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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jupiter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Franck Robbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Jupiter Sound. Robbery is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sirenia - Lost in Life. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
36 - 19 - 2 |
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145 lbs
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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
36 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jupiter Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arjen Franck Robbery!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robbery.
Jones seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robbery manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robbery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Robbery.
Robbery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Robbery throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Robbery drives through with a takedown into Jones's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jones pushes Robbery off and gets back to his feet.
Robbery looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robbery thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Robbery fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robbery looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robbery takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones rushes Robbery and presses him up against the cage.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbery.
Robbery lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robbery breaks from the clinch.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robbery fails with the takedown.
Robbery defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Robbery on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robbery throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Robbery uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Robbery takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Robbery just manages to avoid it.
Robbery throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbery takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Robbery.
Jones digs a good hook to Robbery's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robbery connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones throws a series of punches but Robbery avoids them all with ease.
Robbery drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
Robbery cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Jones with a hook.
Robbery dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Robbery misses with a few strikes there.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Robbery misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Jones moves out of range as Robbery strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Robbery with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
Robbery finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robbery throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Robbery cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Robbery uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones throws a low kick but Robbery avoids it.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Robbery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbery cracks Jones with a good jab.
Robbery's corner calls for a 1-2. Robbery obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Robbery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Robbery.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robbery fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Robbery manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones tries to clinch up but Robbery circles away and keeps his distance.
Robbery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robbery tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Robbery tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Robbery is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Robbery looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Robbery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robbery with a jab.
Robbery with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones catches Robbery with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arjen Franck Robbery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robbery misses with a series of wild punches.
Robbery feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arjen Franck Robbery 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Robbery's head back.
Robbery blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Robbery was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones throws the left hand but Robbery avoids the punch easily.
Robbery changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jones slips under a jab from Robbery.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Robbery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robbery throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arjen Franck Robbery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robbery misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbery throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Robbery misses with a straight right.
It appears Jones was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robbery shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robbery throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robbery swinging wildly here.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Robbery sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Robbery tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robbery cracks Jones with a good jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Robbery darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Robbery misses its intended target.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Robbery misses with a wild body shot.
Jupiter Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robbery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones pushes Robbery up against the cage in a clinch.
Robbery is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Robbery has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbery pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones is leaning against Robbery and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robbery has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Robbery lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones blocking some punches.
Robbery scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robbery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robbery uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robbery.
Robbery staying out of range there.
Robbery swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robbery.
Robbery fails with the takedown.
Robbery closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbery misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Robbery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robbery 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 Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robbery throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some wild striking there from Robbery.
A head kick misses from Jones.
A low kick from Robbery misses
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Robbery on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Robbery misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Robbery listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Robbery.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Robbery scores with a hook.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Robbery lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Robbery works the jab nicely.
Robbery buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Robbery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robbery moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Robbery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robbery takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Robbery is just out of range.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjen Franck Robbery showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Robbery scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Robbery.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Robbery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robbery.
Robbery scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones throws a hook but Robbery avoids it easily.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robbery.
Robbery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Robbery feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robbery has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Robbery takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robbery misses the jab.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robbery.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robbery throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Robbery is out of range.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robbery.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Robbery.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Robbery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robbery.
Nice body punch from Robbery.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Robbery tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jones throws a body punch but Robbery moves out of range.
Robbery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robbery throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jupiter Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robbery throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Jones misses.
Robbery bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Robbery counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones is not content to let Robbery control the position.
Robbery tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbery is chipping away with strikes.
Robbery working the strikes but Jones uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jones won't allow Robbery to pass to mount.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Robbery frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Robbery working the ground and pound effectively.
Robbery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Robbery there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robbery is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Robbery connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Robbery goes for an armbar but Jones turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jones.
Robbery is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Robbery throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jones uses it to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arjen Franck Robbery comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robbery has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjen Franck Robbery!
In his post fight interview, Arjen Franck Robbery started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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