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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Harris (ranked 4526 p4p, 4525 weight class) and Sam Roberts (ranked 520 p4p, 518 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris slips a straight right by Roberts.
Roberts connects with a looping right hand.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roberts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roberts looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Roberts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Roberts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roberts looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts scores with a nice strike.
Harris moves forwards but Roberts connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roberts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris lands with a right hand.
Roberts loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts.
Roberts throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roberts loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris blocks a jab.
Roberts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roberts lands with an uppercut that bounces Harris off the ropes and back into range.
Roberts misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Roberts takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Roberts lands with a shot to the body.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Roberts saw that one coming.
Roberts walks into a left hand.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Roberts on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roberts cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Roberts.
Harris swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Harris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harris throws the left hand but Roberts avoids the punch easily.
Roberts throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Roberts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Harris cracks Roberts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roberts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roberts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Roberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roberts lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Roberts finds it's way through Harris's defenses.
Roberts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roberts connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harris. Harris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roberts misses with a body shot.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Roberts takes one on the button.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts.
Harris lands with a cross.
Roberts throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harris stuns Roberts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Roberts misses.
Roberts throws a lazy right hand but Harris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harris scores with the left hand. Roberts knows he should have avoided that one.
Harris throws a series of punches but Roberts avoids them all with ease.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roberts! But no joy.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Roberts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Roberts misses.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Roberts misses.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberts.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Roberts lands a body shot.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberts.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Roberts ducks down to avoid it.
Roberts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Roberts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Harris misses.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Roberts lands a nice looking body shot.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Roberts staying out of range there.
Roberts slips under a jab from Harris.
Roberts misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Roberts will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Roberts misses with a straight left.
Roberts staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Roberts.
A big right from Harris misses.
Roberts tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Harris throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
Sam Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Roberts - just one landing.
Harris misses with the combination.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roberts works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harris takes one to the side of the head.
Harris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris lands with a straight right. Roberts didn't see that one coming.
Roberts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roberts blocks a jab.
Roberts lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roberts misses with a body shot.
Harris is looking to counter punch.
Harris misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.
Harris moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harris slips a straight right by Roberts.
Donk. Roberts catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Harris swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Harris moves away from the strike by Roberts.
An attempted straight right counter from Harris misses the target.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roberts doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roberts! But no joy.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Harris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Harris misses.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts moves out of range of the strikes.
Roberts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roberts scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheers as Harris lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roberts doesn't seem phased though.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Roberts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roberts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roberts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Harris lands a right hook to the body.
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
Roberts lands a lovely overhand right.
Roberts jabs Harris right on the nose. Harris blinks but takes it well.
Harris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roberts throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Roberts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Roberts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a hook.
Roberts throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Roberts takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Roberts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roberts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
Harris swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Roberts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Roberts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roberts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
Roberts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Roberts sizes up Harris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Harris lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Roberts - just one landing.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roberts.
Roberts throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Harris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Roberts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harris in his tracks.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roberts's hands.
Roberts misses with a straight right.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roberts slips a jab from Harris.
Roberts slips under a jab from Harris.
Roberts lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harris moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Roberts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris misses with a double jab.
Roberts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roberts lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.
Roberts catches Harris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harris takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Roberts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roberts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Roberts takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Roberts works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harris with a hook.
Roberts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roberts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roberts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Roberts misses.
Nice defenses there by Roberts.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts lands a nice shot that snaps Harris's head back.
Harris digs a good hook to Roberts's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Roberts works the jab nicely.
Roberts cracks Harris with a good jab.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Roberts is out of range.
Roberts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Roberts takes one on the button.
Harris lands the left hand.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Roberts defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Roberts misses.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roberts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Harris misses.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Roberts defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Roberts appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Roberts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Harris misses.
Roberts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roberts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Roberts throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Roberts connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris cracks Roberts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roberts misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
Harris avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roberts dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris walks into a left hand.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roberts swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Roberts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Harris.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Roberts defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Harris throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
Roberts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harris blocks a jab.
A jab from Roberts misses.
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Roberts cracks Harris with a good jab.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris takes one to the chin there.
Harris takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Roberts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harris blocks a jab.
Roberts throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
It looked like Harris wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roberts scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
A jab from Roberts misses.
A right-left combo lands from Roberts.
Roberts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris slips a jab from Roberts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Tony Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Roberts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roberts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roberts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Roberts!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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