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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Bourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Verne Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Chase is better than the Catch by Motorhead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Liam Bourne is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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220 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
29
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Bourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Verne Robinson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson lands with a right hand.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Robinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bourne is keeping the position for now.
Robinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bourne is retaining full guard.
Robinson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Robinson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Robinson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne trying to control the position.
Robinson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bourne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bourne is looking for a triangle but Robinson pushes his legs off easily.
Robinson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Robinson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Robinson landing with the ground and pound.
Bourne being controlled here, momentarily.
Bourne can't keep his opponent in guard - Robinson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bourne taking some punishment here, with Robinson in his half guard.
Robinson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Robinson lands strikes from half guard.
Robinson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robinson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
My spies in Ippon Top Team inform me that Robinson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Robinson content to control rather than advance.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Robinson lands a nice short elbow.
Bourne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Robinson on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson not doing much here.
Robinson is nestled in close to Bourne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Robinson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Robinson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Robinson drops an elbow to the side of Bourne's head.
Robinson passes to side control.
Robinson controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson moves into full mount!
Robinson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bourne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Robinson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Bourne in real trouble here! The ref calls for Bourne to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Verne Robinson!
Post fight, Verne Robinson stared into the camera and said 'I expect a win and that's what I got. I would like to thank the promoter for the match. lastly, I would like to tell my opponent to get a new job. You are nothing but a pompous arse that will never be able to match someone like me. You have no business in my cage - I suggest you stay out of it.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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