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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Wick (ranked 70 p4p, 830 weight class) and Neal Robson (ranked 8 p4p, 111 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Wick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Neal Robson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson misses with a jab to the body
and Wick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wick misses with a looping right.
Robson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wick throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
Robson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wick thuds a left hand into Robson's body.
Robson throws a nice looking combination but Wick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robson at a distance.
Wick misses with a jab to the body
and Wick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Robson misses.
Wick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wick manages to avoid it.
Robson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Wick tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Robson manages to circle out of the way.
Wick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson looks to land a left hand but Wick moved out of range nicely.
Robson scores with a shot to the body.
Wick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Robson lands with a good body shot.
Wick throws a sloppy body shot
and Robson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Joe Wick has been cut.
Wick lands a jab to Robson's midsection.
Wick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Robson scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wick ducks under a wild hook from Robson.
Wick lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Wick does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson throws a lazy right hand but Wick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robson scores with a jab to the body.
Robson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wick connects with a solid leg kick.
Wick tries to clinch but Robson moves out of range.
Wick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robson finds it's way round the side to connect with Wick's head.
It looks like Wick has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Robson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Robson.
Good standup being displayed there by Wick as he connects with a hook.
Wick throws a head kick but Robson moves out of range.
A combination from Wick does no damage.
Wick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wick.
Wick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Robson to counter with a crisp jab.
Wick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick has Robson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wick swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robson avoids it.
Robson lands an uppercut.
Wick prevents a body shot from Robson.
Robson breaks the clinch.
Robson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wick is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Robson.
Robson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robson momentarily.
Wick throws out a leg kick but Robson moves out of range and Wick only half commits.
Wick takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Robson! But no joy.
Wick throws a leg kick but Robson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Robson lands a nice looking body shot.
Wick scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick avoids the body shot from Robson.
Wick appears to be looking for a big counter.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wick throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wick is just out of range.
Wick is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Robson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Joe Wick's cut is getting worse.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wick was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
Robson lands a jab to Wick's midsection.
Wick misses with a left hand
and Robson counters with a nice body shot.
Wick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wick manages to avoid it.
Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robson counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wick misses with a kick to the body.
Wick looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neal Robson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Wick's cut.
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.
Robson lands a leg kick that knocks Wick off balance momentarily.
Robson works Wick's body with a nice hook.
Robson scores with a jab to the body.
Robson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wick.
Robson missing with a left hand there. Wick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robson throws a nice looking combination but Wick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wick swings for the body but Robson moves out of range.
Wick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robson connects with a body shot.
Robson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wick.
Robson throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Wick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wick misses with a straight right.
Wick moves into the clinch.
Wick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson can't find room to land a body shot as Wick controls the action.
Robson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wick backwards.
Robson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robson scores with a body shot.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wick.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wick moves away.
Wick connects with a body shot.
Wick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robson throws a shot from downtown. Wick moves away and avoids it.
Robson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Wick lands a nice looking body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Robson misses the target.
Wick swinging wildly here.
Neal Robson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson misses with a left hand
and Wick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robson. Robson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robson swings for the body but Wick moves out of range.
Wick misses with a looping left.
Robson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wick dodges the punch combination from Robson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick throws a big shot that misses.
Wick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Robson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Wick finds it's target.
Robson jabs at Wick's body.
Robson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wick.
Wick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robson misses with a body shot.
Robson staying out of range there.
Robson misses with a double jab.
Robson thuds a left hand into Wick's body.
A punch combination from Wick misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Robson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robson misses with a body punch
and Wick counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wick gets a clinch.
Wick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wick looking to stall.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Wick avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
Wick lands a shoulder strike.
Wick tries a body shot but Robson blocks it.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wick's elbow.
Wick throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
Wick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Neal Robson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Wick's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Robson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wick.
Robson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robson blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Wick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wick throws a looping overhand right but Robson ducks down to avoid it.
Robson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wick manages to avoid it.
Wick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robson. Robson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robson throws a shot from downtown. Wick moves away and avoids it.
Robson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robson throws the left hand but Wick avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wick scores with a push kick.
Robson throws a jab but it's blocked by Wick.
Wick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Robson on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Robson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wick clinches up with Robson and pushes him back against the cage.
Robson tries a body shot but Wick blocks it.
Wick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short right from Wick.
Robson can't find room to land a body shot as Wick controls the action.
Wick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wick prevents a body shot from Robson.
Wick stalling in the clinch but Robson improves position.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wick throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
Wick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robson is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wick's brow.
Wick throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
Wick tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Wick back against the cage.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Wick can't find room to land a body shot as Robson controls the action.
Wick tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Wick back against the cage.
Robson lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Wick missing with knees to the body.
Wick misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robson.
Robson managing to block the knees to the body from Wick.
Robson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Wick.
Joe Wick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robson misses with some punches.
Robson tries a knee to the head but Wick blocks it.
Wick crunches a lovely knee into Robson's ribcage.
Wick cracks Robson with a nice body shot.
Robson misses with a body punch.
Robson prevents a body shot from Wick.
Wick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wick misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wick can't find room to land a body shot as Robson controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neal Robson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Robson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wick.
Wick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Robson tries to work over Wick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robson.
Robson tries a body shot but Wick blocks it.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Robson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robson misses with a punch to the body.
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 Joe Wick.
I think Robson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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