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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allen Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Zanotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zanotto has chosen Ben Zanotto -by- Rancid as his entrance music. The key to victory for Allen Robinson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allen Robinson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Zanotto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zanotto moves away.
Zanotto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zanotto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robinson misses with a straight right.
Robinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zanotto.
Zanotto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robinson 's waist but Robinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zanotto off to one side.
Zanotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson .
Zanotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ben Zanotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zanotto connects with a nice looking jab.
Zanotto gets a takedown into half guard.
Zanotto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zanotto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson wants to get back to full guard.
Robinson is trying to maintain the position but Zanotto is very close to passing his half guard.
Robinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zanotto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanotto thows a huge punch but Robinson dodges it nicely.
Robinson trying to control here.
Zanotto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Robinson is trying to get back to full guard.
Zanotto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zanotto with the ground and pound but Robinson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Robinson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Stockton Cardio that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zanotto is controlling him.
Zanotto looking to pass the guard.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but Zanotto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Zanotto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robinson has momentary wrist control but Zanotto slips an elbow through the middle.
Zanotto looking to sit in guard and control but Robinson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zanotto is pulling down on Robinson 's head. It's preventing any offense from Robinson , at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zanotto keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Zanotto has a closed guard, preventing Robinson from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zanotto holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ben Zanotto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Zanotto throws an off balance right hand
and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robinson .
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zanotto.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zanotto turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Zanotto is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson struggling a bit here.
Robinson is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Zanotto lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Zanotto dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zanotto throws a right hand that misses
and Robinson counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zanotto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robinson is rocked!
Zanotto throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson .
Zanotto lands an uppercut that drops Robinson ! Zanotto follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Oh Robinson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big shot lands for Zanotto! That's hurt Robinson ! Will he recover? Zanotto fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Zanotto!
Ben Zanotto made sure to mention his sponsor, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview.
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