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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lemuel Bonner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Robertson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lemuel Bonner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Robertson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Robertson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robertson lands with a nice body kick.
Robertson scores with a takedown into Bonner's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Robertson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bonner wants to sweep but no luck.
Robertson is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonner has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Robertson defends well.
Robertson content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson wants to stand but Bonner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Robertson preventing the sweep.
Robertson trying to control but Bonner is working from the bottom.
Bonner is pulling down on Robertson's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robertson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonner.
Bonner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bonner manages to break the clinch.
Robertson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Robertson 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.
Robertson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bonner defending well though.
Robertson controlling the action here.
Robertson is looking to stall here but Bonner recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bonner is keeping the position for now.
Robertson working some strikes from top position.
Robertson wanted to stand there but Bonner had control of the position.
Robertson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Robertson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robertson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bonner is pulling down on Robertson's head. It's preventing any offense from Robertson, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Robertson scores with a jab to the head.
Bonner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Robertson on his heels. He'll look to pass Robertson's guard now, I'm sure.
Bonner trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Robertson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Robertson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bonner's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonner is trying to control the position but Robertson postures up.
Robertson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robertson wants to stand but Bonner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bonner pulls Robertson in close to his closed guard and prevents Robertson from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson wants to control from the top but Bonner keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bonner darts in and clinches Robertson up against the cage.
Robertson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bonner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Robertson 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bonner is not content to let Robertson control the position.
Bonner trying to control here.
Bonner controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Robertson trying to control from Bonner's half guard. Bonner has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lemuel Bonner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Robertson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bonner is retaining full guard.
Robertson won't allow Bonner to sweep him here.
Bonner seems keen to control Robertson's posture.
Robertson wants to pass the guard but Bonner is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bonner is proving hard to escape from.
Bonner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bonner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Robertson keeping control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonner takes a swing at Robertson's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Robertson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Robertson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robertson rushes Bonner and presses him up against the cage.
Bonner misses with a body punch.
Bonner taking a breather.
Robertson lands a takedown into guard.
Robertson looking to sit in guard and control but Bonner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bonner is working Robertson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson wants to get back to his feet but Bonner passes into half guard.
Robertson tries to roll over but Bonner keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bonner pulls his head out easily.
Bonner stalling.
Bonner is thwarting Robertson's attempts to control the position.
Bonner controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bonner drops an elbow to the side of Robertson's head.
Robertson wants to control but Bonner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bonner not doing much here.
Robertson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Robertson has hold of Bonner's hands but Bonner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bonner lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Robertson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robertson is controlling the pace.
Robertson wants to pass the guard but Bonner is defending well.
Bonner tries to get to full guard but Robertson has control of the leg.
Bonner wants to control but Robertson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonner controlling the position well.
Bonner is staying active underneath Robertson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Martin Robertson has got the better of the ground game so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bonner trying to control but Robertson postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bonner shoots for a takedown but Robertson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robertson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lemuel Bonner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin Robertson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Robertson controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Robertson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Robertson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Robertson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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