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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Phantom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson's entrance music is Jaws theme remix. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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172 lbs
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175 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Phantom!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Phantom is defended easily by Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch but Phantom is having none of it.
Phantom is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phantom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robinson circles away.
Dean Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Phantom.
Robinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phantom jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robinson walks away with a smile on his face. Phantom gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Phantom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phantom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phantom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Phantom keeps the fight on the outside.
Phantom scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Robinson is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phantom trying to control from half guard but Robinson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phantom stops Robinson from getting back to his feet.
Phantom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robinson defending well though.
Phantom is trying to control the action in half guard but Robinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Phantom shoots in for a takedown but Robinson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phantom shoots for a takedown but Robinson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phantom looks gassed!
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Phantom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phantom swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Robinson leaves Phantom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Phantom shoots in for a takedown but Robinson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson drives through and clinches with Phantom against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Phantom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Robinson forces Phantom back against the cage and clinches.
Robinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phantom is working for takedown but Robinson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robinson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Phantom pushes him off.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Phantom is avoiding it.
Robinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robinson misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Phantom managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Phantom circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Phantom on that attempt.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Phantom circles away.
Robinson gets a clinch.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phantom tries for a takedown but Robinson manages to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phantom letting Robinson take a breather here.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Phantom is blocking nicely.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Phantom backwards.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phantom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phantom's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phantom pulls Robinson into guard.
Robinson wanted to stand there but Phantom had control of the position.
Phantom looking for a sweep. Not yet Phantom, not yet.
Robinson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Robinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Robinson tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Robinson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Robinson wants to clinch up but Phantom keeps it at a distance.
Phantom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Robinson moves into the clinch.
Phantom tries to pull guard but Robinson won't allow it.
Phantom jumps guard but Robinson stands there with Phantom around his waist. Phantom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson stalling in the clinch.
Phantom jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robinson walks away with a smile on his face. Phantom gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dean Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Phantom.
Phantom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robinson lands an elbow that stopped Phantom in his tracks for a moment.
Phantom dodges an elbow strike from Robinson.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phantom with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Phantom.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phantom is breathing heavily.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Phantom.
Phantom blocks an elbow strike from Robinson.
Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phantom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Phantom counters with a right hand to the body.
Phantom with a poor takedown
and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Phantom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phantom.
Phantom fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Phantom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Phantom is blocking nicely.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Phantom blocks with his arms.
Robinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phantom backwards.
Phantom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robinson looks to clinch
and Phantom counters with a shoot takedown. Robinson fights it but they end up in guard.
Robinson wants to stand and escape but Phantom is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phantom trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Phantom wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phantom sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robinson's guard.
Phantom prevents Robinson from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Phantom is avoiding it.
Robinson tries to clinch there but Phantom circles away.
Robinson tries to clinch up
letting Phantom counter with a right hand.
Phantom fails with the takedown
and Robinson counters by clinching up.
Robinson breaks from the clinch.
Robinson wants to clinch up but Phantom keeps it at a distance.
Phantom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phantom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robinson tries to clinch up
and Phantom counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Robinson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Phantom tries to control but Robinson wriggling away.
Robinson tries to buck Phantom off but he can't manage it.
Robinson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phantom on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Phantom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Robinson tries to clinch up but Phantom circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson tries to clinch but Phantom is having none of it.
Phantom tries to clinch up.
Phantom misses with a takedown attempt
and Robinson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Phantom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robinson taking a breather.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Phantom blocks it.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phantom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Phantom counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Phantom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
Robinson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Robinson tries to get out of the position.
Robinson tries to kick Phantom off but Phantom keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phantom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Robinson is refusing to be controlled, as Phantom sits in half guard.
Robinson is trying to stand back up but Phantom is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phantom not doing much here.
Phantom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Robinson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Phantom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phantom with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robinson counters by clinching up.
Dean Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Phantom.
Robinson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Phantom tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Robinson smiles and moves away.
Robinson wants to clinch but Phantom slips to the side
and Phantom counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Robinson!
Robinson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Phantom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Robinson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Phantom trying to control but Robinson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to buck Phantom off but he can't manage it.
Phantom throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Robinson is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Phantom looking to control but Robinson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Robinson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Phantom tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Phantom looking to control and managing it successfully.
Robinson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Phantom tries to control but Robinson wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Phantom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phantom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Phantom!
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energy
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hype
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