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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Linford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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170 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Linford!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts slips a jab from Linford.
Roberts thows a body shot but no joy.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linford.
Linford scores with a body shot.
Roberts misses with a looping right.
Linford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Linford.
Linford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roberts slips a jab from Linford.
Linford looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Linford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Linford throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.
Linford scores with a decent looking hook.
Roberts misses with a body shot.
Linford misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Roberts misses.
Linford throws a lazy uppercut
and Roberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roberts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Linford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roberts counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts throws a hook but Linford avoids it easily.
Linford throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roberts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Roberts.
Linford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roberts counters with a straight right hand.
Roberts throws an overhand right that lands on Linford's shoulder, as Linford tries to avoid the shot.
Linford works Roberts's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Linford misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linford throws out the jab.
Linford misses with a double jab.
Linford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Linford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roberts counters with a straight right hand.
Linford slips under a jab.
Linford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roberts's hands.
Linford throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linford lands with a right hand.
Roberts throws a body punch but Linford moves out of range.
Linford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Linford throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Linford.
Roberts cracks Linford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linford circles away quickly and effectively.
Roberts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roberts's jab looks to have found its range, popping Linford under the eye.
Roberts scores with a punch to the head.
Linford throws the left hand but Roberts avoids the punch easily.
Linford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roberts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Linford misses with a lunging right hand
letting Roberts counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linford misses with a hook
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Linford misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.
Linford defending well as Roberts loads up on a big left hand.
Linford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linford. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linford misses with the combination.
Linford looks to throw the jab but Roberts is out of range.
Linford looks to throw the jab but Roberts is out of range.
Roberts throws a hook but Linford avoids it easily.
A combination from Linford does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Roberts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Linford doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Linford throws a lazy right hand but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberts staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Roberts dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roberts throws a hook but Linford avoids it easily.
Jim Roberts is winning the standup battle so far.
Linford misses with a straight right.
Linford cracks Roberts with an open hand slap.
Sloppy strikes from Linford. Those never looked like landing.
Linford swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Linford looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Linford catches Roberts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Linford swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Linford missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyrone Linford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linford misses with a hook
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Linford misses with a hook.
Linford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roberts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linford thuds his right hand into Roberts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts scores with a nice right hand.
Roberts displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Linford as he connects with a hook.
Linford swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Linford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Linford swinging wildly here.
Linford misses with an uppercut. Roberts saw that one coming.
Linford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Linford throws a lazy uppercut
and Roberts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Linford throws a combination that misses
and Roberts counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linford throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linford throws a big shot that misses.
Linford throws a big shot that misses.
Linford lands a jab to Roberts's midsection.
Roberts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roberts defending well as Linford loads up on a big left hand.
Linford loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
Linford blocks a jab.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linford.
Roberts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Linford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linford.
Linford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linford throws a series of punches but Roberts avoids them all with ease.
Linford is breathing heavily.
Linford throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts misses with a straight right.
Roberts throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Linford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Linford thows a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Roberts finds it's target.
Roberts throws an overhand right that lands on Linford's shoulder, as Linford tries to avoid the shot.
Linford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Linford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts throws a jab when Linford was well out of range.
Linford drops his hands momentarily and Roberts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Linford is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linford misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Roberts to score with a decent uppercut.
Linford is still on wobbly legs! Can Roberts finish him?
Linford scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Linford misses.
Linford looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Linford seems to have recovered his senses.
Roberts misses with a wild combination.
Roberts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linford.
Linford stalks Roberts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roberts's face. Roberts staggers backwards, shaken.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linford.
Roberts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linford.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linford scores with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Roberts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roberts.
Linford swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Roberts dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Roberts misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Roberts.
Linford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Linford.
Roberts has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
Linford misses with a body shot.
Linford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roberts slips a straight right by Linford.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linford.
Linford looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Roberts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Linford momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Linford.
Linford lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linford.
Roberts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Linford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linford misses with a left hand
and Roberts counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Roberts misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linford. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linford just misses with a punch to the body.
Linford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts misses with an uppercut. Linford saw that one coming.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Linford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts swings for the body but Linford moves out of range.
Linford misses with a two punch combination.
Linford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roberts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Linford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Roberts.
Linford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Linford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roberts.
Linford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roberts.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big right from Linford misses.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linford.
Roberts loads up on a big right hand but Linford slips the punch.
Linford misses with a left hand
and Roberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Linford in his tracks.
Linford misses with a double jab.
Roberts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linford.
A punch combination from Linford misses.
Roberts clobbers Linford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Linford throws an off balance right hand
and Roberts counters with a big left hand that crumples Linford! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Roberts!
In his post fight interview, Jim Roberts started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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