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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Roscrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Matter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shane Roscrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dark Matter!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roscrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matter throws a big shot that misses.
Roscrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roscrow throws a series of punches but Matter moves out of range.
Roscrow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matter counters with a three punch combo that has Roscrow backing up. Roscrow nods at Matter to acknowledge the strikes.
Matter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roscrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matter throws a lazy right hand but Roscrow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roscrow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matter counters with a nice uppercut.
Roscrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roscrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roscrow moves away from the strike by Matter.
Matter lands a nice shot that snaps Roscrow's head back.
Shane Roscrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roscrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matter throws a series of punches but Roscrow avoids them all with ease.
Matter misses with an uppercut. Roscrow saw that one coming.
Roscrow misses with a double jab
and Matter counters with a three punch combo that has Roscrow backing up. Roscrow nods at Matter to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Matter does no damage.
Roscrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roscrow with a hook.
Matter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roscrow.
Roscrow with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roscrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roscrow falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Matter to counter with a crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Roscrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roscrow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matter throws an overhand right that lands on Roscrow's shoulder, as Roscrow tries to avoid the shot.
Roscrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roscrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roscrow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roscrow is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Roscrow misses the target.
Matter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Matter does no damage.
No joy there for Roscrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Roscrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matter tries to move into range but Roscrow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Matter. Those never looked like landing.
Matter scores with a nice head shot.
Roscrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Matter.
Matter throws the left hand but Roscrow avoids the punch easily.
Matter dodges the punch combination from Roscrow.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roscrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matter scores with a sloppy right hand. Roscrow should have avoided that one.
Matter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shane Roscrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roscrow lands a glancing blow to the side of Matter's head.
Matter scores with a nice head shot.
Matter blocks the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Matter. Those never looked like landing.
Matter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left and a right from Roscrow both land. Nice combination.
Roscrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roscrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roscrow on the side of the head.
Roscrow slips a jab and a cross from Matter.
Matter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roscrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roscrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow checks a low kick from Matter.
Matter lands a glancing blow to the side of Roscrow's head.
Roscrow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roscrow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matter to score with a decent uppercut.
Matter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roscrow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roscrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roscrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Matter connects with a nice looking jab.
Roscrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matter misses with a few strikes there.
Roscrow tries to land a front kick but Matter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roscrow throws a nice looking combination but Matter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roscrow moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Roscrow.
Roscrow looks to throw the jab but Matter is out of range.
Roscrow misses with a kick to the body.
Roscrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Roscrow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roscrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roscrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roscrow swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Matter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matter connects with a nice looking jab.
Matter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matter dodges the punch combination from Roscrow.
Roscrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roscrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matter swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roscrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shane Roscrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matter scores with a nice strike.
Roscrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Roscrow. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roscrow throws a combination that misses
and Matter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roscrow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roscrow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Matter does no damage.
Matter lands a right hook to the body.
Matter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roscrow misses with a combination
and Matter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Matter.
Roscrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Roscrow did well to prevent Matter getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matter postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Roscrow to stand up.
A right-left combo lands from Matter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roscrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roscrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roscrow on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matter!
Roscrow throws a series of punches but Matter avoids them all with ease.
Shane Roscrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Matter looks to land a combination but Roscrow avoids it well.
Roscrow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matter counters with a stiff right hand.
Roscrow dodges the punch combination from Matter.
Roscrow tries to move into range but Matter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roscrow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matter lands a head shot.
Roscrow misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Matter misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roscrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roscrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matter misses with a looping right.
Matter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roscrow throws an overhand right that lands on Matter's shoulder, as Matter tries to avoid the shot.
Matter cracks Roscrow with a good jab.
Roscrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roscrow throws a head kick but Matter moves out of range.
Matter misses with a double jab.
Matter moves forwards but Roscrow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Matter does no damage.
Roscrow misses with a wild combination.
Roscrow dodges the punch combination from Matter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roscrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Roscrow slips a jab from Matter.
Roscrow throws a series of punches but Matter avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Roscrow misses.
Matter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roscrow manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Matter misses the target.
Roscrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Matter lands a glancing blow to the side of Roscrow's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roscrow misses with a looping right.
Matter gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roscrow has escaped the position, nice work there.
Matter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roscrow keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Matter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Matter avoids a kick to the body.
Matter misses with a few strikes there.
Roscrow throws a right and a left that Matter avoids nicely.
Roscrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roscrow lands a lovely overhand right.
Matter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roscrow manages to avoid it.
Roscrow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roscrow tries to bum rush Matter with a series of wild strikes but Matter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roscrow throws a right hand that Matter ducks under and follows up with a left that Matter also avoids with ease.
Roscrow throws a nice looking combination but Matter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matter works the jab nicely.
Roscrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roscrow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Matter.
Roscrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matter circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Roscrow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roscrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roscrow in his tracks.
Matter throws a nice looking combination but Roscrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roscrow scores with a body shot.
Roscrow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roscrow lands a two punch combo.
Matter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matter punishes Roscrow's body with a nice straight punch.
Matter misses with a few strikes there.
Matter throws a nice looking combination but Roscrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matter misses with a looping left.
Roscrow throws a big shot that misses.
Roscrow misses with a wild combination.
Matter throws a big shot that misses.
Roscrow misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roscrow moves out of range of the strikes.
Roscrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Matter blocks the low kick.
Roscrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roscrow throws a right and a left that Matter avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roscrow thuds his right hand into Matter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roscrow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matter checks it well.
Matter looks to land a combination but Roscrow avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Roscrow. Those never looked like landing.
Roscrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roscrow under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Matter misses.
Matter gets the takedown into side control.
Matter wants to control but Roscrow is keeping him busy.
Matter swings around for an armbar but Roscrow sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Matter's guard.
Roscrow tries to free his leg and advance position but Matter is retaining full guard.
Roscrow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roscrow is working hard here to advance position.
Matter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roscrow manages to get himself to full guard.
Matter looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matter wants to control from the top but Roscrow keeps moving.
Matter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Matter gets to his feet. Roscrow looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Roscrow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roscrow misses with a two punch combination.
Roscrow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matter is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roscrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roscrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roscrow throws a series of punches but Matter avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Roscrow does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shane Roscrow.
I think Roscrow 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shane Roscrow!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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