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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Bye (ranked 24230 p4p, 22385 weight class) and Josh Roffen (ranked 676 p4p, 682 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cameron Bye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Roffen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roffen lands a slapping body shot.
Roffen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Bye with that takedown attempt.
Roffen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bye scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bye misses with a wild body shot.
Roffen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Roffen lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bye misses with a body shot.
Donk. Roffen catches Bye right on the button with a cross.
Roffen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roffen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roffen tries to clinch there but Bye circles away.
Josh Roffen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bye.
Bye connects with a body shot that sends Roffen's belly button to the back.
Roffen moves out of range of the leg kick from Bye.
Roffen looks to land a left hand but Bye moved out of range nicely.
Roffen looks to land a left hand but Bye moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Roffen. Those never looked like landing.
Bye throws a leg kick but Roffen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roffen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roffen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bye is just out of range.
Bye is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd cheers as Bye lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roffen doesn't seem phased though.
Bye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bye fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roffen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roffen.
Roffen throws a series of punches but Bye moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roffen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bye throwing a counter right hand but Roffen manages to avoid it.
Roffen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bye throws a body punch but Roffen moves out of range.
Roffen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Roffen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bye rather than just go for the knockout.
Bye smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Josh Roffen has been cut.
Bye pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roffen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bye has closed the distance and engaged Roffen in a clinch.
Bye breaks from the clinch.
Bye scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Roffen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roffen misses with a double jab.
Roffen throws out a loose jab but Bye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bye clinches.
Bye manages to break the clinch.
Josh Roffen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roffen misses with a wild body shot.
Bye seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Roffen avoids a kick to the body.
Bye fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roffen on the side of the head.
Roffen misses with a double jab.
Bye throws a quick counter kick to the body but Roffen avoids it.
Bye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roffen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roffen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Roffen tries to bum rush Bye with a series of wild strikes but Bye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bye throwing a counter right hand but Roffen manages to avoid it.
Bye throws a low kick, looking for Roffen's leg but Roffen calmly moves out of range.
Roffen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Bye misses.
Bye lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bye seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
A bone on bone clash there as Roffen blocks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Roffen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Roffen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roffen walks into a straight right hand from Bye.
Roffen takes the fight into the clinch.
Roffen has had enough of the clinch but Bye keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cameron Bye will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Roffen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bye scores with a nice right hand.
Bye is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Roffen slaps away a takedown attempt from Bye, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Roffen as he connects with a hook.
Bye slips a jab and a cross from Roffen.
Bye wants to clinch up but Roffen keeps it at a distance.
Roffen misses the shot to the body.
Roffen scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roffen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bye bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bye is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roffen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roffen misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye avoids the body shot from Roffen.
Roffen throws a jab when Bye was well out of range.
Roffen misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Bye wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Roffen. Those never looked like landing.
Roffen lands with an uppercut that bounces Bye off the cage and back into range.
Bye throws a leg kick that misses.
Roffen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Roffen blocks the body kick.
Roffen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bye swinging wildly here.
Bye closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roffen tries a knee to the head but Bye blocks it.
Roffen manages to break the clinch.
Bye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roffen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bye back to the cage. Roffen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bye fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roffen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bye moves in looking to clinch but Roffen pushes him off.
Roffen misses with a wild combination.
Bye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roffen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roffen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bye.
Bye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bye scores with a sloppy right hand. Roffen should have avoided that one.
Good shot there by Bye.
Roffen avoids the head kick by Bye.
Roffen throws a nice looking combination but Bye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bye uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Roffen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bye misses with a hook.
Roffen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bye dives in and grabs Roffen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roffen pushes down on Bye's head and hops out.
Bye drives through and clinches with Roffen against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Bye does no damage.
Roffen gets a clinch.
Bye breaks from the clinch.
Roffen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bye tries a low kick but Roffen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cameron Bye will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Roffen's cut.
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!
That kick from Bye tenderised Roffen's leg. Roffen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roffen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cameron Bye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Bye. Those never looked like landing.
Bye looks to land a left hand but Roffen moved out of range nicely.
Roffen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roffen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bye has closed the distance and engaged Roffen in a clinch.
Roffen trying to control the position but instead, Bye has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roffen into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roffen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bye managing to block the knees to the body from Roffen.
Roffen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bye manages to break the clinch.
Bye scores with a jab to the jaw.
That has opened up Josh Roffen's cut even more.
Some wild striking there from Bye.
Bye ducks under a wild hook from Roffen.
Roffen avoids the head kick by Bye.
Bye connects with an inside leg kick.
Bye throws a looping overhand right but Roffen ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bye throws a head kick that misses.
Cameron Bye is winning the standup battle so far.
Bye clinches up against the cage.
Roffen is trying to push Bye away but Bye has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roffen misses with a straight left.
Bye tried to counter with a leg kick but Roffen avoided it.
Roffen dodges the punch combination from Bye.
Danga de danga de dang - Bye scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bye gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roffen.
A jab from Roffen finds it's way through Bye's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bye connects with a body shot.
Roffen scores with a shot to the body.
Roffen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roffen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cameron Bye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roffen.
A little feinted left hand from Bye on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roffen throws a nice looking combination but Bye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bye misses with a head kick.
Bye tries to clinch up but Roffen circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Roffen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roffen. Bye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roffen throws a hook but Bye avoids it easily.
Roffen throws a series of punches but Bye moves out of range.
Bye is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roffen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bye to score with a decent uppercut.
Bye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roffen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roffen is looking for the big counter here.
Roffen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bye moves away.
Nice defenses there by Bye.
Bye lands an overhand right.
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!
Bye misses with a straight right.
Roffen misses with a head kick.
Roffen looks to land a combination but Bye avoids it well.
Roffen throws a one two combo.
Roffen misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Cameron Bye.
Well Bye has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Bye!
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