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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Wiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djalu Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is SouthSide. Roberts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sepultura - Attitude kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Big Wiz 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Wiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Djalu Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roberts goes for a double leg but Wiz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wiz continues to drive forward.
A little feinted left hand from Wiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts throws a jab when Wiz was well out of range.
Wiz tried to counter with a leg kick but Roberts avoided it.
Wiz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *****MY YARD***** in the buildup to the fight.
Wiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wiz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiz.
Roberts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiz has a couple of punches blocked by Roberts.
Wiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Nice elbow from Wiz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roberts.
Roberts is trying to maintain a safe position but Wiz gets an underhook and turns Roberts into the cage.
Wiz lands a nice elbow.
Roberts is working for takedown but Wiz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Big Wiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Djalu Roberts.
Wiz misses with the head strike.
Roberts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiz throws a head punch that misses.
Wiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wiz - that landed with a thud.
Roberts looks winded!
Roberts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wiz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roberts.
Wiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiz scores with a shot to the side of Roberts's head.
Wiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts misses with a body shot
and Wiz counters with a straight right hand.
Roberts slips a straight right by Wiz.
Wiz tries to clinch but Roberts moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wiz tests Roberts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wiz moves out of range of the leg kick from Roberts.
Roberts darts in trying to clinch
enabling Wiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Wiz.
Roberts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wiz missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberts misses with a hook to the body
and Wiz counters with a series of strikes. Roberts will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wiz avoids it really well and circles away.
Roberts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts walks into a stiff left hand from Wiz.
Djalu Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Wiz moves out of range.
As Roberts looks to move away, Wiz throws a big counter combo but Roberts just gets out of the way.
The fighters circling - Wiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wiz checks a leg kick nicely.
Roberts throws a low kick but Wiz avoids it.
Wiz gets tackled into the cage by Roberts. Roberts maintains the clinch.
Roberts avoids the elbow strike from Wiz, against the cage.
Wiz misses with some punches.
Roberts is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roberts just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiz's brow.
Roberts throws a head punch that misses.
Wiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Wiz misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiz.
Wiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roberts blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Roberts.
Roberts misses with a punch to the body.
Wiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Roberts misses.
Roberts throws a right hand that misses
and Wiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wiz misses with a right hand
and Roberts counters with a nice leg kick.
Wiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Wiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wiz blocks a jab.
Roberts misses with a leg kick
and Wiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Wiz avoids them all with ease.
Roberts misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Wiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Wiz thumps Roberts with a low kick.
Roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Wiz. That snapped Roberts's head back.
Wiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Wiz tries to work over Roberts's front leg with a kick but Roberts checks it.
Roberts thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiz throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Roberts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberts circles away.
Wiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Roberts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wiz wants to sweep but no luck.
Wiz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wiz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roberts throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiz being controlled here, momentarily.
Wiz managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roberts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wiz is keeping the position for now.
Roberts throwing strikes but missing.
Wiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wiz is pulling down on Roberts's head to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Roberts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wiz defends it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.
Wiz lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberts.
Roberts throws a solid leg kick but Wiz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roberts.
A good leg kick by Roberts.
Roberts connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Big Wiz has been cut.
Roberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wiz gets caught napping as Roberts dives in and scores a takedown. Wiz manages to retain guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wiz holds on and takes a little breather.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Wiz keeps moving.
Roberts tries to free his leg and advance position but Wiz is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiz is pulling down on Roberts's head to control his posture.
My spies in Liverpools Red Tri-Angle MMA & Fitness inform me that Roberts has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Roberts sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wiz working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Roberts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts throws a shot from downtown. Wiz moves away and avoids it.
Big Wiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Roberts backs away, Wiz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Djalu Roberts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Big Wiz's cut.
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!
Wiz slips under a jab.
Wiz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wiz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good work by Roberts as he checks the leg kick.
Wiz avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Wiz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wiz clinches up with Roberts and pushes him back against the cage.
Wiz blocks an elbow strike.
Roberts avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiz.
Roberts is trying to stall.
Wiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts lands with a light punch inside.
Roberts gets through Wiz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wiz has a couple of punches blocked by Roberts.
Roberts throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiz prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiz.
Wiz lands with a right to the head.
Wiz takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberts breaks the clinch.
Roberts throws a lazy right hand but Wiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberts fails to land the takedown.
Wiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberts throws out a loose jab but Wiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiz is looking for a counter combo.
Wiz closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiz has a couple of punches blocked by Roberts.
Wiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiz.
Wiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiz misses with the head strike.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wiz to keep the fight standing.
Big Wiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Djalu Roberts.
Roberts lands a nice uppercut.
Roberts taking a breather.
Wiz throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiz misses with the head strike.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiz lands an elbow inside that Roberts shrugs off.
Big Wiz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roberts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roberts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiz lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roberts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiz.
Wiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiz lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiz.
Roberts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Roberts misses
and Wiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts looks to clinch
and Wiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Roberts scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Big Wiz's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a jab when Wiz was well out of range.
Wiz throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Wiz shows good takedown defense.
Roberts throws a right hand that misses
and Wiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Wiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roberts.
Wiz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wiz connects with a looping right hand.
Roberts walks into a straight right hand from Wiz.
Wiz thuds his right hand into Roberts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roberts lands with a good body shot.
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Wiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wiz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roberts under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Wiz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wiz 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Wiz!
After winning the bout, Big Wiz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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