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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hink comes to the cage accompanied by Xanadu. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 lbs
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203 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bret Hink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Hink. No joy for Roberts on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Hink. Those never looked like landing.
Roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hink.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Hink circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hink swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
Bret Hink has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor Roberts.
A right-left combo lands from Roberts.
Hink closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roberts to the mat! Roberts manages to get full guard.
Roberts can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hink controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts wants to stand up but Hink is controlling him.
Hink trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bret Hink has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hink slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hink fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Roberts to the ground. Hink is now in Roberts's guard.
Hink won't allow Roberts to get back to his feet.
Hink trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hink wants to pass the guard but Roberts is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hink is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hink in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hink has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roberts wants to sweep but no luck.
Roberts looks winded!
Hink stands up and waves to Roberts to follow him.
Hink scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hink takes the fight into the clinch.
Hink jumps guard but Roberts stands there with Hink around his waist. Hink gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hink gets underhooks to prevent Roberts's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hink to keep the fight standing.
Hink throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertss head.
Hink has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Roberts uses from the top position.
Hink not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roberts prevents Hink from getting back to his feet.
Hink wants to control but Roberts passes easily into half guard.
Roberts is keen to just control but Hink is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but Hink defending well.
Roberts is working for a kimura but Hink is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roberts wants to control but Hink is keeping him busy.
Roberts prevents Hink from improving his position.
Hink keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hink is staying active underneath Roberts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roberts wants to pass the guard but Hink is defending well.
Hink looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hink dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hink rushes Roberts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hink to keep the fight standing.
Roberts content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hink has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roberts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Roberts can't find room to land a body shot as Hink controls the action.
Hink is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberts is defending well for now.
Roberts drags the fight down to the ground.
Roberts is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hink defends well.
Hink wants to get up but he can't break Roberts's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hink being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hink with a nice head shot there.
Roberts throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hink trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hink sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hink looking to pass the guard.
Hink stands up over Roberts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bret Hink overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is trying to control the position but Hink postures up.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Roberts is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hink.
Hink shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hink engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hink seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Roberts for as long as he can get away with.
Hink tries to stand but Roberts is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hink lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hink wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bret Hink wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hink fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Roberts sprawls well initially but Hink persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hink looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hink is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hink has hold of Roberts's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Roberts manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hink lands with some strikes.
Hink looking to finish Roberts with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roberts!
Roberts wants to hold on but Hink pushes him away.
Hink knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hink wants to control the pace but Roberts is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hink landing shots from mount.
Hink controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hink dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Roberts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hink tries to avoid it but Roberts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hink to the ground. Hink escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hink circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hink counters with an outside leg kick.
Roberts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hink is fending him off so far but Roberts persists. Nope, Hink circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hink. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hink drives through with a takedown into Roberts's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hink throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hink trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roberts's guard.
Hink postures up.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hink decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Roberts gets caught napping as Hink dives in and scores a takedown. Roberts manages to retain guard.
Roberts is working an open guard so Hink takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hink lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hink.
Hink throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Roberts tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hink is in Roberts's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hink slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hink's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Roberts is trying to keep Hink in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hink postures up and lands a big shot to Roberts's brow.
Hink stands up over Roberts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hink postures up.
Hink lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hink wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Hink wants to pass the guard but Roberts is keeping the position.
Roberts trying to keep a closed guard but Hink is proving a slippery customer.
Hink scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to stand up but Hink isn't so interested in that idea.
Hink makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hink works over Roberts with some ground and pound from guard.
Hink is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hink stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hink shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roberts's guard.
Roberts working a defensive guard here.
Hink working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hink thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hink lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts wants to control the position but Hink says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hink lands with a punch from half guard.
Hink scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roberts is looking to improve his position.
Conor Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bret Hink 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hink in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hink showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hink 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hink!
After winning the bout, Bret Hink thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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