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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robertson comes into the arena with The Proclaimers - 500 Miles blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Robertson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Xiaolong!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson misses with a body shot.
Robertson misses with a two punch combination.
Robertson throws a right and a left that Xiaolong avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robertson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Robertson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robertson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robertson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xiaolong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Robertson misses with a few strikes there.
Robertson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xiaolong throws a shot to the body.
Xiaolong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robertson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaolong swings for the body but Robertson moves out of range.
Xiaolong dodges the punch combination from Robertson.
A big left from Robertson misses.
Xiaolong feints and then cracks Robertson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robertson down.
Robertson is breathing heavily.
Robertson throws a right hand that Xiaolong ducks under and follows up with a left that Xiaolong also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong throws a head kick that misses.
Xiaolong thuds his right hand into Robertson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Robertson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xiaolong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Robertson avoids a wild elbow strike from Xiaolong.
Robertson avoiding damage as Xiaolong throws knees to the body.
Xiaolong working Robertson over with knees to the body.
Robertson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robertson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xiaolong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robertson can't get the takedown.
Robertson tries to land knees in the clinch but Xiaolong avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Xiaolong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaolong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertsons head.
Robertson stalling the fight.
Xiaolong lands a hook that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Nice elbow from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robertson tries a body shot but Xiaolong blocks it.
Nice elbow from Xiaolong.
Robertson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Robertson is looking to control Xiaolong's arms but Xiaolong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robertson has his back to the cage.
Robertson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaolong's elbow.
Robertson looking to slow down the pace here.
Robertson presses Xiaolong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice elbow from Xiaolong.
It looks like Trevor Robertson has been cut.
A short uppercut from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong throws a punch but it's blocked by Robertson.
Xiaolong lands an elbow that stopped Robertson in his tracks for a moment.
Xiaolong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Xiaolong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robertson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robertson trying to land knees to the body.
Xiaolong lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Xiaolong is defending well.
Xiaolong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Xiaolong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robertson is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Xiaolong throws an elbow but misses.
Robertson takes a shot to the head.
Oh Robertson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robertson stalling in the clinch but Xiaolong improves position.
Xiaolong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robertson seems to have got his legs back now.
Xiaolong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Xiaolong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robertson has a couple of punches blocked by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xiaolong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Xiaolong lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Xiaolong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robertson's brow.
Robertson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xiaolong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaolong.
Nice elbow from Xiaolong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong lands a body punch.
Robertson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xiaolong lands a nice elbow.
Xiaolong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Robertson's defenses.
Xiaolong pushes off an throws an elbow but Robertson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Xiaolong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robertson blocks the elbow strike.
Xiaolong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robertson tries to land knees in the clinch but Xiaolong avoids the damage to the body.
Robertson is leaning against Xiaolong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xiaolong is leaning against Robertson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xiaolong gets through Robertson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robertson tries to pull guard but Xiaolong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Robertson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robertson tries to work over Xiaolong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robertson tries a body shot but Xiaolong blocks it.
Robertson dodges an elbow strike from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Robertson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Xiaolong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Robertson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Robertson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Horrible takedown by Robertson or perhaps it was just good defense by Xiaolong which made him look bad.
Robertson wants to clinch up but Xiaolong keeps it at a distance.
Robertson misses with a head kick.
Xiaolong ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xiaolong.
Robertson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Robertson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Xiaolong avoids them all with ease.
Trevor Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xiaolong scores with a decent looking hook.
That kick from Xiaolong tenderised Robertson's leg. Robertson is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaolong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xiaolong connects with a leg kick. Robertson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xiaolong scores with a hook.
Xiaolong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robertson's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Xiaolong. Beautiful body shot.
Robertson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xiaolong.
Xiaolong scores with a nice strike.
Xiaolong feints and then cracks Robertson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robertson down.
A jab from Xiaolong does it's job there.
Xiaolong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xiaolong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaolong moves into the clinch successfully.
Xiaolong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Xiaolong lands an elbow inside.
Robertson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Xiaolong after a bit of a struggle.
Xiaolong scores with a hook to the body.
Xiaolong lands a shot to the body.
Xiaolong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Xiaolong lands an elbow that stopped Robertson in his tracks for a moment.
Xiaolong digs a right hand underneath Robertson's ribcage. Robertson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xiaolong.
Robertson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiaolong gets through Robertson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Li Xiaolong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robertson blocks an elbow strike.
Robertson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robertson trying to stall but Xiaolong improves his position.
Xiaolong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Xiaolong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robertson avoids it.
Xiaolong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robertson is defending well for now.
Xiaolong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xiaolong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Xiaolong on the inside.
Xiaolong lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Robertson to his knees! Xiaolong keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaolong!
Li Xiaolong is the new featherweight champion!
Li Xiaolong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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