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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Looped (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Roberts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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182 cm
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170 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Looped!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts dives in and grabs Looped's left leg, looking for a takedown. Looped pushes down on Roberts's head and hops out.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Looped counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roberts shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Looped manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Looped wants to get back to his feet but Roberts is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Roberts throws a big elbow that misses.
Looped wants to stand and escape but Roberts is having none of it.
Looped has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Roberts is looking to work some ground and pound but Looped has wrist control.
Looped looking for a sweep. Not yet Looped, not yet.
Roberts postures up in Looped's guard and throws a big left but Looped blocks it.
Looped on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Looped tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Looped wants to stand up but Roberts is controlling him.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roberts with a nice head shot there.
Roberts wants to pass the guard but Looped is keeping the position.
Looped wants to get back to his feet but Roberts is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Looped looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roberts is one step ahead there.
Roberts with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Looped trying to control the position.
Roberts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roberts cracks Looped with a solid left hand.
Roberts throws a big elbow that misses.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts scoring with some ground and pound.
Roberts is looking to work some ground and pound but Looped has wrist control.
Looped utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roberts trying to control but Looped is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Looped is on top in guard.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet but Looped is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Looped is pushing down on Roberts's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roberts is fighting to maintain full guard but Looped has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roberts 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.
Looped controlling the action here.
Looped trying to control from half guard but Roberts is working away.
Looped tries to pass to full mount but Roberts defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Looped sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Looped 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to control but Looped is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roberts looks like he's trying to stand up.
Looped trying to pass the guard but Roberts defending well.
Roberts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Looped pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet.
Roberts is staying active underneath Looped, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magnus Looped seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Looped fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Looped lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Roberts backs up against the cage.
Looped misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Looped lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Magnus Looped has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Roberts.
Looped lands a jab-cross combination.
Roberts dives in for a single leg takedown but Looped sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Looped appears to be looking for a big counter.
Roberts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roberts working the head and body with strikes.
Roberts working over Looped with some ground and pound. Looped looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roberts winds up and cracks Looped with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Looped manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Looped dominated that round.
That's time! Looped's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
Roberts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Looped sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Looped looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberts is fending him off so far but Looped persists. Nope, Roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
Looped looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberts is fending him off so far but Looped persists. Nope, Roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been told by Looped's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Looped misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roberts is defended easily by Looped.
Magnus Looped has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Roberts.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Looped counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Looped circles away.
Roberts scores with a takedown into Looped's guard.
Roberts landing some decent shots from guard.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Looped has momentary wrist control but Roberts slips an elbow through the middle.
Roberts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Looped is rocked!
Roberts stopping the sweep attempt from Looped.
Oh Looped is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roberts postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Looped covers up, he's hurt! Roberts keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Roberts and the ref steps in to end the fight! Roberts can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Roberts!
Jeff Roberts seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Magnus Looped spoke after the fight, saying 'that mans a tough guy but hes on peds i want a rematch with blood testing
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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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