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keimah Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Sterling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Seek n Destroy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keimah Dama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dama shoots in looking for a takedown. Sterling tries to sprawl out of it but Dama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sterling manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dama darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sterling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sterling closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sterling lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dama has an active guard here but Sterling has managed to pass into half guard.
Sterling throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama controlling the position for now.
Sterling not doing much here.
Sterling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sterling takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joseph Sterling.
Dama throws a lazy uppercut
and Sterling counters with a single leg into guard. Dama didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dama is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sterling is controlling him.
Sterling tries to free his leg and advance position but Dama is retaining full guard.
Sterling drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dama dives on top into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sterling is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sterling manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dama manages to get himself to full guard.
Dama keeping full guard, as Sterling tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama trying to keep a closed guard but Sterling is proving a slippery customer.
Sterling slips nicely into half guard.
Sterling looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sterling scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama is trying to control but can't.
Dama on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sterling winds up and cracks Dama with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sterling has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sterling looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dama is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sterling perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Sterling dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dama lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dama tries to clinch up.
Sterling blocks a jab.
Sterling keeps the fight on the outside.
Keimah Dama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sterling throws a hook but Dama blocks it.
Sterling takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dama lands with an uppercut that bounces Sterling off the cage and back into range.
Dama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dama throws a combination that misses
and Sterling counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sterling postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sterling is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dama has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee asks Sterling politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sterling prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sterling has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dama being controlled for a moment.
Sterling cracks Dama with a big elbow.
Sterling looks up at the clock and then as Dama takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sterling smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Dama's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling controls the position from side control.
Sterling landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sterling working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sterling in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dama seems a little lost for a moment, as Sterling dominates the positioning.
Dama gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sterling looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sterling cracks Dama with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dama is bucking up trying to escape but Sterling cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sterling looking to control and managing it successfully.
A big strike lands for Sterling! That's really hurt Dama and he's turned his back - Sterling keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sterling jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Sterling!
After the fight, Joseph Sterling was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Dougles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Dougles will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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209 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Doo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Dougles!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dougles shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Doo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dougles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dougles stopping the sweep attempt from Doo.
Doo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dougles!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doo stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Doo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dougles misses with a hook. Doo ducked under it nicely.
Doo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dougles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doo wants to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dougles shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doo counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dougles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Doo is breathing heavily.
Dougles lands a damaging elbow.
Dougles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dougles scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dougles.
Doo takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Dougles.
Doo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dougles lands an elbow inside that Doo shrugs off.
Dougles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dougles scores with a knee to the head.
Dougles landing knees to the head.
It looks like Fred Doo has been cut.
Dougles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dougles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dougles lands a knee to the head.
Dougles lands a good knee to the midsection. Doo won't want to take too many of those.
Dougles lands a nice elbow.
Dougles connects with a knee to the head.
Dougles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dougles lands a nice elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Dougles.
Dougles lands an elbow that stopped Doo in his tracks for a moment.
Dougles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dougles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dougles has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Doo goes down! Dougles dives on top of him - Doo manages to get guard.
Doo is rocked!
Dougles loads up on a big left hand. Doo felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Dougles looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Doo can't hide his disappointment, as Dougles celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Dougles!
Ryan Dougles was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jay Money has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Shepard!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shepard looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Money feints a jab promting Shepard to slip. Money then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shepard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like John Shepard has been cut.
Money throws a series of punches but Shepard avoids them all with ease.
Money looks for the body kick but Shepard saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Money misses.
Money stalks Shepard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shepard's face. Shepard staggers backwards, shaken.
Shepard is rocked!
Money misses with a series of wild punches.
Shepard is still on wobbly legs! Can Money finish him?
A clash of legs there as Money blocks the low kick.
Money cracks Shepard with a hook to the temple - Shepard is on wobbly legs here! Money swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Shepard falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Money wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jay Money!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Garciea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Matice Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Garciea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Matice Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matice Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garciea wants to control but Matice Jr postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garciea throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Matice Jr cracks Garciea with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Matice Jr taking a breather here.
Garciea looks to move to half guard but instead Matice Jr has passed into mount! Damn!
Matice Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
It looks like Matice Jr might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garciea swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Garciea is desperately trying to improve his position but Matice Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Garciea flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Matice Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
Garciea is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matice Jr controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gregory Matice Jr.
Matice Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garciea looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Matice Jr remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Matice Jr gets to mount! Garciea was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Matice Jr controlling the pace for now.
Garciea is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matice Jr controlling his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garciea tries to hold on but Matice Jr postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matice Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garciea is looking to improve his position but Matice Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Matice Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matice Jr with a poor takedown
and Garciea counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Matice Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garciea won't allow Matice Jr to sweep him here.
Garciea lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Garciea postures up.
Garciea is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garciea scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Matice Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Garciea is proving a slippery customer.
Garciea's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Matice Jr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Garciea off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matice Jr tries to clinch up but Garciea circles away and keeps his distance.
Garciea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matice Jr as he jumps to the side.
Matice Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garciea sprawls well initially but Matice Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matice Jr trying to pass the guard but Garciea defending well.
Garciea is looking to improve his position.
Matice Jr is controlling the pace.
Matice Jr drops an elbow to the side of Garciea's head.
Matice Jr moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Garciea.
Garciea is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Matice Jr's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garciea looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Matice Jr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Matice Jr tries to pass to full mount but Garciea defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Matice Jr in particular looking to stall.
Matice Jr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gregory Matice Jr hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Matice Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garciea's waist but Garciea gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matice Jr off to one side.
Matice Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garciea tries to avoid it but Matice Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garciea to the ground. Garciea escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jose Garciea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Matice Jr.
Matice Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Garciea wants to get back to his feet.
Garciea won't allow Matice Jr to pass to mount.
Matice Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Garciea actively working from the bottom here.
Matice Jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gregory Matice Jr.
Matice Jr tries to clinch up.
Matice Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Matice Jr works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
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!
Matice Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matice Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matice Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Matice Jr 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!
Matice Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Garciea struggling a bit here.
Garciea is looking to reverse the position.
Garciea being controlled for a moment.
Garciea tries to buck Matice Jr off but Matice Jr is having none of it.
Gregory Matice Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garciea can't do much from the bottom here.
Garciea sneaks back into half guard.
Matice Jr prevents Garciea from improving his position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Garciea enables Matice Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Garciea manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Matice Jr is pushing down on Garciea's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garciea is fighting to maintain full guard but Matice Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Garciea wants to improve his position but Matice Jr is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garciea slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gregory Matice Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garciea wants to hit a switch here but Matice Jr passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Garciea there!
Matice Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matice Jr avoids the attempt from Garciea to control.
Garciea is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Garciea is trying desperately to improve position.
Garciea takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matice Jr with a couple of short strikes.
Garciea is looking to improve his position but Matice Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
Matice Jr controlling the pace for now.
Garciea is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matice Jr controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Matice Jr 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gregory Matice Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Matice Jr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Matice Jr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jose Garciea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matice Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Garciea regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Matice Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matice Jr 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Matice Jr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Gambini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rebel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: If you want blood, you got it by AC/DC . Frankie Gambini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Gambini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gambini.
Johnson lands a jab to Gambini's midsection.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gambini on the side of the head.
Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Gambini wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gambini?
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Gambini is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Gambini turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Johnson off and cradles Gambini's limp body as Johnson celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Rebel Johnson!
Rebel Johnson took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'll make you famous. Come be with a real man.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Cromptom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Poddubny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poddubny has chosen Champion Of The Champions as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Cromptom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Poddubny!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cromptom fails with the takedown.
Cromptom shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Poddubny napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Poddubny regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poddubny manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Poddubny tries to clinch there but Cromptom circles away.
A jab from Poddubny does it's job there.
It looks like Josh Cromptom has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cromptom fails to land the takedown.
Cromptom shoots in and gets a takedown into Poddubny's guard.
Cromptom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Poddubny has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cromptom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Poddubny working for a triangle but Cromptom defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poddubny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Poddubny is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cromptom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cromptom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poddubny is keeping the position for now.
Cromptom with a flurry of punches that miss.
Poddubny trying to control the position.
Cromptom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cromptom stopping the sweep attempt from Poddubny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cromptom works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Poddubny blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cromptom.
Poddubny moves into full guard.
Cromptom tries to free his leg and advance position but Poddubny is retaining full guard.
Cromptom makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cromptom with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cromptom thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cromptom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poddubny throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cromptom wants to control from the top but Poddubny keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny looking for a guillotine here but Cromptom defends easily.
Poddubny has his foot on Cromptom's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cromptom works his way back into a safe position though.
Poddubny working for a triangle but Cromptom defends it easily.
Poddubny is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Poddubny manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cromptom manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cromptom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cromptom is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Poddubny is aware though and is defending well.
Poddubny connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Poddubny's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poddubny is looking to work some ground and pound but Cromptom has wrist control.
Poddubny trying to control but Cromptom is working from the bottom.
Poddubny stands up over Cromptom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Poddubny is in close to Cromptom's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poddubny postures up and lands a big shot to Cromptom's brow.
Poddubny distracts Cromptom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cromptom working for a triangle but Poddubny defends it easily.
Poddubny wants to control from the top but Cromptom keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Poddubny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Cromptom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cromptom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Poddubny as he jumps to the side.
Poddubny shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cromptom manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cromptom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Poddubny is controlling him.
Poddubny stands up over Cromptom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Poddubny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Poddubny trying to control the position from guard on top but Cromptom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poddubny forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poddubny is thwarting Cromptom's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poddubny takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cromptom trying to control from the bottom.
Cromptom has hold of Poddubny's hands but Poddubny slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Poddubny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cromptom is rocked!
Cromptom is trying to stand back up but Poddubny is controlling him
Oh Cromptom is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poddubny looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cromptom with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Poddubny lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Cromptom! More strikes land and this one is all over! Poddubny jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Poddubny!
A less than humble Ivan Poddubny misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mommasaid Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Garcia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mommasaid Out's chin.
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24
195 lbs
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178 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mommasaid Out!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Garcia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garcia cracks Out with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia working the ground and pound from side control.
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!
Out avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Garcia.
Out defending against the ground and pound.
Out is working to avoid the ground and pound but Garcia connects with a decent elbow.
Out avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Garcia.
Out parries the strikes from Garcia easily there. Garcia is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Out to escape.
Garcia scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Out's shoulder. That is not cool.
Garcia working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Out is rocked!
Garcia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Out to see if he's OK.
Out is still in real trouble! Can Garcia finish him?
Garcia lands a huge shot from side control! Out is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Damien Garcia!
A very excited looking Damien Garcia 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genral Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
172 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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27
180 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genral Lee!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Hollywood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hollywood's corner calls for a 1-2. Hollywood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Genral Lee has been cut.
Hollywood thows a body shot but no joy.
Hollywood throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Hollywood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hollywood to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollywood scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hollywood swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hollywood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Hollywood tries to work over Lee's front leg with a kick but Lee checks it.
James Hollywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Hollywood catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hollywood is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hollywood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That kick from Hollywood tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee looks gassed!
Hollywood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Hollywood.
Hollywood cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollywood can pounce on him.
Hollywood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hollywood lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
That has opened up Genral Lee's cut even more.
Hollywood lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood drops Lee with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lee looks back up at him and smiles so Hollywood waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lee is rocked!
Hollywood lands a big right hand that sends Lee crashing to the mat! Hollywood stays standing though and waves Lee back to his feet!
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Hollywood finish him?
Hollywood lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Lee head around and knocks him out cold! Hollywood hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Hollywood!
A victorious James Hollywood thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Freedmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedmen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hero by Skillet. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
278 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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23
280 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Baker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Freedmen!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Freedmen does it's job there.
Freedmen avoids the body shot from Baker.
Freedmen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baker's calf.
Freedmen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baker circles away quickly and effectively.
Baker tries to land a front kick but Freedmen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baker tries a low kick but Freedmen avoids it.
Baker swinging wildly here.
Baker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baker tries to land a front kick but Freedmen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Freedmen to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker misses with a series of wild punches.
Freedmen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Freedmen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Freedmen scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Baker misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedmen sends Baker crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Freedmen is motioning to the referee to let Baker up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Baker is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedmen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bryan Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freedmen misses with a looping right.
Baker gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roger Freedmen! Roger Freedmen retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Roger Freedmen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Robbin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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24
178 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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24
181 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Robbin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, CJ Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilkins throws a hook but Robbin blocks it.
Wilkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Wilkins misses with a kick to the body.
Robbin is looking to clinch.
Wilkins wants to clinch up but Robbin keeps it at a distance.
Robbin checks a low kick from Wilkins.
Robbin blocks a leg kick.
Wilkins dodges the punch combination from Robbin.
Robbin clinches.
Robbin taking a breather.
Wilkins can't find room to land a body shot as Robbin controls the action.
Wilkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robbin avoids it.
Wilkins misses with a body punch.
Robbin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robbin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wilkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wilkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robbin effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbin has Wilkins pressed against the cage, preventing Wilkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robbin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wilkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wilkins misses with a jab to the body
and Robbin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wilkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wilkins throws a solid leg kick but Robbin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wilkins.
Wilkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Robbin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkins throws a head kick but Robbin moves out of range.
Wilkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wilkins tries to clinch there but Robbin circles away.
Billy Robbin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbin looking to score a takedown here. Wilkins is defending well but Robbin drives through and ends up in Wilkins's guard.
Robbin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robbin throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Robbin works over Wilkins with some ground and pound from guard.
Robbin is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilkins has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Robbin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Robbin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robbin 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.
Wilkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Robbin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Robbin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robbin chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbin tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilkins is retaining full guard.
Wilkins looking to control.
Robbin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robbin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wilkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robbin is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Robbin throws an elbow that misses. Wilkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Robbin's guard. Nice move by Wilkins!
Wilkins looking to sit in guard and control but Robbin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Robbin throws an elbow that misses. Wilkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Robbin's guard. Nice move by Wilkins!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins looking to pass the guard.
Wilkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilkins looking to sit in guard and control but Robbin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Robbin slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robbin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Robbin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Robbin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wilkins throws a front kick aimed at Robbin's knee but Robbin avoids it well.
Robbin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilkins throws a body punch but Robbin moves out of range.
Wilkins wants to clinch up but Robbin keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Robbin.
Robbin tries to clinch but Wilkins moves out of range.
Wilkins misses with a low kick.
Robbin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wilkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Robbin.
Robbin rushes Wilkins and presses him up against the cage.
Robbin prevents a body shot from Wilkins.
Robbin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbin.
Wilkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robbin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilkinss head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins blocks the elbow strike.
Wilkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robbin's elbow.
Wilkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robbin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Wilkins.
Robbin lands with a left to the head.
Wilkins throws an elbow that misses.
Robbin misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilkins tries to work over Robbin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robbin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robbin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Robbin.
Wilkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilkins tries a body shot but Robbin blocks it.
Robbin throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbin trying to control the position but instead, Wilkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Robbin into the cage.
Wilkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkins misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkins misses with some punches.
Robbin looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbin managing to block the knees to the body from Wilkins.
Wilkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkins tries a body shot but Robbin blocks it.
Robbin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilkins backwards.
Wilkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robbin is defending well for now.
Robbin lands a right hand.
Robbin stalling.
Wilkins tries to throw a body punch but Robbin avoids it by throwing Wilkins back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbin tries to work over Wilkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robbin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbin tries to stall but Wilkins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wilkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robbin.
Wilkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wilkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robbin.
Wilkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Robbin controls his hands.
CJ Wilkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilkins tries a body shot but Robbin blocks it.
Robbin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robbin or not.
Robbin trying to control the position but instead, Wilkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Robbin into the cage.
Robbin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wilkins prevents it.
Robbin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Robbin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robbin has gone for a leg lock! Wilkins slips out almost immediately though and dives into Robbin's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robbin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilkins is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robbin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Robbin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Billy Robbin will probably get the nod.
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.
Robbin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Billy Robbin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robbin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robbin keeps the fight on the outside.
Robbin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wilkins struggling a bit here.
Robbin is trying to get an arm triangle but Wilkins is defending well.
Robbin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wilkins!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robbin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Robbin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wilkins looks a forlorn figure.
Robbin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wilkins looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Robbin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wilkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Robbin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Robbin with the ground and pound from mount.
Wilkins controls the position.
Robbin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Wilkins is now in Robbin's guard. A big mistake from Robbin there, giving up the dominant position!
Robbin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wilkins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Robbin looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins tries to stand and escape but Robbin is controlling the position.
Wilkins trying to advance position but Robbin counters by regaining guard.
Robbin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins looking to sit in guard and control but Robbin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Robbin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Robbin working the ground and pound.
Robbin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Robbin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilkins keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbin is working Wilkins over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wilkins is not content to let Robbin control the position.
Wilkins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Wilkins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Robbin connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Robbin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robbin trying to control the action but Wilkins is working from the bottom.
Wilkins looking for a sweep but Robbin has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Robbin clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Robbin gets the takedown into side control.
Robbin lands some shots froms side control.
Robbin wants to control but Wilkins is keeping him busy.
Robbin is working Wilkins over with some ground and pound from side control.
Robbin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilkins can do to turn this around?
Wilkins wants to control but Robbin postures up.
Robbin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wilkins is trying to work for a sweep but Robbin has mounted him!
Robbin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wilkins is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbin cracks Wilkins with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Robbin!
Billy Robbin retains his welterweight title!
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