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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zod Arfel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes into the arena with The Legion of Doom Theme blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Roberts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zod Arfel!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arfel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roberts defending well as Arfel loads up on a big left hand.
Arfel misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts wants to clinch.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roberts counters with a left to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roberts lands an elbow just above Arfel 's eye.
It looks like Zod Arfel has been cut.
Roberts misses with a knee strike.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberts prevents Arfel from breaking the clinch.
Arfel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arfel is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
Roberts lands an elbow just above Arfel 's eye.
Arfel tries to circle away but Roberts has him pinned against the cage.
Roberts throws an elbow but it misses.
Roberts lands a good knee to the midsection. Arfel won't want to take too many of those.
Roberts throws an elbow but it misses.
Roberts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roberts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arfel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arfel has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment.
Roberts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roberts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roberts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arfel stalling against the cage.
Arfel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arfel stalls.
Arfel takes an elbow to the temple.
Arfel stalling the fight.
Arfel is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Arfel.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberts with a knee to the head.
Arfel avoids the elbow strike from Roberts, against the cage.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arfel avoids it.
A hook to the body from Arfel.
Arfel tries to break the clinch but Roberts is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberts.
Arfel managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts keeps control of Arfel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arfel avoids the elbow strike from Roberts, against the cage.
Roberts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arfel avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Arfel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberts or not.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arfel avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Arfel fails to land.
Roberts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arfel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arfel avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberts.
Arfel dodges an elbow strike from Roberts.
Arfel misses with a body punch.
Roberts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arfel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Arfel avoids the elbow strike from Roberts, against the cage.
Roberts blocking some punches.
Arfel throws a head punch that misses.
Arfel is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Roberts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arfel working aggressively here.
Roberts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but Arfel blocks it.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts lands a damaging elbow.
Roberts misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roberts throws an elbow but misses.
Arfel managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roberts throws an elbow that misses.
Arfel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberts's elbow.
Arfel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roberts throws an elbow but it misses.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but Arfel blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Arfel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roberts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arfel's brow.
Arfel blocks an elbow strike from Roberts.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roberts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arfel's brow.
Arfel avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberts.
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arfel wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberts won't allow it.
Arfel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arfel is working Roberts over against the cage.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arfel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roberts lands a nice elbow.
Arfel tries to break free but Roberts pushes him back against the cage.
Arfel taking a breather.
Roberts throws an elbow but it misses.
Arfel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Roberts throws an elbow that misses.
Roberts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arfel is trying to maintain a safe position but Roberts gets an underhook and turns Arfel into the cage.
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roberts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts blocks an uppercut.
Arfel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberts's elbow.
Roberts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arfel blocks it with crossed arms.
Roberts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arfel blocks it with crossed arms.
Arfel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zod Arfel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Arfel cracks Roberts with a good jab.
Arfel throws the left hand but Roberts avoids the punch easily.
Arfel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arfel darts in trying to clinch
and Roberts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Arfel.
Arfel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arfel swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arfel checks a leg kick.
Roberts darts in trying to clinch
and Arfel counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts throws an elbow but it misses.
Arfel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arfel avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberts.
Arfel wants to break free but Roberts has control.
Arfel blocks an elbow strike.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but Arfel blocks with his arms.
Arfel can't find room to land a body shot as Roberts controls the action.
Arfel wants to break free but Roberts has control.
Arfel avoiding damage as Roberts throws knees to the body.
Arfel wants to break free but Roberts has control.
Arfel blocks the elbow strike.
Arfel working aggressively here.
Arfel throws a head punch that misses.
Roberts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roberts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roberts creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arfel's defenses.
Arfel can't break the clinch.
Arfel avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberts.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roberts throws an elbow but misses.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Arfel.
Arfel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roberts is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roberts throws an elbow but misses.
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.
Arfel lands an uppercut.
Arfel dodges an elbow strike from Roberts.
Arfel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts prevents a body shot from Arfel.
Roberts trying to land knees to the body.
Arfel takes an elbow to the temple.
Arfel blocks an elbow strike.
Arfel blocks the elbow strike.
Arfel avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberts.
Arfel has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arfel is breathing heavily.
Arfel misses with a punch to the body.
Arfel avoids the elbow strike from Roberts, against the cage.
Roberts misses with an elbow strike.
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberts.
Come on Arfel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Roberts misses with a knee strike.
Roberts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arfel blocks it with crossed arms.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arfel blocks an elbow strike.
Arfel blocks an elbow strike from Roberts.
Arfel is looking to control Roberts's arms but Roberts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arfel has his back to the cage.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Arfel avoids the damage to the body.
Arfel tries to break free but Roberts pushes him back against the cage.
Roberts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but Arfel blocks it.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arfel avoids it.
Roberts has Arfel pressed against the cage, preventing Arfel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arfel can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roberts throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roberts misses with an elbow strike.
Arfel blocks an elbow strike.
Roberts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arfel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roberts is keeping busy.
Roberts misses with an elbow strike.
Roberts throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberts pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arfel lands with a short shot to the head.
Roberts misses with an elbow over the top.
Roberts misses with an elbow over the top.
Arfel wants to stall.
Roberts pushes off an throws an elbow but Arfel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arfel blocks an elbow strike.
Arfel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Arfel controlling the action here for a moment.
Arfel blocks an elbow strike from Roberts.
Roberts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arfel blocks it with crossed arms.
Arfel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberts's elbow.
Arfel avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberts.
Arfel tries to break free but Roberts pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roberts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arfel avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberts.
Arfel tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Arfel back against the cage.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Roberts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zod Arfel'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.
Arfel misses with a series of wild punches.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Arfel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts throws out a powerful jab.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arfel misses with an uppercut.
Roberts tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Arfel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arfel lands a lovely overhand right.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Arfel circles away.
Roberts instigates a clinch.
Arfel blocks an elbow strike from Roberts.
Arfel blocks an elbow strike from Roberts.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arfel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arfel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberts's elbow.
Arfel managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arfel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Roberts prevents Arfel from breaking the clinch.
Arfel blocks the elbow strike.
Roberts has Arfel pressed against the cage, preventing Arfel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arfel has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment.
Roberts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roberts pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roberts misses with a knee to the head.
Arfel wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberts won't allow it.
Arfel managing to block the knees to the body from Roberts.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but Arfel blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Arfel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arfel works on Roberts's body with a couple of short punches.
Roberts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roberts throws an elbow but it misses.
Roberts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roberts blocks a body shot from Arfel.
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.
Arfel misses with a punch to the body.
Arfel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Arfel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arfel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Roberts.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Roberts.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberts.
Arfel blocks an elbow strike from Roberts.
Arfel blocks an elbow strike from Roberts.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arfel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arfel is trying to break the clinch but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arfel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roberts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arfel's brow.
Roberts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arfel stalling against the cage.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arfel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arfel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arfel avoids the elbow strike from Roberts, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arfel blocks an elbow strike from Roberts.
Arfel tries to stall but Roberts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arfel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roberts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arfel is trying to stall.
Roberts throws an elbow that misses.
Arfel misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roberts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arfel's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberts.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arfel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arfel struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberts controls his hands.
Roberts looking to throw knees to the head but Arfel is blocking nicely.
Roberts misses with an elbow over the top.
Arfel dodges an elbow strike from Roberts.
Arfel wants to stall.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arfel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four 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 lands a nice elbow.
Roberts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roberts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roberts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arfel blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Arfel.
Arfel tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Arfel back against the cage.
Arfel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arfel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberts's elbow.
Arfel avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberts.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roberts.
Roberts has Arfel pressed against the cage, preventing Arfel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Arfel fails to land.
Arfel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arfel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arfel blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zod Arfel really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zod Arfel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arfel tries to clinch but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arfel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roberts thinking.
Roberts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arfel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arfel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roberts works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Arfel.
Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roberts lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arfel is rocked!
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arfel is still on wobbly legs! Can Roberts finish him?
Roberts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roberts throws an elbow but it misses.
Arfel seems to have recovered his senses.
Arfel blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Roberts.
Roberts pushes off an throws an elbow but Arfel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arfel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arfel blocks the elbow strike.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but Arfel blocks it.
Roberts lands an elbow inside that Arfel shrugs off.
Arfel is trying to stall.
Arfel blocks the elbow strike.
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arfel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arfel blocks the elbow strike.
Roberts blocking some punches.
Roberts misses with a knee strike.
Roberts throws an elbow but it misses.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Arfel avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arfel avoids it.
Roberts lands an elbow that stopped Arfel in his tracks for a moment.
Arfel misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberts looking to throw knees to the head but Arfel is blocking nicely.
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.
A right hook to the body lands for Arfel.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Roberts gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Arfel - that landed with a thud.
Arfel working aggressively here.
Arfel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roberts throws an elbow but misses.
Arfel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arfel drops Roberts with a left right combo! Arfel follows him down to the ground into side control.
Roberts is rocked!
It looks like Jake Roberts has been cut.
Arfel tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Oh Roberts is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roberts is looking for a sweep.
Roberts seems to have got his legs back now.
Arfel wants to control but Roberts is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Arfel seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Roberts is holding on tight.
Arfel stands up from mount. Strange move.
Arfel swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Roberts scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts connects with a jab.
Arfel lands a jab-cross combination.
Arfel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts lands the left hand.
Roberts pushes Arfel up against the cage in a clinch.
Roberts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arfel has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment.
Arfel tries to circle away but Roberts has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts throws an elbow that misses.
Roberts throws an elbow that misses.
Roberts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roberts misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zod Arfel dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Roberts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Arfel takes one to the side of the head.
Arfel closes the distance but Roberts moves to the side
and Arfel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roberts scores with a nice right hand.
Roberts throws a right hand that Arfel ducks under and follows up with a left that Arfel also avoids with ease.
Arfel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roberts counters with a crisp right that sends Arfel to the canvas! Roberts follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Roberts!
Jake Roberts retains his middleweight title!
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