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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Basic striking
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robinson.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Robinson shoots in but Chan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chan gets caught napping as Robinson dives in and scores a takedown. Chan manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Robinson won't allow Chan to get back to his feet.
Robinson throwing strikes but missing.
Chan wants to stand and escape but Robinson is having none of it.
Chan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Robinson controls the pace.
Robinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chan wants to stand up but Robinson is controlling him.
Robinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Chan has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Robinson trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Chan wants to stand but Robinson is controlling the position.
Chan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Robinson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chan avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackie Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Robinson.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Robinson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson wants to control but Chan is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan pushes Robinson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Robinson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Robinson moves into full mount!
Chan is trying to stand.
Robinson looking to finish with strikes here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson won't let Chan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chan is surviving well by controlling Robinson's body position as best he can.
Robinson tries to control but Chan wriggling away.
Chan tries to buck Robinson off but he can't manage it.
Robinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Robinson wants to control the pace but Chan is squirming around nicely.
Robinson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Chan is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Robinson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Jackie Chan has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson controlling the position easily from mount.
Robinson wants to finish this one by submission but Chan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Robinson.
Robinson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackie Chan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chan as he avoids it easily.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
Robinson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chan wants to get back to his feet.
Chan is staying active underneath Robinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but Chan defending well.
Chan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chan is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Robinson with that takedown attempt.
Robinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Chan tries to sprawl out of it but Robinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackie Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Robinson.
Chan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt - Robinson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chan throwing strikes but missing.
Robinson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Chan from controlling successfully.
Robinson has his feet on Chan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
Chan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chan tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan can't get the takedown.
Chan prevents the takedown attempt.
Chan is looking to take this one to the mat.
A shot in the inside from Chan.
Chan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robinson has Chan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan is trying to drag Robinson to the mat but Robinson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chan has Robinson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Robinson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Robinson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Robinson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jackie Chan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jackie Chan's cut.
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!
Chan with a nice cross.
Chan cracks Robinson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Robinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chan tries to avoid it but Robinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chan to the ground. Chan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robinson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robinson leaves Chan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chan throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Chan gets a takedown into half guard.
Robinson is trying to stand.
Robinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chan in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with a head shot. Robinson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chan wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Robinson is pulling down on Chan's head. It's preventing any offense from Chan, at least for the moment.
Chan throwing strikes but missing.
Chan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nick Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a strike but Robinson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Robinson chips away with some ground and pound.
Robinson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robinson stands and throws Chan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Robinson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Robinson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chan to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws an elbow but Chan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Chan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Robinson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Robinson lands an elbow.
Robinson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Chan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robinson advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson scoring with strikes but Chan is staying in there.
Robinson trying to control but Chan is having none of it.
Chan wants to try and get back to his feet.
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!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson dominating with strikes here.
Chan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Robinson on the ground.
Chan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Robinson controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robinson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Robinson!
Nick Robinson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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