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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 6 p4p, 114 weight class) and Gunner Bond (ranked 1 p4p, 13 weight class). Gunner Bond told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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183 cm 31 172 27 - 6 - 2 |
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180 cm 27 175 18 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 27 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Bond! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A low kick from Bond is predictable there and Bond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Robson is looking to score with low kicks. Robson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bond counters with a lovely straight right hand! Robson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Bond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Bond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bond checks a leg kick. Robson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Robson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Robson checks a leg kick. Bond connects with a body shot that sends Robson's belly button to the back. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Robson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Robson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bond. Robson misses with an uppercut. Bond saw that one coming. Bond moves out of range of the strikes. Bond throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bond takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses. Bond walks into a straight right hand from Robson. Robson scores with a leg kick.
Robson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Robson misses with a low kick. Bond thuds his right hand into Robson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Robson throws a lazy right hand but Bond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Robson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bond.
Robson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Robson swings for the body but Bond moves out of range.
Robson misses with a wild body shot. A little jabbing left from Bond on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Bond checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bond tries to counter by closing the distance. Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bond is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bond takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bond fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Bond avoids the body shot from Robson.
Bond let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Bond attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Bond takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Bond ducks right into an uppercut from Robson. Robson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Bond throws a wild body kick that Robson sees coming a mile off. Robson throws a front kick aimed at Bond's knee but Bond avoids it well. Robson throws a quick inside leg kick. Robson misses with a hook. Bond avoids the body shot from Robson.
Bond moves out of range of the strikes. Robson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Robson connects with a leg kick. Bond lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Robson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Robson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Bond attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Robson thows a left - swing and a miss! Nice body kick there by Bond. Robson throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bond to counter with a crisp jab. Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Robson getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Bond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Bond misses with a hook to the body
and Robson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A shot to the liver by Robson. Beautiful body shot. Bond misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bond looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bond lands with a hook. Robson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Robson scores with a jab to the head.
Bond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
A punch lands to the side of Bond 's head but he takes it in his stride. Robson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bond at a distance.
A low kick lands for Robson.
Bond walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bond ducks under a wild hook from Robson. A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Bond does a little dance to reset his feet. Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Bond throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Good shot there by Bond. Robson misses with a body punch
letting Bond counter with a right hand. Bond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Robson. Bond throws a lazy right hand but Robson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Robson misses with a low kick.
Bond appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from Robson misses the target. Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Bond takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses. Bond waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robson. Robson is looking to wear down Bond with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. A jab from Robson misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Robson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bond has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Robson misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bond takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A leg kick checked by Bond. Bond tries to work over Robson's front leg with a kick but Robson checks it. Bond slips under a jab. Bond lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Robson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bond's head backwards. Robson tries to move into range but Bond moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Robson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bond. Robson lands with a straight right. Bond didn't see that one coming. Bond avoids the body shot from Robson.
Robson lands the left hand. Bond takes one to the chin there. Bond walks into a straight right hand from Robson. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bond! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robson lands a right hook to the body.
Robson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bond doesn't seem bothered though. Robson misses with a body shot.
Bond wants to counter with a clinch but Robson pushes him away. Robson misses with a body shot.
Bond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy. Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bond throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem. Robson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bond wants to counter with a clinch but Robson pushes him away. Robson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Robson with a jab. Robson takes a swing at Bond's ribcage but misses. Bond misses with the body kick and Robson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A leg kick checked by Bond.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bond manages to avoid it. Bond moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Robson lands a really nice looking cross but Bond seems unphased.
Robson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Robson misses with a wild combination.
Bond avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Bond follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Bond takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses. Robson misses with a few strikes there.
Bond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Bond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Robson throws a hook to the side of Bond's head but Bond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bond wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Bond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robson is out of range and Bond settles back down. A low kick from Robson is predictable there and Bond holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Robson takes a shot to the head. Robson pushes Bond back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Robson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bond pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bond avoids the body shot from Robson.
Robson throws a leg kick but Bond checks it. Bond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Bond thumps Robson with a low kick. A left lands for Robson. Bond scores with a kick to the body.
Bond lands a jab to the nose. Robson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bond can do to turn this around? Robson misses with a low kick as Bond jumps back. Robson misses with a hook. Robson misses with an uppercut. Robson looks to land a right hand but Bond moved out of range. Robson sets himself, and Bond steps forward looking for the clinch! Robson avoids it this time. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that second 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. Bond misses with an uppercut. A leg kick checked by Bond. Bond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Robson throws a leg kick that misses. Bond tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Robson is able to avoid easily. Robson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bond's sensitive parts. Oliver Robson is winning the standup battle so far. Robson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robson scores with the left hand. Bond knows he should have avoided that one. A solid leg kick lands there for Robson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bond checks a leg kick nicely. Bond lands a nice looking kick to the body. Robson takes a step back to recover. Robson throws a body shot but no joy. Robson throws a body shot but no joy. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Bond lands a jab to Robson's midsection. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. A left lands for Bond. A shot to the body from Robson misses and Bond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Robson misses with a hook to the body
and Bond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Robson throws a leg kick and Bond counters with a good low kick that Robson was not able to check. Bond thows a body kick. Robson tries to catch it but that hurt him. Bond misses with a hook. Robson misses with a low kick. Robson wants to land a leg kick but Bond is out of range. Bond looks to land a right hand but Robson moved out of range. Robson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Bond jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Robson moves out of range as Bond strikes. Nice uppercut there from Bond.
Robson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Robson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Bond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bond lands a big uppercut and Robson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Robson looks OK. Bond waves Robson back to his feet! Oh Robson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bond moves away. A countering left hand to the body from Bond misses. Bond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bond drops Robson with a naaaaasty hook - Robson is in real trouble here! Bond dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunner Bond! Gunner Bond is the new welterweight champion! Our winner, Gunner Bond, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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