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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Whitney Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Viet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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177 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined |
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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
2 - 2 - 1, 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, Big Viet!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viet wants to clinch but Robinson slips to the side
and Robinson counters with a right hand to the body.
Viet gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Robinson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Viet 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 Viet has Robinson in his guard.
Robinson trying to control but Viet is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Viet wants to stand and escape but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viet has momentary wrist control but Robinson slips an elbow through the middle.
Viet wants to stand up but Robinson is controlling him.
Viet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robinson connects with a couple of short punches.
Robinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robinson works over Viet with some ground and pound from guard.
Robinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Viet is proving hard to escape from.
Viet seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Robinson postures up in Viet's guard and throws a big left but Viet blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Viet working a defensive guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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.
Robinson preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Viet wants to clinch
and Robinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Viet thinking.
Robinson misses with a body kick.
Robinson throws a low kick but Viet moves out of range easily.
Viet closes the distance but Robinson moves to the side
and Robinson counters with a thumping low kick.
Viet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Robinson counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viet wants to clinch but Robinson slips to the side
and Robinson counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Viet looks to clinch
and Robinson counters with a body kick that stops Viet in his tracks momentarily.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Viet tries to clinch
and Robinson counters with a body kick that stops Viet in his tracks momentarily.
Viet tries to clinch but Robinson moves away
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Robinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Viet.
Viet tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Viet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Robinson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Robinson is looking to stand up but Viet won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Robinson 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.
Viet wants to stand up but Robinson is controlling him.
Robinson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Viet, up you get!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Viet tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitney Robinson 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.
Viet wants to clinch but Robinson slips to the side
and Robinson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Viet moves to clinch but Robinson breaks away
and Robinson counters with an outside leg kick.
Viet moves out of range as Robinson throws a body kick.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Viet.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Viet circles away and keeps his distance.
Viet wants to clinch
and Robinson counters with a nice body kick.
Whitney Robinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson darts in and clinches Viet up against the cage.
Viet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Robinson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Robinson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Viet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Viet avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson slowing the pace effectively.
Viet manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Viet trying to keep a closed guard but Robinson is proving a slippery customer.
Robinson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Viet wants to get back to his feet but Robinson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viet is working an open guard so Robinson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Viet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Robinson counters with a head kick. That will keep Viet thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Robinson clinches with his opponent.
Viet gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viet is trying to work for a kimura but Robinson is defending well.
Robinson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Viet kicks off Robinson and gets to his feet.
Viet tries to clinch but Robinson moves away
and Robinson counters with a body kick that stops Viet in his tracks momentarily.
Viet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robinson counters with a body kick.
Robinson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Viet closes the distance but Robinson moves to the side
and Robinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robinson forces Viet back against the cage and clinches.
Viet working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Robinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viet jumps guard and drags Robinson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Viet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Robinson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Robinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Robinson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Viet, up you get!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viet moves to clinch but Robinson breaks away
and Robinson counters with a head kick.
Viet gets tackled into the cage by Robinson. Robinson maintains the clinch.
Robinson jumps into guard, dragging Viet to the mat.
Viet wants to stand but Robinson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Robinson has his hands on Viet's head, controlling the position.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Viet tries to pass.
Robinson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitney Robinson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Viet darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Viet tries to stand and escape but Robinson is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Robinson wants to stand and escape but Viet is having none of it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robinson is on top in guard.
Robinson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viet clinches up with Robinson and pushes him back against the cage.
Viet tries to stall but Robinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robinson tries to break free but Viet pushes him back against the cage.
Viet throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Viet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Big Viet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viet tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson is looking to wear down Viet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Viet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Viet takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Viet circles away.
Viet looks to clinch
and Robinson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Big Viet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viet tries to clinch but Robinson moves away
and Robinson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Viet tries to clinch but Robinson moves away
and Robinson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Viet gets tackled into the cage by Robinson. Robinson maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viet lands an uppercut.
Robinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robinson is stalling here.
Robinson is looking to control Viet's arms but Viet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robinson has his back to the cage.
Viet drags the fight down to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson connects with a couple of short punches.
Robinson throwing strikes but missing.
Robinson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Robinson stands up from Viet's guard - Robinson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Viet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Viet tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws the kick towards the body but Viet avoids it.
Viet moves to clinch but Robinson breaks away
and Robinson counters with a big head kick but Viet shrugs it off.
Robinson misses with a kick to the body.
Viet gets a double leg takedown into Robinson's guard.
Viet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robinson is keeping the position for now.
Robinson pulls Viet in close to prevent any damage.
Further stalling from Robinson.
Whitney Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Robinson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Viet looking to sit in guard and control but Robinson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Viet has a closed guard, preventing Robinson from standing up.
Robinson is looking to work some ground and pound but Viet has wrist control.
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 Whitney Robinson.
Well Robinson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whitney Robinson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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