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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hogan Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brando Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weiss is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Korn - Word Up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hogan Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brando Weiss!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson avoids a kick to the body.
Weiss with a hook.
Robson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weiss.
Weiss misses with a wild body shot.
Weiss throws a sloppy head kick and Robson moves out of range easily.
Robson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Weiss but Weiss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Robson tries to keep at a distance but Weiss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Weiss lands a shot to the body.
Weiss lands a right hand.
Weiss scores with a knee to the head.
Robson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Weiss lands a damaging elbow.
Weiss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robson can't find room to land a body shot as Weiss controls the action.
Robson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weiss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weiss lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Weiss.
Robson is breathing heavily.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robson avoids it.
Weiss lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robson missing with knees to the body.
Robson avoiding damage as Weiss throws knees to the body.
Robson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson managing to block the knees to the body from Weiss.
Weiss 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.
Weiss blocks an uppercut.
Weiss lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Weiss.
Weiss scores with a hook to the body.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robson avoids it.
Weiss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weiss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weiss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Robson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Weiss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Weiss pushes Robson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weiss.
Knees in the clinch landing for Weiss.
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!
Weiss scores a nice knee to the body.
Weiss 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 glancing elbow lands by Weiss.
Weiss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weiss lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Weiss presses Robson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Weiss as the two fighters clinch.
Weiss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Weiss scores with a hook to the body.
Weiss lands a nice uppercut.
Weiss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robson is looking to control Weiss's arms but Weiss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robson has his back to the cage.
Robson tries to land knees in the clinch but Weiss avoids the damage to the body.
Weiss lands a nice shot to the body.
Weiss tries a knee to the head but Robson blocks it.
Weiss misses with a knee to the head.
Weiss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robson.
Weiss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robson pressing his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Weiss.
Weiss trying to land knees to the body.
Weiss lands a body shot.
Robson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Weiss managing to block the knees to the body from Robson.
A nice left hand lands by Weiss.
Weiss lands an elbow just above Robson 's eye.
Weiss managing to block the knees to the body from Robson.
A right hook to the body lands for Weiss.
Weiss managing to block the knees to the body from Robson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson misses with a punch to the body.
Weiss has Robson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Robson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Weiss blocks the elbow strike.
Weiss digs a right hand underneath Robson's ribcage. Robson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weiss is defending well for now.
Robson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Weiss wants a takedown but no success here.
A short body shot lands from Weiss as the two fighters clinch.
Robson managing to block the knees to the body from Weiss.
Robson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weiss digs a right hand into Robson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robson's gas tank.
Robson misses with a punch to the body.
Robson looking to slow down the pace here.
Weiss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weiss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weiss avoids it.
Weiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robson tries to land knees in the clinch but Weiss avoids the damage to the body.
Robson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weiss.
Robson trying to control the position but instead, Weiss has worked for underhooks and has pushed Robson into the cage.
Weiss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four 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.
Weiss lands a shoulder strike.
Weiss lands a right hand.
Robson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robson scores with a hook to the body.
Weiss managing to block the knees to the body from Robson.
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 looking to stall.
Weiss drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Robson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hogan Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brando Weiss.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Robson struggles to land a body shot inside as Weiss controls his hands.
Weiss looking to throw knees to the head but Robson is blocking nicely.
Robson looking to throw knees to the head but Weiss is blocking nicely.
Robson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weiss scores with a shot to the side of Robson's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weiss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robson stalling in the clinch but Weiss improves position.
Weiss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robson or not.
Weiss lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Weiss.
Robson with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Weiss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Robson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Weiss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Robson's calf.
Weiss lands with a nice body kick.
Weiss darts in and clinches Robson up against the cage.
Brando Weiss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Weiss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Weiss in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Robson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Weiss fails to land.
Weiss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Weiss comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Weiss managing to block the knees to the body from Robson.
Weiss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Weiss.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Weiss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Weiss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Weiss lands with a left to the head.
Weiss lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robson.
Weiss digs a right hand underneath Robson's ribcage. Robson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Weiss.
Weiss lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Weiss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Weiss.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Weiss 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.
Robson avoiding damage as Weiss throws knees to the body.
Weiss throws an elbow but it misses.
Robson misses with a body punch.
Weiss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Weiss tries a knee to the head but Robson blocks it.
Robson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weiss throws an elbow but it misses.
Weiss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Weiss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson trying to land knees to the body.
Robson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weiss's elbow.
Weiss is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Robson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weiss is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robson trying to land knees to the body.
Robson lands a shoulder strike.
Weiss pushes Robson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robson looking to stall.
Robson lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson can't find room to land a body shot as Weiss controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Weiss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weiss can't get the takedown.
Hogan Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brando Weiss.
Robson scores with a hook to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Robson digs a right hand into Weiss's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weiss's gas tank.
Weiss misses with a knee strike.
Robson looking to stall.
A short right from Robson on the inside.
Weiss misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Weiss lands a shot to the body.
Robson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Weiss is keeping busy.
Weiss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robson trying to land knees to the body.
Robson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Weiss blocks an uppercut.
Robson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weiss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robson avoids a wild elbow strike from Weiss.
Weiss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weiss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robson taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Robson.
Robson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weiss is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weiss as Robson tries to tie him up.
Weiss digs a right hand into Robson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robson's gas tank.
Weiss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robson gets underhooks to prevent Weiss's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weiss.
Robson presses Weiss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Robson leaning against his opponent.
Robson trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Weiss as the two fighters clinch.
Weiss missing with knees to the body.
Robson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weiss throws a head punch that misses.
Robson blocks a body shot from Weiss.
Robson leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Robson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weiss as Robson tries to tie him up.
Weiss lands a body shot.
Weiss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Weiss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Weiss.
Robson trying to stall but Weiss improves his position.
Weiss lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robson presses Weiss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Weiss lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weiss.
Robson wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Weiss.
Weiss lands an elbow inside.
Weiss lands an elbow inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weiss as Robson tries to tie him up.
Weiss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Weiss has Robson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Robson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Weiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Robson is looking to clinch but Weiss is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Weiss misses.
Robson avoids the body shot from Weiss.
Brando Weiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weiss misses with a body kick.
Robson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robson wants to clinch.
Weiss swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Weiss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Robson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weiss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weiss throws a head kick that misses.
Robson is looking to clinch but Weiss is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weiss tries to close the distance and clinch but Robson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robson throws a series of punches but Weiss avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brando Weiss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robson is looking to clinch.
Weiss clinches but Robson breaks the clinch
and Robson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Weiss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robson. That did some damage!
Weiss thows a body shot but no joy.
Weiss throws the kick towards the body but Robson avoids it.
Weiss throws a hook but Robson avoids it easily.
Weiss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robson.
Weiss looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hogan Robson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weiss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Weiss.
Weiss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Weiss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Weiss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
Weiss throws a shot from downtown. Robson moves away and avoids it.
Weiss misses with a head kick.
Robson tries to close the distance and clinch but Weiss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weiss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Weiss rushes Robson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Robson.
Robson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weiss is defending well for now.
Weiss pushes Robson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Weiss lands a left hand.
Robson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weiss backwards.
Robson is pressed up against the cage. Weiss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Robson down to the mat. Robson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Robson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Weiss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robson manages to avoid it.
Weiss looks to score with a jab to the body but Robson is just out of range.
Weiss rushes Robson and presses him up against the cage.
Robson lands a knee to the body.
Weiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Weiss up against the cage.
Hogan Robson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss misses with a body punch.
Weiss with a knee to the head.
Robson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weiss.
Robson scores with a knee to the head.
Robson stalling against the cage.
Robson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robson is looking to control Weiss's arms but Weiss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robson has his back to the cage.
Weiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Weiss fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weiss as Robson tries to tie him up.
Weiss trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Robson.
Weiss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robson just leaning against Weiss, taking a breather.
Weiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robson.
Robson is trying to stall.
Weiss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robson misses with some punches.
Robson lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weiss.
Weiss misses with a knee to the head.
Weiss looking for a takedown.
Robson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Weiss lands a shot to the body.
Weiss misses with some punches.
Weiss 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.
Robson tries to land knees in the clinch but Weiss avoids the damage to the body.
Weiss misses with an elbow strike.
Weiss throws an elbow that misses.
Weiss managing to block the knees to the body from Robson.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the head but Robson blocks with his arms.
Robson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Weiss's face.
Robson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weiss's elbow.
Weiss blocks a body shot from Robson.
Robson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weiss avoids it.
Weiss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robson misses with the head strike.
Weiss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Weiss 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.
Robson working Weiss over with knees to the body.
Robson blocks an elbow strike.
Weiss is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Robson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hogan Robson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brando Weiss.
Weiss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brando Weiss.
Well Weiss 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brando Weiss!
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