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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Roper (ranked 1330 p4p, 159 weight class) and Buck Minster (ranked 1841 p4p, 204 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Minster's choice of entrance music: Thunder shock. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Roper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Minster!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Roper.
Minster throws a looping overhand right but Roper ducks down to avoid it.
Roper slips a straight right by Minster.
Minster throws a nice looking combination but Roper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roper lands with an overhand left.
Minster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roper counters with a straight right hand.
Minster avoids the body shot from Roper.
Minster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roper in his tracks.
Roper with a nice cross.
Roper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roper throws a looping overhand right but Minster ducks down to avoid it.
Minster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minster.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minster gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Minster gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Minster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Minster scores with a hook to the body. Roper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Minster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Minster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minster moves out of range of the strikes.
Roper misses with a hook
and Minster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Minster misses the target.
Minster misses with a hook.
Roper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minster.
Minster throws a hook but Roper blocks it.
Roper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roper takes a swing at Minster's ribcage but misses.
Roper throws a hook but Minster avoids it easily.
Roper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Minster momentarily.
Minster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Minster throws a hook to the side of Roper's head but Roper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Minster. Beautiful body shot.
Roper throws a hook to the side of Minster's head but Minster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roper looks to throw the jab but Minster is out of range.
Minster lands an overhand right.
Buck Minster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roper throws a jab when Minster was well out of range.
Roper closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roper misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roper lands a hook that snaps the head of Minster backwards.
Minster has a couple of punches blocked by Roper.
Minster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Roper - that landed with a thud.
Minster has a couple of punches blocked by Roper.
Roper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Minster.
Roper scores with a shoulder strike.
Minster has had enough of the clinch but Roper keeps him there for the moment.
Roper lands with a light punch inside.
Roper tries to throw a body punch but Minster avoids it by throwing Roper back against the cage.
Roper misses with a body punch.
Roper has Minster pressed against the cage, preventing Minster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minster.
A frustrated look appears on Minster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roper lands with a left to the head.
Roper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Minster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Roper.
Roper swings wildly with an uppercut but Minster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roper misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roper has a couple of punches blocked by Minster.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roper.
Roper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roper throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roper.
Roper throws a head punch that misses.
Minster takes a shot to the head.
Roper misses with the head strike.
Roper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Minster working aggressively here.
Roper lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Roper scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minster.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Roper lands with a short shot to the head.
Roper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Minster.
Roper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Minster backwards.
Roper lands a body punch.
Minster looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Minster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roper.
Roper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roper misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Roper.
Minster working aggressively here.
Roper lands a shoulder strike.
Roper has a couple of punches blocked by Minster.
Roper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roper throws a punch but it's blocked by Minster.
Minster misses with a punch on the inside.
Minster prevents a body shot from Roper.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roper throws a head punch that misses.
Roper blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Roper 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.
Nice uppercut there from Roper.
Roper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Minster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roper looks to land a right hand but Minster moved out of range.
Minster misses with a hook.
Roper throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Roper misses.
Minster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Minster lands a jab to Roper's midsection.
Roper blocks a jab.
Brian Roper is winning the standup battle so far.
Roper misses with a hook. Minster ducked under it nicely.
Minster has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Roper walks into a jab.
Roper has Minster up against the cage in a clinch.
Roper throws a head punch that misses.
Minster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roper has him pressed against the cage.
Roper misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roper.
Roper lands a shot to the body.
Roper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Minster backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Roper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roper tries to work over Minster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Minster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roper as Minster tries to tie him up.
Roper scores with a shot to the side of Minster's head.
Minster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brian Roper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Minster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roper pushes Minster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Minster is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Roper.
Roper 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.
Roper misses with a punch to the body.
Minster misses with a punch on the inside.
Roper blocks an uppercut.
Roper misses with a punch on the inside.
Roper misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Roper.
Minster prevents a body shot from Roper.
Minster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minster.
Roper lands with a right to the head.
Roper misses with the head strike.
Minster misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roper pushes Minster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minster can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roper swings wildly with an uppercut but Minster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Minster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roper misses with the head strike.
Roper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roper working aggressively here.
Minster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minster throws a jab when Roper was well out of range.
A big left from Roper misses.
Roper misses with a left hand
and Minster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minster throws out a loose jab but Roper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minster throws a one two combo.
Minster slips a straight right by Roper.
Minster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Minster misses with a shot to the body
and Roper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minster misses with a wild body shot.
Roper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Minster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roper ducks under a wild hook from Minster.
Minster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roper.
Minster throws a lazy uppercut
and Minster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roper swings for the body but Minster moves out of range.
Minster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheers as Roper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Minster doesn't seem phased though.
Minster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Minster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roper misses with a straight left.
Minster now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Roper misses with an uppercut. Minster saw that one coming.
Minster takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roper misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Minster! But no joy.
Roper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Roper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roper has closed the distance and engaged Minster in a clinch.
Roper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Minster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roper's elbow.
Minster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Minster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Roper.
Roper lands an uppercut.
Minster is rocked!
Roper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Minster is still on wobbly legs! Can Roper finish him?
Roper lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Minster fails to land.
Roper lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roper.
Minster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minster.
Minster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Roper.
Roper misses with the head strike.
A short right from Roper.
Roper pushes Minster against the cage. Roper is working some dirty boxing. Roper pushes off with a quick right hook! Minster goes down! Minster tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Roper moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Roper!
In his post fight interview, Brian Roper started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Buck Minster stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hmm ill be back'.
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hype
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