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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo McCloughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rob Roy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlo McCloughan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roy!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCloughan.
McCloughan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from McCloughan misses
and McCloughan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCloughan throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCloughan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCloughan backs up against the ropes.
Roy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCloughans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McCloughan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy tests McCloughan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roy tests McCloughan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roy clobbers McCloughan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carlo McCloughan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roy lands with a good body shot.
McCloughan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roy counters with a three punch combo that has McCloughan backing up. McCloughan nods at Roy to acknowledge the strikes.
Roy scores with a one two! McCloughan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McCloughan dives in and grabs Roy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roy pushes down on McCloughan's head and hops out.
Rob Roy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo McCloughan.
McCloughan throws a leg kick but Roy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roy slaps away a takedown attempt from McCloughan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCloughan shoots for a takedown but Roy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCloughan.
McCloughan misses with a body kick.
Rob Roy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCloughan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCloughan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roy scores with a nice head shot.
Roy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roy scores with a jab. McCloughan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCloughans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCloughan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roy avoids it really well and circles away.
Roy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCloughan has time to react.
McCloughan misses with a double jab
and McCloughan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roy lands a right hook to the body.
Roy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from McCloughan.
McCloughan shoots in but Roy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick by McCloughan misses
and Roy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roy dips to his left and cracks McCloughan with an uppercut!
McCloughan throws a lazy uppercut
and Roy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roy!
McCloughan throws the kick towards the body but Roy avoids it.
Roy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McCloughan throws a head kick that misses.
McCloughan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roy counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Roy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Roy. Beautiful body shot.
Roy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McCloughan tries a head kick but it misses.
Roy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roy thuds a left hand into McCloughan's body.
Roy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McCloughan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roy counters with a stiff right hand.
Roy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roy!
McCloughan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCloughan is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCloughan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCloughan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roy looks to land a combination. McCloughan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Roy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCloughan.
McCloughan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roy counters with a one-two to the body.
McCloughan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roy defends it nicely.
McCloughan throws a head kick that misses
and Roy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rob Roy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roy cracks McCloughan with a good jab.
Roy is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rob Roy is winning the standup battle so far.
McCloughan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roy swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheers as Roy lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCloughan doesn't seem phased though.
McCloughan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left lands for Roy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCloughan.
A right-left combo lands from Roy.
Roy lands a slapping body shot.
McCloughan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCloughan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCloughan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roy manages to avoid it.
McCloughan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCloughan.
Rob Roy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo McCloughan.
Roy dips to his left and cracks McCloughan with an uppercut!
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCloughan.
Roy slips under a jab.
McCloughan closes the distance and clinches up with Roy, looking for a takedown. McCloughan pushes Roy against the ropes but Roy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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.
Roy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roy lands a jab to the nose.
Nice takedown defense from Roy. No joy for McCloughan on that attempt.
Roy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCloughan doesn't seem bothered though.
Roy lands with a straight right. McCloughan didn't see that one coming.
McCloughan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roy but Roy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCloughan is breathing heavily.
Roy cracks McCloughan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCloughan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Roy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Roy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McCloughan back to the ropes. Roy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McCloughan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Roy has got the better of the exchanges.
McCloughan takes one to the side of the head.
Roy avoids the head kick by McCloughan.
Roy avoids the head kick by McCloughan.
McCloughan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roy tries to control the position but he's not in luck - McCloughan easily slips into full mount!
Roy is working to get back to half guard.
McCloughan controlling from the full mount.
Roy is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy tries to hold on but McCloughan postures up.
McCloughan has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roy's face.
McCloughan with a couple of short strikes.
Roy wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McCloughan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Roy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCloughan controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
McCloughan lands a heavy elbow.
McCloughan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roy taking shots to the head.
McCloughan controlling his opponent.
McCloughan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCloughan unloading with bombs!
McCloughan cracks Roy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McCloughan controlling his opponent.
Roy is looking to improve his position but McCloughan isn't that keen on the idea.
McCloughan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McCloughan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McCloughan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roy hang on?
McCloughan controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCloughan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Roy looks a forlorn figure.
Roy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roy is working hard here to advance position.
McCloughan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McCloughan content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCloughan scoring with strikes but Roy is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo McCloughan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rob Roy!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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