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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Dee Kline - I don't smoke da reefa. Sambo Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 cm
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172 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm
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169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sambo Robinson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Walter! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Robinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Robinson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Walter still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Walter has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Robinson tries to improve position but can't. Robinson pushes Walter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Walter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Walter trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom. Walter taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walter trying to control the position but Robinson is working away. Robinson gets back to half guard. Robinson tries to roll over but Walter keeps him under control. Robinson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Walter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Robinson is proving hard to escape from. Robinson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Robinson.
Walter slaps away a takedown attempt from Robinson, before circling back to the center of the mat. Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sambo Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Robinson misses with a double jab.
Walter stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Walter clinches. Robinson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambo Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Robinson shoots for a takedown but Walter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Nice takedown defense from Walter. No joy for Robinson on that attempt. Robinson shoots in but Walter avoids the takedown attempt easily. Robinson has a takedown stuffed. Robinson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walter's guard. Robinson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Walter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Walter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Walter! Robinson is breathing heavily. Walter tries to move to mount but Robinson blocks the move with his legs. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Walter stands up and we're back to a striking position. Anton Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Robinson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Walter stuffs the takedown attempt from Robinson. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet. Walter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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 Sambo Robinson will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A leg kick checked by Robinson. Walter is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robinson. A punch combination from Robinson misses. Robinson fails to land the takedown. Walter moves away from the strike by Robinson. Robinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walter counters with a head kick. Walter misses with a head kick.
Robinson throws a leg kick and Walter counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Walter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Walter misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walter clinches. A head punch on the inside from Walter fails to land. Walter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walter pulls him back up using the underhooks. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambo Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Walter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Robinson.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walter scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Robinson moves out of range of the body kick from Walter.
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. Walter wants to stand but Robinson is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robinson lands a couple of elbows. Robinson connects with a couple of short punches. Robinson won't allow Walter to get back to his feet. Walter is breathing heavily. Walter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Walter keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully. Robinson stops Walter from standing up. Robinson cracks Walter with a solid left hand. Robinson passes Walter's right leg, so he's now in half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Robinson lands a nice short elbow. Robinson working Walter over with strikes. Robinson wants to work for an arm triangle but Walter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Robinson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Robinson trying to control from Walter's half guard. Walter has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Walter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Robinson is controlling him. Robinson works a leg free and moves into half guard. Walter taking some punishment here, with Robinson in his half guard. Robinson is trying to control. Walter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Walter is trying to stand back up but Robinson is controlling him
Robinson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Robinson tries to pass to full mount but Walter defends it. Walter has hold of Robinson's hands but Robinson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Robinson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. Robinson fails with the takedown enabling Walter to counter with a crisp jab. A low kick from Walter misses and Robinson counters with a series of strikes. Walter will be more careful next time no doubt. Robinson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Walter sprawls well initially but Robinson persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Walter is trying to stand up here but Robinson is controlling him well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambo Robinson dominated that second round. 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!
Robinson throws a right hand that Walter ducks under and follows up with a left that Walter also avoids with ease. Robinson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Sambo Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. No luck with that takedown attempt from Robinson. Robinson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Walter is trying to stand up here but Robinson is controlling him well. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Walter is not content to let Robinson control the position. Robinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robinson lands strikes from half guard. Walter has one foot on Robinson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Walter throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Walter misses with a combination
and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Walter won't be happy with that. Robinson is trying to get an arm triangle but Walter is defending well. Walter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Robinson connects with a decent elbow. Robinson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. 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. Walter tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. Robinson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robinson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Walter manages to avoid the submission attempt. This has been an exciting period of action! Walter is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Robinson is controlling him well. Robinson decides to stand back up. Robinson shoots in but Walter avoids the takedown attempt easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambo Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Robinson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Walter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Robinson punishing his opponent with strikes. Robinson lands a heavy elbow. A nice elbow there by Robinson. The referee warns Walter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Robinson. Walter is trying to stand up. Robinson is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Robinson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sambo Robinson!
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