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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Nobody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Robson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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150 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Nobody! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Robson! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Robson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nobody, pushing him back against the cage. Robson has Nobody pushed against the cage. Robson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nobody fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nobody in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Robson stalling.
Nobody trying to control the position but instead, Robson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nobody into the cage. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robson obliges. Robson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nobody's efforts to push away. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Robson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nobody in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Robson lands a good knee to the midsection. Nobody won't want to take too many of those. Robson lands a knee to the head.
Robson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nobody's face.
Robson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nobody's defenses. Nobody has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Robson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Nobody is breathing heavily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Robson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nobody's face.
Robson just leaning against Nobody, taking a breather. Robson lands with a right to the head. Nobody tries for a takedown but Robson manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Nobody. That's going to take a lot out of him. Robson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robson scores with a knee to the head.
Nobody takes a knee right on the jaw!
Robson with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robson is stalling here.
Robson working Nobody over with knees to the body. Robson scores with a knee to the head.
Nobody takes a knee to the side of the body. Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nobody being controlled against the cage. Robson lands a nice knee to the body. The referee is keeping an eye on Robson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nobody lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Robson lands a knee to the body.
Nobody takes an elbow to the temple. Robson crunches a lovely knee into Nobody's ribcage. Robson lands a knee to the body.
Robson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Robson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Robson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robson lands with a short shot to the head. Robson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Robson presses Nobody against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Robson avoiding damage.
Robson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Nobody tries to pull guard but Robson holds him up against the cage and eventually Nobody drops back down to his feet.
Robson presses Nobody against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Robson pushes Nobody back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Robson stalling against the cage.
Nobody changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Robson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Robson closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Robson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nobody takes a knee right on the jaw!
Robson lands a nice uppercut. Nobody takes a knee to the side of the body. Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nobody lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Knees to the body from Robson.
Robson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Nobody has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Robson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Robson lands a hook to the side of the head. Robson connects with a knee to the head.
Nobody has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Robson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nobody tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robson landing knees to the head.
Robson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Robson connects with a knee to the head.
Robson with a knee to the head.
Robson lands a knee to the body.
Robson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Robson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Stalling in the clinch from Robson.
Nobody tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robson crunches a lovely knee into Nobody's ribcage. A right hook to the body lands for Nobody.
Robson is struggling to control the position. Nobody drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robson. Robson lands a knee to the head.
Nobody being controlled against the cage. Robson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Robson lands a knee to the body.
Robson just leaning against Nobody, taking a breather. Knees to the body from Robson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Robson dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nobody shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Nobody misses with a low kick. Robson scores with a hook. Nobody fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Robson forces Nobody back against the cage and clinches. Robson scores with a knee to the head.
Robson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Nobody. That's going to take a lot out of him. Robson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nobodys head. Robson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Robson connects with a knee to the head.
Robson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nobody takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robson with a knee to the head.
Robson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Robson avoiding damage.
Robson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robson controlling the action here for a moment.
Nobody goes for a takedown in the clinch but Robson prevents it.
Robson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nobody in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Robson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Robson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sam Robson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Robson connects with a knee to the head.
Robson lands a body punch in the clinch. Nobody takes a knee to the side of the body. Nobody is trying to break the clinch but Robson is controlling him. Nobody wants to stall.
Nobody takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knees in the clinch landing for Robson.
Nobody jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robson walks away with a smile on his face. Nobody gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Robson clinches with his opponent.
Robson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nobody looking to slow down the pace here. Robson blocks an uppercut.
Robson scores with a knee to the head.
Robson crunches a lovely knee into Nobody's ribcage. Robson working Nobody over with knees to the body. Robson tries a knee to the head but Nobody blocks it.
Robson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nobody takes a knee to the side of the body. Nobody has Robson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Robson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Nobody tries to pull guard but Robson won't allow it.
Robson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Robson lands an elbow just above Nobody 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nobody tries to pull guard but Robson won't allow it.
Robson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robson working Nobody over with knees to the body. Nobody is trying to force a seperation but Robson has the dominant position. Robson lands a knee to the head.
Nobody using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Nobody fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robson landing knees to the head.
Robson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Robson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Robson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Robson. Nobody is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robson is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Knees to the body from Robson.
Nobody takes an elbow to the forehead. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Robson connects with a knee to the head.
Nobody fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robson working Nobody over with knees to the body. Nobody jumps guard but Robson stands there with Nobody around his waist. Nobody gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nobody lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nobody lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Robson looks to throw an elbow but misses. Robson stalling in the clinch.
Robson lands a hook to the side of the head. Robson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robson with a knee to the head.
Nobody tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nobody fails to pull guard.
Robson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Robson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Robson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nobody looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Robson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nobody is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Robson motions for Nobody to come forward. Robson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Robson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Nobody with that takedown attempt. Robson tries to clinch there but Nobody circles away.
Robson closes the distance and clinches. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Robson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Robson to work.
Robson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Robson just leaning against Nobody, taking a breather. Robson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nobody lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nobody up against the cage. Robson crunches a lovely knee into Nobody's ribcage. Robson with a knee to the head.
Robson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robson pushes off an throws an elbow but Nobody leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Nobody wants to get back to striking at distance but Robson won't allow it.
Robson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Nobody avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Nobody lands a takedown into guard.
Robson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nobody. Robson keeping full guard, as Nobody tries to pass. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robson wants to sweep but no luck. Nobody trying to stand up but can't free himself from Robson's guard. Nobody looking to sit in guard and control but Robson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Nobody has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Robson has passed into side control.
Sam Robson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Robson looks up at the clock and then as Nobody takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Robson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nobody is trying to escape the position but Robson is controlling the position. Robson advances nicely into full mount. Robson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Nobody tries to get back to half guard but can't. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Robson looking to control and managing it successfully. James Nobody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nobody throwing hammer fists to the chest of Robson. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight! Sam Robson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Robson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 25:30 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Robson!
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