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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Sandalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandalio has chosen World's Greatest as his entrance music. Carlito Sandalio has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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157 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlito Sandalio!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sandalio avoids it really well and circles away.
Robinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Sandalio's shoulder, as Sandalio tries to avoid the shot.
Sandalio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Robinson shoots in but Sandalio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sandalio as he jumps to the side.
Sandalio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandalio misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt - Sandalio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sandalio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Robinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sandalio tries to sprawl out of it but Robinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sandalio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sandalio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sandalio defends it nicely.
Good leg kick by Sandalio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robinson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sandalio circles away.
Robinson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sandalio is fending him off so far but Robinson persists. Nope, Sandalio circles away and we're back to standing.
Sandalio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sandalio misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Sandalio misses its intended target.
Robinson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sandalio as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson blocks a low kick nicely.
A cross from Sandalio lands.
Robinson staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Sandalio misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Sandalio misses.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sandalio as he jumps to the side.
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sandalio.
Sandalio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandalio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sandalio dives on top into guard.
Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sandalio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Robinson looking for a guillotine here but Sandalio defends easily.
Robinson working for a triangle but Sandalio defends it easily.
Robinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Robinson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sandalio is aware though and is defending well.
Sandalio stays in close to Robinson's body and controls the position.
Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sandalio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sandalio is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Sandalio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sandalio throws a poor cross that misses
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Sandalio.
Robinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sandalio pinned against the cage. Sandalio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sandalio, pushing him back against the cage.
Sandalio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Sandalio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandalio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robinson stalling in the clinch.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Sandalio holds him up against the cage and eventually Robinson drops back down to his feet.
Sandalio stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sandalio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sandalio can't break the clinch.
Robinson stalls.
Sandalio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sandalio just leaning against Robinson, taking a breather.
Robinson is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandalio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson wants a takedown but no success here.
Sandalio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Robinson wants to take the fight to the mat but Sandalio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandalio struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Sandalio fails to land.
A short right from Sandalio on the inside.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robinson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sandalio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sandalio swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sandalio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Robinson fails with the takedown.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sandalio misses.
Robinson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sandalio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sandalio throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
Carlito Sandalio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Sandalio.
Sandalio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Robinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sandalio defends well and Robinson ends up having to push Sandalio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A punch combination from Sandalio misses.
Sandalio throws a shot from downtown. Robinson moves away and avoids it.
Carlito Sandalio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandalio swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Sandalio tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Sandalio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Robinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Robinson fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson drops his hands momentarily and Sandalio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sandalio throws out the jab.
Robinson fails to land the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sandalio.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sandalio but Sandalio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Sandalio as Robinson shoots in.
No luck for Robinson with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlito Sandalio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Sandalio tenderised Robinson's leg. Robinson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sandalio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlito Sandalio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sandalio defends well and Robinson ends up having to push Sandalio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Sandalio shows good takedown defense.
Sandalio looks for the body kick but Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson closes the distance and clinches up with Sandalio, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes Sandalio against the cage but Sandalio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sandalio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandalio throws a jab when Robinson was well out of range.
Sandalio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sandalio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robinson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sandalio scores with a leg kick.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sandalio looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.
Sandalio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sandalio as he jumps to the side.
Sandalio misses with a looping left.
Sandalio throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson slips a jab from Sandalio.
Sandalio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robinson.
Sandalio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from Sandalio does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sandalio as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sandalio missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandalio connects with a body shot.
Sandalio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sandalio misses with a straight right.
Sandalio misses the jab.
Sandalio fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robinson is defended easily by Sandalio.
Sandalio misses with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Sandalio motions for Robinson to come forward. Sandalio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carlito Sandalio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sandalio throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson is working for takedown but Sandalio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sandalio as Robinson tries to tie him up.
Robinson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sandalio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sean Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson with a poor takedown
and Sandalio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robinson shoots in and drives through. Sandalio sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Sandalio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sandalio misses with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Robinson looking to sit in guard and control but Sandalio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sandalio escapes and throws Robinson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Robinson is looking to regain half guard here but Sandalio keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlito Sandalio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sandalio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlito Sandalio!
Carlito Sandalio made sure to mention his sponsor, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview.
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