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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cameron Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whyte comes to the ring accompanied by Caribbean Jamz. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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255 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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273 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cuts easily
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Decent boxing
Granite chin
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clinton Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whyte wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Robinson tries to clinch but Whyte moves away
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Robinson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Whyte counters with a nice uppercut.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Whyte circles away.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
Robinson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Robinson moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Robinson on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Whyte.
Whyte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Whyte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson has Whyte up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Whyte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robinson tries to clinch up but Whyte circles away and keeps his distance.
Whyte swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch but Whyte moves out of range.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whyte seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Whyte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Whyte is avoiding it.
Whyte is looking to counter the offense by Robinson and move into the clinch.
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Whyte dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Robinson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Whyte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson cracks the inside of Whyte's front leg.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Whyte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whyte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whyte wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Whyte seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte moves into the clinch.
Whyte lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whyte as Robinson tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robinson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Whyte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whyte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Whyte here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Whyte lands a left hand.
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Robinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cameron Whyte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Whyte.
Whyte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whyte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clinton Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Robinson.
Whyte lands a nice looking body shot.
Robinson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Robinson.
As Robinson tries to get set, Whyte tries to push him back and clinch up but Robinson manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robinson, right into the meat.
Robinson forces Whyte back against the ropes and clinches.
Whyte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cameron Whyte is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Whyte.
Whyte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Whyte circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Whyte dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Robinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Clinton Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whyte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robinson.
Robinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whyte backs up against the ropes.
Robinson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Whyte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whyte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whyte breaks from the clinch.
Robinson connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Whyte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whyte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robinsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robinson's head.
Robinson clinches with his opponent.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Whyte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whyte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Whyte circles away.
Whyte is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Robinson.
A head kick by Robinson misses
and Whyte holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whyte throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte gets tackled into the ropes by Robinson. Robinson maintains the clinch.
Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Robinson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cameron Whyte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whyte throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whyte tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Robinson manages to circle out of the way.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
Clinton Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whyte is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cameron Whyte.
Well Whyte 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Whyte!
During a confident post fight interview, Cameron Whyte thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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