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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Urai's choice of entrance music: Sever the Wicked. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Robinson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Urai!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Urai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Urai moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Robinson shoots for a takedown but Urai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Urai.
Robinson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Urai fails to land with a series of punches.
Urai stuffs the takedown attempt from Robinson. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Urai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've been informed that Urai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson misses with an uppercut. Urai saw that one coming.
Urai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Urai looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Urai lands a really nice looking cross but Robinson seems unphased.
Urai doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Robinson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Urai sprawls and moves away.
Robinson misses the jab.
Urai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Urai sprawls well. He's pushed Robinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Urai takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Donk. Urai catches Robinson right on the button with a cross.
Robinson has a takedown stuffed.
Urai throws out a counter right but Robinson avoids it with no problem.
Urai throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson misses with an uppercut. Urai saw that one coming.
Robinson throws a hook to the side of Urai's head but Urai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson moves out of range as Urai strikes.
Urai walks into a jab.
Urai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Robinson eats them both and turns towards Urai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Urai.
Urai connects with a right hand. Robinson shakes it off.
Robinson is rocked!
Urai throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Urai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Robinson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Robinson throws a hook but Urai avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Urai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Urai clobbers Robinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Robinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Urai lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Urai fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urai. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urai throws out a loose jab but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Urai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Robinson connects with a body shot that sends Urai's belly button to the back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Robinson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Robinson shoots in but Urai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Urai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai is trying is best to control the position here.
Robinson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Urai is just riding it out for now. Robinson eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai won't allow Robinson to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson is working hard here to advance position.
Urai is looking for a sweep. Robinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Urai 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!
Robinson wants to escape the position.
Urai has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Robinson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control but not successfully.
Robinson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Urai really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Robinson.
Urai controlling well, preventing Robinson from escaping the position.
Urai slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
You can see the frustration on Robinson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Urai controlling the positon.
Robinson tries to escape the position.
Robinson turns into Urai and is now in his guard.
Urai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Urai trying to control the position.
Urai keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Urai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai pulls Robinson in close to prevent any damage.
Robinson drops back looking for a leg! Urai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Urai manages to kick Robinson off! Robinson jumps back into Urai's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Urai keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Robinson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Robinson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Urai.
Robinson tries to counter with a takedown but Urai is quick to defend against it.
Urai swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Urai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Urai scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai lands a really nice looking cross but Robinson seems unphased.
Urai misses the shot to the body.
Urai 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 one minute gone in the round.
Urai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robinson momentarily.
Urai wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Robinson.
Urai takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Urai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Urai.
Urai thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Robinson misses.
Urai misses the jab.
Robinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Urai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai catches Robinson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Urai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urai throws a big shot that misses.
Urai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Robinson scores with a jab. Urai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Urai throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Urai. Those never looked like landing.
Robinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Urai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai slips a jab from Robinson.
Robinson throws a jab when Urai was well out of range.
As Robinson backs off Urai throws a huge counter combo but Robinson manages to avoid it all.
Robinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Urai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Robinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sam Urai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Urai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Urai misses with a body shot
and Robinson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Robinson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Urai keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sam Urai just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Urai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robinson momentarily.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Urai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sam Urai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Robinson.
Urai misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Urai to the mat! Urai manages to get full guard.
Urai keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Urai is trying to control the position but Robinson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Urai holds on and takes a little breather.
Robinson trying to control but Urai is working from the bottom.
Robinson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Urai is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two 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 being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Robinson misses with a right hand
and Urai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robinson thinking.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Urai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Urai.
Robinson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Urai sprawls and moves away.
Urai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robinson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robinson lands a jab.
Urai misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
Robinson 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.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urai.
Urai slips a jab from Robinson.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Robinson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Robinson.
Urai swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robinson.
Urai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Urai misses with a looping left.
Urai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Robinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Urai pinned against the cage. Urai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Urai lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sam Urai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Urai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urai just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Urai. No joy for Robinson on that attempt.
Urai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Robinson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urai. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai misses with a left hand
and Robinson counters with a shoot takedown. Urai fights it but they end up in guard.
Timothy Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robinson postures up.
Robinson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Urai's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Robinson moves into full mount! Urai won't be happy about that!
Robinson looking to control but Urai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Urai tries to lock up and control but Robinson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Robinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Urai has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urai trying to control the hands but Robinson breaks the grip.
Urai defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Robinson's arms.
A lull in the action here.
Urai is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Robinson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Urai trying to control the hands but Robinson won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Urai knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Urai for a finish.
Robinson is persistently looking for the submission but Urai is defending it well.
Robinson not allowing Urai to control his hands.
Robinson looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Robinson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Urai is really stuck here.
Urai trying to control the action but Robinson just sinks the hooks in.
Robinson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Urai doesn't escape.
Timothy Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Urai tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Urai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 48:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Timothy Robinson retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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