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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Megan Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Megan Fox!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fox on the side of the head.
Eddie Roth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roth throws a poor cross that misses
and Fox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fox feints and as Roth raises his hands in defense, Fox changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roth wants to control but Fox passes easily into half guard.
Fox trying to control from half guard but Roth is working away.
Roth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fox trying to mount his opponent but Roth defends it.
Roth keeping hold of Fox's head, controlling as best he can.
Roth is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth is defending against the submission attempts here by Fox.
Roth is refusing to be controlled, as Fox sits in half guard.
Fox is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roth is just riding it out for now. Fox eventually gives up the hold.
Roth is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Roth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fox's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fox's back!
Roth is trying to stick to Fox's back but Fox is turning into Roth. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Roth's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fox.
Roth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fox's guard.
Fox looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Roth passes into side control.
Roth is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fox avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Roth.
You can see the frustration on Fox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roth trying to control the position but Fox is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth is really struggling to control Fox but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fox manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Roth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fox's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fox's back!
Fox tries to roll but Roth sticks to his back.
Fox looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Roth struggling to keep hold of the position.
Roth avoiding Fox 's attempts to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fox tries to roll but Roth sticks to his back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Roth. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Fox trying to control but not successfully.
Fox is covering up but some of the strikes from Roth are getting through and doing damage.
Fox trying to control the hands but Roth won't let him.
Roth punishes Fox with strikes from the back mount.
Roth lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Roth misses with an elbow to the head.
Roth has the hooks in. Fox is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Roth lands with a hammerfist to the side of Fox's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Roth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roth throws a big shot that misses.
Roth shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fox is trying to defend but Roth finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Roth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roth is pressing down on Fox's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fox is holding on for now.
Roth thows a huge punch but Fox dodges it nicely.
Fox trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Fox tries to hold on but Roth pushes him away.
Fox is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Roth is staying active.
Roth looking to control but Fox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roth cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fox is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roth breaks from Fox's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Roth dominating with strikes here.
Fox is working to get back to half guard.
Roth raining down hammerfists from mount.
Eddie Roth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox regains half guard.
Fox has a hand on Roth's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Roth takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Fox is breathing heavily.
Fox is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fox is bucking up trying to escape but Roth cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fox tries to lock up and control but Roth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roth with shots to the head and body - Fox looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roth cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Roth trying to control but Fox is having none of it.
Roth working Fox over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth controlling from mount.
Fox is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roth looking to control but Fox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fox is looking to improve his position but Roth isn't that keen on the idea.
Roth tries to control but Fox wriggling away.
Fox really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fox's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fox takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Roth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fox tries to hold on but Roth pushes him away.
Fox is trying desperately to improve position.
Roth working Fox over with strikes here.
Roth punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roth looking to control but Fox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roth lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Roth dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Fox attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fox scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roth is trying to maintain the position but Fox is very close to passing his half guard.
Roth keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Fox uses his free foot to push down on Roth's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roth.
Fox moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Roth has worked his arm free - good work by Roth!
Roth wants to control but Fox postures up.
Fox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fox goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Roth has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fox but great work by Roth.
Roth working the ground and pound.
Roth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fox keeps working.
Fox wants to control but Roth postures up.
Fox is not content to let Roth control the position.
Fox is letting Roth control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fox sneaks back into half guard.
Roth moves nicely into side control.
The strikes coming from Roth are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fox isn't going anywhere.
Fox is not content to let Roth control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Fox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roth is working Fox over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fox is trying to control Roth's posture but Roth avoids it.
Roth is putting a hurting on Fox here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fox tries to improve position but can't.
Roth trying to control the position but Fox is working away.
Fox is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth trying to control the position but Fox is working away.
Fox manages to get back to half guard.
Fox has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roth is working away from the top position though.
Roth wants to take a breather but Fox is having none of it.
Roth is looking to pass Fox's guard but actually Fox recovers to full guard.
Fox is controlling Roth's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Roth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Roth!
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