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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robin Kluivert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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183 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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180 cm
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183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Good knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Kluivert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Rage!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kluivert takes one to the chin there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kluivert or perhaps it was just good defense by Rage, which made it look bad.
Kluivert throws a body kick that misses.
Kluivert fails with the takedown.
Kluivert feints and as Rage raises his hands in defense, Kluivert changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rage has his hands on Kluivert's head, controlling the position.
Kluivert wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluivert slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluivert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Rage trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kluivert manages to pass to mount!
Rage is squirming around, avoiding Kluivert's attempts to control the action.
Kluivert lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kluivert mounts Rage! Really nice guard pass there!
Kluivert is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rage to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rage shrugs it off.
Kluivert jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rage is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rage and Kluivert has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rage felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rage struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluivert is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rage knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kluivert tries for a kimura but Rage is defending well.
Rage keeping his opponent close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage can't do much from the bottom here.
Kluivert tries for a kimura but Rage is defending well.
Kluivert wants to control but Rage is keeping him busy.
Kluivert looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rage is avoiding damage well.
Kluivert is looking to take a break and control but Rage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kluivert works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
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.
Kluivert working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rage taking a bit of punishment here - Kluivert scoring with strikes.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Kluivert trying to control the position but Rage is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rage can't do much from the bottom here.
Kluivert controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Kluivert dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kluivert takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Robin Kluivert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kluivert with a poor takedown
and Rage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rage throws a leg kick but Kluivert moved away.
Kluivert drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rage sprawls and moves away.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kluivert manages to avoid it.
Kluivert misses with a low kick.
Rage tried to score with a low kick but Kluivert checks it.
Kluivert shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rage sprawls well. Rage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kluivert gets slowly back to his feet.
Rage appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluivert has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rage finds it's way round the side to connect with Kluivert's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rage throws an overhand right that lands on Kluivert's shoulder, as Kluivert tries to avoid the shot.
Kluivert is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Kluivert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kluivert has his takedown stuffed
and Rage holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rage as the two fighters clinch.
Rage keeps control of Kluivert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kluivert has hold of one of Rage's legs. Rage is fighting the takedown attempt but Kluivert gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kluivert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Robin Kluivert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kluivert postures up and lands a big shot to Rage's brow.
Rage keeping moving, preventing Kluivert from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluivert stopping the sweep attempt from Rage.
Rage controls Kluivert momentarily but Kluivert frees himself.
Rage has his hands on Kluivert's head, controlling the position.
Kluivert wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
Kluivert pushing down on Rage's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kluivert is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluivert is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kluivert missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kluivert is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kluivert is working away from the top position though.
Kluivert is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kluivert looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kluivert seems to be looking for submissions.
Kluivert looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kluivert is just content to waste time from the top position. Rage takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Rage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kluivert shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rage napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kluivert working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kluivert thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kluivert working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluivert goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rage has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kluivert but great work by Rage.
Kluivert manages to get back to half guard.
Rage controlling the action here.
Kluivert works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage trying to control but Kluivert is working from the bottom.
Kluivert is looking for a triangle but Rage pushes his legs off easily.
Kluivert wants to sweep here but Rage controlling him for the moment.
Kluivert trying to keep a closed guard but Rage is proving a slippery customer.
Rage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rage preventing the sweep.
Rage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kluivert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two 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.
Kluivert trying to keep a closed guard but Rage is proving a slippery customer.
Rage wants to control from the top but Kluivert keeps moving.
Kluivert 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 decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rage throws a good cross that connects.
Kluivert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rage circles away.
Rage misses with a wild combination.
Kluivert fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluivert misses with a takedown attempt - Rage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Kluivert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage scores with a punch to the head.
Rage works Kluivert's body with a nice hook.
Kluivert fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage throws a hook but Kluivert avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Rage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rage.
Robbie Rage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rage is looking to slow Kluivert down with leg kicks.
Kluivert stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage looks to land a body kick but Kluivert moved away.
Nice shot lands for Rage.
Rage gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kluivert is looking to work some ground and pound but Rage has wrist control.
Kluivert pushes down on Rage's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kluivert is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kluivert looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Rage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rage 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Rage!
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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