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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arjen Franck Robbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbery comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. De Fran has chosen No Worries as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arjen Franck Robbery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Robbery does no damage.
Robbery takes one to the side of the head.
De Fran's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on De Fran's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
De Fran lands with an overhand left.
De Fran misses with a low kick.
De Fran misses with a head kick.
Robbery checks the leg kick.
Robbery avoids the body shot from De Fran.
Robbery cracks De Fran with a good jab.
De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Fran swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Fran tries a head kick but it misses.
Robbery throws a big shot that misses.
Robbery connects with a crisp jab.
Robbery lands with a kick to the temple. De Fran shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran throws out a loose jab but Robbery uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Robbery has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
De Fran walks into a jab.
Robbery misses with a jab, cross combination.
That kick from De Fran tenderised Robbery's leg. Robbery is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robbery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Fran throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from De Fran tenderised Robbery's leg. Robbery is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Fran is looking to clinch but Robbery is avoiding it.
Robbery lands a two punch combo.
Good standup being displayed there by De Fran as he connects with a hook.
Robbery moves out of range as De Fran throws a body kick.
De Fran feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Robbery's calf.
Robbery throws a big shot that misses.
Robbery moves out of range of the body kick from De Fran.
Robbery misses with a lunging right hand
and De Fran counters with a nice uppercut.
Robbery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Fran.
Nice jab there from Robbery.
De Fran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robbery finds it's way round the side to connect with De Fran's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robbery has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Fran throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Fran misses with a right hand
and Robbery counters with a stiff right hand.
Robbery lands a nice shot to the body.
De Fran throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran throws a lazy uppercut
and Robbery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robbery checks a low kick from De Fran.
A punch lands to the side of De Fran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Fran thuds a left hand into Robbery's body.
Robbery scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robbery is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Robbery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fran replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Robbery blocks it well.
Robbery throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Fran tries a quick counter leg kick but Robbery is wise to it.
De Fran takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Fran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fran tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Robbery is able to avoid easily.
Robbery is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Fran checks a leg kick.
Robbery misses with a looping left.
De Fran throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andr De Fran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robbery gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Fran lands with a nice body kick.
De Fran misses with a kick to the body.
Robbery swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbery slips a jab from De Fran.
De Fran throws a solid leg kick but Robbery takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Fran.
De Fran walks into a left hand.
De Fran misses with a looping right.
Robbery decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Robbery is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and De Fran reverses the position - he's now on top in Robbery's guard.
De Fran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robbery is keeping the position for now.
De Fran not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Robbery escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Fran gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Robbery lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran trying to control the position here.
De Fran is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Fran trying to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fran controls Robbery momentarily but Robbery frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arjen Franck Robbery will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Fran looks to throw the jab but Robbery is out of range.
Robbery went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De Fran throws a looping overhand right but Robbery ducks down to avoid it.
Robbery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Fran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Fran throws a low kick but Robbery moves out of range easily.
De Fran slaps away a takedown attempt from Robbery, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Robbery.
Robbery ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
De Fran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Robbery looks to land a left hand but De Fran moved out of range nicely.
De Fran stuns Robbery with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Robbery moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Fran works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robbery misses with a lunging right hand
and De Fran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbery misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbery.
De Fran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robbery misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robbery tries to break the clinch but De Fran is controlling the position.
Robbery lands a hook that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran throws a head punch that misses.
De Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbery.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robbery.
De Fran misses with a punch to the body.
Robbery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robbery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robbery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by De Fran.
Robbery backing away here, and De Fran unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Robbery misses with a takedown attempt - De Fran sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good work by De Fran as he checks the leg kick.
De Fran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran loads up on a big right hand but Robbery slips the punch.
Robbery throws a poor cross that misses
and De Fran counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robbery's knee momentarily.
The fighters circling - De Fran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Fran lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Fran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Robbery on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - De Fran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robbery half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Robbery misses the jab.
De Fran misses with an uppercut. Robbery saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robbery.
De Fran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Fran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Fran.
Jab from Robbery.
Robbery closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Fran to the mat! De Fran manages to get full guard.
De Fran controls Robbery momentarily but Robbery frees himself.
De Fran trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran is continuing to stall.
De Fran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robbery.
Robbery postures up.
Robbery looking to pass the guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Fran checks a leg kick nicely.
Robbery lands a jab to the nose.
De Fran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robbery.
De Fran misses with a body kick.
De Fran scores with a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Robbery.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjen Franck Robbery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robbery throws a looping overhand right but De Fran ducks down to avoid it.
De Fran lands a body shot.
De Fran looks to land a left hand but Robbery moved out of range nicely.
De Fran slips a straight right by Robbery.
Robbery throws a big shot that misses.
De Fran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some bone on bone action there as Robbery checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Fran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andr De Fran will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Robbery with a hook.
A jab from Robbery misses.
De Fran wants to counter the offense by Robbery and move into the clinch position.
De Fran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robbery.
The fighters circling - Robbery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Fran throws a chopping leg kick but Robbery manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Fran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robbery throws a body shot but no joy.
Robbery fails to land the takedown.
De Fran scores with the left hand. Robbery knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robbery scores with a nice strike.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Robbery crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Fran - the referee stops the clock and Robbery gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Fran. Robbery manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Robbery throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Fran stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arjen Franck Robbery is winning the standup battle so far.
De Fran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Fran misses with a wild body shot.
Robbery blocks a jab.
Robbery attempts a counter takedown but De Fran avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran scores with a nice right hand.
Robbery misses with a straight left.
De Fran is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Fran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Robbery in his tracks.
Robbery is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Fran wants to land a leg kick but Robbery is out of range.
Robbery looks to land a left hand but De Fran moved out of range nicely.
Robbery misses with a low kick.
Robbery misses the jab.
De Fran throws a leg kick
and Robbery counters with a nice uppercut.
De Fran will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from De Fran tenderised Robbery's leg. Robbery is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Fran displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Robbery.
Robbery misses with an uppercut.
De Fran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robbery.
De Fran scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Robbery throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbery takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fran thows a body kick. Robbery tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Fran.
De Fran throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Robbery stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Fran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robbery misses with an uppercut.
De Fran is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Fran tries a head kick but it misses.
De Fran lands a really nice looking cross but Robbery seems unphased.
Robbery throws a body shot but no joy.
De Fran throws a hook but Robbery avoids it easily.
De Fran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Fran thuds his right hand into Robbery's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Fran lands a nice looking body shot.
Robbery chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Fran throws a lazy right hand but Robbery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Fran, as that shot connected.
De Fran slips a straight right by Robbery.
A punch lands to the side of De Fran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robbery throws a leg kick
and De Fran counters with a stiff right hand.
Robbery throws an overhand right that lands on De Fran's shoulder, as De Fran tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Robbery misses.
Robbery looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Fran is fending him off so far but Robbery persists. Nope, De Fran circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjen Franck Robbery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Robbery.
De Fran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Fran stuns Robbery with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Fran throws a big shot that misses.
De Fran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Fran slips under a jab from Robbery.
Robbery throws a series of punches but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Robbery is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fran lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Fran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robbery shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Robbery swings widly with a right hand
and De Fran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robbery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Fran.
De Fran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robbery sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robbery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fran throws a leg kick which misses Robbery's front leg but catches the back leg as Robbery tries to avoid it.
Robbery connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Fran throws a shot from downtown. Robbery moves away and avoids it.
Good work by De Fran as he checks the leg kick.
Robbery misses with an uppercut.
De Fran has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Robbery comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Fran takes a swing at Robbery's ribcage but misses.
De Fran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andr De Fran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Fran has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andr De Fran!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andr De Fran made sure he mentioned Dead Orbit , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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