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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Litoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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168 cm
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140 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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162 cm
26
143 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Litoris! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Roberts! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Litoris misses with a two punch combination.
Litoris misses with an uppercut
and Roberts counters with a nice body kick.
Roberts throws a jab when Litoris was well out of range. Litoris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts. Litoris throws the left hand but Roberts avoids the punch easily. Litoris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Litoris tries to clinch up. Litoris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Litoris misses with a left hand and Roberts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Litoris throws a shot from downtown. Roberts moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Roberts. Litoris misses with a lunging right hand
and Roberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Mike Litoris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Litoris tries to clinch there but Roberts circles away.
Litoris misses with a straight right. Roberts slips under a jab. Litoris closes the distance and clinches. Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Litoris is trying to pull guard but Roberts has him pressed against the cage. Litoris is trying to pull guard but Roberts has him pressed against the cage. Litoris misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Litoris tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Litoris back against the cage. Litoris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberts breaks the clinch.
Litoris misses with an uppercut. Roberts saw that one coming. A swing and a miss from Litoris. Litoris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roberts.
Litoris moves out of range of the body kick. Litoris misses with an uppercut
and Roberts counters with a straight right hand. Litoris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Litoris tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Litoris looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely. Litoris closes the distance but Roberts moves to the side and Roberts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Litoris moves to clinch but Roberts breaks away and Roberts counters with a nice low kick that buckles Litoris's knee momentarily. Litoris ducks under a wild hook from Roberts. Roberts avoids the body shot from Litoris.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Litoris. Litoris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roberts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Litoris closes the distance and clinches. Litoris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Litoris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Roberts to keep the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Litoris. That's going to take a lot out of him. Litoris tries to pull guard but Roberts won't allow it.
Litoris fails to pull guard.
Litoris gets control of Roberts's arms and successfully pulls guard. Litoris will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Litoris pushes a forearm under Roberts's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Roberts is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Litoris! A relieved looking Mike Litoris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
22% |
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