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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between peter robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, peter robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andres Soriano!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano jabs at robinson's body.
robinson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soriano goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Soriano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Soriano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Soriano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
peter robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
robinson wants to clinch.
robinson tries to clinch but Soriano is having none of it.
robinson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Soriano did well to prevent robinson getting side control.
robinson throws a strike but Soriano avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
robinson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
robinson postures up.
robinson pushes down on Soriano's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Soriano trying to control from the bottom.
robinson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
robinson is looking to take a break and control but Soriano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Soriano trying to control here.
Soriano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Soriano wants to get back to full guard.
Soriano trying to control here.
robinson wants to control but Soriano is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soriano scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Soriano is stalling here. robinson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Soriano seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and robinson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soriano can do anything to dispel that myth.
robinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soriano keeps working.
Soriano tries to buck robinson off but robinson is having none of it.
robinson trying to control the action but Soriano is working from the bottom.
Soriano is trying to improve his position.
Soriano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
robinson is looking to take a break and control but Soriano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Soriano's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
robinson is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Soriano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soriano misses with a takedown attempt
and robinson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
robinson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Soriano's guard.
robinson is keen to just control but Soriano is a slippery customer.
Soriano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with robinson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
robinson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
robinson slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soriano misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano wants to control but robinson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soriano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Soriano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Soriano flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Soriano with a poor takedown
and robinson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soriano won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soriano struggling a bit here.
robinson scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
peter robinson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
robinson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Soriano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soriano throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Soriano is striking from the bottom but robinson uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
robinson trying to control the action but Soriano is working from the bottom.
Soriano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. robinson is working away from the top position though.
robinson controlling the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soriano tries to roll over but robinson keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
robinson is trying to control the action in half guard but Soriano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Soriano throws a series of strikes that have robinson backpedaling.
Soriano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soriano with a lazy takedown attempt
and robinson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Soriano's guard now.
robinson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Soriano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
robinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soriano is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
robinson wants to get up but he can't break Soriano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
robinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soriano wants to stand up but robinson is controlling him.
robinson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soriano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. robinson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. robinson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soriano misses with a few strikes there.
Soriano gets caught flat footed, as robinson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano controls robinson momentarily but robinson frees himself.
robinson trying to control but Soriano is working from the bottom.
Soriano looking for a sweep. Not yet Soriano, not yet.
Soriano keeping moving, preventing robinson from controlling successfully.
robinson won't allow Soriano to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soriano thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
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.
robinson content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
robinson thows a leg kick but Soriano checks it
and Soriano counters with a three punch combo that has robinson backing up. robinson nods at Soriano to acknowledge the strikes.
robinson tries to clinch up
and Soriano moves into the clinch.
Soriano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soriano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
robinson slips a jab and a cross from Soriano.
robinson gets the takedown into side control.
Soriano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
peter robinson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
robinson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
robinson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Soriano manages to work his way to half guard, despite robinson's best efforts.
Soriano is looking for a sweep. robinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
robinson is thwarting Soriano's attempts to control the position.
Soriano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
robinson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
robinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soriano keeps working.
robinson is looking to advance position but Soriano won't allow it.
Soriano is trying is best to control the position here.
Soriano is pressing down on robinson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Soriano wants to sweep but no luck.
Soriano looking to control.
Soriano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from robinson.
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.
Soriano keeping full guard, as robinson tries to pass.
Soriano lands a decent shot there.
Soriano wants to control but robinson passes easily into half guard.
Soriano is concentrating on defense, preventing robinson from advancing position.
robinson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
robinson stands up out of the half guard.
robinson misses with a takedown
and Soriano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
robinson wants to clinch
and Soriano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
robinson with a poor takedown
and Soriano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
robinson wants to clinch
and Soriano counters with a nice double leg into side control. robinson won't be happy with that.
robinson struggling a bit here.
robinson tries to escape but Soriano is in control.
Soriano is looking to take a break and control but robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano controlling the position from side mount.
robinson parries the strikes from Soriano easily there. Soriano is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable robinson to escape.
robinson is trying to control Soriano's posture but Soriano avoids it.
Soriano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but robinson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
peter robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from robinson is defended easily by Soriano.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andres Soriano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think robinson 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... peter robinson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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