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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Morgan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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268 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Robinson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Robinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Robinson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Robinson postures up.
Morgan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson passes Morgan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Robinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Robinson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morgan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Morgan is looking to get to half guard.
Robinson controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Robinson pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Morgan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morgan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Morgan looks winded!
Robinson controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson breaks from Morgan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Robinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Robinson landing punches.
Robinson working for a guillotine from mount but Morgan is in no mood to give up.
Robinson breaks from Morgan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to reverse the position but Robinson maintains control.
Robinson working Morgan over with strikes here.
Robinson controlling the position easily from mount.
Robinson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan prevents Robinson from taking his back.
Robinson trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Robinson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Morgan leaves Robinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick by Morgan misses
and Robinson counters with a takedown into side control.
Robinson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Robinson blocks the strikes from Morgan.
Robinson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Robinson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Morgan!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morgan hang on?
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Robinson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Eric Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Morgan has worked his arm free - good work by Morgan!
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
A lull in the action here.
Robinson grinds an elbow into Morgan's temple.
Robinson controls the position.
Morgan prevents Robinson from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson lands some shots froms side control.
Robinson working away.
Morgan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Robinson is controlling well.
Morgan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Robinson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson tries to counter with a takedown but Morgan is quick to defend against it.
Robinson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Morgan was covering up waiting for the punch and Robinson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Robinson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morgan taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to escape but Robinson is in control.
Robinson wants to stand but Morgan has his arm trapped.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric 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!
Robinson scores with a jab. Morgan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robinson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Robinson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Morgan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Robinson working the head and body with strikes.
Robinson working the head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
Robinson controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control the position but Morgan is working away.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Robinson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morgan some visible discomfort.
Morgan tries to improve position but can't.
Robinson trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Morgan gets back to half guard.
Robinson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morgan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Robinson.
Robinson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson stops Morgan from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Robinson goes for a double leg but Morgan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morgan continues to drive forward.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Robinson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Robinson darts in looking for a takedown but Morgan gets double underhooks and turns Robinson into the cage.
Robinson dives in and scores a takedown into Morgan's guard.
Robinson wants to get up but he can't break Morgan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Robinson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Robinson is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to control but Robinson manages to take his back.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.
Robinson is looking for the choke from the back position but Morgan is controlling his hands well.
Robinson controlling from the back.
Robinson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson not allowing Morgan to control his hands.
Matt Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Robinson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Robinson!
Eric Robinson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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