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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 350 p4p, 1271 weight class) and Julius Lew (ranked 47 p4p, 171 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Robson.
Robson moves in looking to clinch but Lew pushes him off.
Robson rushes Lew and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Robson misses with a punch to the body.
Lew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robson.
Lew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lew gets through Robson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lew.
Lew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lew misses with the head strike.
Lew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lew.
Lew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Lew scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lew.
Lew lands a hook that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Lew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lew misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Robson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lew.
A short uppercut from Robson.
Lew blocks an uppercut.
Lew misses with some punches.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lew.
Lew stalling.
Robson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lew missing with a left hand there. Robson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robson forces Lew back against the cage and clinches.
Lew manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Robson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lew jumps guard but Robson stands there with Lew around his waist. Lew gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Lew on the inside.
Robson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Lew.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robson tries to throw a body punch but Lew avoids it by throwing Robson back against the cage.
Lew throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
A short right from Lew.
Robson has a couple of punches blocked by Lew.
Lew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Robson has a couple of punches blocked by Lew.
Robson managing to block the knees to the body from Lew.
Still in the clinch, Lew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lew tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Lew back against the cage.
Lew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lew breaks from the clinch.
Robson walks into a left hand.
Robson walks into a jab.
Robson is rocked!
Robson moves into the clinch.
Lew lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Robson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lew has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Robson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lew can turn it around.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson seems to have got his legs back now.
Robson misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lew throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lew blocks an uppercut.
Robson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lew misses with a knee strike.
Lew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robson's elbow.
Robson misses with the head strike.
Lew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lew lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Robson.
Robson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lew.
Lew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robson misses with some punches.
Lew is trying to pull guard but Robson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lew.
Lew lands a shoulder strike.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lew breaks the clinch.
Robson moves into the clinch.
Lew misses with the head strike.
Lew lands a right hand.
A short right from Robson on the inside.
Robson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lew's elbow.
Lew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Robson.
Lew digs a right hand into Robson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robson's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robson blocking some punches.
Robson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lew or not.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Robson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robson moves into the clinch successfully.
Lew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lew tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robson avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Lew dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Robson throws a hook but Lew blocks it.
Lew misses with a looping left.
Lew misses with a double jab.
Robson cracks a nice hook into Lew's ribs.
Robson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lew takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oliver Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robson darts in trying to clinch
and Lew counters with a stiff right hand.
Robson is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robson needs to keep his hands up - Lew had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lew.
Lew moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Robson moves into the clinch.
Robson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robson blocking some punches.
Robson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land.
Robson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lew backwards.
Lew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Robson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lew misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lew backwards.
Lew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lew blocking some punches.
Robson misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Robson blocks a body shot from Lew.
Lew scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robson slips under a jab from Lew.
Robson scores with a hook to the body. Lew takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Robson tries to clinch up but Lew circles away and keeps his distance.
Robson moves into the clinch successfully.
Lew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lew.
Lew blocking some punches.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lew scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lew lands a nice uppercut.
Lew misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lew.
A short uppercut from Robson.
Lew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Lew is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Robson is keeping busy.
Robson lands a body shot.
Lew tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lew swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lew using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Robson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lew.
Lew takes a shot to the head.
Lew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lew tries to work over Robson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robson blocks a body shot from Lew.
Robson lands with a right to the head.
Robson cracks Lew with a nice body shot.
Lew swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Robson - that landed with a thud.
Lew throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson is working Lew over against the cage.
Lew is breathing heavily.
Robson working aggressively here.
Robson tries to work over Lew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Julius Lew seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Lew.
Lew tries to throw a body punch but Robson avoids it by throwing Lew back against the cage.
Robson lands a shoulder strike.
Robson prevents a body shot from Lew.
Lew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robson blocks a body shot from Lew.
Robson misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Robson.
Robson scores with a hook to the body.
Robson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lew backwards.
Robson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lew's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robson misses with a punch to the body.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robson lands an uppercut.
Robson blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that second round.
That's time! Robson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Robson is looking to clinch.
Lew misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Robson does no damage.
Lew lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Robson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Robson blocks a jab.
Robson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Robson.
Robson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lew.
Lew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lew might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Robson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lew in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lew throws out the jab.
Robson punishes Lew's body with a nice straight punch.
Robson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lew throws out the jab.
Robson scores with a nice head shot.
Robson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lew doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson lands a jab to Lew's midsection.
Robson tries to clinch up but Lew circles away and keeps his distance.
Robson cracks Lew with an open hand slap.
Robson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robson lands a jab.
Robson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lew misses with a straight right.
Robson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Robson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lew on the side of the head.
Lew takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
Robson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lew raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Robson slips a jab from Lew.
Robson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson moves to clinch but Lew breaks away
and Lew makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Robson finds it's way through Lew's defenses.
Robson blocks a jab.
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!
Robson lands a two punch combo.
Robson scores with a jab.
Good exchange - Lew coming out on top.
Robson lands with an overhand left.
Lew has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robson finds it's way round the side to connect with Lew's head.
Lew swats away the attempt to clinch by Robson.
Robson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson moves in looking to clinch but Lew pushes him off.
Robson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oliver Robson is winning the standup battle so far.
Robson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Robson lands a lovely overhand right.
Robson tries to clinch there but Lew circles away.
Lew takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Robson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lew's head.
Robson wants to clinch.
Lew throws a jab but it's blocked by Robson.
Nice defenses there by Robson.
Robson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lew.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robson wants to clinch up but Lew keeps it at a distance.
Robson scores with a punch to the head.
Robson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lew counters with a right hand to the body.
Robson tries to clinch but Lew is having none of it.
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!
Lew lands the left hand.
Robson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lew manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lew looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lew takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Robson wants to clinch up but Lew keeps it at a distance.
Lew is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Robson tries to clinch there but Lew circles away.
Lew throws a big shot that misses.
Robson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Robson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robson 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Robson!
A victorious Oliver Robson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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