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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klyde Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray 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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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Klyde Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bashor misses.
Robinson connects with a crisp jab.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Bashor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bashor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bashor.
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!
Bashor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robinson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bashor misses with a body shot.
Bashor swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson tries to land a leg kick but Bashor saw it coming and moves away.
Bashor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Klyde Bashor has been cut.
Bashor throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor tries for a takedown but Robinson circles away easily
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
Bashor misses the jab.
Bashor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robinson but Robinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Robinson lands a nice shot that snaps Bashor's head back.
Ray Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bashor misses with a body shot.
Bashor misses the shot to the body.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Bashor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've been told by Bashor's head coaches at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES & SAUNA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bashor lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor shoots in looking for a takedown but Robinson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bashor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klyde Bashor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Bashor avoids nicely.
Bashor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klyde Bashor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashor throws a hook but Robinson blocks it.
Bashor misses with a takedown attempt
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
Bashor throws a series of punches but Robinson avoids them all with ease.
Bashor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Robinson counters with a crisp one two that drops Bashor! Robinson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bashor to his feet! Bashor is in big trouble!
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bashor jabs Robinson right on the nose. Robinson blinks but takes it well.
Bashor misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bashor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robinson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Robinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bashor.
Bashor with a jab.
Bashor misses with an uppercut
and Robinson counters with a series of strikes. Bashor will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson drops his hands momentarily and Bashor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robinson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bashor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robinson counters with a crisp one two that drops Bashor! Robinson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bashor to his feet! Bashor is in big trouble!
Bashor is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Bashor.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bashor is breathing heavily.
Bashor fails with the takedown
and Robinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bashor thinking.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Bashor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson lands with a nice combination. Bashor backs away looking to recover.
Robinson ducks right into an uppercut from Bashor.
Bashor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bashor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bashor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Robinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klyde Bashor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bashor misses with a body punch
and Robinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bashor drives through with a takedown into Robinson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Bashor from controlling successfully.
Bashor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bashor 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 wants to sweep but no luck.
Bashor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bashor prevents Robinson from getting back to his feet.
Bashor lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bashor pushes down on Robinson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bashor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Robinson defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor tries to pass to full mount but Robinson defends it.
Bashor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bashor prevents Robinson from improving his position.
Robinson is trying is best to control the position here.
Robinson is looking for a sweep. Bashor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bashor trying to pass the guard but Robinson defending well.
Bashor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bashor lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson trying to control but Bashor postures up.
Bashor is keen to just control but Robinson is a slippery customer.
Bashor works his way into side control.
Bashor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Robinson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bashor's guard! Nice work there by Robinson!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bashor is trying to hold Robinson in close to prevent damage but Robinson has managed to pass into half guard.
Robinson stops Bashor from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to free his trapped foot but Bashor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It looks like Robinson is going to stand back up.
Bashor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Robinson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Robinson's back!
Bashor scores with punches from the back.
Bashor thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Bashor trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Robinson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bashor. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Bashor looking to break Robinson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Robinson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bashor will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Robinson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bashor.
Robinson showing good submission defense here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Robinson trying to control the action but Bashor just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klyde Bashor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Klyde Bashor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bashor goes for a double leg but Robinson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Robinson continues to drive forward.
Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Bashor lands a head shot.
Robinson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bashor eats them both and turns towards Robinson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bashor misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Bashor misses the target.
Bashor throws a poor cross that misses
and Robinson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bashor misses with a takedown attempt
and Robinson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Robinson is looking to control Bashor's arms but Bashor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robinson has his back to the cage.
Bashor trying to stall but Robinson improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Robinson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Bashor dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Bashor tries for a takedown but Robinson circles away easily
and Robinson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klyde Bashor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bashor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bashor looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Bashor tries to land a front kick but Robinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Robinson throws a right hand that Bashor ducks under and follows up with a left that Bashor also avoids with ease.
Bashor thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bashor connects with a nice looking jab.
Robinson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bashor back to the cage. Robinson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Klyde Bashor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson sizes up Bashor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson clinches up with Bashor and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Robinson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson throws a head kick but Bashor moves out of range.
Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bashor, pushing him back against the cage.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Robinson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bashor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bashor can't get the takedown.
A right hand to the body from Robinson.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bashor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bashor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Robinson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bashor misses with a lunging right hand
and Robinson counters with a straight right hand.
Bashor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bashor circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Bashor avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Robinson. Beautiful body shot.
Robinson moves into the clinch.
Robinson tries to circle away but Bashor has him pinned against the cage.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Bashor keeps him there for the moment.
Bashor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Robinson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bashor misses with an uppercut
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bashor swings widly with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a three punch combo that has Bashor backing up. Bashor nods at Robinson to acknowledge the strikes.
Bashor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Robinson counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Bashor badly! Robinson follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Bashor out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Robinson finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ray Robinson!
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