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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Broadous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broadous is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Snoop Dogg I Wanna Rock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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261 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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260 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Broadous!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Broadous checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roberts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick
and Broadous counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Broadous scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Roberts blocks the low kick.
Roberts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Broadous counters with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Broadous.
Broadous misses with an uppercut
and Roberts counters with a nice body kick.
Broadous falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roberts counters with a good low kick that Broadous was not able to check.
Broadous lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broadous misses with a leg kick.
Broadous lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Broadous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Broadous throws a leg kick but Roberts moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roberts.
Roberts tries to land a body kick
and Broadous counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Broadous is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Broadous pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roberts is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broadous lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Broadous throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Broadous scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broadous slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Roberts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Broadous manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Broadous looking to control.
Broadous has Roberts pulled in close to control his posture.
Roberts looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadous keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Roberts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bruce Roberts has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Roberts misses with a jab to the body
and Broadous counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roberts is trying to get back to full guard.
Broadous is stalling here. Roberts is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Broadous seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Roberts has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Roberts misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with the ground and pound.
Roberts trying to control the action but Broadous is working from the bottom.
Broadous is trying to get back to half guard.
Roberts tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Roberts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Broadous, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Broadous tries to buck Roberts off but Roberts is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Broadous dominated that round.
That's time! Roberts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roberts takes a swing at Broadous's ribcage but misses.
Roberts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roberts thows a body shot but no joy.
Roberts throws a leg kick but Broadous sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roberts throws a combination that misses
and Broadous counters with a leg kick.
Broadous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Broadous with that takedown attempt.
Roberts cracks the inside of Broadous's front leg.
Broadous missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Broadous lands with a shot to the body.
Broadous rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roberts counters with a left to the body.
Roberts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Broadous counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Broadous throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Roberts misses with a jab to the body
enabling Broadous to counter with a crisp jab.
Broadous connects with an inside leg kick.
Broadous on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts is looking to wear down Broadous with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A low kick from Broadous is predictable there
and Roberts counters with a thumping low kick.
Broadous will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruce Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Roberts scores with a four punch combination!
Roberts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Broadous.
Roberts misses with a body punch
and Broadous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Broadous's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roberts under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broadous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roberts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Broadous ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Broadous scores with a push kick.
Roberts throws a push kick but Broadous slaps the foot to one side.
Broadous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts tries to clinch up
and Broadous decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Roberts's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadous slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Broadous trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Broadous working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roberts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Broadous looking to pass the guard.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Broadous from controlling successfully.
Roberts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Broadous can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roberts is trying to control the position but Broadous postures up.
Broadous chips away with some ground and pound.
Calvin Broadous has got the better of the ground game so far.
Broadous stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roberts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Broadous has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Broadous throws a strike but Roberts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Broadous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Roberts throws a big shot that misses.
Roberts connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts scores with a kick to the midsection.
Broadous is looking to land body kicks.
Broadous lands with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Broadous 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 Roberts has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roberts and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roberts throws a lazy uppercut
and Broadous counters with a nice body shot.
Broadous swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Broadous swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roberts counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Roberts.
Broadous has a couple of punches blocked by Roberts.
Broadous swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broadous lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roberts.
Broadous lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
It looks like Bruce Roberts has been cut.
A short right from Broadous on the inside.
Broadous lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Broadous scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberts misses with a knee to the head.
Broadous pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Broadous swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roberts.
Broadous lands a jab.
Roberts is rocked!
Broadous scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roberts there as he acknowledges the shot.
A shot to the body from Roberts misses
and Broadous counters with a flying knee that drops Roberts! Broadous dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Broadous!
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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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