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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Roper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsu Inose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Roper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitsu Inose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roper misses with a combination
and Inose counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Inose looking for a takedown.
Inose wants a takedown.
Roper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Roper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inose circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab lands there for Roper.
Scott Roper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Inose doesn't manage to clinch there - Roper circles away.
Roper fails to land with a series of punches.
Inose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roper as he jumps to the side.
Scott Roper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsu Inose.
Roper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inose circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roper misses with a head kick.
Inose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roper.
Roper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inose dives in and grabs Roper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roper pushes down on Inose's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Roper.
Roper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roper is breathing heavily.
Roper stuffs the takedown.
Roper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roper throws a head kick but Inose moves out of range.
Scott Roper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Inose changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roper tries to avoid it but Inose manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roper to the ground. Roper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roper.
Roper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inose circles away quickly and effectively.
Roper throws a sloppy head kick and Inose moves out of range easily.
Inose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roper.
Inose shoots in and drives through. Roper sprawls well.
Roper looks to land a combination but Inose avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roper fails to land with a series of punches.
Inose checks a leg kick.
Inose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roper misses with the combination.
Roper leaves Inose with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Roper.
Inose changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roper tries to avoid it but Inose manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roper to the ground. Roper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roper circles away.
Inose misses with a takedown attempt - Roper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roper misses with a few strikes there.
Roper lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Roper does no damage.
Roper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Inose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roper fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roper throws a series of strikes that have Inose backpedaling.
Inose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Roper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Inose tries to clinch there but Roper circles away.
Roper scores with a punch to the head.
Roper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Inose closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roper counters with a series of strikes. Inose will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roper throws a right hand that Inose ducks under and follows up with a left that Inose also avoids with ease.
Roper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inose counters with a single leg into guard. Roper didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Roper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Inose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Inose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inose with a flurry of punches that miss.
Inose throws a big elbow that misses.
Inose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roper is looking to stand up but Inose isn't so interested in that idea.
Inose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Inose throwing strikes but missing.
Inose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inose throwing strikes from guard but Roper blocks nicely.
Inose throws a big elbow that misses.
Inose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Inose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Inose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Inose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inose postures up in Roper's guard and throws a big left but Roper blocks it.
Inose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Inose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Inose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Inose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Inose postures up and lands a big shot to Roper's brow.
Inose throwing strikes from guard but Roper blocks nicely.
Inose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inose throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Inose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Inose throws a big elbow that misses.
Inose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inose is looking to work some ground and pound but Roper has wrist control.
Inose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inose is looking to work some ground and pound but Roper has wrist control.
Inose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Inose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsu Inose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Inose fails with a takedown attempt.
Inose blocks the body kick.
Roper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott Roper is winning the standup battle so far.
Roper throws a nice looking combination but Inose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Inose clinches up against the cage.
Inose drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Inose looking for a takedown.
Scott Roper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsu Inose.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inose drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Roper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Inose tries for a takedown but Roper manages to get underhooks.
Roper is looking to break free of the clinch but Inose has double underhooks.
Inose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roper's efforts to push away.
Inose drops down looking for an ankle pick but Roper pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roper throws a leg kick but Inose checks it.
A head kick misses from Roper.
Roper misses with a double jab.
Roper looks to land a combination but Inose avoids it well.
Roper connects with a nice looking jab.
Roper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roper leaves Inose with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inose shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roper sprawls well. Roper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Inose gets slowly back to his feet.
Roper misses with a low kick.
Inose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roper as he avoids it easily.
Roper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inose.
Danga de danga de dang - Roper scores with a four punch combination!
Roper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Inose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roper, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inose drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Roper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Inose changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Roper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Roper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roper as he avoids it easily.
Roper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Roper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Roper!
A very excited looking Scott Roper rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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