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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Robinson (ranked 2622 p4p, 1804 weight class) and Sultanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 303 p4p, 228 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShawn Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sultanbek Akhtankhanov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson slips a straight right by Akhtankhanov.
An attempted straight right counter from Robinson misses the target.
Akhtankhanov lands a right hook to the body.
Akhtankhanov throws a chopping leg kick but Robinson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Akhtankhanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Akhtankhanov.
Robinson is looking to score with low kicks.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akhtankhanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akhtankhanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robinson misses with an uppercut.
Akhtankhanov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Robinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akhtankhanov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akhtankhanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robinson takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to clinch up.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akhtankhanov missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson lands a jab to the head.
Robinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akhtankhanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Robinson's head.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson slips a straight right by Akhtankhanov.
Robinson moves into range and clinches up with Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Robinson has double underhooks.
Akhtankhanov tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson.
Robinson has Akhtankhanov pressed against the cage, preventing Akhtankhanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akhtankhanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson is working Akhtankhanov over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akhtankhanov.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akhtankhanovs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akhtankhanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akhtankhanov can't find room to land a body shot as Robinson controls the action.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Akhtankhanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov working aggressively here.
Akhtankhanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov stalls.
Akhtankhanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Akhtankhanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Akhtankhanov fails to land.
Robinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Akhtankhanov gets through Robinson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akhtankhanov breaks the clinch.
Robinson blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akhtankhanov's elbow.
Robinson has Akhtankhanov pressed against the cage, preventing Akhtankhanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Akhtankhanov breaks the clinch.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Akhtankhanov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robinson finds it's way round the side to connect with Akhtankhanov's head.
Nice shot by Akhtankhanov.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akhtankhanov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson punishes Akhtankhanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akhtankhanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov connects with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akhtankhanov.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Akhtankhanov pushes him off.
Akhtankhanov throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson clinches.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson pushes Akhtankhanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov blocking some punches.
Akhtankhanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Akhtankhanov circles away.
Akhtankhanov tries to score with a low kick but Robinson moves his leg out of the way.
Akhtankhanov tries to work over Robinson's front leg with a kick but Robinson checks it.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akhtankhanov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that DeShawn Robinson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Akhtankhanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akhtankhanov throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but Robinson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Robinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akhtankhanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Robinson's head.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Akhtankhanov pushes him off.
Robinson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Robinson ducks under a wild hook from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Akhtankhanov ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Robinson throws a hook to the side of Akhtankhanov's head but Akhtankhanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robinson forces Akhtankhanov back against the cage and clinches.
DeShawn Robinson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akhtankhanov manages to break the clinch.
Akhtankhanov throws an off balance right hand
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akhtankhanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robinson scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson lands a head shot.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Robinson is looking to counter punch.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Akhtankhanov.
Robinson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Robinson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Robinson scores with a nice head shot.
Akhtankhanov misses with a leg kick.
Robinson throwing a counter right hand but Akhtankhanov manages to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov is looking to slow Robinson down with leg kicks.
Akhtankhanov works over Robinson's head and body with a nice combination.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body punch
and Robinson counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Robinson. Akhtankhanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akhtankhanov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Akhtankhanov is looking to chop away at Robinson's legs.
Robinson is looking to counter punch.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Akhtankhanov pushes him off.
Donk. Akhtankhanov catches Robinson right on the button with a cross.
Akhtankhanov throws a big shot that misses.
Robinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov blocks a jab.
Akhtankhanov throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Akhtankhanov is avoiding it.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Robinson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Akhtankhanov counters with a thumping low kick.
Akhtankhanov misses with a left hand
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but Robinson moved away.
Robinson throws a body punch but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akhtankhanov moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akhtankhanov.
Robinson throws a hook but Akhtankhanov blocks it.
Akhtankhanov jabs at Robinson's body.
A shot to the body from Akhtankhanov misses
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Akhtankhanov misses
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Robinson.
Akhtankhanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akhtankhanov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Akhtankhanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Akhtankhanov tries a low kick but Robinson avoids it.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a right hand but Robinson moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akhtankhanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson slips a straight right by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov lunges at Robinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robinson's hand.
Akhtankhanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robinson moves away from the strike by Akhtankhanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson thuds a left hand into Akhtankhanov's body.
Robinson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Akhtankhanov throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
Akhtankhanov missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Robinson misses.
Akhtankhanov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Akhtankhanov misses with a left hand
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov lands an overhand right.
Akhtankhanov misses with a left hand
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Robinson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Robinson tries to clinch but Akhtankhanov is having none of it.
Akhtankhanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Akhtankhanov circles away.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Robinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Akhtankhanov throws an overhand right that lands on Robinson's shoulder, as Robinson tries to avoid the shot.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Akhtankhanov missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akhtankhanov scores with a jab. Robinson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akhtankhanov connects with a body shot that sends Robinson's belly button to the back.
Akhtankhanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Akhtankhanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robinson.
Robinson throwing a counter right hand but Akhtankhanov manages to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook. Robinson ducked under it nicely.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab.
Akhtankhanov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some bone on bone action there as Robinson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson moves out of range of the leg kick from Akhtankhanov.
Robinson lands the left hand.
Robinson slips a jab from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson darts in and clinches Akhtankhanov up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akhtankhanov wants to break free but Robinson has control.
A short uppercut from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov trying to stall but Robinson improves his position.
Akhtankhanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akhtankhanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akhtankhanov is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.
Robinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akhtankhanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akhtankhanov tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Akhtankhanov is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body punch.
Robinson gets through Akhtankhanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akhtankhanov blocking some punches.
Akhtankhanov blocking some punches.
Akhtankhanov misses with some punches.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akhtankhanov is trying to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling him.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson works on Akhtankhanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Robinson.
Akhtankhanov has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson working aggressively here.
Robinson lands a left hand.
Akhtankhanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Akhtankhanov backwards.
A short body shot lands from Robinson as the two fighters clinch.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akhtankhanov.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Robinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akhtankhanov's efforts to push away.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akhtankhanov's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Robinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akhtankhanov's efforts to push away.
Robinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akhtankhanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Akhtankhanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akhtankhanov throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Robinson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Robinson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Akhtankhanov counter with a right hand.
Robinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akhtankhanov.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
Akhtankhanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akhtankhanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akhtankhanov scores with a nice right hand.
Akhtankhanov lands a really nice looking cross but Robinson seems unphased.
Akhtankhanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akhtankhanov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Robinson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akhtankhanov scrambles back to his feet.
Robinson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akhtankhanov. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Robinson misses its intended target.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akhtankhanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Akhtankhanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Akhtankhanov connects with a body shot.
Sultanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Akhtankhanov misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
DeShawn Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robinson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... DeShawn Robinson!
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