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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Hutchinson (ranked 25836 p4p, 4505 weight class) and Mr Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pepe Hutchinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mr Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutchinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hutchinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Roberts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hutchinson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown but Hutchinson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roberts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hutchinson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hutchinson.
Hutchinson throwing a counter right hand but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Roberts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hutchinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hutchinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pepe Hutchinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Roberts.
Hutchinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Roberts. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hutchinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roberts is looking to clinch.
Roberts shoots for a takedown but Hutchinson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time.
Hutchinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No luck for Roberts with that takedown attempt.
Hutchinson is looking to counter punch.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Hutchinson circles away.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Hutchinson circles away.
Hutchinson is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hutchinson throwing a counter right hand but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Hutchinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hutchinson tries to avoid it but Roberts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hutchinson to the ground. Hutchinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hutchinson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hutchinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roberts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hutchinson.
Hutchinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roberts.
Roberts looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Hutchinson pushes him off.
Roberts misses with the combination.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Hutchinson pushes him off.
Hutchinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts.
Pepe Hutchinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberts fails to land the takedown.
Hutchinson is looking to counter punch.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Hutchinson circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Hutchinson misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looks to clinch
and Hutchinson counters with a straight right hand.
Roberts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hutchinson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mr Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Hutchinson circles away easily
and Hutchinson counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Hutchinson misses the target.
Roberts fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Hutchinson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Roberts looks to clinch
and Hutchinson counters with a straight right hand.
Hutchinson avoids a kick to the body.
Pepe Hutchinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hutchinson ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Roberts shoots in but Hutchinson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hutchinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a double jab
and Hutchinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hutchinson leaves Roberts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hutchinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pepe Hutchinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Roberts.
Roberts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hutchinson is fending him off so far but Roberts persists. Nope, Hutchinson circles away and we're back to standing.
Hutchinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roberts shoots for a takedown but Hutchinson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hutchinson throwing a counter right hand but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hutchinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a leg kick
and Hutchinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hutchinson circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hutchinson misses the target.
Roberts tries to clinch
enabling Hutchinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hutchinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hutchinson avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Hutchinson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Hutchinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hutchinson blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Hutchinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown but Hutchinson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roberts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hutchinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roberts throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hutchinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roberts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hutchinson sprawls well. Hutchinson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet.
Hutchinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hutchinson ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
A little feinted left hand from Hutchinson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Hutchinson counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Hutchinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Hutchinson is just out of range.
Hutchinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roberts misses with the body kick
and Hutchinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hutchinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Hutchinson misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts throws a head kick but Hutchinson moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hutchinson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Hutchinson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Roberts tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hutchinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hutchinson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Hutchinson pushes him off.
It looked like Hutchinson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Hutchinson misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hutchinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roberts.
Mr Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Hutchinson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hutchinson counters with a straight right hand.
Pepe Hutchinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Roberts.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchinson moves out of range of the body kick from Roberts.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roberts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hutchinson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Hutchinson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberts tries to clinch but Hutchinson moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roberts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roberts darts in trying to clinch
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hutchinson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Roberts wants to clinch.
Roberts throws a hook to the side of Hutchinson's head but Hutchinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hutchinson leaves Roberts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to clinch up.
Hutchinson throwing a counter right hand but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Hutchinson moves out of range as Roberts throws a body kick.
Hutchinson throwing a counter right hand but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hutchinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roberts throws a body shot but no joy.
Hutchinson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roberts closes the distance and clinches up with Hutchinson, looking for a takedown. Roberts pushes Hutchinson against the cage but Hutchinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Roberts
and Hutchinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberts tries to clinch but Hutchinson moves away
and Hutchinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberts wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roberts or perhaps it was just good defense by Hutchinson, which made it look bad.
Hutchinson throwing a counter right hand but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hutchinson counters with a straight right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Hutchinson counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pepe Hutchinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hutchinson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepe Hutchinson!
The defeated Mr Roberts had this to say: 'No'.
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