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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allen Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Allen Robinson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lionel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos avoids the head kick by Robinson .
We've been informed that Santos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Santos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robinson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Robinson misses with an uppercut.
Robinson checks a leg kick.
Santos tries to land a front kick but Robinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Robinson misses.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson thumps Santos with a low kick.
Allen Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos slips a straight right by Robinson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson works Santos's body with a nice hook.
Robinson misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Robinson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robinson takes a shot to the head.
Santos blocks a body shot from Robinson .
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Santos lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robinson 's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Robinson .
I was talking to Robinson 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santos misses with a kick to the body.
Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Robinson . Santos shrugs it off though.
Santos has Robinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Robinson blocks the elbow strike.
Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Santos lands a right hand.
Robinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Robinson on the inside.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Robinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with some punches.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Santos.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Robinson works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Santos avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.
Robinson missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Robinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Santos - that landed with a thud.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Santos.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Santos lands a body shot.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robinson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos is working Robinson over against the cage.
Robinson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Santos.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Santos.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson .
Robinson is trying to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lionel Santos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crunch! Santos slams his shin into Robinson 's torso.
Nice shot lands for Santos.
Robinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Robinson moves into the clinch.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Robinson lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson .
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson takes a shot to the head.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Robinson .
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Robinson .
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robinson s head.
Robinson landing knees to the head.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Robinson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Robinson as the two fighters clinch.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robinson .
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson .
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Santos on the inside.
Robinson tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos lands with a left to the head.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson scores with a hook to the body.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santos is rocked!
Robinson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Robinson finish him?
Robinson jerks Santos's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Santos drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Robinson goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Robinson because Santos was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Allen Robinson !
During a confident post fight interview, Allen Robinson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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