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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yef Yew (ranked 1133 p4p, 152 weight class) and Marty Robbins (ranked 1163 p4p, 156 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Robbins's choice of entrance music: Big Iron. Marty Robbins has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
24 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Yef Yew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marty Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbins is looking to clinch.
Yew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robbins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yew scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robbins throws a leg kick but Yew checks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robbins throws a head punch that misses.
Robbins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robbins misses with a right hand
and Yew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Robbins.
Robbins throws out a counter right but Yew avoids it with no problem.
Yew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yew lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yew has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London BALLS OF STEEL in the buildup to the fight.
Robbins tries to move into range but Yew moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Robbins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yew's sensitive parts.
Yew slips under a jab.
Yew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robbins.
Yew keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yew scores with a nice right hand.
Donk. Robbins catches Yew right on the button with a cross.
Yew loads up on a big right hand but Robbins slips the punch.
Robbins misses with a lunging right hand
and Yew counters with a straight right hand.
Marty Robbins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yew blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Yew.
Yew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robbins.
Yew moves out of range as Robbins strikes.
Yew was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yew slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yew blocks a head kick by Robbins.
Robbins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yew takes a swing at Robbins's ribcage but misses.
Robbins throws a hook but Yew avoids it easily.
Robbins throws a wild body kick that Yew sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robbins. Yew does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yew.
Yew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robbins.
Robbins connects with a solid leg kick.
Robbins misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yew checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Yew on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Robbins misses with a left hand
and Yew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yew lands a body shot.
Robbins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robbins.
Robbins misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Yew misses its target.
Nice body punch from Robbins.
Yew is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Robbins scores with a jab.
Nice body punch from Robbins.
Yew getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robbins moves out of range as Yew strikes.
Yew darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Robbins.
Robbins misses with a straight right.
Yew throwing a counter right hand but Robbins manages to avoid it.
Yew blocks the body kick.
Robbins is looking to chop away at Yew's legs.
Yew is looking to counter punch.
Robbins lands a slapping body shot.
We've been informed that Robbins has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yew.
Yew cracks Robbins with an open hand slap.
A shot to the liver by Robbins. Beautiful body shot.
Robbins thows a leg kick but Yew checks it
and Yew counters with a nice uppercut.
Yew cracks a nice hook into Robbins's ribs.
A good leg kick by Yew.
Robbins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Robbins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Robbins.
Yew throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robbins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Robbins misses.
Robbins closes the distance and clinches.
Robbins gets through Yew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yew.
Yew has a couple of punches blocked by Robbins.
Yew blocking some punches.
Robbins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yew's elbow.
Nice elbow from Robbins.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yew blocking some punches.
Yew manages to break the clinch.
Robbins takes a swing at Yew's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Yew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yef Yew will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Robbins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robbins misses with a wild body shot.
Yef Yew is winning the standup battle so far.
Robbins takes a swing at Yew's ribcage but misses.
Robbins takes a swing at Yew's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Yew.
Robbins misses with a low kick as Yew jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robbins. Yew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robbins lands with a shot to the body.
Robbins misses with a looping left.
Yew throws a body punch but Robbins moves out of range.
Robbins scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robbins throws a big shot that misses.
Yew scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Robbins walks into a straight right hand from Yew.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yew manages to avoid it.
Robbins throws a body kick that misses.
Robbins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robbins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yew was well out of range. Poor timing from Robbins.
An attempted straight right counter from Yew misses the target.
Robbins throws out a loose jab but Yew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yew slips under a jab.
Yew takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yew looks to throw the jab but Robbins is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Robbins! But no joy.
Yew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robbins.
It seemed like Robbins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yew jabs Robbins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Robbins throws a head kick but Yew moves out of range.
Robbins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yew.
Robbins scores with a nice right hand.
Yew slips a straight right by Robbins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins misses the jab.
Yew slips under a jab.
Yew lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robbins missing with a left hand there. Yew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robbins misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Robbins. Beautiful body shot.
Yew misses with a looping right.
Yew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robbins.
A jab lands there for Yew.
Robbins looks to land a left hand but Yew moved out of range nicely.
Robbins works Yew's body with a nice hook.
Robbins throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yew to counter with a crisp jab.
Yew avoids the body shot from Robbins.
Robbins tries to bum rush Yew with a series of wild strikes but Yew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robbins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Robbins throws a poor cross that misses
letting Yew counter with a right hand.
Robbins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yew checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donk. Robbins catches Yew right on the button with a cross.
Yew takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robbins misses with a hook. Yew ducked under it nicely.
Yew throws the left hand but Robbins avoids the punch easily.
Robbins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yew ducks under a wild hook from Robbins.
Robbins tries a low kick but Yew avoids it.
Yew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robbins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Robbins looks to score with a jab to the body but Yew is just out of range.
Yew lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yew misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Yew misses the target.
Yew checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Yew misses the target.
Robbins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yew chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Robbins throws a jab but it's blocked by Yew.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yew. That's going to slow Robbins down.
Robbins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robbins tries to clinch but Yew moves out of range.
Robbins misses with a low kick.
Yew misses with a hook
and Robbins counters with a straight right hand.
Robbins throws a hook but Yew blocks it.
Robbins misses the shot to the body.
Yew defending well as Robbins loads up on a big left hand.
Robbins misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Robbins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Robbins misses with a wild body shot.
Robbins walks into a left hand.
Yew throws a hook but Robbins blocks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Robbins. Yew shrugs it off though.
Robbins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yew doesn't seem bothered though.
Yew goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Robbins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robbins misses with a wild body shot.
Robbins moves away from the strike by Yew.
Robbins tries a quick counter leg kick but Yew is wise to it.
Yew takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robbins, right into the meat.
Yew misses with a hook. Robbins ducked under it nicely.
Robbins throws a hook to the side of Yew's head but Yew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robbins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yew has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yew and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robbins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins pushes Yew up against the cage in a clinch.
Robbins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yew works the jab nicely.
Robbins ducks under a wild hook from Yew.
Robbins works Yew's body with a nice hook.
Yew misses with an uppercut.
Robbins misses the jab.
Yew is looking to counter punch.
Robbins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yew swings widly with a right hand
and Robbins counters with a straight right hand.
Robbins throws a lazy uppercut
and Yew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yew just misses with a punch to the body.
Yew lands a nice shot to the body.
Yew thows a body kick. Robbins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Yew misses.
Yew fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robbins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robbins misses with a body shot.
As Robbins backs away, Yew returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Robbins avoids the body shot from Yew.
Robbins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yew's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robbins, right into the meat.
Yew lands a body shot.
Robbins misses with a straight left.
Yew is looking to counter punch.
A lazy body kick from Yew
and Robbins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Robbins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robbins throws a lazy uppercut
and Robbins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yew throws a jab but it's blocked by Robbins.
Robbins counters with a body kick.
Robbins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Robbins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins just misses with a punch to the body.
Robbins looks to clinch
and Robbins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yew stuns Robbins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robbins connects with a right hand. Yew shakes it off.
Robbins cracks Yew with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yew on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Robbins lands a jab to Yew's midsection.
Yew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Robbins misses with a double jab
and Yew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yew misses with an uppercut.
Robbins throws a sloppy body shot
and Yew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yew bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew misses with an uppercut
and Robbins counters with a stiff right hand.
Yew with a nice cross.
Robbins throws a looping overhand right but Yew ducks down to avoid it.
Yew throwing a counter right hand but Robbins manages to avoid it.
Yew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robbins.
Robbins misses with a wild body shot.
Robbins digs a good hook to Yew's body.
Robbins blocks a jab.
Yew lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robbins's sensitive parts.
Robbins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yew counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robbins thuds a left hand into Yew's body.
Robbins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robbins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yew manages to avoid it.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marty Robbins.
I think Robbins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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