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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saito Miura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saito Miura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Elvin Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saito Miura!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts moves into the clinch.
Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Miura circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Miura. Those never looked like landing.
Roberts gets tackled into the cage by Miura. Miura maintains the clinch.
Roberts breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts throws a body punch but Miura moves out of range.
Miura wants to counter the offense by Roberts and move into the clinch position.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Roberts enables Miura to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Roberts manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Miura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miura decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Roberts, up you get!
Miura instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts being controlled against the cage.
Miura jumps guard but Roberts turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Miura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Roberts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Miura has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Roberts is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts gets tackled into the cage by Miura. Miura maintains the clinch.
Miura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miura tries to pull guard but Roberts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Miura trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miura throws an elbow that misses.
Miura pushes Roberts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miura tries to circle away but Roberts has him pinned against the cage.
Miura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roberts just stands there and leans against the cage.
Elvin Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saito Miura.
Miura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Roberts working hard to break the clinch.
Miura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Miura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Miura.
Miura is pushing Roberts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice sprawl there from Miura as Roberts shoots in.
Miura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miura goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Roberts looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saito Miura 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.
Miura lands with a kick to the temple. Roberts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saito Miura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miura jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Roberts walks away with a smile on his face. Miura gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Miura counters with a straight right hand.
Miura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miura wants to get back to striking at distance but Roberts won't allow it.
Miura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberts avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miura successfully pulls guard.
Roberts stands and steps away. Miura gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miura.
Miura clinches up with Roberts and pushes him back against the cage.
Miura is trying to pull guard but Roberts has him pressed against the cage.
Miura breaks from the clinch.
Miura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roberts counters with a straight right hand.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roberts darts in and clinches Miura up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts slows down the pace here.
Miura scores a nice knee to the body.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miura looking for a takedown.
Elvin Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saito Miura.
The referee calls for Roberts to work.
Miura trying to stall but Roberts improves his position.
Miura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miura fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miura is breathing heavily.
Miura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miura moves into range and clinches up with Roberts.
Saito Miura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Miura pushes off an throws an elbow but Roberts leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roberts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roberts.
Miura is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Roberts pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roberts circles away quickly and effectively.
Roberts closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Roberts lands in his opponent's guard.
Miura pushes Roberts off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts rushes Miura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roberts displaying some good clinch control by pressing Miura up against the cage.
Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saito Miura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
Roberts sets himself, and Miura steps forward looking for the clinch! Roberts avoids it this time.
Saito Miura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miura clinches.
Miura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miura is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Roberts is defending well.
A knee to the head by Roberts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miura swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miura trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Miura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Roberts stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miura to keep the fight standing.
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miura throws a head kick that misses.
Miura misses with a hook.
Miura misses with a takedown attempt
and Roberts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miura thinking.
Elvin Roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saito Miura.
Miura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roberts counters with a left and a right that stings Miura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts clinches with his opponent.
Roberts prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Miura is trying to push Roberts away but Roberts has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miura tries to circle away but Roberts has him pinned against the cage.
Roberts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roberts breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miura closes the distance and pushes Roberts back into the cage.
Roberts manages to break the clinch.
Roberts leaves Miura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Miura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roberts pinned against the cage. Roberts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roberts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is keen to just control but Miura is a slippery customer.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miura defending well though.
Miura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roberts.
Miura looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Roberts is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Roberts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roberts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvin Roberts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saito Miura!
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