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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by Song of Ice and Fire Art Collection. George Martin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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223 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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195 cm
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215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson misses with a combination
and Martin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Robinson's guard now.
Robinson is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
Robinson has his hands on Martin's head, controlling the position.
Martin wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martin moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin looking for a guillotine here but Robinson defends easily.
Robinson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Martin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robinson is one step ahead there.
Martin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Robinson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Martin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Robinson looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Robinson trying to control the position.
Martin advances position into side control!
Robinson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Robinson dodges the ground and pound from Martin.
Robinson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Robinson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Robinson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Robinson is looking to advance position but Martin won't allow it.
Martin is refusing to be controlled, as Robinson sits in half guard.
Martin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Martin 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.
Robinson scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Martin looks for the body kick but Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson checks a low kick from Martin.
Robinson throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Martin misses with a straight left.
Martin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robinson circles away.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson takes one to the side of the head.
Martin looks for a takedown but Robinson sprawls well.
Robinson misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Robinson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Martin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two 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 is controlling Martin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Martin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Robinson is looking to escape.
Martin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robinson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Robinson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Martin won't allow Robinson to get back to his feet.
Robinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but Martin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Both fighters circling a little - Martin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eddie Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson misses with a jab to the body
and Martin counters with a head kick.
Eddie Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
Martin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martin - that will leave a mark!
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robinson misses with a double jab
and Martin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martin trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Martin is taking a breather. Robinson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Martin is keen to just control but Robinson is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Robinson pushes Martin off looking to stand but Martin dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Martin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Martin misses with a low kick.
Robinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Robinson's guard now.
Robinson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martin scoring with some ground and pound.
Martin drops back looking for a leg! Robinson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Robinson manages to kick Martin off! Martin jumps back into Robinson's guard.
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martin wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Martin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Martin wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because George Martin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martin throws out a leg kick but Robinson moves out of range and Martin only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martin avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martin on the side of the head.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson scores with a three punch combo!
Robinson throws a right hand that misses
and Martin counters with a shoot takedown. Robinson fights it but they end up in guard.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Martin manages to pass to side control.
Robinson is staying active underneath Martin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eddie Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin trying to pass the guard but Robinson defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martin is working away from the top position though.
Martin working over Robinson with some ground and pound. Robinson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Martin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Martin 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.
Robinson pushes Martin off but Martin dives into side control.
Martin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Robinson is trying to get back to his feet.
Robinson wants to control but Martin postures up.
Robinson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
George Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin controls the position.
Robinson is trying to get back to half guard.
Martin taking a break here but Robinson is having none of it and regains half guard.
George Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Martin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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