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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishi Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Dee Kline - I don't smoke da reefa. This should be a great matchup!
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181 cm
27
164 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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173 cm
28
167 lbs
19 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Sambo Robinson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Ishi Kiki! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice sprawl there from Kiki as Robinson shoots in. Robinson looks to land a combination but Kiki avoids it well. Robinson with a lazy takedown attempt and Kiki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Robinson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kiki did well to prevent Robinson getting side control. Robinson seems to be looking for submissions.
Robinson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Kiki is refusing to be controlled, as Robinson sits in half guard. Kiki looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Kiki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kiki. Kiki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robinson is one step ahead there. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kiki is looking for a triangle but Robinson pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Robinson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kiki is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Robinson, into his guard. Kiki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robinson is keeping the position for 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. Kiki trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom. Kiki is pushing down on Robinson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Robinson is fighting to maintain full guard but Kiki has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robinson looking for submissions off his back. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Robinson is looking to improve his position.
Robinson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kiki is working away from the top position though. Robinson actively working from the bottom here. Robinson is looking for a sweep. Kiki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Kiki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working. Kiki sitting and controlling from the half guard. Kiki wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Robinson wants to get back to full guard. Kiki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Robinson regains full guard. Nicely done. Kiki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Robinson manages to get back to half guard. Robinson gets full guard. Kiki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robinson is keeping the position for now. Kiki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Kiki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kiki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Robinson is looking to regain half guard here but Kiki keeps moving and retains side control. Kiki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Robinson wants to control but Kiki postures up. Robinson is looking to reverse the position. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kiki working away. Robinson gets back to half guard. Kiki trying to control from half guard but Robinson is working away. 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. 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.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Kiki circles away easily and Kiki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Robinson drops his hands momentarily and Kiki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Sambo Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Robinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily letting Kiki counter with a right hand. Kiki swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Kiki connects with a body shot that sends Robinson's belly button to the back. Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Kiki.
Kiki misses the shot to the body. Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Kiki on that attempt. Sambo Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiki.
Robinson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kiki circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambo Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kiki misses with a straight left. Robinson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Robinson scores with punches from side control. Sambo Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Robinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kiki regains half guard. Kiki is trying to get back to full guard. Kiki trying to hold on to Robinson's head to control him but Robinson postures up.
Kiki is breathing heavily. Kiki is looking for a sweep. Robinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Robinson is working for a submission of some sort.
Robinson wants to pass to mount but Kiki is defending the position. Robinson trying to control the action but Kiki is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kiki regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Robinson. Robinsonis looking to pass into half guard but Kiki pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kiki is in guard. Kiki passes Robinson's left leg - he's now in half guard. Kiki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Robinson defends it well. Robinson gets back to full guard.
Kiki trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom. Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kiki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Robinson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kiki stacks Robinson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kiki! Robinson is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Kiki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Robinson wants to control but Kiki postures up. Robinson tries to bench press Kiki off him but Kiki keeps the position. Kiki trying to control the position but Robinson is working away. Robinson is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Robinson looking for a sweep but Kiki has passed into full mount! Oh no! Kiki looking to control and managing it successfully. Kiki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Robinson looks a forlorn figure.
Kiki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kiki raining down shots from the mount! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kiki is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Robinson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Robinson shrugs it off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ishi Kiki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kiki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Robinson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Kiki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Robinson pulls his head out easily. Robinson is trying to work for a kimura but Kiki is defending well.
Kiki gets full guard. Robinson working some strikes from top position. Kiki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robinson manages to get himself to full guard.
Kiki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robinson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kiki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Robinson pulls Kiki in close to his closed guard and prevents Kiki from doing any damage or advancing position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Kiki trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Robinson keeping full guard, as Kiki tries to pass. Kiki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Robinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kiki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Kiki stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson. Robinson controls Kiki momentarily but Kiki frees himself.
We're going to have a standup here because Sambo Robinson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Kiki stuffs the takedown. Kiki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Robinson slips a straight right by Kiki. Robinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kiki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambo Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kiki looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well. Robinson shoots in but no luck this time. Nice shot by Kiki. Nice shot by Kiki. Robinson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Kiki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Robinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Robinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kiki cracks Robinson with a right hand to the side of the head. Robinson has his takedown stuffed and Kiki counters with a three punch combo that has Robinson backing up. Robinson nods at Kiki to acknowledge the strikes. Robinson shoots in and drives through. Kiki sprawls well. Robinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Kiki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A shot to the liver by Kiki. Beautiful body shot. Robinson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Kiki jabs Robinson right on the nose. Robinson blinks but takes it well. Robinson misses with a takedown attempt and Kiki counters with a one-two to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kiki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robinson is defended easily by Kiki. Robinson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Robinson throws the kick towards the body but Kiki avoids it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kiki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Kiki passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Ishi Kiki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Kiki 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29 Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ishi Kiki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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