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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Rocco Robinson (ranked 6176 p4p, 522 weight class) and Wasilij Raskolnikov (ranked 24704 p4p, 655 weight class). Raskolnikov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pharaoh - ИДОЛ. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocco Robinson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wasilij Raskolnikov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raskolnikov has managed to clinch.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Raskolnikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raskolnikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raskolnikov looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson stalls.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson lands an elbow just above Raskolnikov 's eye.
Robinson lands a right hand.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson crunches a lovely knee into Raskolnikov's ribcage.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Robinson lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson .
Raskolnikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Robinson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Robinson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wasilij Raskolnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch.
Raskolnikov has managed to clinch.
Raskolnikov looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson .
Robinson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raskolnikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robinson .
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Robinson on the inside.
Raskolnikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Robinson working Raskolnikov over with knees to the body.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick by Raskolnikov misses
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
Raskolnikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raskolnikov looks winded!
Raskolnikov looks to clinch
and Robinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Raskolnikov pushes Robinson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robinson lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robinson obliges.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Robinson to work.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson landing knees to the body.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raskolnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raskolnikov or not.
Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Raskolnikov has double underhooks.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson throws a counter high kick but Raskolnikov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch.
As Raskolnikov looks to move away, Robinson throws a big counter combo but Raskolnikov just gets out of the way.
Raskolnikov wants to clinch
and Robinson counters with a left and a right that stings Raskolnikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raskolnikov takes the fight into the clinch.
Raskolnikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raskolnikov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Robinson tries to break free but Raskolnikov pushes him back against the ropes.
Robinson is struggling to control the position.
A knee to the head by Robinson .
Robinson has Raskolnikov pressed against the ropes.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Raskolnikov has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson .
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Raskolnikov's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Robinson .
Raskolnikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Robinson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Raskolnikov wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Robinson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Raskolnikov closes the distance and pushes Robinson back into the ropes.
Robinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Raskolnikov.
Robinson scores with a knee to the head.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raskolnikov is defending well for now.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raskolnikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rocco Robinson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raskolnikov lands a knee to the head.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but Robinson blocks it.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Robinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Raskolnikov.
Rocco Robinson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raskolnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Raskolnikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raskolnikov closes the distance but Robinson moves to the side
and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Robinson gets tackled into the ropes by Raskolnikov. Raskolnikov maintains the clinch.
Robinson pushes Raskolnikov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson effectively controlling the action here.
Raskolnikov looking to slow down the pace here.
Robinson lands a left hand.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Raskolnikov manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Raskolnikov is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raskolnikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raskolnikov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wasilij Raskolnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raskolnikov gets a clinch.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson has Raskolnikov pushed against the ropes.
Raskolnikov is trying to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling him.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson throws a head kick but Raskolnikov moves out of range.
Rocco Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raskolnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch.
Robinson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Raskolnikov manages to circle out of the way.
Robinson delivers a nice body kick.
Robinson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raskolnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raskolnikov looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson slowing the pace effectively.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Robinson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson .
Raskolnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Robinson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Robinson dominated that second round.
That's time! Robinson 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson forces Raskolnikov back against the ropes and clinches.
Raskolnikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson manages to break the clinch.
Raskolnikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson .
Raskolnikov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robinson is trying to stall.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raskolnikov throws an elbow but it misses.
Raskolnikov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raskolnikov looking to throw knees to the head but Robinson is blocking nicely.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robinson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Robinson pushes Raskolnikov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raskolnikov can do to turn this around?
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raskolnikov misses with an elbow strike.
Raskolnikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson forces Raskolnikov back against the ropes and clinches.
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Robinson prevents Raskolnikov from breaking the clinch.
Raskolnikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Robinson - that landed with a thud.
Raskolnikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raskolnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Raskolnikov gets an underhook and turns Robinson into the ropes.
Raskolnikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robinson .
A short left from Robinson .
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson instigates a clinch.
Raskolnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raskolnikov or not.
Raskolnikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raskolnikov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Robinson .
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson has Raskolnikov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Robinson looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Robinson .
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson .
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Raskolnikov darts in trying to clinch
and Robinson counters with a left and a right that stings Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Robinson gets tackled into the ropes by Raskolnikov. Raskolnikov maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson pushes Raskolnikov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson lands a good knee to the midsection. Raskolnikov won't want to take too many of those.
Raskolnikov wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
Raskolnikov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robinson pushes Raskolnikov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson drives through and clinches with Raskolnikov against the ropes.
Raskolnikov takes a shot to the head.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wasilij Raskolnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Robinson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson instigates a clinch.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Rocco Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raskolnikovs head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robinson 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Robinson !
In his post fight interview, Rocco Robinson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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