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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Green Day - American Idiot. Merik Hunt has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson wants to clinch.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Hunt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Robinson pushes Hunt off and gets back to his feet.
Robinson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robinson landing knees to the head.
Robinson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt dives in and grabs Robinson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes down on Hunt's head and hops out.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hunt was covering up waiting for the punch and Robinson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Robinson has gone for a leg lock! Hunt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Robinson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but Hunt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunt won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but Hunt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hunt manages to pass to side control.
That's two 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.
Hunt is pressing down on Robinson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robinson is holding on for now.
Hunt is working for a submission of some sort.
Robinson tries to kick Hunt off but Hunt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Robinson scores with a takedown into Hunt's guard.
Hunt has his foot on Robinson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robinson works his way back into a safe position though.
Robinson looking to pass the guard.
Robinson is looking to stand up but Hunt won't let him.
Robinson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Robinson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hunt's guard.
Robinson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking to sit in guard and control but Hunt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Robinson is retaining full guard.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hunt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hunt prevents Robinson from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robinson tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Robinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hunt counters by moving into the clinch.
Robinson pushes Hunt back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robinson clinches but Hunt breaks the clinch
and Hunt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hunt.
Hunt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hunt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Robinson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hunt has Robinson in his guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robinson passes Hunt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Robinson wants to work for an arm triangle but Hunt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson passes to side control.
Robinson decides to stand back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Robinson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Robinson pushes Hunt away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hunt gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Robinson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Hunt is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Robinson is surviving well by controlling Hunt's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Blake Robinson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Robinson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hunt has his foot on Robinson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robinson works his way back into a safe position though.
Robinson passes into half guard.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Hunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hunt wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson wants to stand up but Hunt has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a strike but Hunt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Robinson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hunt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Robinson, into his guard.
Robinson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Robinson wants to stand but Hunt is controlling the position.
Hunt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Robinson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hunt dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt prevents Robinson from escaping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hunt tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson stuffs the takedown.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robinson.
Robinson clinches.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Hunt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Robinson prevents it.
Robinson pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hunt is trying to drag Robinson to the mat but Robinson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Blake Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merik Hunt.
Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Hunt rushes Robinson and presses him up against the ropes.
Hunt letting Robinson take a breather here.
Robinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Robinson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hunt prevents Robinson from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Robinson is trying to keep Hunt in close.
Hunt drops back looking for a leg! Robinson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Robinson manages to kick Hunt off! Hunt jumps back into Robinson's guard.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hunt manages to pass to side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to stand up here but Hunt is controlling him well.
Robinson is defending against the submission attempts here by Hunt.
Hunt wants to work for an arm triangle but Robinson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Robinson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Robinson.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson is looking to stand up but Hunt isn't so interested in that idea.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Robinson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hunt dives into side control.
Robinson bucks up and tries to throw Hunt off but instead Hunt has got his back!
I really don't envy Robinson right now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has got one arm under Robinson's chin. This could be trouble... Robinson trying to control the other hand but Hunt gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Robinson has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Merik Hunt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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