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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Whitney Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aa Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Whitney Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, aa Rush!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Rush misses.
Rush tries to clinch up.
Rush tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Rush closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Robinson did well to prevent Rush getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Robinson is not content to let Rush control the position.
Robinson trying to control from the bottom.
Robinson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rush tries to stand and escape but Robinson is controlling the position.
Robinson is trying is best to control the position here.
Rush is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush tries to pass to full mount but Robinson defends it.
Robinson trying to control here.
Robinson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Whitney Robinson.
Robinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rush lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rush drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson is looking to regain half guard here but Rush keeps moving and retains side control.
Robinson is working hard here to advance position.
Rush controlling the position.
Robinson gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rush is thwarting Robinson's attempts to control the position.
Robinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rush wants to work for an arm triangle but Robinson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Robinson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rush trying to control from half guard but Robinson is working away.
Robinson gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to keep a closed guard but Rush is proving a slippery customer.
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rush wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
Robinson trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Rush from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robinson gets a takedown into half guard.
Robinson wants to stand but Rush has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Robinson.
Robinson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rush looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Robinson lands with a punch from half guard.
Robinson tries to stand and escape but Rush is controlling the position.
Robinson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rush with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rush gets back to full guard.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Rush keeps moving.
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 Whitney Robinson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Robinson has a takedown stuffed.
Rush closes the distance and pushes Robinson back into the cage.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.
Robinson jumps into guard, dragging Rush to the mat.
Rush passes Robinson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Robinson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Robinson.
Rush postures up.
Rush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rush drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Robinson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rush has Robinson in his guard.
Rush has Robinson pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to stand up but Rush won't let him.
Robinson won't allow Rush to sweep him here.
Robinson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rush's guard.
Robinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robinson throws a big elbow that misses.
Robinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rush wants to stand up but Robinson is controlling him.
Robinson wants to stand but Rush has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Rush is avoiding it.
Rush closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Robinson tries to roll over but Rush keeps him under control.
Robinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rush seems to be looking for submissions.
Rush prevents Robinson from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rush is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Robinson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rush.
Rush taking some punishment here, with Robinson in his half guard.
Rush keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robinson is thwarting Rush's attempts to control the position.
Robinson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rush keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rush gets back to full guard.
Rush looking for a sweep. Not yet Rush, not yet.
Robinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rush working for a triangle but Robinson defends it easily.
Rush is breathing heavily.
Robinson tries to stand but Rush is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitney Robinson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Rush throws a jab when Robinson was well out of range.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Rush shoots in and bounces Robinson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Robinson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rush trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Rush is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Robinson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rush tries to stand but Robinson is controlling from the bottom.
Rush tries to free his leg and advance position but Robinson is retaining full guard.
Whitney Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by aa Rush.
Rush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rush scores with a takedown into Robinson's guard.
Rush must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robinson wants to improve his position but instead Rush has moved into half guard.
Robinson won't allow Rush to pass to mount.
Rush is thwarting Robinson's attempts to control the position.
Robinson is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Robinson wants to control but Rush is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Whitney Robinson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rush darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rush takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rush trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robinson pulls Rush in close to his closed guard and prevents Rush from doing any damage or advancing position.
Robinson working for a triangle but Rush defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush stands and steps away. Robinson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rush clinches.
Robinson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rush to keep the fight standing.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Rush closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rush trying to control the position but Robinson is working away.
Robinson tries to improve position but can't.
Robinson manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is controlling Rush's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rush is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Robinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rush content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rush is thwarting Robinson's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson keeping control of the position.
aa Rush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitney Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Whitney Robinson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rush misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
aa Rush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robinson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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