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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allen Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Warm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Walk like an Egyptian. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allen Robinson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Warm!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warm feints and as Robinson raises his hands in defense, Warm changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Warm wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Warm stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson .
Warm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Warm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Warm is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Warm trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Warm working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson working a defensive guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson , not yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Warm counters with a single leg into guard. Robinson didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Warm trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warm stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson .
Warm trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson controls Warm momentarily but Warm frees himself.
Warm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Warm from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Warm.
Robinson connects with a looping right hand.
Robinson punishes Warm's body with a nice straight punch.
Allen Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson connects with a crisp jab.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warm counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Robinson !
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson has one of Warm's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Robinson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
Robinson tries to buck Warm off but Warm is having none of it.
Warm landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Robinson is trying to control Warm's posture but Warm avoids it.
Robinson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Robinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Robinson is refusing to be controlled, as Warm sits in half guard.
Robinson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ballas Only , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Robinson tries to get to full guard but Warm has control of the leg.
Warm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robinson defending well though.
Robinson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Warm scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Robinson is controlling Warm's trapped leg to prevent Warm from advancing to side control.
Warm throwing shots but Robinson is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warm is thwarting Robinson 's attempts to control the position.
Robinson is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Warm dominated that round.
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 clinches with his opponent.
Robinson tries a body shot but Warm blocks it.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.
Warm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson lands a left hand.
Warm taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Robinson missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Robinson fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warm slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson .
Robinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warm is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Warm is working for takedown but Robinson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Warm.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warm taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warm blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warm goes for a takedown attempt but Robinson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson tests Warm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Warm misses with a hook to the body
and Robinson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Warm looking for a takedown.
Allen Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Warm.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warm blocks an uppercut.
Warm misses with some punches.
Warm blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Robinson .
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Warm's head.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Warm avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson tries to work over Warm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson tries to work over Warm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Warm tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Robinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robinson lands a body punch.
Warm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robinson lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson working aggressively here.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warm avoids it.
Warm tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Warm trying to control the position but instead, Robinson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Warm into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Robinson dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
A swing and a miss from Robinson .
Robinson tries to clinch but Warm moves out of range.
A big left from Robinson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Robinson misses the target.
Robinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Warm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Warm postures up in Robinson 's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warm throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warm keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Robinson stalling.
Warm is refusing to be controlled, as Robinson sits in half guard.
Warm works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Warm wants to hit a switch here but Robinson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Warm there!
Robinson controlling the position easily from mount.
Warm wants to control but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson tries to control but Warm wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to control here but Warm has managed to regain half guard.
Robinson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Warm.
Warm wants to get back to full guard.
Warm flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Luke Warm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robinson blocks the strikes from Warm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Warm is trying to control but Robinson manages to pass to mount!
Robinson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Warm wants to hold on but Robinson pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Warm cracks Robinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Allen Robinson .
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allen Robinson !
During a confident post fight interview, Allen Robinson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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