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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robertson comes into the arena with 50 Cent - I get Money blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joshua Thomas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joshua Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robertson wants to clinch.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas with a nice cross.
It looks like Mike Robertson has been cut.
Robertson dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Robertson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Robertson has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Robertson has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Robertson.
Robertson is pushing Thomas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Robertson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Robertson.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Thomas holds him up against the cage and eventually Robertson drops back down to his feet.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Robertson is controlling the position.
Thomas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Robertson has double underhooks.
Thomas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Robertson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robertson moves into the clinch successfully.
Robertson fails to pull guard.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Robertson has double underhooks.
Robertson slows down the pace here.
Robertson goes for a takedown attempt but Thomas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Robertson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robertson has managed to clinch.
Robertson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robertson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robertson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thomas takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Robertson is controlling the position.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Robertson prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Robertson breaks from the clinch.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Robertson has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Robertson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Robertson has managed to clinch.
Thomas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Robertson up against the cage.
Robertson is struggling to control the position.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Robertson keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson stalling in the clinch.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas sizes up Robertson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Robertson saw that one coming.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas works Robertson's body with a nice hook.
Thomas looks gassed!
Robertson clinches up against the cage.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robertson has him pressed against the cage.
Robertson lands a knee to the body.
Robertson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robertson moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomas gets caught flat footed, as Robertson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Robertson from controlling successfully.
Robertson postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Robertson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Robertson is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Robertson connects with a nice short shot to Thomas's temple.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thomas is trying to stand up here but Robertson is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robertson tries to pass to full mount but Thomas defends it.
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 Mike Robertson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Robertson's cut.
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.
Robertson ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
A left and a right from Thomas both land. Nice combination.
Robertson closes the distance and clinches.
Robertson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robertson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robertson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thomas's head.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robertson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Robertson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thomas throws a lazy head kick
and Robertson counters by moving into the clinch.
Robertson managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Robertson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robertson counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joshua Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson misses with a double jab.
Robertson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robertson has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Robertson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Robertson drives through and clinches with Thomas against the cage.
Robertson tries to score a body lock takedown but Thomas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Robertson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thomas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Robertson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Robertson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thomas is pushing Robertson's head away, looking to escape. Robertson manages to hold on to the position though.
Robertson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thomas, who protects the arm well.
Thomas is not content to let Robertson control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Thomas is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robertson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Robertson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thomas to his feet.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robertson moves into the clinch.
Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robertson trying to stall but Thomas improves his position.
Robertson tries for a takedown but Thomas manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Robertson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Thomas is trying to maintain a safe position but Robertson gets an underhook and turns Thomas into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Robertson prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Thomas wants to get back to striking at distance but Robertson won't allow it.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas works Robertson's body with a nice hook.
Robertson dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas throws a right hand that Robertson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robertson also avoids with ease.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Robertson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Robertson lands in his opponent's guard.
Thomas wants to improve his position but instead Robertson has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Robertson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Robertson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robertson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robertson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but Robertson is having none of it.
Thomas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Robertson trying to hold on to Thomas's head to control him but Thomas postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas trying to control the action but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Thomas wants to stand but Robertson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Robertson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thomas is pressing down on Robertson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robertson is holding on for now.
That's two 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.
Robertson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Robertson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Robertson cracks Thomas with a big elbow.
Thomas is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas is pushing Robertson's head away, looking to escape. Robertson manages to hold on to the position though.
Thomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Robertson prevents Thomas from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Robertson wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Joshua Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Robertson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
A left and a right from Robertson both land. Nice combination.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robertson.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robertson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Robertson.
Thomas working a defensive guard but Robertson passes into half guard.
Thomas is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Robertson jumps into side control!
Robertson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Thomas will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mike Robertson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Robertson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Robertson, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Robertson!
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hype
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