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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael MacRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klein's entrance music is Mortal Kombat. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying MacRoberts's choice of entrance music: Pretty Vacant by The Sex Pistols. Mickey Klein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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147 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Klein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MacRoberts!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klein leaves MacRoberts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
MacRoberts tries a head kick but it misses.
MacRoberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klein.
Klein rushes MacRoberts and presses him up against the ropes.
Klein crunches a lovely knee into MacRoberts's ribcage.
MacRoberts takes an elbow to the temple.
MacRoberts takes an elbow to the temple.
Klein lands a damaging elbow.
Klein connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacRoberts's face.
MacRoberts blocks an elbow strike from Klein.
Klein displaying some good clinch control by pressing MacRoberts up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacRoberts takes an elbow to the temple.
Klein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacRoberts's defenses.
Klein lands a knee to the head.
Klein prevents the takedown attempt.
Klein comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Klein lands a nice elbow.
Klein holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Klein for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein throws an elbow that misses.
MacRoberts avoids the elbow strike from Klein, against the ropes.
MacRoberts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Klein prevents MacRoberts from breaking the clinch.
Klein lands an elbow inside.
Klein stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
MacRoberts is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Klein is defending well.
Mickey Klein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael MacRoberts.
Nice elbow from Klein.
Klein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Klein lands an elbow just above MacRoberts 's eye.
Come on Klein - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Klein using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MacRoberts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Klein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Klein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacRoberts's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Klein.
MacRoberts can't break the clinch.
Klein throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Klein scores with a knee to the head.
MacRoberts blocks an elbow strike.
Klein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klein tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klein content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Klein dominated that round.
That's time! Klein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
MacRoberts misses with a wild combination.
Klein has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Klein pushes MacRoberts up against the ropes in a clinch.
Klein lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Klein lands an elbow just above MacRoberts 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Klein.
Knees to the body from Klein.
MacRoberts takes an elbow to the forehead.
MacRoberts blocks the elbow strike.
Klein lands an elbow just above MacRoberts 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klein with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
MacRoberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Klein.
Klein lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Klein.
Klein putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacRoberts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Klein putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has MacRoberts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
MacRoberts tries to break the clinch but Klein is controlling the position.
Klein effectively controlling the action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Klein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Klein won't allow it.
Klein landing knees to the head.
Klein slowing the pace effectively.
Nice elbow from Klein.
A frustrated look appears on MacRoberts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
MacRoberts avoids a wild elbow strike from Klein.
Klein landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klein lands a damaging elbow.
Klein tries a knee to the head but MacRoberts blocks it.
MacRoberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Klein has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein lands an elbow just above MacRoberts 's eye.
Klein pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Klein throws an elbow but misses.
Klein lands a damaging elbow.
Klein lands an elbow that stopped MacRoberts in his tracks for a moment.
Klein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Klein with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Klein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacRoberts's defenses.
Klein manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
MacRoberts is trying to force a seperation but Klein has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts tries to break free but Klein pushes him back against the ropes.
Klein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Klein taking a breather.
Klein with a knee to the head.
Klein will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning MacRoberts up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Klein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Klein dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
MacRoberts digs a good body shot into Klein's ribs.
Nice shot lands for MacRoberts.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Klein. MacRoberts shrugs it off though.
MacRoberts tries to bum rush Klein with a series of wild strikes but Klein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klein closes the distance and clinches.
Klein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacRoberts's defenses.
Klein is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
MacRoberts wants to break free but Klein has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacRoberts tries to break the clinch but Klein is controlling the position.
Klein landing knees to the head.
Klein connects with a nasty looking knee right to MacRoberts's face.
MacRoberts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Klein lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Klein pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
MacRoberts is trying to force a seperation but Klein has the dominant position.
Klein lands an elbow inside.
MacRoberts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for Klein to work.
Nice elbow from Klein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
MacRoberts is rocked!
MacRoberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
MacRoberts is still on wobbly legs! Can Klein finish him?
Klein missing with knees to the body.
MacRoberts seems to have recovered his senses.
Klein lands a damaging elbow.
Klein scores a nice knee to the body.
Klein scores with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Klein.
MacRoberts is trying to force a seperation but Klein has the dominant position.
Klein landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Klein just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacRoberts's brow.
MacRoberts avoids a wild elbow strike from Klein.
Klein lands an elbow inside.
MacRoberts takes a knee right on the jaw!
MacRoberts is trying to force a seperation but Klein has the dominant position.
Klein lands a knee to the head.
Michael MacRoberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MacRoberts's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacRoberts tries a body shot but Klein blocks it.
Klein lands an elbow just above MacRoberts 's eye.
Klein tries a knee to the head but MacRoberts blocks it.
MacRoberts can't find room to land a body shot as Klein controls the action.
MacRoberts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacRoberts has had enough of the clinch but Klein keeps him there for the moment.
MacRoberts blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klein connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Klein to work.
MacRoberts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Klein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Klein, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Mickey Klein!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Mickey Klein!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Mickey Klein!
Mickey Klein wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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