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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bennie Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devan Hennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bennie Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Devan Hennings!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hennings tries to improve position but can't.
An elbow from Robinson crashes against the mat.
Hennings is trying to get back to half guard.
Robinson taking a breather here.
Hennings is trying to improve his position.
Robinson tries to stand but Hennings is controlling his head.
Robinson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennings bucks up and tries to throw Robinson off but instead Robinson has got his back!
Hennings fending off the submission attempt from Robinson.
Robinson controls the position.
Robinson is trying to stick to Hennings's back but Hennings is turning into Robinson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Robinson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hennings.
Robinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hennings is one step ahead there.
Robinson trying to control the position.
Robinson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson pulls Hennings in close to prevent any damage.
Robinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Hennings from controlling successfully.
Robinson has his hands on Hennings's head, controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Bennie Robinson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hennings shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robinson as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennings has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
Hennings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Robinson wants to pass to mount but Hennings is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hennings is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hennings is in trouble now - Robinson has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hennings working to try and regain half guard.
Robinson controlling his opponent.
Robinson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hennings on the ground.
Hennings is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hennings is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hennings regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson wants to pass to mount but Hennings is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bennie Robinson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Robinson throws a leg kick but Hennings sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hennings tries to score a power double leg takedown but Robinson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hennings somewhat.
Robinson blocks a jab.
Hennings defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Robinson.
Hennings tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hennings sprawls well. Hennings wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hennings gets caught napping as Robinson dives in and scores a takedown. Hennings manages to retain guard.
Hennings is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson postures up.
Hennings is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Robinson preventing the sweep.
Robinson wants to stand but Hennings has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Devan Hennings wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hennings misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Hennings fails with the takedown
and Robinson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennings looks to land a body kick but Robinson moved away.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Hennings is out of range.
Hennings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hennings enables Robinson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hennings manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hennings is breathing heavily.
Robinson content to stall in guard here.
Hennings keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Robinson tries to stand but Hennings is controlling from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennings wants to control but Robinson postures up.
Hennings gets back to half guard.
Hennings trying to control but Robinson postures up.
Robinson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hennings controls his leg.
Robinson trying to mount his opponent but Hennings defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hennings is not content to let Robinson control the position.
Hennings pushes Robinson off looking to stand but Robinson dives back in and keeps control.
Robinson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bennie Robinson.
Robinson tries to bum rush Hennings with a series of wild strikes but Hennings uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hennings feints and as Robinson raises his hands in defense, Hennings changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bennie Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robinson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bennie Robinson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hennings has his takedown stuffed
and Robinson counters by clinching up.
Hennings manages to pull guard.
Hennings tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hennings working a defensive guard here.
Robinson wants to get up but he can't break Hennings's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Robinson won't allow Hennings to sweep him here.
Robinson sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Robinson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is thwarting Hennings's attempts to control the position.
Hennings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
It looks like Robinson is going to stand back up.
Hennings trying to control but Robinson postures up.
Hennings wants to get back to full guard.
Robinson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hennings is looking to control Robinson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hennings avoid being mounted?
Robinson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hennings trying to get back to full guard but Robinson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hennings is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennings is trying desperately to improve position.
Hennings is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Robinson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Hennings is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Robinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hennings tries to hold on but Robinson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hennings flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Robinson trying to control but Hennings is having none of it.
Robinson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hennings taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Robinson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Devan Hennings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennie Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hennings flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bennie Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Robinson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bennie Robinson!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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