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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yushin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamamoto comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg - On The Boulevard. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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169 lbs
12 - 4 - 2 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yushin Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Timothy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto looks for the body kick but Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robinson scores with a one two! Yamamoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamamoto.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamamoto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Robinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yamamoto defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Yamamoto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamamoto.
Robinson throws out a loose jab but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yushin Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Yamamoto tried to counter with a leg kick but Robinson avoided it.
Yamamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robinson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yamamoto was covering up waiting for the punch and Robinson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson looking to sit in guard and control but Yamamoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Robinson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yamamoto is aware though and is defending well.
Yamamoto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yamamoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto slips nicely into half guard.
Robinson is refusing to be controlled, as Yamamoto sits in half guard.
Robinson wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looking for submissions off his back.
Robinson wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
Yamamoto working Robinson over with strikes.
Yamamoto is keen to just control but Robinson is a slippery customer.
Yamamoto controlling the action here.
Robinson regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamamoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yamamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Robinson looking for a guillotine here but Yamamoto defends easily.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Yamamoto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Robinson trying to control the position.
Robinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yamamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Yamamoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto stays in close to Robinson's body and controls the position.
Yamamoto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Robinson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yamamoto has managed to get both his arms back between Robinson's legs - danger averted.
Robinson working for a triangle but Yamamoto defends it easily.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timothy 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 moves out of range of the body kick from Yamamoto.
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robinson misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.
Yamamoto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Robinson just manages to avoid it.
Yamamoto feints and then cracks Robinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robinson down.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamoto moves away.
Yamamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robinson. That did some damage!
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Robinson takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
As Robinson backs away, Yamamoto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yamamoto dips to his left and cracks Robinson with an uppercut!
Yamamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Robinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamamoto can pounce on him.
Robinson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a leg kick but Robinson checks it.
Robinson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yamamoto quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson trying to control from half guard but Yamamoto is working away.
Yamamoto wants to improve his position but Robinson is controlling well.
Yamamoto works his way to full guard. Good work.
My spies in Gorilla Warfare MMA inform me that Robinson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson throws a strike but Yamamoto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Robinson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Robinson is looking for a triangle but Yamamoto pushes his legs off easily.
Yamamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Robinson working for a triangle but Yamamoto defends it easily.
Robinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yamamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Robinson trying to control the position.
Robinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamamoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamamoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Robinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robinson is trying to keep Yamamoto in close.
Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Robinson looking for a guillotine here but Yamamoto defends easily.
Yamamoto connects with a couple of short punches.
Yamamoto cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
Yamamoto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yamamoto trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Robinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yamamoto defends it easily.
Robinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Robinson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Timothy Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yamamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson looking for a guillotine here but Yamamoto defends easily.
Robinson looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yushin Yamamoto dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Robinson misses with a hook. Yamamoto ducked under it nicely.
Yamamoto delivers a nice body kick.
Yamamoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Robinson is out of range.
Yamamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robinson. That did some damage!
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamamoto throws a wild body kick that Robinson sees coming a mile off.
Robinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yamamoto wants to land a leg kick but Robinson is out of range.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A countering left hand to the body from Robinson misses.
Robinson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamamoto counters with an inside leg kick.
Yamamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Robinson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamamoto is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yamamoto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Robinson.
Yamamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Yamamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robinson.
Yamamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto takes one on the button.
Robinson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Robinson trying to advance position but Yamamoto counters by regaining guard.
Yamamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robinson is one step ahead there.
Yamamoto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yamamoto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yamamoto is aware though and is defending well.
Yamamoto postures up and lands a big shot to Robinson's brow.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Yamamoto passes Robinson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yamamoto here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yamamoto lands with a punch from half guard.
Yamamoto is trying to control the action in half guard but Robinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yamamoto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson gets back to full guard.
Robinson looking for a guillotine here but Yamamoto defends easily.
Robinson working for submissions but it's allowed Yamamoto to get to half guard.
Yamamoto working over Robinson with some ground and pound. Robinson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Robinson is pressing down on Yamamoto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Robinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robinson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yamamoto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yamamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yamamoto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yamamoto controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yushin Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamamoto 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yushin Yamamoto!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Yushin Yamamoto waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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