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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Robertson (ranked 4879 p4p, 512 weight class) and Chief Ute (ranked 3972 p4p, 466 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Ute!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ute gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Robertson.
Ute misses with a punch on the inside.
Ute has Robertson pressed against the cage, preventing Robertson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Robertson successfully pulls guard.
Ute trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Robertson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Robertson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Chief Ute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ute moves into the clinch.
Ute letting Robertson take a breather here.
Ute misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ute lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Ute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ute misses with a body punch.
Ute prevents a body shot from Robertson.
Ute swings wildly with an uppercut but Robertson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ute lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Robertson can't break the clinch.
Robertson blocks a body shot from Ute.
Robertson manages to pull guard.
Ute decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ute tries to clinch up but Robertson circles away and keeps his distance.
Robertson moves into range and clinches up with Ute.
Ute has a couple of punches blocked by Robertson.
Ute lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ute.
Ute misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ute lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ute lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ute lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robertson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ute is trying to keep an underhook but Robertson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ute looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ute looking for a kimura from the bottom but Robertson passes into side control!
Robertson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ute tries to close the distance and clinch but Robertson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robertson throws a big counter combination but Ute scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ute has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Robertson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Robertson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ute did well to prevent Robertson getting side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Robertson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ute is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Robertson pulls his head out easily.
Ute is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Robertson seems content to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ute can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ute looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Robertson is controlling the pace.
Ute is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Robertson pulls his head out easily.
Robertson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ute actively working from the bottom here.
Robertson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ute to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ute tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robertson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Robertson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ute closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ute fails to land.
Ute working aggressively here.
Ute throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ute fails to land.
Ute throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Ute - that landed with a thud.
Ute throws a punch but it's blocked by Robertson.
A head punch on the inside from Ute fails to land.
Ute scores with a shoulder strike.
Robertson wants to break free but Ute has control.
Ute lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Ute misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
Ute throws a head punch that misses.
Robertson has had enough of the clinch but Ute keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Ute dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ute looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ute is looking to clinch but Robertson is avoiding it.
Ute is looking to clinch.
Ute wants to clinch.
As Ute backs away, Robertson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Robertson is looking to clinch but Ute is avoiding it.
Ute moves in looking to clinch but Robertson pushes him off.
Robertson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ute tries to clinch there but Robertson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ute closes the distance and clinches.
Ute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robertson can't break the clinch.
Robertson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ute won't allow it.
Ute throws a punch but it's blocked by Robertson.
Robertson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ute wants to stand back up but Robertson manages to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ute is looking for a sweep.
Ute is trying to control Robertson's posture but Robertson avoids it.
Robertson decides to stand back up. Robertson steps back and let's Ute get back to his feet.
Chris Robertson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ute wants to clinch.
Ute closes the distance and clinches.
Ute misses with a punch to the body.
Ute swings wildly with an uppercut but Robertson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robertson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ute has him pressed against the cage.
Chief Ute seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ute misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson is trying to break the clinch but Ute has him pressed against the cage.
Robertson drags the fight down to the ground.
Ute won't allow Robertson to sweep him here.
Ute gets to his feet - Robertson follows without any prompting.
Ute tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robertson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ute wants to clinch up but Robertson keeps it at a distance.
Robertson tries to counter by clinching up but Ute breaks away and moves out of range.
Ute pushes Robertson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ute has a couple of punches blocked by Robertson.
Ute stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ute misses with the head strike.
Ute misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robertson misses with a knee strike.
Ute lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ute creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robertson prevents a body shot from Ute.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ute working aggressively here.
Robertson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robertson has clasped his hands together around Ute's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Robertson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ute tries to clinch up.
Robertson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ute forces Robertson back against the cage and clinches.
Robertson has had enough of the clinch but Ute keeps him there for the moment.
Ute lands a shot to the body.
Ute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robertson tries to break the clinch but Ute is controlling the position.
Robertson gets control of Ute's arms and successfully pulls guard. Robertson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chris Robertson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robertson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ute rushes Robertson and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ute misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ute lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robertson obliges.
Ute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robertson wants the takedown. Ute is fighting it off but Robertson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ute's guard against the cage.
Ute throws his legs up looking for a submission but Robertson uses it to pass to side control.
Ute is breathing heavily.
Robertson decides to stand back up. Robertson steps back and let's Ute get back to his feet.
Chief Ute is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robertson clinches with his opponent.
Ute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ute misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ute struggles to land a body shot inside as Robertson controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Ute fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ute.
Robertson is trying to break the clinch but Ute has him pressed against the cage.
Robertson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ute uses from the top position.
Ute trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Robertson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Robertson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Robertson throws a leg kick that misses.
Ute appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ute listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ute moves into the clinch successfully.
Robertson blocks an uppercut.
Robertson blocking some punches.
Ute tries to work over Robertson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ute fails to land.
Robertson pulls Ute into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Robertson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Robertson tries a knee to the head but Ute blocks it.
Ute misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robertson has hold of one of Ute's legs. Ute is fighting the takedown attempt but Robertson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ute is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Robertson is aware though and is defending well.
Robertson is stalling in the full guard.
Robertson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ute takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson stands up and waves to Ute to follow him.
Ute closes the distance but Robertson moves to the side
and Robertson counters with a three punch combo that has Ute backing up. Ute nods at Robertson to acknowledge the strikes.
Ute wants to clinch.
Ute is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Ute misses its intended target.
Ute drives through and clinches with Robertson against the cage.
Robertson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ute misses with the head strike.
Ute swings wildly with an uppercut but Robertson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ute throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertsons head.
Robertson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robertson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ute actively working from the bottom here.
Ute actively working from the bottom here.
Robertson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ute looking for submissions off his back.
Robertson passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson controlling the position easily from mount.
Ute working to try and regain half guard.
That's four 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.
Robertson controlling his opponent.
Robertson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ute tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Robertson controlling the pace for now.
Robertson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ute can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Chief Ute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ute is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Robertson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robertson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Chris Robertson!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Chris Robertson!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Chris Robertson!
Chris Robertson wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Chris Robertson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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