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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abe Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Robbins!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman slips a jab from Robbins.
Abe Goldman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Robbins misses.
Robbins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldman thuds his shin into the meat of Robbins's side.
Goldman lands a right hook to the body.
Robbins throws a hook to the side of Goldman's head but Goldman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Goldman misses.
Goldman throws a body kick that misses.
Robbins scores with a jab to the head.
Goldman swings widly with a right hand
and Robbins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robbins slips a straight right by Goldman.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robbins.
Goldman wants to land a leg kick but Robbins is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Goldman misses.
Goldman tries to bum rush Robbins with a series of wild strikes but Robbins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goldman scores with a shot to the body.
Robbins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goldman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goldman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins lands a glancing blow to the side of Goldman's head.
Goldman connects with an inside leg kick.
Goldman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Robbins has time to react.
Goldman lunges at Robbins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robbins's hand.
Robbins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldman manages to avoid it.
Goldman throws a right hand that Robbins ducks under and follows up with a left that Robbins also avoids with ease.
Robbins moves out of range as Goldman throws a body kick.
Goldman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robbins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Goldman slips under a jab from Robbins.
Goldman throws a big shot that misses.
Robbins slips a jab and a cross from Goldman.
Robbins scores with a decent looking hook.
Goldman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Robbins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robbins slips a jab and a cross from Goldman.
A jab from Goldman misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goldman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robbins.
Goldman catches Robbins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Goldman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robbins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goldman 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.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robbins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goldman is out of range and Robbins settles back down.
Robbins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goldman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robbins avoids the body shot from Goldman.
An inside leg kick lands from Goldman.
Goldman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robbins. Robbins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robbins scores with a hook to the body. Goldman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Goldman throws a lazy body kick
and Robbins counters with a one-two to the body.
Robbins looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldman is just out of range.
Goldman lands a nice hook to Robbins's body. Robbins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman swings widly with a right hand
and Robbins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman lands an overhand right.
Goldman jabs Robbins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Goldman misses.
Goldman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robbins manages to avoid it.
Robbins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goldman.
Goldman misses with a low kick.
Goldman throws a looping overhand right but Robbins ducks down to avoid it.
Robbins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robbins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Goldman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Goldman misses its intended target.
Goldman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robbins's head.
Robbins swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Goldman to counter with a crisp jab.
Robbins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goldman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goldman scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robbins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robbins misses with a straight right.
Goldman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robbins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robbins throws a lazy right hand but Goldman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goldman connects with the punch.
Goldman lands with an overhand left.
Goldman slips under a jab.
Goldman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robbins thows a body shot but no joy.
Goldman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins misses with a straight left.
Goldman throws a shot from downtown. Robbins moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Robbins misses.
Goldman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Goldman dominated that round.
That's time! Goldman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Robbins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldman.
Robbins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robbins thuds a left hand into Goldman's body.
Goldman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robbins counters with a nice body shot.
Robbins throws out a loose jab but Goldman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldman looks to land a left hand but Robbins moved out of range nicely.
Goldman swings for the body but Robbins moves out of range.
Goldman misses the shot to the body.
Goldman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Robbins lands with an uppercut that bounces Goldman off the cage and back into rage.
Goldman misses with a wild body shot.
Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Robbins finds it's target.
Abe Goldman is winning the standup battle so far.
Goldman misses with a straight right.
Goldman jabs Robbins right on the nose. Robbins blinks but takes it well.
Goldman throws a jab but it's blocked by Robbins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins throws a series of punches but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Goldman swings widly with a right hand
and Robbins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goldman staying out of range there.
Goldman throws a jab when Robbins was well out of range.
Goldman swinging wildly here.
Robbins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Robbins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Goldman throws a push kick but Robbins slaps the foot to one side.
Robbins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Goldman scores with the left hand. Robbins knows he should have avoided that one.
Goldman throws a shot from downtown. Robbins moves away and avoids it.
Goldman throws a right hand that misses
and Robbins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robbins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robbins swings widly with a right hand
and Goldman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldman was well out of range. Poor timing from Robbins.
A punch lands to the side of Goldman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Goldman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robbins 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.
Robbins misses with an uppercut. Goldman saw that one coming.
Robbins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldman misses with a hook to the body
and Robbins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robbins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Goldman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Goldman tries a head kick but it misses.
Robbins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldman.
Robbins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Robbins misses.
Robbins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Goldman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman looks for the body kick but Robbins saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Goldman.
Goldman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goldman throws a leg kick but Robbins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Goldman misses with a looping right.
Robbins thows a body shot but no joy.
Goldman connects with a body shot.
Goldman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robbins misses with an uppercut. Goldman saw that one coming.
Robbins lands a really nice looking cross but Goldman seems unphased.
Robbins throws a shot from downtown. Goldman moves away and avoids it.
Goldman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robbins at a distance.
Goldman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Goldman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robbins is out of range and Goldman settles back down.
Robbins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robbins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goldman throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Robbins misses.
Robbins lands a jab to the nose.
An inside leg kick from Robbins misses.
Robbins misses with a looping left.
Robbins misses with a left hand
and Goldman counters with a two punch combo.
Goldman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robbins counters with a nice body shot.
Robbins connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Robbins.
Goldman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Robbins lands with a nice combination. Goldman backs away looking to recover.
Goldman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robbins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbins takes a swing at Goldman's ribcage but misses.
Robbins misses with a low kick as Goldman jumps back.
Goldman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robbins is out of range and Goldman settles back down.
Robbins staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Robbins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Goldman misses with a body kick.
Goldman misses with a wild body shot.
Robbins lands a right hook to the body.
Robbins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goldman ducks under a wild hook from Robbins.
Robbins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldman.
Robbins throws an off balance right hand
and Goldman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Goldman throws a nice looking combination but Robbins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robbins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goldman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robbins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goldman throws a poor cross that misses
and Robbins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Goldman.
Goldman connects with a crisp jab.
Robbins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Robbins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Goldman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins lands with a nice combination. Goldman backs away looking to recover.
Goldman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robbins.
Goldman misses with a low kick as Robbins jumps back.
Robbins digs a good body shot into Goldman's ribs.
Robbins misses with a body shot.
Goldman avoids the body shot from Robbins.
Goldman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robbins.
Goldman connects with a solid leg kick.
Goldman misses with a jab to the body
and Robbins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goldman throws a leg kick but Robbins checks it.
Goldman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robbins. That did some damage!
Goldman misses with a body shot.
Robbins ducks under a wild hook from Goldman.
Goldman checks a low kick from Robbins.
Robbins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman missing with a left hand there. Robbins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goldman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goldman throws a right hand that Robbins ducks under and follows up with a left that Robbins also avoids with ease.
Robbins throws a body punch but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goldman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goldman misses with a low kick as Robbins jumps back.
Nice shot by Robbins.
Robbins misses with an uppercut
and Goldman counters with a straight right hand.
Robbins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goldman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robbins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robbins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Goldman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goldman misses with a lunging right hand
and Robbins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Goldman swings for the body but Robbins moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman thows a body shot but no joy.
Robbins throws out a loose jab but Goldman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Robbins catches Goldman right on the button with a cross.
Goldman wants to slow Robbins down by chopping away at his legs.
Goldman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robbins.
Robbins scores with a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Robbins.
Robbins checks a leg kick nicely.
Goldman avoids the body shot from Robbins.
The fighters circling - Robbins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goldman just misses with a punch to the body.
Goldman looks to throw the jab but Robbins is out of range.
Goldman lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins scores with a shot to the body.
Robbins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robbins tries to bum rush Goldman with a series of wild strikes but Goldman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goldman misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Goldman misses its intended target.
Robbins misses with a right hand
and Goldman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Goldman throws a body punch but Robbins moves out of range.
Goldman throws an off balance right hand
and Robbins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goldman takes a swing at Robbins's ribcage but misses.
Goldman throws a low kick, looking for Robbins's leg but Robbins calmly moves out of range.
Goldman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Robbins thows a body shot but no joy.
Robbins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldman manages to avoid it.
Robbins looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldman is just out of range.
Goldman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robbins counters with a left and a right that stings Goldman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Robbins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robbins 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Robbins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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