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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jawo comes to the cage accompanied by Bebot by Black Eyed Peas. Robertson has chosen The Proclaimers - 500 Miles as his entrance music. Sonny Jawo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Jawo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Robertson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawo connects with a high kick.
Robertson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jawo blocks a jab.
Jawo throws a good cross that connects.
Jawo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Trevor Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jawo was covering up waiting for the punch and Robertson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Robertson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robertson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jawo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Robertson wants to control from the top but Jawo keeps moving.
Robertson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo pulls Robertson in close to prevent any damage.
Jawo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jawo looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jawo jabs at Robertson's body.
Robertson misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Robertson does no damage.
Robertson wants to slow Jawo down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jawo moves away.
Jawo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Robertson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Robertson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trevor Robertson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Jawo moved out of range.
Robertson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robertson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big left from Jawo misses.
Robertson blocks the body kick.
Robertson avoids the body shot from Jawo.
Robertson slips a straight right by Jawo.
Jawo throws a body kick that misses.
Jawo throws a hook to the side of Robertson's head but Robertson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robertson lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Robertson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robertson fails to land the takedown.
Jawo leaves Robertson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Trevor Robertson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jawo lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson throws a head kick that misses.
Robertson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robertson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Robertson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The referee asks Robertson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Robertson prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo is trying to work for a sweep but Robertson has mounted him!
Robertson controlling from the full mount.
Robertson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson with good strikes from the mount here!
Robertson with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a head shot.
Robertson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jawo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Robertson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Robertson wants to control the pace but Jawo is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Robertson 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Robertson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robertson throws out a loose jab but Jawo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jawo feints and then cracks Robertson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robertson down.
Nice sprawl there from Jawo as Robertson shoots in.
Jawo looks for the body kick but Robertson saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jawo.
Robertson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jawo.
Jawo throws a hook but Robertson blocks it.
Jawo lands a nice shot to the body.
Jawo scoring well with a low kick there.
Robertson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jawo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jawo throws a leg kick which misses Robertson's front leg but catches the back leg as Robertson tries to avoid it.
Jawo checks a low kick from Robertson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jawo wants it to stay on the feet.
Robertson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robertson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Robertson swings for the body but Jawo moves out of range.
Crunch! Jawo slams his shin into Robertson's torso.
Robertson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jawo's waist but Jawo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Robertson off to one side.
Sonny Jawo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Robertson.
Robertson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick from Jawo lands but Robertson takes it in his stride.
Robertson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Robertson moves out of range of the body kick from Jawo.
Jawo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Jawo moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Jawo.
Jawo throws a head kick that Robertson semi-blocks.
Jawo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonny Jawo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson ducks right into an uppercut from Jawo.
Robertson looks to land a left hand but Jawo moved out of range nicely.
Robertson swings for the body but Jawo moves out of range.
Jawo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robertson's sensitive parts.
Sonny Jawo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Jawo lands but Robertson takes it in his stride.
Robertson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Robertson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jawo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Jawo moved out of range.
Jawo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Robertson misses
and Jawo counters with a straight right hand.
Jawo throws a jab when Robertson was well out of range.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Robertson is just out of range.
Jawo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Robertson misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson looks to land a left hand but Jawo moved out of range nicely.
Robertson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jawo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jawo lands a nice looking body kick.
Robertson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jawo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Robertson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jawo scores with a head kick.
Robertson blocks the body kick.
Robertson avoids a kick to the body.
Jawo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jawo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robertson moves away.
The crowd cheers as Robertson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jawo doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jawo!
Jawo wants to control but Robertson is having none of it.
Robertson lands a heavy elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Jawo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robertson 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Robertson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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