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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sajad Gharibi (ranked 8313 p4p, 704 weight class) and Bjorg Varnersson (ranked 5861 p4p, 620 weight class). Gharibi comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sajad Gharibi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjorg Varnersson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varnersson takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Bjorg Varnersson has been cut.
Varnersson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gharibi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Varnersson looks winded!
Gharibi dives in and grabs Varnersson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Varnersson pushes down on Gharibi's head and hops out.
Gharibi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gharibi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gharibi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gharibi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Varnersson.
Gharibi lands a hook that snaps the head of Varnersson backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Gharibi.
Gharibi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Gharibi.
Still in the clinch, Gharibi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gharibi.
Varnersson is rocked!
Gharibi dips a shoulder and cracks Varnersson with a mighty uppercut! Varnersson falls back against the cage and Gharibi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Varnersson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gharibi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sajad Gharibi!
Sajad Gharibi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joan Vila (ranked 5208 p4p, 461 weight class) and Jake Butler (ranked 3527 p4p, 355 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Butler's choice of entrance music: The Foggy Dew. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Butler!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vila. That's going to slow Butler down.
Vila lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Jake Butler has been cut.
Butler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vila looks to throw the jab but Butler is out of range.
Vila lands a body shot.
Vila throws a big shot that misses.
Butler tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Butler shoots and misses
and Vila counters with a nice uppercut.
Butler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vila connects with a body shot that sends Butler's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vila scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Butler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vila digs a good body shot into Butler's ribs.
Butler tries to move into range but Vila moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Butler! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Butler is rocked!
Vila works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Butler is still in real trouble! Can Vila finish him?
Vila in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Butler tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Vila!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joan Vila!
A victorious Joan Vila thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Lawson (ranked 3929 p4p, 475 weight class) and Marlon Santos (ranked 3814 p4p, 456 weight class). Lawson comes to the cage accompanied by Wait and Bleed by Slipknot. Marlon Santos struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Trevor Lawson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marlon Santos's chin.
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marlon Santos!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawson misses the jab.
Santos tries to bum rush Lawson with a series of wild strikes but Lawson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawson throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Lawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been told by Lawson's head coaches at IC&E Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lawson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab lands there for Lawson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Lawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lawsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lawson thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawson instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lawson throws a series of strikes that have Santos backpedaling.
Santos slips under a jab.
Lawson lands with a cross.
Santos is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Lawson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Lawson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos slips a jab from Lawson.
Santos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lawson with a body shot.
Lawson misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
As Lawson backs off Santos throws a huge counter combo but Lawson manages to avoid it all.
Lawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Lawson will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Lawson.
Lawson lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawson slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos throws a series of punches but Lawson avoids them all with ease.
Santos moves forwards but Lawson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawson finish him?
It looks like Marlon Santos has been cut.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Lawson counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trevor Lawson!
A victorious Trevor Lawson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Publius Sestius (ranked 2363 p4p, 307 weight class) and Gaucho Berinho (ranked 3236 p4p, 407 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Publius Sestius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaucho Berinho!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berinho misses with a hook to the body
and Sestius makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Berinho really felt that one!
Berinho takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Berinho looks winded!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sestius.
Sestius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sestius clinches up against the cage.
Sestius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sestius lands an elbow just above Berinho 's eye.
It looks like Gaucho Berinho has been cut.
Sestius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Sestius! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Publius Sestius!
A victorious Publius Sestius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ephram Urani (ranked 1499 p4p, 174 weight class) and Vike Nickolson (ranked 3107 p4p, 314 weight class). 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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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vike Nickolson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Urani.
Nickolson misses the shot to the body.
Urani misses with a body kick.
Nickolson misses with a hook.
Nickolson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Urani.
It looked like Urani was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nickolson.
A slow jab from Nickolson misses its intended target.
Nickolson swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Urani thuds a left hand into Nickolson's body.
Nickolson misses with a looping right.
Nickolson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urani throws a good cross that connects.
Urani lands the left hand.
A jab from Urani finds it's way through Nickolson's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urani.
Nickolson scores with a body shot.
Nickolson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Urani digs a good hook to Nickolson's body.
Vike Nickolson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickolson misses with the combination.
Nickolson misses with a hook. Urani ducked under it nicely.
Nickolson throws a big shot that misses.
Urani closes the distance and clinches.
Urani keeps control of Nickolson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Urani has a couple of punches blocked by Nickolson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nickolson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Urani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Urani is struggling to control the position.
Urani lands an uppercut.
Nickolson breaks from the clinch.
Nickolson throws a series of punches but Urani moves out of range.
Nickolson misses with a hook. Urani ducked under it nicely.
Urani is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nickolson.
Nickolson misses the shot to the body.
Nickolson looks to score with a jab to the body but Urani is just out of range.
Nickolson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Urani is looking to counter punch.
Urani takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Urani is trying to stall.
Nickolson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Urani or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nickolson as Urani tries to tie him up.
Nickolson manages to break the clinch.
Urani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Urani moves away from the strike by Nickolson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Urani. Nickolson shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nickolson's sensitive parts.
Urani thuds a left hand into Nickolson's body.
Urani explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickolson.
Urani swings for the body but Nickolson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Nickolson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Urani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickolson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nickolson connects with a nice looking jab.
Nickolson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickolson misses with a double jab.
Urani is looking to wear down Nickolson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Urani. Those never looked like landing.
Nice straight punches there by Nickolson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nickolson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Nickolson. Those never looked like landing.
Urani connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickolson misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Nickolson.
Nice cross by Urani.
Urani moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Urani avoids the body shot from Nickolson.
Urani tries to counter by clinching up but Nickolson breaks away and moves out of range.
Urani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Urani moves into the clinch successfully.
Urani lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickolson.
Urani misses with the head strike.
Urani lands a hook that snaps the head of Nickolson backwards.
Urani lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Nickolson as the two fighters clinch.
Urani works on Nickolson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nickolson tries to circle away but Urani has him pinned against the cage.
Nickolson blocks a body shot from Urani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ephram Urani dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Urani moves away from the strike by Nickolson.
A big left from Nickolson misses.
Urani lands with an overhand left.
Ephram Urani is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickolson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Urani. That one must have hurt.
Jab by Urani.
Nickolson is rocked!
Urani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nickolson is still on wobbly legs! Can Urani finish him?
Nickolson circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Urani. Nickolson falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Urani!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ephram Urani!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 4967 p4p, 613 weight class) and Pollo Tropical (ranked 628 p4p, 97 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pollo Tropical!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tropical moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Tropical scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tropical lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
Johnson jumps guard but Tropical stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tropical comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tropical.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tropical smiles and moves away.
Tropical lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Tropical displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Tropical does no damage.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tropical was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson won't allow Tropical to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropical is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tropical pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Tropical being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tropical has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Johnson trying to control but Tropical is working from the bottom.
Johnson passes Tropical's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tropical wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Tropical is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Tropical is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropical trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Tropical is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Tropical is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Tropical's thigh. Tropical counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Tropical looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tropical wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tropical throws a one two combo.
Tropical keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pollo Tropical dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tropical gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tropical tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tropical creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Tropical goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tropical working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tropical lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Tropical has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Tropical turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tropical just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tropical working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tropical lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tropical to keep the fight standing.
Tropical is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tropical.
Tropical lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tropical lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropical works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Tropical as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tropical.
Tropical leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tropical stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Tropical.
Tropical lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Tropical.
Tropical lands a right hand.
Tropical stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tropical has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tropical - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tropical scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tropical.
Tropical digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tropical gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tropical lands a body shot.
Pollo Tropical seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropical softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tropical lands a body punch.
Tropical lands with a right to the head.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Tropical turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tropical pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Tropical lands a body shot.
Tropical lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Tropical is working Johnson over against the cage.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Tropical stalling against the cage.
Tropical lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tropical scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tropical stalling.
Tropical lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Tropical stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tropical lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Tropical pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tropical lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hand to the body from Tropical.
A right handed body shot lands from Tropical.
Tropical lands a body punch.
Tropical lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Tropical is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tropical as the two fighters clinch.
Tropical lands a damaging elbow.
Tropical cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Tropical lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropical scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tropical stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Tropical.
Tropical is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tropical presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tropical lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson letting Tropical take a breather here.
Tropical lands a nice elbow.
Tropical lands a nice elbow.
Tropical lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tropical.
Tropical lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Tropical lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tropical lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Tropical controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tropical walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pollo Tropical showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anthony Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tropical cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A shot to the liver by Tropical. Beautiful body shot.
Tropical darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Tropical lands a nice elbow.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tropical to keep the fight standing.
A right handed body shot lands from Tropical.
Tropical lands a body shot.
Tropical works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Tropical lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tropical stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tropical.
Tropical working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tropical.
Good body shot from Tropical.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tropical lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tropical lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropical lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tropical lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Tropical.
Tropical stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Tropical.
Tropical lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Tropical.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Good body shot from Tropical.
Tropical lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
A right handed body shot lands from Tropical.
Tropical will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tropical to keep the fight standing.
Tropical throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tropical makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tropical stalling in the clinch.
Anthony Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropical lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tropical lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Tropical pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tropical lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Tropical.
Nice elbow from Tropical.
Nice body punch from Tropical - that landed with a thud.
Tropical stalls.
Tropical lands a damaging elbow.
Come on Tropical - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tropical lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Tropical pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tropical taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tropical.
Anthony Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Tropical lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tropical gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tropical lands an elbow inside.
Tropical cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tropical works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tropical lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pollo Tropical is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tropical lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Tropical throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tropical throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tropical lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Tropical lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tropical throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Tropical manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropical lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Tropical pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tropical lands an elbow inside.
Tropical lands with a right to the head.
Tropical blocks an uppercut.
Tropical gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tropical creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Tropical lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tropical works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tropical blocks an uppercut.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Tropical dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pollo Tropical comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tropical has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pollo Tropical!
After winning the bout, Pollo Tropical thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Settakian Fett (ranked 614 p4p, 95 weight class) and Kyle Robson (ranked 1852 p4p, 280 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Settakian Fett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Robson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson lands a jab to the nose.
Fett tries to land a leg kick but Robson saw it coming and moves away.
Fett is looking to slow Robson down with leg kicks.
A big left from Robson misses.
Robson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Robson misses its intended target.
Robson connects with a crisp jab.
Fett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kyle Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fett moves out of range as Robson strikes.
Fett throws a leg kick but Robson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Robson misses with a body shot.
A cross from Robson lands.
Fett throws a lazy right hand but Robson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robson swings for the body but Fett moves out of range.
Robson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Fett to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kyle Robson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fett throws a leg kick
and Robson counters with a three punch combo that has Fett backing up. Fett nods at Robson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robson.
Fett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Robson lands a jab to the head.
Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab lands there for Fett.
A bone on bone clash there as Robson blocks the leg kick.
Robson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Robson connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the liver by Fett. Beautiful body shot.
Fett throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fett swings widly with a right hand
and Robson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Settakian Fett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fett connects with a body shot that sends Robson's belly button to the back.
A clash of legs there as Robson blocks the low kick.
Robson tries a quick counter leg kick but Fett is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett looks to land a left hand but Robson moved out of range nicely.
Robson fails to land the takedown.
Robson throws the kick towards the body but Fett avoids it.
Fett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
A little feinted left hand from Fett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Robson throws a shot to the body.
Robson scores with a jab. Fett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice jab there from Robson.
Robson throws a hook but Fett blocks it.
The fighters circling - Robson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fett scores with a jab to the head.
Robson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Robson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson misses the shot to the body.
Robson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Robson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fett. Fett obviously looking to wear him down.
Fett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fett works Robson's body with a nice hook.
Fett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robson.
Fett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Robson cracks a nice hook into Fett's ribs.
Robson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fett defends it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fett, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett throws a head kick but Robson moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Robson there.
Fett takes a swing at Robson's ribcage but misses.
Robson lands with a straight right. Fett didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson misses with a jab to the body
and Fett counters with a good, hard body kick but Robson shrugs it off.
Fett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fett at a distance.
Fett lands an overhand right.
Fett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robson throws out the jab.
Robson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fett with a nice cross.
Fett throws a right hand that Robson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robson also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyle Robson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyle Robson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Robson moves forwards but Fett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fett misses with a head kick.
Fett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robson missing with a left hand there. Fett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson checks a low kick from Fett.
Fett throws a series of punches but Robson moves out of range.
A jab from Robson misses.
Fett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Robson lands with an uppercut that bounces Fett off the cage and back into range.
Robson swings for the body but Fett moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robson finds it's way round the side to connect with Fett's head.
Robson cracks Fett with a good jab.
Robson throws a hook to the side of Fett's head but Fett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robson throws a hook but Fett blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fett lands with a kick to the ribs.
It looks like Fett has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
Fett misses with a few strikes there.
Robson scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Fett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fett lands a right hook to the body.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
Fett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robson throws out the jab.
Fett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fett connects with a solid leg kick.
Robson throws a shot from downtown. Fett moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Fett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Robson connects with a body shot that sends Fett's belly button to the back.
Fett defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand.
Robson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fett.
Fett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.
Fett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Robson.
Nice jab there from Fett.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Robson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robson misses with a hook.
Fett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robson lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fett. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Fett.
Fett misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Robson. That snapped Fett's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson cracks a nice hook into Fett's ribs.
Robson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fett is out of range and Robson settles back down.
Fett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Robson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Robson throws a poor cross that misses
and Fett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fett takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch lands to the side of Fett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robson stuns Fett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fett on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fett. Robson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robson delivers a nice body kick.
Fett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robson lunges at Fett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fett's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson lands a jab.
Robson cracks a nice hook into Fett's ribs.
Robson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fett might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fett throws a right and a left that Robson avoids nicely.
Fett swings for the body but Robson moves out of range.
Robson misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Fett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fett throws a chopping leg kick but Robson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Robson scores with a jab.
Fett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robson.
Robson looks to land a right hand but Fett moved out of range.
Robson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fett.
Robson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fett finds it's way round the side to connect with Robson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Robson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyle Robson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fett throws a leg kick but Robson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robson misses with a hook
and Fett counters with a nice uppercut.
Fett throws a lazy right hand but Robson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Robson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fett.
Fett lands a nice shot that snaps Robson's head back.
Fett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Robson to score with a decent uppercut.
Fett scores with a nice body kick.
Robson throws a shot from downtown. Fett moves away and avoids it.
As Robson backs away, Fett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robson scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett defending well as Robson loads up on a big left hand.
Fett is looking to counter the offense by Robson and move into the clinch.
Robson swings for the body but Fett moves out of range.
Robson with a hook.
Robson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fett checks it well.
Robson jabs Fett right on the nose. Fett blinks but takes it well.
Robson jabs at Fett's body.
Fett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fett throws a lazy right hand but Robson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robson tries to score with a low kick but Fett moves his leg out of the way.
Fett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Robson slips under a jab from Fett.
Robson scores with a hook to the body. Fett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fett tests Robson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Fett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fett moves away from the strike by Robson.
Robson misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Robson. That's going to slow Fett down.
Fett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fett.
Robson throws out a counter right but Fett avoids it with no problem.
Robson scores with a body shot.
Robson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fett blocks a jab.
It looked like Fett was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Robson scores with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Robson blocks the leg kick.
Robson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson moves out of range of the body kick.
Fett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Robson throws a nice looking combination but Fett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Robson connects with the punch.
Fett moves out of range of the body kick.
Fett connects with a body shot.
Robson scores with a jab to the head.
Robson is looking to land body kicks.
Good exchange - Robson coming out on top.
Robson throws a body shot but no joy.
Robson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fett.
Fett tries to counter by clinching up but Robson breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robson manages to avoid it.
Fett thuds a left hand into Robson's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robson throws a lazy right hand but Fett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fett.
Robson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fett connects with a jab.
Fett swings for the body but Robson moves out of range.
Fett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robson wants to land a leg kick but Fett is out of range.
Robson misses the jab.
A jab from Fett misses.
Fett throws the kick towards the body but Robson avoids it.
A punch combination from Robson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Robson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Robson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fett misses with a leg kick.
Robson cracks Fett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Robson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fett scores with a hook.
Fett slips under a jab.
Robson scores with a punch to the head.
Robson swings for the body but Fett moves out of range.
Fett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Robson checks it well.
Fett misses with a left hand
and Robson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robson cracks a nice hook into Fett's ribs.
Jab from Robson.
Robson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robson blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Robson finds it's way through Fett's defenses.
Robson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fett blocks a low kick nicely.
Robson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fett counters with a straight right hand.
Fett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robson. Fett does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robson.
Fett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robson misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Robson there.
Robson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fett misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Fett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robson misses with an uppercut. Fett saw that one coming.
Fett looks to land a right hand but Robson moved out of range.
Fett punishes Robson's body with a nice straight punch.
Robson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fett. Fett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fett works over Robson's head and body with a nice combination.
Fett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Fett misses.
A jab lands there for Fett.
Robson misses with a jab to the body
and Fett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robson digs a good body shot into Fett's ribs.
Robson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fett's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robson.
Fett misses with a lunging right hand
and Robson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robson misses with a left hand
and Fett counters with a stiff right hand.
Robson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Robson.
Fett misses with a wild body shot.
Robson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Robson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fett controls his hands.
Fett taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Robson.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robson.
Fett blocks a body shot from Robson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Fett is looking to control Robson's arms but Robson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fett has his back to the cage.
Fett looking to slow down the pace here.
Robson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fett's elbow.
Robson blocks a body shot from Fett.
Robson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fett lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fett working aggressively here.
Fett tries to break free but Robson pushes him back against the cage.
Fett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fett swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Fett.
Robson lands a right hand.
Robson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Robson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Robson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fett scores with the left hand. Robson knows he should have avoided that one.
Robson misses with an uppercut. Fett saw that one coming.
Robson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robson looks to throw the jab but Fett is out of range.
Fett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Robson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Fett.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fett misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robson.
Robson misses with a looping left.
Fett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Robson swings for the body but Fett moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Fett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robson swings widly with a right hand
and Fett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robson connects with a nice looking jab.
Robson misses with a body punch
and Fett counters with a straight right hand.
Robson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robson is rocked!
Robson walks straight into a right hand from Fett - that's dropped him! Fett jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Robson from any more punishment! Robson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Settakian Fett!
Settakian Fett retains his welterweight title!
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