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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sith One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). One has chosen Sith as his entrance music. Lucas Roy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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175 cm
28
190 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sith One!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. One quickly recovers to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Roy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed One's head.
Roy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Roy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
One keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
One is looking to control Roy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can One avoid being mounted?
One is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Roy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Roy's back!
One is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Roy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One looking for the choke but no joy.
Roy wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy preventing the rear naked choke attempt from One.
One working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Roy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Roy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Roy is pressing down on One's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roy keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
One might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Roy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but One can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Roy wants to sweep here but One controlling him for the moment.
Roy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roy is looking for a triangle but One pushes his legs off easily.
One trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.
One trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roy looking for a sweep. Not yet Roy, not yet.
One passes Roy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Roy!
One content just to control the position here.
One is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Roy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Roy is trying desperately to improve position.
One has control of Roy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
One looking to control but Roy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
One looking for a guillotine from mount but Roy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy is in all sorts of trouble here.
One looking to control but Roy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
One working for a submission but Roy is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roy working to try and regain half guard.
Roy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from One.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
One controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roy is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sith One dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
One feints and as Roy raises his hands in defense, One changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
One won't allow Roy to sweep him here.
One advances position into side control!
One wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roy keeps working.
One tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no One has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Roy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Roy is trying to get back to full guard.
One is looking to take a break and control but Roy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sith One has got the better of the ground game so far.
One is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy looking for submissions off his back.
One is looking for a kimura here.
One content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Roy is trying to get back to full guard.
One wants to pass to mount but Roy is defending the position.
Roy missing with punches from the bottom.
Roy is looking for a sweep. One is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
One trying to control from half guard but Roy is working away.
One seems to be working for a kimura but Roy defends the submission attempt.
One looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
One is looking to take a break and control but Roy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roy works his way to full guard. Good work.
One preventing the sweep.
Roy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Roy looking for a sweep. Not yet Roy, not yet.
One seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
One preventing the sweep.
One trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.
Sith One has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roy is defended easily by One.
Roy jabs One right on the nose. One blinks but takes it well.
One slips under a jab from Roy.
Roy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from One.
One is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
One shoots in for a double leg but Roy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lucas Roy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sith One.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Roy both land. Nice combination.
Roy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts One as he jumps to the side.
We've been told by Roy's head coaches at Elite Dojo [21 Coaches / 58 cap] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Roy dives in for a single leg takedown but One sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
One successfully pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roy is looking to pass into half guard but One pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now One is in guard.
Roy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
One sitting in guard, not really doing much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roy trying to strike off his back.
Roy keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
Roy looking for a sweep. Not yet Roy, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sith One will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No joy there for Roy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roy missing with a left hand there. One was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
One changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roy tries to avoid it but One manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roy to the ground. Roy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
One shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roy scores with a body shot.
Roy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roy throws a body punch but One moves out of range.
One staying out of range there.
One fails with the takedown
enabling Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
One doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roy counters with a single leg into guard. One didn't expect that.
Lucas Roy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sith One.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy with a flurry of punches that miss.
One preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy tries to free his leg and advance position but One is retaining full guard.
Roy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
One is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Roy throws a big right hand that misses.
Roy throws a strike but One rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
One got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, One has managed to get both his arms back between Roy's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roy being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
One tries to free his leg and advance position but Roy is retaining full guard.
One passes Roy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roy moves into full guard.
One controlling from the top position.
One looking to pass the guard.
One seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
One thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in One's guard.
Roy throws an elbow that misses. One uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roy's guard. Nice move by One!
One won't allow Roy to sweep him here.
Roy can't keep his opponent in guard - One advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Roy is trying to get back to full guard.
One is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
One wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roy keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
One wants to pass the guard but Roy is keeping the position.
One advances position into side control!
Roy is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
One wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roy keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roy is looking to reverse the position.
Lucas Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
One looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Roy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think One has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sith One!
A victorious Sith One thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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