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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by yes. The crowd seem to be enjoying Robertson's choice of entrance music: The Proclaimers - 500 Miles. 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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158 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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144 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robertson misses the jab.
White misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robertson is defended easily by White.
Left hook, right uppercut from White.
Robertson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robertson, pushing him back against the cage.
Robertson lands an elbow just above White 's eye.
A short uppercut from White.
Robertson tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robertson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robertson blocks a body shot from White.
Robertson is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Robertson has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White breaks the clinch.
White misses with a double jab.
Robertson misses with the combination.
Robertson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robertson scores with a jab to the head.
Robertson throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White takes a swing at Robertson's ribcage but misses.
White scores with a leg kick.
Robertson tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice combination there by Robertson.
Robertson throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robertson won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Robertson regains half guard.
Robertson looks gassed!
White wants to free his trapped foot but Robertson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Robertson taking some punishment here, with White in his half guard.
Robertson is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. White connects with a nice short shot to Robertson's temple.
White will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
White tries to pass to full mount but Robertson defends it.
White slips a nice elbow through Robertson's hands, connecting with Robertson's forehead.
White is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
White scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Robertson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robertson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
White controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robertson's guard.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robertson's head.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Robertson is trying to get back to full guard.
White slips a nice elbow through Robertson's hands, connecting with Robertson's forehead.
White prevents Robertson from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
White working the head and body with strikes.
Robertson blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
White is nestled in close to Robertson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robertson is pressing down on White's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robertson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robertson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robertson, not yet.
Robertson looking to control.
Robertson can't keep his opponent in guard - White advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Robertson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr White dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robertson circles away quickly and effectively.
Robertson looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White throws a hook but Robertson blocks it.
Robertson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Robertson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Robertson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Robertson throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White 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 Robertson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robertson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robertson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White shoots for a takedown but Robertson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White misses with a head kick.
Robertson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Robertson misses with a body kick.
Robertson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robertson tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands with a good body shot.
White stalks Robertson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Robertson's face. Robertson staggers backwards, shaken.
White lands a right hook to the body.
White gets a clinch.
A short right from Robertson on the inside.
White jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robertson walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Robertson throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White is rocked!
Robertson lands a brutal head kick. White looks out on his feet and Robertson throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Trevor Robertson!
Trevor Robertson is the new featherweight champion!
Trevor Robertson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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