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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Bernales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Robbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernales comes to the cage accompanied by Hitomi no Jyuunin by L'arc en Ciel. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ingemar Bernales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Robbo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Bernales. No joy for Robbo on that attempt.
Bernales tries to clinch up but Robbo circles away and keeps his distance.
Robbo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bernales but Bernales pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bernales wants to clinch.
Robbo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bernales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robbo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bernales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bernales moves in looking to clinch but Robbo pushes him off.
Robbo forces Bernales back against the cage and clinches.
Bernales lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bernales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Andy Robbo has been cut.
Bernales misses with an elbow strike.
Bernales lands an elbow that stopped Robbo in his tracks for a moment.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but Robbo blocks with his arms.
Bernales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bernales landing knees to the head.
Bernales lands an elbow that stopped Robbo in his tracks for a moment.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robbo wants to break free but Bernales has control.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but Robbo blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robbo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bernales looking to throw knees to the head but Robbo is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernales scores with a knee to the head.
Bernales is breathing heavily.
Bernales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bernales landing knees to the head.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but Robbo blocks with his arms.
Robbo looking to stall.
Bernales looking to throw knees to the head but Robbo is blocking nicely.
Robbo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Robbo is looking to advance position but Bernales won't allow it.
Robbo is looking to take a break and control but Bernales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robbo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbo trying to pass the guard but Bernales defending well.
Robbo is thwarting Bernales's attempts to control the position.
Bernales wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robbo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bernales to regain full guard.
Bernales tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bernales looks to clinch
and Robbo counters with a body kick that stops Bernales in his tracks momentarily.
Robbo shoots in but Bernales avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ingemar Bernales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Robbo.
Bernales closes the distance and pushes Robbo back into the cage.
Robbo takes an elbow to the temple.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but Robbo blocks it.
Bernales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bernales misses with a knee to the head.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but Robbo blocks with his arms.
Robbo tries to pull guard but Bernales holds him up against the cage and eventually Robbo drops back down to his feet.
Bernales stops a takedown attempt from Robbo.
Robbo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Robbo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Robbo controlling the position.
Bernales slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bernales trying to control the action but Robbo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernales is really struggling to control Robbo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ingemar Bernales will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Robbo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bernales tries to clinch up
and Robbo counters with a good low kick that Bernales was not able to check.
Nice sprawl there from Bernales as Robbo shoots in.
Robbo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Robbo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bernales as he avoids it easily.
Ingemar Bernales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Robbo.
Bernales tries to clinch up
and Robbo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bernales won't be happy with that.
Bernales tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Robbo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bernales is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Robbo is controlling him well.
Robbo is breathing heavily.
Bernales can't do much from the bottom here.
Bernales tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Robbo easily slips into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernales is desperately trying to improve his position but Robbo has a good base and remains in mount.
Robbo with the ground and pound from mount.
Bernales working to try and regain half guard.
Bernales is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bernales is in all sorts of trouble here.
Robbo with good strikes from the mount here!
Bernales is working to get back to half guard.
Bernales is working hard here to advance position.
Robbo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bernales is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernales wants to control but Robbo is having none of it.
Robbo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bernales?
Bernales avoids a series of strikes thrown by Robbo.
Robbo looking to control but Bernales is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four 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.
Robbo controlling the position easily from mount.
Bernales is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bernales tries to hold on but Robbo postures up.
Robbo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bernales turns into him and now he's in Robbo's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Robbo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andy Robbo's cut.
That's time! Bernales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Robbo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Robbo tries to keep at a distance but Bernales has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bernales prevents Robbo from breaking the clinch.
Bernales misses with a knee strike.
Bernales lands a knee to the head.
Robbo looking for a takedown.
Bernales throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but Robbo blocks with his arms.
Robbo is trying to drag Bernales to the mat but Bernales just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Robbo looking for a takedown.
Ingemar Bernales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Robbo.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bernales connects with a knee to the head.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but Robbo blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bernales creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robbo's defenses.
Robbo avoids the elbow strike from Bernales, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernales lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bernales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robbo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bernales looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but Robbo blocks it.
Robbo is working for takedown but Bernales is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bernales keeps control of Robbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bernales landing knees to the head.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but Robbo blocks it.
Bernales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robbo's face.
Bernales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bernales scores a nice knee to the body.
Robbo is trying to drag Bernales to the mat but Bernales just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bernales misses with a knee to the head.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but Robbo blocks it.
Bernales lands an elbow inside.
Robbo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robbo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robbo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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.
Bernales misses with an elbow over the top.
Bernales creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robbo's defenses.
Robbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Bernales won't allow it.
Bernales lands an elbow inside that Robbo shrugs off.
Bernales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robbo blocks it with crossed arms.
Robbo blocks an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Robbo.
Robbo breaks the clinch.
Bernales tries to clinch
and Robbo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bernales tries to clinch up.
Robbo shoots in looking for a takedown. Bernales tries to sprawl out of it but Robbo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bernales manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bernales closes the distance and clinches.
Bernales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robbo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bernales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernales keeps control of Robbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bernales misses with a knee to the head.
Bernales pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bernales gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robbo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bernales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bernales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bernales prevents Robbo from breaking the clinch.
Robbo jumps guard but Bernales stands there with Robbo around his waist. Robbo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bernales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Robbo's face.
Bernales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robbo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robbo wants a takedown but no success here.
Robbo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bernales tries a knee to the head but Robbo blocks it.
Robbo pulls guard effortlessly.
Bernales looking to pass the guard.
Bernales gets to his feet - Robbo follows without any prompting.
Bernales tries to clinch but Robbo moves away
and Robbo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bernales really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernales wants to clinch
and Robbo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bernales's guard.
Bernales wants to sweep but no luck.
Robbo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Robbo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robbo preventing the sweep.
Robbo prevents Bernales from getting back to his feet.
Bernales manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ingemar Bernales.
I think Bernales 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ingemar Bernales!
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