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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Spartan !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Spartan .
Spartan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spartan scores with a three punch combo!
Robinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spartan connects with a nice looking jab.
Robinson drops his hands momentarily and Spartan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Robinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robinson looks for a takedown but Spartan sprawls well.
Robinson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spartan circles away.
Robinson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spartan is fending him off so far but Robinson persists. Nope, Spartan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spartan lands with a hook. Robinson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spartan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Robinson's head backwards.
Spartan lands with a good body shot.
Spartan 's corner calls for a 1-2. Spartan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartan lands with a hook. Robinson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spartan misses with a low kick as Robinson jumps back.
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spartan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robinson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spartan avoids it really well and circles away.
Jake Spartan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robinson is defended easily by Spartan .
Spartan punishes Robinson's body with a nice straight punch.
Robinson fails to land the takedown.
Spartan scores with a shot to the body.
Jake Spartan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Spartan digs a good hook to Robinson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan works Robinson's body with a nice hook.
Spartan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Spartan misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spartan .
Robinson shoots in but Spartan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Spartan does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spartan connects with a body shot that sends Robinson's belly button to the back.
Spartan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Robinson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Robinson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spartan is fending him off so far but Robinson persists. Nope, Spartan circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice jab there from Spartan .
Robinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spartan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spartan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spartan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A left and a right from Spartan both land. Nice combination.
Spartan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spartan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Spartan .
Spartan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spartan stuns Robinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spartan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Spartan digs a good body shot into Robinson's ribs.
Robinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spartan throws a one two combo.
Robinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spartan finds it's way round the side to connect with Robinson's head.
Robinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Spartan .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan misses with a few strikes there.
Spartan lands a really nice looking cross but Robinson seems unphased.
Spartan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robinson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spartan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spartan lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Spartan .
Some wild striking there from Spartan .
Spartan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robinson. Robinson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Spartan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spartan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spartan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spartan leaves Robinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Spartan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Robinson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Robinson has a takedown stuffed.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Spartan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spartan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spartan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Robinson back to the cage. Spartan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Robinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spartan pinned against the cage. Spartan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Spartan .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Spartan .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Spartan .
Spartan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Robinson shoots in but no luck this time.
Spartan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Robinson backs up against the cage.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Robinson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spartan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Spartan 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robinson under the eye.
Spartan jabs at Robinson's body.
Spartan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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!
Spartan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan lunges at Robinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robinson's hand.
Spartan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spartan .
Jake Spartan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spartan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Spartan scores with a four punch combination!
Spartan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spartan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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.
Spartan scores with a one two! Robinson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robinson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Spartan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robinsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spartan lands a nice hook to Robinson's body. Robinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spartan cracks a nice hook into Robinson's ribs.
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Spartan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Spartan .
Robinson fails with the takedown.
Robinson takes one to the chin there.
Spartan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robinson at a distance.
Spartan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spartan connects with a single shot there.
Robinson drops his hands momentarily and Spartan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spartan throws a low kick but Robinson moves out of range easily.
Spartan throws a shot to the body.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spartan as he avoids it easily.
Spartan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robinson is out of range and Spartan settles back down.
A cross from Spartan lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spartan .
Spartan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Spartan .
Spartan scores with a sloppy right hand. Robinson should have avoided that one.
Spartan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some wild striking there from Spartan .
Robinson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spartan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Robinson scrambles back to his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Robinson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Spartan throws out a powerful jab.
Spartan slaps away a takedown attempt from Robinson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson checks a leg kick.
Robinson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Spartan 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. This is the final round!
Robinson moves out of range of the leg kick from Spartan .
Spartan scores with a nice strike.
Spartan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spartan lands with a nice combination. Robinson backs away looking to recover.
Robinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spartan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spartan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robinson somewhat.
Robinson tries to move into range but Spartan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spartan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spartan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good shot there by Spartan .
Nice takedown defense from Spartan . No joy for Robinson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spartan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Robinson counters with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Spartan .
Spartan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Robinson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice takedown defense from Spartan . No joy for Robinson on that attempt.
Spartan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spartan cracks Robinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Spartan . Beautiful body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Spartan .
Robinson shoots in for a double leg but Spartan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Robinson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Spartan .
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spartan counters with a left and a right that stings Robinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan sizes up Robinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson moves forwards but Spartan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spartan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spartan 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.
Spartan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spartan with a nice cross.
Spartan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spartan cracks Robinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Robinson has his takedown stuffed
and Spartan counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan connects with a nice looking jab.
Spartan lands a jab to Robinson's midsection.
Spartan lands a nice hook to Robinson's body. Robinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spartan connects with a body shot.
John Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice straight punches there by Spartan . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spartan .
Spartan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Robinson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Spartan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Spartan tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Robinson with that takedown attempt.
Spartan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Robinson eats them both and turns towards Spartan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Spartan scores with a four punch combination!
Spartan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Robinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Robinson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spartan defends it nicely.
Spartan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spartan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Spartan .
Robinson tries for a takedown but Spartan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spartan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Robinson's head backwards.
Jake Spartan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spartan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Robinson backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Spartan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spartan 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Spartan !
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