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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael MacRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacRoberts kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MacRoberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Sole !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacRoberts with a jab.
It looks like Jim Sole has been cut.
Sole wants to clinch
and MacRoberts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
MacRoberts trying to control the action but Sole is working from the bottom.
MacRoberts working the head and body with strikes.
Sole is in trouble now - MacRoberts has advanced to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacRoberts punishing his opponent with strikes.
MacRoberts lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
MacRoberts knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sole on the ground.
MacRoberts postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sole looks a forlorn figure.
MacRoberts moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sole has worked his arm free - good work by Sole !
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
MacRoberts lands an elbow.
MacRoberts prevents Sole from escaping the position.
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.
MacRoberts working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
MacRoberts stands up and we're back to a striking position.
MacRoberts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sole 's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacRoberts stops Sole from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
MacRoberts's corner is telling him to maintain position.
MacRoberts decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sole , up you get!
Sole looks gassed!
Sole walks into a left hand.
MacRoberts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. MacRoberts lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from MacRoberts.
MacRoberts working Sole over with strikes.
MacRoberts stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
MacRoberts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts stands up and beckons Sole to join him on the feet.
MacRoberts clinches up with Sole and pushes him back against the ropes.
MacRoberts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sole is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from MacRoberts.
MacRoberts lands a takedown into guard.
MacRoberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Sole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacRoberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
MacRoberts gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by MacRoberts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacRoberts decides to stand back up.
MacRoberts looking to score a takedown here. Sole is defending well but MacRoberts drives through and ends up in Sole 's guard.
MacRoberts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
MacRoberts postures up and lands a big shot to Sole 's brow.
MacRoberts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sole 's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacRoberts passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sole in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael MacRoberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Sole 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
MacRoberts lands with a straight right. Sole didn't see that one coming.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sole enables MacRoberts to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sole manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
MacRoberts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
MacRoberts throwing strikes but missing.
MacRoberts engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
MacRoberts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sole 's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacRoberts stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sole wants to clinch
and MacRoberts counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sole is breathing heavily.
MacRoberts gets to his feet. Sole looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sole wants to clinch but MacRoberts slips to the side
and MacRoberts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by MacRoberts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacRoberts works over Sole with some ground and pound from guard.
MacRoberts stands up from Sole 's guard - MacRoberts perhaps looking for a knockout.
MacRoberts closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sole did well to prevent MacRoberts getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
MacRoberts keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
MacRoberts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
MacRoberts is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. MacRoberts lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. MacRoberts lands a nice short elbow.
MacRoberts lands strikes from half guard.
MacRoberts is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sole doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time MacRoberts.
MacRoberts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sole can do to turn this around?
MacRoberts is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts slips a nice elbow through Sole 's hands, connecting with Sole 's forehead.
MacRoberts lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacRoberts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
MacRoberts is trying to control. Sole wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
MacRoberts looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael MacRoberts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Sole 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
MacRoberts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sole 's guard.
MacRoberts's corner is telling him to maintain position.
MacRoberts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
MacRoberts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael MacRoberts just wasn't active enough.
MacRoberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sole gets caught napping as MacRoberts dives in and scores a takedown. Sole manages to retain guard.
MacRoberts wants to pass the guard but Sole is keeping the position.
Sole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacRoberts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
MacRoberts connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst MacRoberts is controlling him.
MacRoberts is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sole wants to get back to his feet but MacRoberts is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
MacRoberts stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from MacRoberts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
MacRoberts looking to finish Sole with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sole !
MacRoberts working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Michael MacRoberts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
MacRoberts punishing his opponent with strikes.
MacRoberts lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
MacRoberts lands a nice shot to the head.
MacRoberts dominating with strikes here.
Sole is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacRoberts looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
MacRoberts lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts controlling his opponent.
MacRoberts lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Michael MacRoberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacRoberts tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael MacRoberts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MacRoberts 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Michael MacRoberts!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Michael MacRoberts!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Michael MacRoberts!
Michael MacRoberts wins by unanimous decision!
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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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