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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam McCullen (ranked 964 p4p, 1160 weight class) and CJ Robinson (ranked 134 p4p, 164 weight class). McCullen comes to the cage accompanied by The Foggy Dew. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Sam McCullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullen misses with a jab to the body
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCullen throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
McCullen wants to clinch.
McCullen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robinson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McCullen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robinson defends well and McCullen ends up having to push Robinson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
McCullen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Robinson tries to avoid it but McCullen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Robinson to the ground. Robinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen rushes Robinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCullen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
McCullen tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson moves out of range of the body kick from McCullen.
Robinson shapes to counter with a head kick.
McCullen clinches.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson lets loose with a powerful body kick. McCullen will feel that in the morning.
McCullen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McCullen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
McCullen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCullen has Robinson up against the cage in a clinch.
McCullen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCullen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCullen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam McCullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson feints a counter leg kick.
Robinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson digs a good body shot into McCullen's ribs.
McCullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from McCullen misses
and Robinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McCullen tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Sam McCullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCullen dives in and grabs Robinson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes down on McCullen's head and hops out.
Robinson stuffs the takedown.
Robinson throws a fast counter high kick but McCullen manages to duck under it in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCullen dives in and grabs Robinson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes down on McCullen's head and hops out.
Robinson lands a high kick!
McCullen misses with a double jab
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. McCullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCullen fails with the takedown
and Robinson counters with a big head kick but McCullen shrugs it off.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
McCullen shoots for a takedown but Robinson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCullen shoots in and drives through. Robinson sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullen rushes Robinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCullen tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCullen thinking.
McCullen moves in looking to clinch but Robinson pushes him off.
McCullen throws a leg kick but Robinson sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson leaves McCullen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McCullen wants to clinch
and Robinson counters with a left to the body.
McCullen shoots and misses
and Robinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Robinson dominated that round.
That's time! McCullen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Robinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robinson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCullen has time to react.
McCullen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson tries to keep at a distance but McCullen has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCullen misses with the head strike.
McCullen tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCullen moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen manages to break the clinch.
Robinson connects with a solid leg kick.
Robinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McCullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Robinson to work.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from McCullen - that landed with a thud.
McCullen manages to break the clinch.
McCullen drives through and clinches with Robinson against the cage.
McCullen misses with some punches.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCullen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Robinson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McCullen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCullen 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.
McCullen is looking to work some ground and pound but Robinson has wrist control.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing McCullen from controlling successfully.
McCullen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Robinson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCullen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McCullen missing with knees to the body.
McCullen tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson is stalling here.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Robinson counters with an outside leg kick.
Robinson lands a really nice looking cross but McCullen seems unphased.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robinson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCullen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRobinson.
McCullen tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
CJ Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCullen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Robinson counters with a series of strikes. McCullen will be more careful next time no doubt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Robinson!
McCullen throws a combination that misses
and Robinson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McCullen tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McCullen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Robinson.
Donk. Robinson catches McCullen right on the button with a cross.
McCullen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McCullen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Robinson.
McCullen tries to clinch
and Robinson counters with an inside leg kick.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson jabs McCullen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
McCullen is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
McCullen darts in looking for a takedown but Robinson gets double underhooks and turns McCullen into the cage.
Robinson misses with an uppercut. McCullen saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
McCullen clinches up against the cage.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCullen has Robinson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullen misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Sam McCullen has been cut.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCullen tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a right hand to the body.
Robinson slaps away a takedown attempt from McCullen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Robinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCullen rather than just go for the knockout.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
McCullen has Robinson up against the cage in a clinch.
McCullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
CJ Robinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sam McCullen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCullen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson counters with a head kick.
McCullen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from McCullen. Those never looked like landing.
Robinson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCullen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robinson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCullen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robinson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McCullen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam McCullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson swings for the body but McCullen moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
McCullen is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCullen's head backwards.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCullen at a distance.
That kick from Robinson tenderised McCullen's leg. McCullen is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCullen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robinson sprawls well. Robinson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCullen gets slowly back to his feet.
Robinson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sam McCullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
McCullen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
CJ Robinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCullen shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but McCullen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCullen.
McCullen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson blocks a head kick by McCullen.
McCullen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McCullen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robinson but Robinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCullen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
CJ Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Robinson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Robinson!
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