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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 107 p4p, 143 weight class) and Sledge Wrou (ranked 14 p4p, 18 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sledge Wrou!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrou looks to land a body kick but Robson moved away.
Wrou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robson lands with a nice body punch.
Robson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wrou walks into a left hand.
A jab from Wrou does it's job there.
Robson throws a solid leg kick but Wrou takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Robson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robson works the jab nicely.
Robson tries to move into range but Wrou moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Robson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wrou.
A jab from Robson does it's job there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wrou!
Robson throws a leg kick but Wrou sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson throws a body punch but Wrou moves out of range.
Robson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wrou has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robson avoids the body shot from Wrou.
Wrou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robson.
Robson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wrou let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wrou throws a sloppy head kick and Robson moves out of range easily.
Robson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wrou lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Robson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wrou throws a head kick but Robson moves out of range.
Robson connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wrou slips a straight right by Robson.
Wrou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wrou throws a hook but Robson blocks it.
Wrou clobbers Robson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wrou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrou.
Robson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wrou throws an overhand right that lands on Robson's shoulder, as Robson tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Robson.
Robson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wrou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robson.
Wrou tries a low kick but Robson avoids it.
Robson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wrou checks the leg kick nicely there.
Robson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Robson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wrou misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrou lands a leg kick that knocks Robson off balance momentarily.
Wrou moves forwards but Robson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A low kick from Robson misses
and Wrou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Wrou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robson punishes Wrou's body with a nice straight punch.
Robson scores with the left hand. Wrou knows he should have avoided that one.
Wrou misses the shot to the body.
Wrou lands a slapping body shot.
Wrou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrou.
Wrou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robson manages to avoid it.
Robson cracks Wrou with a good jab.
Robson with the inside leg kick.
Robson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Robson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wrou looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Wrou.
Wrou misses with an uppercut.
Robson misses with a looping right.
Robson stalks Wrou and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wrou's face. Wrou staggers backwards, shaken.
Wrou blocks a jab.
Wrou swings for the body but Robson moves out of range.
Wrou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrou.
Robson appears to be looking for a big counter.
A punch lands to the side of Wrou 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wrou ducks under a wild hook from Robson.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wrou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson throws a leg kick
and Wrou counters with a straight right hand.
Wrou slips under a jab.
Good work by Wrou as he checks the leg kick.
Wrou attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Robson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Robson checks a low kick from Wrou.
Wrou scores with a jab to the head.
Wrou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wrou slips under a jab.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrou manages to avoid it.
Wrou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Robson moves out of range as Wrou throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson throws a hook but Wrou blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrou moves away from the strike by Robson.
Wrou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrou.
Wrou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Wrou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Robson misses.
Wrou listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wrou throws a nice head kick!
Wrou checks a leg kick nicely.
Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wrou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wrou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Robson lands a front kick.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oliver Robson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Robson lands a slapping body shot.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wrou is just out of range.
Wrou takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wrou! But no joy.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Wrou.
A little feinted left hand from Robson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wrou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wrou's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Robson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wrou scrambles back to his feet.
Wrou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliver Robson is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Robson coming out on top.
Wrou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wrou takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wrou looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
Robson avoids the body shot from Wrou.
Wrou takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wrou on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Wrou.
Wrou defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand.
Wrou scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrou takes one on the button.
Robson moves out of range as Wrou throws a body kick.
That kick from Wrou tenderised Robson's leg. Robson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wrou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robson counters with an inside leg kick.
Wrou looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
Robson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wrou punishes Robson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Robson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wrou - the referee stops the clock and Robson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wrou. Robson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wrou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robson.
Robson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wrou circles away quickly and effectively.
Robson throws out a loose jab but Wrou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wrou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wrou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson throws out a leg kick but Wrou moves out of range and Robson only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Robson ducks under a wild hook from Wrou.
Wrou takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
Wrou swings for the body but Robson moves out of range.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wrou is just out of range.
Wrou throws a hook to the side of Robson's head but Robson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robson thuds a left hand into Wrou's body.
Wrou misses with a body shot.
Wrou misses with a wild body shot.
Wrou stuns Robson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Wrou.
Wrou takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Robson does it's job there.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrou.
Robson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wrou has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wrou lands with a slapping head kick.
Robson lands a jab to Wrou's midsection.
Wrou tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Wrou.
Wrou looks to land a combination but Robson avoids it well.
Robson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wrou looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
Wrou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robson.
Wrou lands a body shot.
Wrou misses the shot to the body.
Robson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robson scores with the left hand. Wrou knows he should have avoided that one.
Robson throws a front kick aimed at Wrou's knee but Wrou avoids it well.
Wrou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robson moves away.
Robson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wrou.
Robson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wrou.
Robson looks to land a left hand but Wrou moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Robson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robson misses with a wild combination.
Wrou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robson moves away.
Wrou misses with a low kick.
Wrou lands a nice hook to Robson's body. Robson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Robson blocks the leg kick.
Robson misses the jab.
Wrou misses with a straight right.
Wrou slips a jab from Robson.
Wrou moves out of range of the strikes.
Robson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Wrou connects with a right hand. Robson shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrou fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wrou throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wrou connects with a body shot that sends Robson's belly button to the back.
Robson throws out a loose jab but Wrou uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oliver Robson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrou.
Wrou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robson wants to land a leg kick but Wrou is out of range.
A nice side step and Wrou releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wrou throws a lazy right hand but Robson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wrou lets loose with a powerful body kick. Robson will feel that in the morning.
Wrou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Wrou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson misses with a low kick.
Robson throws a body punch but Wrou moves out of range.
Robson with the inside leg kick.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrou.
Robson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Robson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robson scores with a jab.
Robson looks to land a right hand but Wrou moved out of range.
Wrou let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Robson.
Robson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Robson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sledge Wrou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrou.
Wrou looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
Robson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wrou counters with a head kick. That will keep Robson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wrou throws a hook to the side of Robson's head but Robson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robson.
Robson avoids the body shot from Wrou.
A solid leg kick lands there for Robson.
Wrou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robson misses with a body shot.
Wrou takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wrou has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Robson.
Robson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wrou's head.
Robson scores with a nice right hand.
Wrou looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
Robson tried to counter with a leg kick but Wrou avoided it.
Robson connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson checks a low kick from Wrou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
And Wrou responds with a good body kick, but Robson manages to step out the way in time.
Wrou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wrou doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Robson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wrou.
Robson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Robson lands a jab to Wrou's midsection.
Wrou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Wrou misses with a low kick.
Robson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wrou lands with a kick to the temple. Robson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wrou throws a hook but Robson avoids it easily.
Robson throws a shot from downtown. Wrou moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wrou! But no joy.
Robson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wrou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Robson rather than just go for the knockout.
Wrou swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robson counters with a right hand to the body.
Wrou walks into a left hand.
Wrou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wrou feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wrou slips a straight right by Robson.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson wants to slow Wrou down by chopping away at his legs.
Robson throws an overhand right that lands on Wrou's shoulder, as Wrou tries to avoid the shot.
Robson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wrou can pounce on him.
Wrou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robson.
Robson misses with a body shot.
Wrou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Robson.
Wrou scores with a jab to the jaw.
Robson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wrou looks to land a right hand but Robson moved out of range.
Robson looks to land a right hand but Wrou moved out of range.
Wrou throws a right hand that misses
and Robson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wrou's knee momentarily.
Robson misses with a hook.
Robson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Robson misses the target.
Robson cracks Wrou with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wrou throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
Robson lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrou lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Robson misses with a few strikes there.
Robson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrou.
Robson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Robson misses with a straight right.
Wrou takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
Wrou slips a straight right by Robson.
Wrou will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oliver Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wrou throws a good cross that connects.
Wrou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrou moves away.
Wrou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robson tried to counter with a leg kick but Wrou avoided it.
Wrou connects with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson throws a hook but Wrou blocks it.
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 Oliver Robson.
Well Robson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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