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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bekah Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tombstone terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bekah Robson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, tombstone terry!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
terry doesn't manage to clinch there - Robson circles away.
terry fails in his attempt to clinch.
terry gets caught flat footed, as Robson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Robson is standing up over terry. terry looks to escape but Robson dives into side control.
terry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
terry can't do much from the bottom here.
Robson wants to lay and pray for a moment but terry keeps working.
terry is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Robson is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
terry seems a little lost for a moment, as Robson dominates the positioning.
Robson decides to stand back up.
terry moves in looking to clinch but Robson pushes him off.
Robson tries to clinch but terry is having none of it.
Robson circles away from the clinch attempt.
terry darts in trying to clinch
and Robson counters by moving into the clinch.
terry scores with a knee to the head.
terry effectively controlling the action here.
Robson misses with a knee to the head.
terry tries to land a knee to the head but Robson blocks with his arms.
terry gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
terry trying to control the position from guard on top but Robson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Robson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
terry prevents Robson from moving into mount.
Robson trying to control the action but terry is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
terry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
terry wants to control but Robson postures up.
Robson decides to stand back up. Robson steps back and let's terry get back to his feet.
terry closes the distance and pushes Robson back into the cage.
Robson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
terry lands an elbow inside that Robson shrugs off.
terry landing knees to the head.
terry keeps control of Robson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
terry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
terry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robson is breathing heavily.
terry breaks the clinch.
terry tries to clinch up but Robson circles away and keeps his distance.
terry looks to clinch
and Robson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in terry's guard now.
Robson wants to stand but terry is controlling his posture from full guard.
terry striking off his back but it's not causing Robson any problems.
terry wants to stand but Robson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bekah Robson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Robson wants to clinch
and terry counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Robson throws a sloppy head kick and terry moves out of range easily.
terry keeps the fight on the outside.
Robson circles away from the clinch attempt
so Robson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Robson stops terry from standing up.
Robson trying to control the position from guard on top but terry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
terry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robson manages to get himself to full guard.
terry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson trying to control the position here.
terry wants to control from the top but Robson keeps moving.
Bekah Robson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
terry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as terry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
terry wanted to stand there but Robson had control of the position.
Robson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Robson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
terry throwing strikes from guard but Robson blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Robson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
terry darts in and clinches Robson up against the cage.
terry fails to pull guard.
terry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Robson prevents a takedown attempt there.
terry manages to break the clinch.
terry circles away from the clinch attempt
and terry moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson looking to throw knees to the head but terry is blocking nicely.
terry is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
terry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
tombstone terry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
terry gets a clinch.
Robson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robson looking to slow down the pace here.
terry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robson tries to pull guard but terry won't allow it.
terry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Robson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bekah Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tombstone terry.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
terry breaks the clinch.
terry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
terry is looking to clinch but Robson is avoiding it.
terry moves into range and clinches up with Robson.
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 Bekah Robson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
terry rushes Robson and presses him up against the cage.
terry with a knee to the head.
terry crunches a lovely knee into Robson's ribcage.
terry lands an elbow just above Robson 's eye.
Robson tries to pull guard but terry holds him up against the cage and eventually Robson drops back down to his feet.
Robson avoiding damage as terry throws knees to the body.
terry manages to break the clinch.
Bekah Robson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
terry clinches.
terry is pressed up against the cage. Robson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag terry down to the mat. terry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
terry rushes Robson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
terry breaks the clinch.
terry clinches up with Robson and pushes him back against the cage.
terry tries for a takedown. No joy.
terry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
terry tries to score a body lock takedown but Robson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Robson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robson moves in looking to clinch but terry pushes him off.
Robson shoots in and drives through. terry sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bekah Robson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
terry clinches up with Robson and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
terry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
terry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
terry clinches up against the cage.
terry misses with a knee to the head.
terry landing knees to the head.
terry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robson.
terry breaks from the clinch.
terry tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
terry is looking to clinch but Robson is avoiding it.
terry rushes Robson and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Robson.
terry goes for a takedown attempt but Robson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
terry tries to clinch but Robson is having none of it.
terry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Robson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
terry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robson.
Robson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but terry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robson tries to break the clinch but terry is controlling the position.
terry landing knees to the body.
terry lands a knee to the body.
terry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson misses with an elbow over the top.
terry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
terry moves into range and clinches up with Robson.
terry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
terry pushes Robson up against the cage in a clinch.
Robson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
terry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robson blocks it with crossed arms.
terry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
terry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
terry fails to pull guard.
terry tries to score a body lock takedown but Robson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
terry throws a knee to the head but misses.
terry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - terry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robson tries to clinch but terry moves away
and terry counters by moving into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Robson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. terry just stands there and leans against the cage.
terry gets underhooks to prevent Robson's takedown attempt.
terry is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, terry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from terry.
terry tries a knee to the head but Robson blocks it.
Knees to the body from terry.
terry landing knees to the body.
Robson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Robson tries to score a body lock takedown but terry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
terry lands a nice knee to the body.
terry tries a knee to the head but Robson blocks it.
terry tries to land knees in the clinch but Robson avoids the damage to the body.
Robson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from terry.
Robson looking for a takedown.
Robson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but terry is keeping busy.
terry breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
terry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Robson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
terry decides to take the fight back to the feet.
terry closes the distance and clinches.
terry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
terry looking to throw knees to the head but Robson is blocking nicely.
terry stalling against the cage.
Robson is trying to stall.
terry crunches a lovely knee into Robson's ribcage.
terry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tombstone terry really 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.
terry throws a head kick that Robson semi-blocks.
terry tries to clinch but Robson moves out of range.
terry tries a head kick but it misses.
terry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robson.
terry successfully pulls guard.
terry wants to get back to his feet but Robson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Robson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson trying to control but terry is working from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson looking to sit in guard and control but terry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Robson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
terry trying to control but Robson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
terry moves into the clinch.
terry scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Robson - that landed with a thud.
terry breaks the clinch.
terry moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from terry.
terry stalls.
terry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Robson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
terry has had enough of the clinch but Robson keeps him there for the moment.
tombstone terry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
terry avoids a wild elbow strike from Robson.
terry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
terry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson stops terry from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Robson stands and steps away. terry gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bekah Robson had his way with tombstone terry in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
terry looks to clinch
and Robson counters with a shoot takedown. terry fights it but they end up in guard.
terry trying to keep a closed guard but Robson is proving a slippery customer.
Robson wants to control from the top but terry keeps moving.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
terry wants to stand up but Robson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson trying to control the position from guard on top but terry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
terry wants to stand and escape but Robson is having none of it.
terry is striking from the bottom but Robson uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
terry looking for submissions off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
terry clinches but Robson breaks the clinch
and Robson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
terry is refusing to be controlled, as Robson sits in half guard.
Robson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
terry pushes Robson off and gets back to his feet.
No luck for terry with that takedown attempt.
Robson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
terry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
terry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
terry misses with a knee to the head.
Robson throws a knee to the head but misses.
terry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robson is looking to break free of the clinch but terry has double underhooks.
terry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
terry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
terry scores with a knee to the head.
terry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
terry takes a knee right on the jaw!
terry misses with a knee to the head.
terry is trying to maintain a safe position but Robson gets an underhook and turns terry into the cage.
Robson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
terry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
terry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robson walks away with a smile on his face. terry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bekah Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tombstone terry.
Robson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
terry lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
terry clinches.
tombstone terry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bekah Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
terry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bekah Robson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bekah Robson!
Bekah Robson retains his bantamweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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