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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Perkins (ranked 6744 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Trueman (ranked 6150 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robbie Perkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sylvester Trueman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trueman swinging wildly here.
Perkins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Perkins has closed the distance and engaged Trueman in a clinch.
Trueman decides to pull guard.
Trueman throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Perkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trueman working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Perkins has passed into half guard!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins is looking for a kimura but Trueman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Perkins to get the leverage.
Trueman is trying to control but Perkins passes into side control!
Perkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Trueman is trying to work for a sweep but Perkins has mounted him!
Perkins is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Trueman has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Perkins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trueman is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Perkins avoids the attempt from Trueman to control.
Trueman is desperately trying to improve his position but Perkins has a good base and remains in mount.
Perkins landing strikes from the mount and Trueman is in trouble!
Perkins manages to capitalize on a mistake by Trueman to take his back!
Perkins has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Trueman tries to escape but Perkins has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Trueman trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Perkins has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Trueman's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Perkins is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Trueman up.
Trueman tries to roll but Perkins sticks to his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perkins avoiding Trueman 's attempts to control his hands.
Trueman can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Perkins 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.
Trueman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Perkins has one foot on Trueman's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Trueman gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Perkins keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Trueman passes to side control.
Perkins can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trueman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Perkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Trueman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Perkins can't do much from the bottom here.
Perkins is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perkins prevents Trueman from moving into mount.
Trueman wants to control but Perkins is keeping him busy.
Robbie Perkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perkins is trying to control Trueman's posture but Trueman avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perkins is looking to reverse the position.
Trueman tries to move to mount but Perkins blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trueman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Perkins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Trueman's guard! Nice work there by Perkins!
Perkins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Perkins drops back looking for a leg! Trueman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trueman manages to kick Perkins off! Perkins jumps back into Trueman's guard.
Perkins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perkins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trueman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Perkins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Perkins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trueman trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robbie Perkins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Perkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Trueman.
A combination from Trueman does no damage.
Trueman drives through with a takedown into Perkins's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Trueman content to stall in guard here.
Perkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trueman can do to turn this around?
Perkins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trueman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Perkins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Trueman is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Perkins.
Trueman is looking to improve his position.
Perkins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two 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.
Trueman is trying to maintain the position but Perkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Trueman wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perkins in particular looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Perkins.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trueman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Perkins!
Perkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Perkins is trying to control Trueman's posture but Trueman avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Trueman is thwarting Perkins's attempts to control the position.
Perkins is holding on to half guard well.
Trueman is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Perkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trueman's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sylvester Trueman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robbie Perkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trueman throws his legs up looking for a submission but Perkins uses it to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Perkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perkins, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Perkins!
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RATING
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