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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Robinson (ranked 3623 p4p, 4625 weight class) and Pol Cuaresma (ranked 347 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
145
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170 cm
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150
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pol Cuaresma!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuaresma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Robinson misses the target.
Cuaresma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Robinson tries to circle away but Cuaresma has him pinned against the cage.
Cuaresma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cuaresma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cuaresma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cuaresma is working Robinson over against the cage.
Robinson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cuaresma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Cuaresma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cuaresma.
Robinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Cuaresma.
Cuaresma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cuaresma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cuaresma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuaresma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cuaresma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cuaresma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cuaresma lands a hook that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Cuaresma, against the cage.
Cuaresma tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Cuaresma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cuaresma cracks Robinson with a nice body shot.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson goes for a takedown attempt but Cuaresma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cuaresma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cuaresma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cuaresma digs a right hand underneath Robinson's ribcage. Robinson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Cuaresma.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cuaresma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robinson's brow.
Robinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cuaresma throws an elbow that misses.
Cuaresma is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuaresma scores with a shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cuaresma has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Cuaresma gets an underhook and turns Robinson into the cage.
Cuaresma lands an uppercut.
Cuaresma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Cuaresma.
Cuaresma trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Cuaresma.
Cuaresma missing with knees to the body.
Cuaresma tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Cuaresma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Cuaresma as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma - that landed with a thud.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Cuaresma won't allow it.
Robinson avoiding damage as Cuaresma throws knees to the body.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson tries to break free but Cuaresma pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cuaresma throws an elbow but misses.
Cuaresma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Robinson misses
and Cuaresma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cuaresma drives through and clinches with Robinson against the cage.
Cuaresma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cuaresma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cuaresma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Cuaresma throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Cuaresma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuaresma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Robinson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cuaresma is defending well.
Cuaresma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robinson or not.
Cuaresma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Cuaresma trying to land knees to the body.
Cuaresma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Cuaresma.
Cuaresma lands a body punch.
Cuaresma lands a left hand.
Cuaresma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Robinson.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Cuaresma.
Cuaresma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pol Cuaresma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Robinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cuaresma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cuaresma gets a clinch.
Pol Cuaresma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cuaresma tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cuaresma smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuaresma has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuaresma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Cuaresma.
Cuaresma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cuaresma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Cuaresma.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuaresma moves into range and clinches up with Robinson.
Cuaresma scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cuaresma.
Robinson avoiding damage as Cuaresma throws knees to the body.
Cuaresma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson gets tackled into the cage by Cuaresma. Cuaresma maintains the clinch.
Cuaresma throws an elbow that misses.
Robinson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cuaresma has him pressed against the cage.
Cuaresma lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cuaresma.
Robinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cuaresma smiles and moves away.
Cuaresma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robinson on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuaresma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Robinson gets tackled into the cage by Cuaresma. Cuaresma maintains the clinch.
Robinson avoiding damage as Cuaresma throws knees to the body.
Cuaresma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson is working for takedown but Cuaresma is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cuaresma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cuaresma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cuaresma tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Cuaresma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cuaresma's elbow.
Robinson avoiding damage as Cuaresma throws knees to the body.
Cuaresma lands a nice uppercut.
Robinson avoids the elbow strike from Cuaresma, against the cage.
Cuaresma missing with knees to the body.
Cuaresma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cuaresma lands with a left to the head.
Robinson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cuaresma prevents it.
Cuaresma looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cuaresma is working Robinson over against the cage.
Good body shot from Cuaresma.
Cuaresma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Cuaresma lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cuaresma is keeping busy.
Cuaresma lands a nice shot to the body.
Cuaresma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cuaresma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cuaresma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Cuaresma.
Cuaresma pushes Robinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Cuaresma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Cuaresma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pol Cuaresma 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Robinson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cuaresma!
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Cuaresma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cuaresma tries to buck Robinson off but Robinson is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuaresma wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Robinson has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Cuaresma's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Cuaresma is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Robinson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kyle Robinson!
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energy
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hype
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