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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zim Sheol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheol comes to the cage accompanied by Papercut. Zim Sheol has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zim Sheol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts slips a straight right by Sheol.
Roberts tries to clinch up.
Sheol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roberts tries to clinch but Sheol moves out of range.
Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts blocking some punches.
Roberts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roberts scores a nice knee to the body.
Sheol is breathing heavily.
Roberts landing knees to the body.
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!
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roberts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roberts landing knees to the body.
Roberts lands a knee to the body.
Roberts connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Roberts.
Roberts lands a knee to the head.
Roberts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roberts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sheol's face.
Roberts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roberts lands a knee to the head.
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Roberts.
Roberts scores a nice knee to the body.
Sheol wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roberts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roberts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sheol tries to work over Roberts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sheol is trying to break free.
Roberts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheol takes an elbow to the temple.
Sheol takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sheol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sheol wants to break free but Roberts has control.
Roberts lands an elbow that stopped Sheol in his tracks for a moment.
Sheol avoids the elbow strike from Roberts, against the cage.
Sheol tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roberts just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roberts landing knees to the head.
Sheol tries to stall but Roberts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sheol misses with the head strike.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sheol can't break the clinch.
Sheol managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Roberts misses with an elbow strike.
Sheol looking to stall.
Roberts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sheol's face.
Sheol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sheol blocks an elbow strike from Roberts.
Sheol wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts misses with a knee to the head.
Sheol managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Roberts keeps control of Sheol as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberts scores a nice knee to the body.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Sheol avoids the damage to the body.
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.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sheol can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
Sheol wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sheol has Roberts pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Roberts manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sheol is trying to break the clinch but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts landing knees to the head.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sheol blocks it with crossed arms.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
Sheol wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Sheol can't break the clinch.
Roberts lands a knee to the body.
Roberts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sheol can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zim Sheol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts misses with a knee to the head.
Sheol avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Sheol wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sheol's face.
Sheol blocks an elbow strike.
Roberts keeps control of Sheol as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sheol wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sheol misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheol wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roberts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheol.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sheol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sheol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sheol avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Sheol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sheol changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Roberts fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sheol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sheol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roberts as he jumps to the side.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Sheol circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts moves into the clinch.
Sheol takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roberts lands a knee to the body.
Sheol wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts prevents Sheol from breaking the clinch.
Roberts landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roberts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sheol has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment.
Sheol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roberts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sheol's brow.
Roberts prevents Sheol from breaking the clinch.
Sheol avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Sheol taking a breather.
Sheol drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roberts throws an elbow that misses.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but Sheol blocks it.
Sheol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheol wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roberts keeps control of Sheol as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sheol misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but Sheol blocks it.
Sheol wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sheol takes an elbow to the temple.
Sheol trying to control the position but instead, Roberts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sheol into the cage.
Roberts landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Roberts 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.
Sheol keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberts stuffs the takedown.
Roberts gets a clinch.
Sheol takes an elbow to the temple.
Roberts scores a nice knee to the body.
Roberts misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Roberts.
Sheol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheol.
Sheol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheol avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Sheol tries to stall but Roberts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roberts lands a nice knee to the body.
Sheol taking a breather.
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sheol throws a head punch that misses.
Sheol has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment.
Roberts scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sheol managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sheol has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sheol stalling in the clinch but Roberts improves position.
Roberts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roberts keeps control of Sheol as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sheol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roberts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sheol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts landing knees to the head.
Sheol leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sheol wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sheol fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roberts crunches a lovely knee into Sheol's ribcage.
Sheol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sheol looking to stall.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sheol is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roberts.
Sheol is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Roberts gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zim Sheol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheol tries to break the clinch but Roberts is controlling the position.
Sheol wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sheol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sheol tries to break the clinch but Roberts is controlling the position.
Sheol wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sheol has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment.
Sheol wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sheol has a couple of punches blocked by Roberts.
Sheol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roberts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberts crunches a lovely knee into Sheol's ribcage.
Sheol can't break the clinch.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
Roberts lands a nice knee to the body.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheol.
Sheol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roberts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roberts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sheol wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sheol wants to break free but Roberts has control.
Roberts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but Sheol blocks with his arms.
Sheol throws a head punch that misses.
Sheol is trying to break the clinch but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Sheol tries to break the clinch but Roberts is controlling the position.
Roberts keeps control of Sheol as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sheol is trying to break the clinch but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roberts misses with a knee strike.
Roberts looking to throw knees to the head but Sheol is blocking nicely.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheol.
Sheol is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheol wants to break free but Roberts has control.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sheol wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andrew Roberts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roberts prevents Sheol from breaking the clinch.
Roberts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sheol can't break the clinch.
Roberts landing knees to the body.
Sheol avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberts.
Sheol wants to break free but Roberts has control.
Sheol takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sheol wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sheol wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roberts keeps control of Sheol as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberts looking to throw knees to the head but Sheol is blocking nicely.
Roberts looking to throw knees to the head but Sheol is blocking nicely.
Sheol working aggressively here.
Sheol managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Sheol avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Sheol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sheol lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roberts has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sheol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sheol wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberts won't allow it.
Sheol working aggressively here.
Roberts with a knee to the head.
Sheol wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sheol jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Roberts walks away with a smile on his face. Sheol gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sheol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberts.
Sheol fails to land the takedown.
Sheol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Sheol swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sheol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roberts as he jumps to the side.
Roberts tries to clinch up.
Sheol shoots in for a double leg but Roberts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zim Sheol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberts scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sheol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sheol looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time.
Roberts staying out of range there.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sheol catches Roberts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice takedown defense from Roberts. No joy for Sheol on that attempt.
Sheol lands with an uppercut that bounces Roberts off the cage and back into rage.
Sheol looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
Roberts wants to clinch up but Sheol keeps it at a distance.
Sheol misses with a double jab.
Sheol is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Roberts has managed to clinch.
Roberts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roberts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roberts lands an elbow inside that Sheol shrugs off.
Sheol wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberts won't allow it.
Roberts with a knee to the head.
Sheol is working for takedown but Roberts is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sheol blocks it with crossed arms.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheol.
Roberts lands an elbow that stopped Sheol in his tracks for a moment.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheol is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheol taking a breather.
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
Roberts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sheol managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheol.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
Sheol throws a head punch that misses.
Sheol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheol wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sheol can't break the clinch.
Roberts keeps control of Sheol as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sheol wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts landing knees to the body.
Sheol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberts landing knees to the head.
Roberts looking to throw knees to the head but Sheol is blocking nicely.
Sheol is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheol.
Knees to the body from Roberts.
Sheol is trying to break free.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but Sheol blocks with his arms.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
Sheol wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sheol can't break the clinch.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sheol is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sheol lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheol.
Sheol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheol trying to stall but Roberts improves his position.
Roberts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sheol drops down looking for an ankle pick but Roberts pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zim Sheol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheol keeps the fight on the outside.
Sheol swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roberts.
Roberts tries to clinch but Sheol moves out of range.
Roberts on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sheol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sheol stuffs the takedown.
Roberts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sheol throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roberts's waist but Roberts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sheol off to one side.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Sheol circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sheol is fending him off so far but Roberts persists. Nope, Sheol circles away and we're back to standing.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Sheol is avoiding it.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Sheol.
Roberts moves out of range as Sheol strikes.
Sheol keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Sheol.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sheol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sheol.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sheol.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zim Sheol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheol keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheol paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sheol closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roberts circles away.
Sheol misses with the combination.
Roberts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands a knee to the body.
Sheol is looking to control Roberts's arms but Roberts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sheol has his back to the cage.
Roberts with a knee to the head.
Sheol blocks the elbow strike.
Sheol wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roberts keeps control of Sheol as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sheol is trying to break free.
Roberts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sheol's defenses.
Sheol throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Sheol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheol avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberts.
Sheol wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts crunches a lovely knee into Sheol's ribcage.
Sheol can't get the takedown.
Roberts prevents Sheol from breaking the clinch.
Andrew Roberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sheol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts scores a nice knee to the body.
Sheol is trying to maintain a safe position but Roberts gets an underhook and turns Sheol into the cage.
Roberts crunches a lovely knee into Sheol's ribcage.
Roberts lands an elbow that stopped Sheol in his tracks for a moment.
Zim Sheol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roberts throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roberts winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Roberts!
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