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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Grreckon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blake Grreckon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grreckon finds it's way round the side to connect with Robinson's head.
Grreckon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grreckon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grreckon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Grreckon circles away.
Grreckon misses with a body shot.
Grreckon misses the shot to the body.
Grreckon misses with a body shot.
Grreckon thuds a left hand into Robinson's body.
That kick from Robinson tenderised Grreckon's leg. Grreckon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grreckon connects with a looping right hand.
Grreckon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grreckon swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Robinson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Grreckon circles away and keeps his distance.
Grreckon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Grreckon pushes him off.
Robinson darts in trying to clinch
and Grreckon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robinson clinches with his opponent.
Grreckon wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
Grreckon is looking to break free of the clinch but Robinson has double underhooks.
Robinson landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grreckon letting Robinson take a breather here.
Robinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grreckon's efforts to push away.
Robinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Robinson lands a knee to the head.
Grreckon wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grreckon wants to break free but Robinson has control.
The referee calls for Robinson to work.
Robinson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson working Grreckon over with knees to the body.
Grreckon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grreckon working hard to break the clinch.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grreckon letting Robinson take a breather here.
Grreckon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grreckon takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grreckon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson missing with knees to the body.
Robinson working Grreckon over with knees to the body.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.
Grreckon can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robinson obliges.
Grreckon is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Robinson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grreckon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Grreckon misses.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grreckon keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grreckon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake Grreckon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grreckon tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robinson crunches a lovely knee into Grreckon's ribcage.
Grreckon is trying to break the clinch but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grreckon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Grreckon avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Grreckon is blocking nicely.
Grreckon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grreckon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robinson obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grreckon is trying to push Robinson away but Robinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Robinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grreckon letting Robinson take a breather here.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grreckon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Robinson lands a knee to the body.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a knee to the head.
Robinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Robinson'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.
Robinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richard Robinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robinson with a knee to the head.
Robinson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Robinson 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.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Grreckon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Robinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grreckon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Robinson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grreckon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Robinson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees to the body from Robinson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Robinson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Grreckon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grreckon lands with a nice body punch.
Robinson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robinson rushes Grreckon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Robinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grreckon is defending well for now.
Grreckon takes a knee to the side of the body.
A bit of stalling here from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Robinson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Robinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grreckon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grreckon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Robinson taking a breather.
Grreckon has had enough of the clinch but Robinson keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richard Robinson.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Robinson has closed the distance and engaged Grreckon in a clinch.
Robinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson has Grreckon pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Robinson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Robinson lands a good knee to the midsection. Grreckon won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grreckon letting Robinson take a breather here.
Robinson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Robinson landing knees to the body.
Grreckon misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richard Robinson.
Grreckon misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grreckon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Grreckon tries to circle away but Robinson has him pinned against the cage.
Blake Grreckon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson stalls.
Richard Robinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grreckon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Robinson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Robinson!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Robinson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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G |
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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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