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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Roach (ranked 2727 p4p, 2631 weight class) and Len Denton (ranked 290 p4p, 281 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Len Denton!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denton throws a jab when Roach was well out of range.
Denton looks to score with a jab to the body but Roach is just out of range.
Joseph Roach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roach.
Denton looks to throw the jab but Roach is out of range.
Denton takes a swing at Roach's ribcage but misses.
Denton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roach staying out of range there.
Roach misses with an uppercut. Denton saw that one coming.
Roach throws a body shot but no joy.
Denton moves out of range of the strikes.
Roach connects with a crisp jab.
Roach scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roach scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roach digs a good hook to Denton's body.
Denton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roach.
Roach scores with a decent looking hook.
Denton misses with a hook.
Denton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Denton there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach looks to score with a jab to the body but Denton is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Denton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roach has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roach and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Denton moves away from the strike by Roach.
Roach misses with a body shot.
Denton throws out a counter right but Roach avoids it with no problem.
Roach lands a big uppercut and Denton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Denton looks OK. Roach waves Denton back to his feet!
Denton is rocked!
Roach definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Denton fails with the takedown.
Roach is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roach looks to land a left hand but Denton moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Denton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roach lands a slapping body shot.
Roach throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Denton in his tracks.
Roach sends Denton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Roach is motioning to the referee to let Denton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Denton is still on wobbly legs! Can Roach finish him?
Roach drops Denton with a straight right hand, right on the button! Roach follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Roach!
Our winner, Joseph Roach, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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