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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Strifes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Robinson's choice of entrance music: Run This Town. Tristan Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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192 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Strifes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strifes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Robinson back to the cage. Strifes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Tristan Robinson has been cut.
Strifes closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson tries a body shot but Strifes blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Robinson prevents Strifes from breaking the clinch.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Strifes blocks it.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson tries to break the clinch but Strifes is controlling the position.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Strifes is trying to push Robinson away but Robinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Strifes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Robinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
Robinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jacob Strifes has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strifes prevents it.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strifes is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Strifes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strifes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strifes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Robinson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Strifes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Robinson is avoiding damage well.
Strifes tries to advance position but instead Robinson slips a leg back in to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strifes misses with a head shot. Robinson uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strifes wants to stand but Robinson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Strifes trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strifes is working Robinson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Strifes tries to free his leg and advance position but Robinson is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Strifes from controlling successfully.
Robinson wants to stand and escape but Strifes is having none of it.
Strifes wants to stand but Robinson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Strifes lands a couple of elbows.
Strifes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Robinson is proving hard to escape from.
Strifes postures up in Robinson's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Strifes has gone for a leg lock! Robinson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Strifes's guard.
Robinson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Robinson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robinson forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Strifes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strifes closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson tries to circle away but Strifes has him pinned against the cage.
Robinson is trying to push Strifes away but Strifes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Robinson fails to land.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robinson wants a takedown but no success here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Robinson tries to circle away but Strifes has him pinned against the cage.
Strifes can't break the clinch.
Robinson lands a damaging elbow.
Strifes tightens his grip and picks Robinson up, before dumping him to the ground. Robinson manages to land in guard.
Strifes has gone for a leg lock! Robinson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Strifes's guard.
Robinson is pushing down on Strifes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Strifes is fighting to maintain full guard but Robinson has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson stops Strifes from getting back to his feet.
Robinson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Strifes is trying to stand up here but Robinson is controlling him well.
Strifes wants to control the action here but instead Robinson manages to pass to full mount!
Robinson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Strifes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Robinson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Strifes hang on?
Strifes is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big strike lands for Robinson! That's really hurt Strifes and he's turned his back - Robinson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Robinson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan Robinson!
Tristan Robinson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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