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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robin Van Holt (ranked 5650 p4p, 451 weight class) and Josh Roughan (ranked 4362 p4p, 410 weight class). Josh Roughan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Robin Van Holt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Roughan's chin.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Van Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Roughan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Holt misses with a double jab.
Van Holt forces Roughan back against the cage and clinches.
Van Holt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Holt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roughan.
Roughan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Holt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Holt tries to circle away but Roughan has him pinned against the cage.
Van Holt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roughan blocks an elbow strike from Van Holt.
Van Holt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Holt looks to land a combination but Roughan avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Holt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roughan avoids a kick to the body.
Roughan shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Holt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roughan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roughan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Holt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Roughan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roughan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Van Holt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Roughan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Holt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Van Holt pulls Roughan in close to prevent any damage.
Roughan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roughan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Van Holt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roughan wants to control from the top but Van Holt keeps moving.
Roughan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Van Holt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Roughan has Van Holt in his guard.
Van Holt is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Roughan has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Van Holt is looking to defend but Roughan has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Van Holt! Roughan pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Van Holt taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Josh Roughan!
Josh Roughan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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