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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Roylance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brandon scofild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Roylance!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, brandon scofild!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roylance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but scofild circles away quickly and effectively.
scofild throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
scofild is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roylance will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roylance misses with a wild combination.
Roylance stalks scofild and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into scofild's face. scofild staggers backwards, shaken.
Roylance misses with a jab, cross combination.
scofild tries to clinch but Roylance is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roylance checks a leg kick.
scofild shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roylance's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
scofild looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
scofild trying to control but Roylance is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
scofild passes Roylance's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Roylance actively working from the bottom here.
Roylance is breathing heavily.
scofild controlling the action here.
scofild is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Roylance looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roylance looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roylance actively working from the bottom here.
scofild keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
scofild decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
scofild lands with a nice combination. Roylance backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Keith Roylance has been cut.
scofild misses with a double jab
and Roylance counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like brandon scofild has been cut.
scofild is looking to clinch but Roylance is avoiding it.
Roylance moves out of range as scofild strikes.
brandon scofild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
scofild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
scofild throws a leg kick but Roylance moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
scofild misses with a series of wild punches.
Roylance lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roylance.
Keith Roylance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roylance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
scofild misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roylance misses with the combination.
scofild falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roylance counters with a big head kick but scofild shrugs it off.
Roylance has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
scofild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roylance.
scofild throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roylance counters with a two punch combo.
Roylance walks into a jab.
Roylance fails to land with a series of punches.
Roylance avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left and a right from scofild both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roylance.
scofild misses with a combination
and Roylance counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roylance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
scofild tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
brandon scofild dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roylance is on the wrong end of a nice combination from scofild.
scofild falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roylance misses with a few strikes there.
Keith Roylance is winning the standup battle so far.
scofild with a poor takedown
and Roylance counters with a two punch combo.
scofild misses with a combination
and Roylance counters with a two punch combo.
Roylance rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but scofild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roylance keeps the fight on the outside.
scofild doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
scofild missing with a left hand there. Roylance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roylance throws a sloppy head kick and scofild moves out of range easily.
scofild throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from scofild does no damage.
scofild fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
scofild doesn't manage to clinch there - Roylance circles away.
scofild is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roylance.
scofild throws a combination that misses
and Roylance counters with a left and a right that stings scofild.
A head kick by scofild misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Roylance counters with a one-two to the body.
scofild closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
scofild looks for a takedown but Roylance sprawls well.
Keith Roylance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brandon scofild.
A punch combination from Roylance misses.
scofild misses with a double jab
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
Roylance throws a right and a left that scofild avoids nicely.
scofild closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roylance counters with a left and a right that stings scofild.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
scofild throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roylance throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
scofild shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roylance pinned against the cage. Roylance gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
scofild tries to clinch there but Roylance circles away.
A combination from Roylance does no damage.
Roylance leaves scofild with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
scofild slips a jab and a cross from Roylance.
scofild has his takedown stuffed
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
scofild throws a combination that misses
and Roylance counters with a big head kick but scofild shrugs it off.
Keith Roylance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
scofild lands a two punch combo.
Roylance is working the combinations to good effect here.
scofild swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roylance counters with a flying knee. Nice.
scofild misses with a combination
and Roylance counters with a left and a right that stings scofild.
scofild looks to clinch
and Roylance counters with a head kick. That will keep scofild thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
scofild throws a right hand that Roylance ducks under and follows up with a left that Roylance also avoids with ease.
scofild dodges the punch combination from Roylance.
scofild misses with a combination
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Roylance dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
scofild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
scofild tries to close the distance and clinch but Roylance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
scofild rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roylance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
scofild misses with a double jab
and Roylance counters with a left and a right that stings scofild.
Roylance misses with a double jab.
scofild misses with a straight left.
Roylance throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by scofild.
scofild changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roylance tries to avoid it but scofild manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roylance to the ground. Roylance escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roylance misses with a double jab
and scofild counters with a shoot takedown. Roylance fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roylance working for a triangle but scofild defends it easily.
Roylance had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. scofild defends it easily.
Roylance had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. scofild defends it easily.
scofild's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Roylance working for a triangle but scofild defends it easily.
Roylance is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roylance had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. scofild defends it easily.
Roylance working for a triangle but scofild defends it easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
scofild throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
scofild closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roylance counters with a big head kick but scofild shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
scofild misses with an uppercut. Roylance saw that one coming.
scofild misses with a low kick.
scofild fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice sprawl there from Roylance as scofild shoots in.
Roylance throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
scofild throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roylance counters with a big head kick but scofild shrugs it off.
scofild looks to land a combination but Roylance avoids it well.
Roylance throws a combination that misses
and scofild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
scofild throws a combination that misses
and Roylance counters with a two punch combo.
scofild avoids the head kick by Roylance.
Roylance circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
scofild throws an overhand right that lands on Roylance's shoulder, as Roylance tries to avoid the shot.
Roylance throws a head kick that scofild semi-blocks.
scofild shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roylance counters with a left and a right that stings scofild.
Keith Roylance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brandon scofild.
scofild misses with a double jab
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
Roylance misses with a jab, cross combination.
scofild has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roylance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
scofild tries to clinch but Roylance moves away
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
scofild throws a lazy right hand but Roylance sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Keith Roylance did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Roylance's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
scofild showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roylance.
scofild shoots in for a double leg but Roylance sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Roylance misses.
scofild tries to clinch up.
scofild tries to clinch up
and Roylance counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
scofild tries to bum rush Roylance with a series of wild strikes but Roylance uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roylance throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and scofild counters with a three punch combo that has Roylance backing up. Roylance nods at scofild to acknowledge the strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Roylance has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roylance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
scofild throws a good cross that connects.
Roylance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
scofild shoots in but Roylance avoids the takedown attempt easily.
scofild blocks a head kick by Roylance.
Roylance misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
scofild dives in and grabs Roylance's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roylance pushes down on scofild's head and hops out.
Keith Roylance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brandon scofild.
A head kick misses from Roylance.
scofild avoids the head kick by Roylance.
scofild clinches but Roylance breaks the clinch
and Roylance counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
scofild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
scofild shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roylance rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but scofild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
scofild fails with a takedown attempt.
Roylance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
scofild falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roylance counters with a one-two to the body.
scofild shoots for a takedown but Roylance saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roylance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
scofild swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
scofild shoots in but Roylance avoids the takedown attempt easily.
scofild throws a combination that misses
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
Roylance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from scofild.
Roylance throws a head kick but scofild moves out of range.
scofild throws a combination that misses
and Roylance counters with a head kick. That will keep scofild thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
scofild throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
Roylance uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from scofild.
scofild fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roylance lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
scofild throws a lazy head kick
and Roylance counters with a big head kick but scofild shrugs it off.
scofild tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
scofild throws a series of strikes that have Roylance backpedaling.
scofild misses with a double jab
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
scofild takes a swing at Roylance's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Roylance had his way with brandon scofild in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
scofild throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roylance counters with a series of strikes. scofild will be more careful next time no doubt.
scofild tries for a takedown but Roylance circles away easily
and Roylance counters with a head kick. That will keep scofild thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
scofild swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roylance counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Roylance circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roylance counters with a two punch combo.
Roylance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
scofild shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roylance pinned against the cage. Roylance gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
scofild slips a jab and a cross from Roylance.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
scofild closes the distance but Roylance moves to the side
and Roylance counters with a left and a right that stings scofild.
scofild fails with the takedown.
Keith Roylance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brandon scofild.
Roylance showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from scofild.
Roylance throws a series of punches but scofild moves out of range.
scofild fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from scofild.
Keith Roylance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Roylance misses with the combination.
Roylance swinging wilding here.
Roylance swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and scofild counters with a two punch combo.
Roylance looks to land a combination but scofild avoids it well.
Roylance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roylance throws a one two combo.
scofild misses with a combination
and Roylance counters with a left and a right that stings scofild.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roylance pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roylance slips under a jab from scofild.
scofild fails with the takedown
and Roylance counters with a three punch combo that has scofild backing up. scofild nods at Roylance to acknowledge the strikes.
Roylance plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
scofild shoots and misses
and Roylance counters with a series of strikes. scofild will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roylance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but scofild circles away quickly and effectively.
scofild misses with a double jab
and Roylance counters with a two punch combo.
Roylance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roylance misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roylance moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
scofild tries to clinch
and Roylance counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. scofild is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Roylance lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
scofild with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roylance works over scofild's head and body with a nice combination.
scofild tries for a takedown but Roylance circles away easily
and Roylance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roylance connects with a high kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roylance closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Roylance throws a right hand that scofild ducks under and follows up with a left that scofild also avoids with ease.
brandon scofild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
scofild wants to clinch but Roylance slips to the side
and Roylance counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Roylance showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roylance 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 48:47
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Roylance!
Keith Roylance is the new light heavyweight champion!
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