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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to yes. Carlton Robinson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fabio Jones's chin.
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158 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
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180 cm
27
158 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Fabio Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlton Robinson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Robinson misses.
Nice shot by Jones.
Fabio Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones shoots in and bounces Robinson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robinson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robinson is keeping the position for now.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Robinson looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Robinson has wrist control.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
Robinson keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Robinson to the ground. Jones is now in Robinson's guard.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Robinson is retaining full guard.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Robinson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Robinson!
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robinson!
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Robinson wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Robinson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Robinson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Robinson's face.
Robinson is rocked!
Fabio Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones drops a big elbow. That's hurt Robinson! More shots from Jones and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabio Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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