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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh McRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Tags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tags has chosen Dwarf Song as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 lbs
22 - 18 - 0 |
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269 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh McRoberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Tags!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRoberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McRoberts slaps away a takedown attempt from Tags, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McRoberts dives in and scores a takedown into Tags's guard.
Tags working for a triangle but McRoberts defends it easily.
McRoberts preventing the sweep.
Tags is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tags keeping moving, preventing McRoberts from controlling successfully.
McRoberts is looking to work some ground and pound but Tags has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRoberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Tags is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tags is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tags keeping moving, preventing McRoberts from controlling successfully.
Tags wants to sweep but no luck.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tags is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McRoberts wants to control the action here but instead Tags manages to pass to full mount!
McRoberts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tags controlling the pace for now.
McRoberts is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
McRoberts is squirming around, avoiding Tags's attempts to control the action.
Tags prevents McRoberts from getting the reversal.
McRoberts is squirming around, avoiding Tags's attempts to control the action.
Tags tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McRoberts tries to lock up and control but Tags gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tags controlling from mount.
McRoberts is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tags controlling the position easily from mount.
McRoberts is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McRoberts tries to hold on but Tags postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tags controlling his opponent.
Tags trying to control but McRoberts is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tags is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But McRoberts has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from McRoberts!
McRoberts wants to control from the top but Tags keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tags is controlling McRoberts's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jim Tags will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tags closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tags lands in his opponent's guard.
McRoberts controls Tags momentarily but Tags frees himself.
Tags engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McRoberts is looking for a triangle here but Tags uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
McRoberts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tags working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tags is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McRoberts knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tags tries to advance to mount but can't.
McRoberts tries to bench press Tags off him but Tags keeps the position.
Tags remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on McRoberts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McRoberts tries to improve position but can't.
McRoberts can't do much from the bottom here.
Jim Tags has got the better of the ground game so far.
McRoberts is looking for a sweep.
Tags wants to control but McRoberts is keeping him busy.
McRoberts can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tags changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McRoberts tries to avoid it but Tags manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McRoberts to the ground. McRoberts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tags circles away quickly and effectively.
Josh McRoberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRoberts throws a combination. Tags tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A big right from McRoberts misses.
Tags has his takedown stuffed
and McRoberts counters with a big head kick but Tags shrugs it off.
McRoberts slaps away a takedown attempt from Tags, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Josh McRoberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Tags.
Tags tries to score a power double leg takedown but McRoberts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tags somewhat.
McRoberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Tags fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Tags checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts fails with the takedown
and Tags counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A slow jab from McRoberts misses its intended target.
Tags dives in and grabs McRoberts's left leg, looking for a takedown. McRoberts pushes down on Tags's head and hops out.
McRoberts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tags.
Tags lands with a kick to the temple. McRoberts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McRoberts seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tags clinches up against the cage.
McRoberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from McRoberts does no damage.
Josh McRoberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McRoberts stuffs the takedown attempt from Tags. Tags gets slowly back to his feet.
McRoberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Josh McRoberts will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tags shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McRoberts defends it nicely.
Tags shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McRoberts pinned against the cage. McRoberts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from McRoberts.
McRoberts with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from McRoberts. Those never looked like landing.
Tags looks for a takedown but McRoberts sprawls well.
Josh McRoberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Tags.
A big right from McRoberts misses.
Tags dodges the punch combination from McRoberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRoberts throws a head kick that misses
and Tags counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from McRoberts misses its intended target.
McRoberts fails to land with a series of punches.
McRoberts looks to land a body kick but Tags moved away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tags.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tags.
McRoberts tries to land a front kick but Tags steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McRoberts swinging wildly here.
Tags has his takedown stuffed
and McRoberts counters with a right hand to the body.
Josh McRoberts is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tags dives in and grabs McRoberts's left leg, looking for a takedown. McRoberts pushes down on Tags's head and hops out.
McRoberts is looking to land body kicks.
Tags avoids a punch combination nicely.
McRoberts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tags trying to control from the bottom.
McRoberts working Tags over with strikes.
McRoberts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tags can do to turn this around?
Tags controlling the position well.
Tags is looking to control McRoberts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tags avoid being mounted?
McRoberts wants to control but Tags is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRoberts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tags is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tags trying to control here.
Tags keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tags is defending against the submission attempts here by McRoberts.
Tags is doing well to control the position and prevent McRoberts from advancing to side control.
Tags felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tags moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McRoberts wants to control from the top but Tags keeps moving.
McRoberts is really struggling to control Tags but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tags looking to hit a scissor sweep but McRoberts is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tags gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tags drives through with a takedown into McRoberts's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh McRoberts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McRoberts 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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