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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Dangerous GnP
Good low kicks
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Cantrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roberts is defended easily by Cantrell.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cantrell.
Roberts pushes Cantrell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cantrell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cantrell in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantrell in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cantrell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Roberts pushes Cantrell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cantrell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell working the ground and pound but Roberts is defending the strikes.
Roberts is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cantrell lands some shots froms side control.
Cantrell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Roberts tries to escape but Cantrell is in control.
Cantrell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cantrell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roberts is avoiding damage well.
Cantrell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Roberts is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cantrell is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell throws a strike aimed at the side of Roberts's head but Roberts avoids it well.
Cantrell scores with punches from side control.
Cantrell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cantrell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cantrell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Roberts is pushing Cantrell's head away, looking to escape. Cantrell manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cantrell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Roberts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cantrell circles away.
Tyson Cantrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Roberts.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cantrell as he jumps to the side.
Roberts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cantrell defends well and Roberts ends up having to push Cantrell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cantrell counters with a series of strikes. Roberts will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roberts looks winded!
Cantrell dives in and scores a takedown into Roberts's guard.
Roberts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cantrell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roberts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cantrell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cantrell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cantrell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts pushes Cantrell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cantrell shoots in and gets a takedown into Roberts's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts is looking to stand up but Cantrell isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Cantrell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Cantrell counters with a left and a right that stings Roberts.
Nice sprawl there from Cantrell as Roberts shoots in.
Cantrell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cantrell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyson Cantrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Roberts.
Roberts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cantrell is fending him off so far but Roberts persists. Nope, Cantrell circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Cantrell. No joy for Roberts on that attempt.
Roberts fails to land the takedown.
Cantrell drives through with a takedown into Roberts's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantrell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roberts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cantrell works over Roberts with some ground and pound from guard.
Roberts wants to stand but Cantrell is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell gets to his feet - Roberts follows without any prompting.
Cantrell leaves Roberts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cantrell throws a big counter combination but Roberts scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
James Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Cantrell scores with a takedown into Roberts's guard.
Roberts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cantrell is controlling him.
Cantrell throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell won't allow Roberts to get back to his feet.
Roberts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cantrell stops Roberts from standing up.
Cantrell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time.
Cantrell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time.
Roberts shoots for a double leg takedown but Cantrell sprawls well. He's pushed Roberts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Cantrell counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cantrell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roberts is avoiding damage well.
Roberts dodges the ground and pound from Cantrell.
Cantrell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cantrell tries to score with some ground and pound. Roberts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Cantrell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Roberts regains half guard, as Cantrell was trying to land strikes.
Cantrell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roberts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cantrell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to escape.
Cantrell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roberts's head.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cantrell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cantrell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Cantrell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cantrell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roberts looks for a takedown but Cantrell sprawls well.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cantrell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson Cantrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Roberts.
Cantrell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Cantrell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cantrell avoids it really well and circles away.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cantrell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts has hold of Cantrell's hands but Cantrell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roberts defending well though.
Cantrell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cantrell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cantrell throwing shots but Roberts is blocking nicely.
Cantrell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roberts's head.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cantrell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cantrell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No luck for Roberts with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cantrell looking to score a takedown here. Roberts is defending well but Cantrell drives through and ends up in Roberts's guard.
Cantrell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cantrell is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Roberts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cantrell.
Cantrell prevents Roberts from getting back to his feet.
Tyson Cantrell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cantrell with a nice head shot there.
Roberts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cantrell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roberts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cantrell's waist but Cantrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roberts off to one side.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cantrell but Cantrell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Cantrell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
letting Cantrell counter with a right hand.
Cantrell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cantrell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cantrell postures up in Roberts's guard and throws a big left but Roberts blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to stand and escape but Cantrell is having none of it.
James Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cantrell throws a big elbow that misses.
Cantrell prevents Roberts from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cantrell defends well and Roberts ends up having to push Cantrell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Cantrell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tyson Cantrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roberts showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyson Cantrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cantrell controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Cantrell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cantrell 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Cantrell!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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