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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Roberts (ranked 5910 p4p, 5983 weight class) and Gorilla Glue (ranked 643 p4p, 651 weight class). Roberts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Phenomenal. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, William Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gorilla Glue!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glue slips under a jab from Roberts.
Roberts lands with a nice combination. Glue backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Gorilla Glue has been cut.
Glue throws the left hand but Roberts avoids the punch easily.
Roberts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Glue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Glue stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roberts.
Glue tries to work over Roberts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glue.
Roberts dodges an elbow strike from Glue.
Roberts jumps guard.
Glue not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Roberts controls Glue momentarily but Glue frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glue's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roberts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Glue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Roberts tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Glue misses.
Glue closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Roberts's guard.
Glue throws a big elbow that misses.
Roberts keeping full guard, as Glue tries to pass.
Glue throws an elbow that misses. Roberts uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Glue's guard. Nice move by Roberts!
Glue managing to control the position.
Glue looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glue looking for a sweep. Not yet Glue, not yet.
Glue manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roberts manages to get himself to full guard.
Glue stays in close to Roberts's body and controls the position.
Glue pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roberts is keeping the position for now.
Glue keeps trying to improve his position.
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.
Glue works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Glue is trying to work for a kimura but Roberts is defending well.
Glue controlling the pace.
Glue is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glue is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gorilla Glue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gorilla Glue'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.
Roberts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Glue circles away.
Glue misses with a body shot.
Glue throws a leg kick but Roberts moved away.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Glue.
Roberts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glue instigates a clinch.
Glue slows down the pace here.
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.
Glue tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Glue has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
A little jabbing left from Glue on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glue has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Glue avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Roberts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Glue tried to score with a low kick but Roberts checks it.
Glue fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Glue throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glue appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Glue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roberts.
Glue throws a nice looking combination but Roberts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glue fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roberts, pushing him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Glue.
Roberts letting Glue take a breather here.
Stalling in the clinch from Glue.
Glue using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roberts is trying to force a seperation but Glue has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Glue thuds his right hand into Roberts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Glue slips under a jab from Roberts.
Roberts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roberts throws a right hand that misses
and Glue counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glue sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glue passes into half guard.
Roberts is doing well to control the position and prevent Glue from advancing to side control.
Glue thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glue keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gorilla Glue has got the better of the ground game so far.
Glue thows a huge punch but Roberts dodges it nicely.
Glue frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Glue throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Roberts because Glue loaded up on that one.
Roberts is trying to escape the mount.
Glue controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glue thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Glue sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Glue tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roberts tries to hold on but Glue pushes him away.
Glue is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Glue extends the arm and Roberts is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gorilla Glue!
William Roberts was interviewed post fight and said 'I was obviously not fully prepared, I will not make the same mistake, bring on a rematch if you are worth it.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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