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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Apeman. Robertson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smoke On. 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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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
38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, James Robertson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown but Robertson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Robertson throws out a counter right but Lopez avoids it with no problem.
Lopez slips a jab from Robertson.
Robertson throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Robertson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Robertson is looking to clinch.
Robertson scores with a jab to the head.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Robertson backs up against the cage.
Lopez moves out of range as Robertson strikes.
Robertson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lopez throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robertson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Lopez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Robertson on the side of the head.
Lopez takes a swing at Robertson's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Robertson. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a body kick.
Robertson jabs at Lopez's body.
Lopez throws a body punch but Robertson moves out of range.
Robertson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Robertson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Robertson.
Lopez lands a nice shot that snaps Robertson's head back.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Robertson swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez connects with a body shot that sends Robertson's belly button to the back.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
Lopez dives in for a single leg takedown but Robertson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Robertson tries to clinch but Lopez moves away
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Robertson wants to clinch.
Lopez half committed to a counter leg kick.
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!
Robertson lands with a shot to the body.
Lopez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robertson darts in trying to clinch
and Lopez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lopez.
Robertson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Robertson pulls Lopez in to control the position.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Robertson being controlled here, momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Robertson throws a shot to the body.
James Robertson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robertson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robertson drops his hands momentarily and Lopez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robertson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Robertson.
Robertson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Robertson with a hook.
Robertson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson lands with a straight right. Lopez didn't see that one coming.
Robertson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Good work by Robertson as he checks the leg kick.
Robertson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Lopez.
Robertson checks a low kick from Lopez.
Lopez connects with a single shot there.
Lopez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Robertson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robertson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robertson's knee momentarily.
Robertson scores with a body shot.
Lopez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robertson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Robertson will probably get the nod.
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.
Lopez wants to slow Robertson down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez misses the body punch
and Robertson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lopez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lopez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robertson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
James Robertson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Robertson. Those never looked like landing.
Lopez scores with a body shot.
Robertson looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Robertson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Robertson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robertson. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez dives in for a single leg takedown but Robertson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Robertson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robertson.
Robertson defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Robertson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands the left hand.
Robertson looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lopez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Robertson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lopez's head.
Robertson throws a body kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lopez, as that shot connected.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Robertson saw that one coming.
Robertson misses with a head kick.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
Lopez backing away here, and Robertson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Robertson misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Robertson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robertson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Robertson as he checks the leg kick.
Robertson stuffs the takedown attempt from Lopez. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopez connects with a body shot that sends Robertson's belly button to the back.
Robertson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lopez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robertson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopez lands with a straight right. Robertson didn't see that one coming.
Robertson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robertson misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robertson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lopez is just content to waste time from the top position. Robertson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lopez postures up in Robertson's guard and throws a big left but Robertson blocks it.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Robertson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lopez controlling Robertson's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lopez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lopez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Robertson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Robertson avoids the body shot from Lopez.
James Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Robertson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lopez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lopez shoots in for a double leg but Robertson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Robertson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Robertson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robertson under the eye.
Robertson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robertson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Robertson lands a right hook to the body.
Robertson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Robertson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robertson scores with a punch to the head.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Robertson is just out of range.
Robertson looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Lopez misses its target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Robertson! But no joy.
Lopez misses the jab.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice side step and Robertson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Robertson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Robertson missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robertson lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Robertson throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
Robertson loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Robertson scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez moves out of range of the leg kick from Robertson.
Lopez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Robertson defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Robertson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robertson loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Robertson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Robertson.
Robertson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Robertson cracks Lopez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lopez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lopez shoots in but Robertson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Robertson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez lands an overhand right.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Robertson counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robertson scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
Robertson avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Robertson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lopez with a body shot.
Lopez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robertson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Robertson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robertson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Robertson digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
Robertson lands with a good body shot.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Robertson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robertson lands a jab to Lopez's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez throws a jab when Robertson was well out of range.
Robertson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lopez blocks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Robertson throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Robertson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Robertson, right into the meat.
Robertson rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Robertson tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Robertson back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robertson.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robertson blocking some punches.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez is working Robertson over against the cage.
Robertson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robertson gets underhooks to prevent Lopez's takedown attempt.
Robertson digs a right hand underneath Lopez's ribcage. Lopez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lopez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Robertson really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lopez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Robertson counters with a straight right hand.
Robertson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Robertson scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Robertson's body. Robertson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Robertson.
Robertson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Robertson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robertson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Robertson scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez misses with a jab to the body
and Robertson counters with a solid body kick.
Robertson scores with a punch to the head.
Robertson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robertson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a jab.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robertson.
Robertson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. Robertson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Robertson works the jab nicely.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robertson lands with a kick to the temple. Lopez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Robertson looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Robertson throws a leg kick
and Lopez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Robertson really felt that one!
Robertson lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robertson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Robertson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robertson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robertson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robertson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Robertson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Robertson off balance momentarily.
Lopez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Robertson looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robertson misses with a body shot.
Robertson tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robertson moves away.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robertson.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Robertson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson has closed the distance and engaged Lopez in a clinch.
Lopez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Robertson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Robertson throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Robertson.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Lopez wants to take the fight to the mat but Robertson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Robertson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez tries to work over Robertson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lopez is trying to maintain a safe position but Robertson gets an underhook and turns Lopez into the cage.
Robertson misses with the head strike.
Robertson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robertson lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Robertson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Robertson.
Lopez is trying to drag Robertson to the mat but Robertson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Robertson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Robertson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Alberto Lopez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Lopez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James Robertson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Robertson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez's efforts to push away.
Lopez is looking to break free of the clinch but Robertson has double underhooks.
Robertson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lopez digs a right hand into Robertson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robertson's gas tank.
Robertson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robertson throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Robertson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Lopez's cut.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lopez throws a hook but Robertson blocks it.
Robertson wants to counter with a clinch but Lopez pushes him away.
Robertson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robertson checks a leg kick.
Lopez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Robertson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lopez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
Lopez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robertson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Robertson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez attempts a counter takedown but Robertson avoids it well and moves away.
Robertson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson throws a low kick, looking for Lopez's leg but Lopez calmly moves out of range.
Lopez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lopez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Robertson.
Lopez misses with a body punch
and Robertson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robertson throws a lazy body kick
and Lopez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Robertson's guard.
Robertson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez throws a strike but Robertson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Robertson preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez pulls Robertson in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Robertson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robertson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robertson forces Lopez back against the cage and clinches.
Robertson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez pushes Robertson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lopez tries to work over Robertson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lopez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Robertson's efforts to push away.
Lopez breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
A nice side step and Robertson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lopez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Robertson misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Robertson.
Lopez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alberto Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robertson misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with a nice body kick.
Robertson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Robertson.
Lopez feints and then cracks Robertson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robertson down.
Robertson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lopez if he has to take too many more of those.
Lopez throws a push kick but Robertson slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Robertson misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robertson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez is looking to score with low kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Robertson.
Robertson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robertson clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez is trying to push Robertson away but Robertson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
James Robertson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
Robertson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lopez stalling.
Lopez is looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Robertson.
Lopez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robertson misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Robertson avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Robertson.
I've got Robertson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Robertson! James Robertson retains his featherweight title!
James Robertson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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