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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Roberson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All the Above-Maino. Roberson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Anthony Roberson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Roberson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antoine Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberson.
Roberson is breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Roberson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
A choreographed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Roberson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Roberson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Roberson misses.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Roberson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberson blocks a jab.
Sanchez slow jab from Roberson misses its intended target.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Roberson avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Roberson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberson blocks a jab.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Roberson misses with a two punch combination.
Roberson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanchez is fending him off so far but Roberson persists. Nope, Sanchez circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez throws a jab when Roberson was well out of range.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Roberson ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez throws a hook but Roberson avoids it easily.
Roberson lands with a nice combination. Sanchez backs away looking to recover.
A choreographed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
A right-left combo lands from Roberson.
A combination from Roberson does no damage.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roberson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Roberson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roberson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antoine Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Roberson ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Roberson misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
A combination from Roberson does no damage.
Antoine Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Nice defenses there by Roberson.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roberson.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roberson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Roberson defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Roberson shoots in but Sanchez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sanchez slow jab from Roberson misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Roberson staying out of range there.
Roberson moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Roberson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez throws a hook but Roberson avoids it easily.
Roberson moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Roberson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Roberson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Roberson misses.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Roberson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberson moves out of range of the strikes.
Roberson slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Roberson.
Roberson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Roberson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Roberson ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Roberson's head but Roberson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roberson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Roberson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez throws a hook but Roberson avoids it easily.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberson.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roberson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Roberson ducked under it nicely.
Roberson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Roberson throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Roberson.
Roberson slips under a jab from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antoine Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanchez misses with a hook. Roberson ducked under it nicely.
Roberson lands a two punch combo.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A choreographed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez throws a hook but Roberson avoids it easily.
Sanchez slow jab from Roberson misses its intended target.
Anthony Roberson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Roberson slips a jab from Sanchez.
Roberson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roberson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Roberson staying out of range there.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Roberson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Roberson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberson ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez throws a hook but Roberson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Roberson.
Roberson moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Roberson looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roberson looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Roberson staying out of range there.
Roberson slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Roberson saw that one coming.
Roberson moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberson.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Roberson saw that one coming.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Roberson slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roberson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roberson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Roberson moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Roberson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Roberson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Roberson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberson slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Roberson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A choreographed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Horrible takedown by Roberson or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanchez which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Roberson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Roberson looks to land a combination. Sanchez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Roberson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roberson ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Roberson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Roberson slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Roberson moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Roberson slips the punch.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Roberson moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberson.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Roberson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberson misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Roberson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Roberson avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberson.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Roberson moved out of range.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Roberson moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Roberson slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Roberson closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Roberson pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Roberson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberson blocks a jab.
A choreographed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
A choreographed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberson blocks a jab.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberson.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez throws a hook but Roberson avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Roberson slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Roberson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A choreographed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Roberson fails to land the takedown.
Roberson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Roberson throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Roberson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roberson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Roberson ducked under it nicely.
Roberson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberson throws a one two combo.
Roberson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Roberson circles away easily
and Roberson counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
Roberson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberson postures up.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanchez managing to control the position.
Roberson preventing the sweep.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roberson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Roberson counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roberson counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
Roberson moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Roberson ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Roberson counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchez backing up. Sanchez nods at Roberson to acknowledge the strikes.
Anthony Roberson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roberson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Roberson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberson stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roberson counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Roberson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Roberson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Roberson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roberson counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchez backing up. Sanchez nods at Roberson to acknowledge the strikes.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roberson counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Roberson counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Roberson throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Roberson shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Roberson ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Roberson counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roberson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Roberson counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchez backing up. Sanchez nods at Roberson to acknowledge the strikes.
Sanchez throws a hook but Roberson avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Roberson counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roberson counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Roberson counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchez backing up. Sanchez nods at Roberson to acknowledge the strikes.
Roberson lands with a nice combination. Sanchez backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Roberson counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roberson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Roberson counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Roberson counters with a one-two to the body.
Roberson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Roberson counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchez backing up. Sanchez nods at Roberson to acknowledge the strikes.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Roberson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sanchez looking to control.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Roberson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Roberson passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control but Roberson is keeping busy.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Roberson has control of the leg.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Roberson's head to control him but Roberson postures up.
Roberson prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roberson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Roberson counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Roberson counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roberson counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Roberson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoine Sanchez!
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