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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Roberts is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, King Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Roberts!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law moves out of range of the leg kick from Roberts.
Law lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roberts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Law.
Law lands a lovely overhand right.
Law scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roberts works Law's body with a nice hook.
Roberts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Law.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Law fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roberts on the side of the head.
Roberts ducks right into an uppercut from Law.
Law cracks Roberts with a right hand to the side of the head.
King Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Law moves out of range as Roberts throws a body kick.
Law scores with a nice head shot.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Law paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Law looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like King Law has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roberts.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Law counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberts walks into a left hand.
Nice cross by Law.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Law throws a lazy right hand but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Law uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roberts.
Law keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Roberts.
Horrible takedown by Roberts or perhaps it was just good defense by Law which made him look bad.
Roberts throws a jab but it's blocked by Law.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts has managed to clinch.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Law.
Law looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Law scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roberts utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Law dodges an elbow strike from Roberts.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Law.
Roberts has Law pushed against the cage.
Roberts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from Law.
Roberts lands a nice elbow.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Law pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roberts.
Law scores with the left hand. Roberts knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law connects with a single shot there.
Law missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Law connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roberts lands with a nice body punch.
Roberts takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Law is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Roberts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Law checks it well.
Law stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Law throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts throws a body punch but Law moves out of range.
Law looks to land a body kick but Roberts moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Law 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Law throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Law misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Law.
Law catches Roberts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roberts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roberts slips a jab from Law.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Law has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Roberts escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Roberts!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Law keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Roberts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on King Law's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roberts throws a front kick aimed at Law's knee but Law avoids it well.
Law tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Law looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Law swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Law moves out of range easily.
Law circles away from the clinch attempt.
Law checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Law circles away.
Roberts slips under a jab.
Roberts lands the left hand.
Law throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Law avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
Law looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Law scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Law throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roberts lands with a good body shot.
Roberts lands a lovely overhand right.
Law looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Roberts lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts moves away from the strike by Law.
Law blocks a head kick by Roberts.
That kick from Roberts tenderised Law's leg. Law is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Law connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roberts. Roberts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law blocks a leg kick.
Law throws a poor cross that misses
and Roberts counters with a body kick.
Law misses with a right hand
and Roberts counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roberts shoots in but Law avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roberts checks a low kick from Law.
Roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
Law uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Roberts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Law with a nice cross.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Law.
Roberts closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Roberts lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Law is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Law controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bruce Roberts wasn't active enough on the ground.
A jab from Law misses.
Roberts blocks a jab.
King Law is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberts blocks a low kick nicely.
Roberts displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roberts moves out of range as Law strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Law getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Law.
Law loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on King Law's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Law misses with a looping left.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Law moves out of range.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Law but Law pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roberts misses with a straight left.
Law moves out of range as Roberts throws a body kick.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Law.
Roberts thows a body kick. Law tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Law.
Law scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roberts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Law defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts working the head and body with strikes.
Roberts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roberts is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Law reverses the position - he's now on top in Roberts's guard.
Roberts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roberts trying to control from half guard but Law is working away.
Bruce Roberts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roberts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is keen to just control but Law is a slippery customer.
Roberts is pressing down on Law's thigh, looking to free his foot. Law is holding on for now.
Roberts is trying to control the action in half guard but Law is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Roberts trying to control from Law's half guard. Law has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Roberts controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Law is keeping the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Roberts trying to control but Law is working from the bottom.
Law had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Roberts defends it easily.
Law looking for a sweep. Not yet Law, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roberts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Roberts!
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FIGHT
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