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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Roberts (ranked 2340 p4p, 334 weight class) and Lincon Samuals (ranked 3777 p4p, 470 weight class). Samuals has chosen I Sit I Watch I Wait- Lost Sounds as his entrance music. Lincon Samuals is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincon Samuals!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Roberts. Beautiful body shot.
Roberts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roberts throws a hook to the side of Samuals's head but Samuals sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samuals throws a series of punches but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Samuals is just out of range.
Samuals fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Roberts throws a right hand that Samuals ducks under and follows up with a left that Samuals also avoids with ease.
Roberts takes a swing at Samuals's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roberts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Samuals is looking for the big counter here.
Wesley Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts scores with the left hand. Samuals knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roberts.
Samuals lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Samuals throws a front kick aimed at Roberts's knee but Roberts avoids it well.
Samuals connects with a crisp jab.
Roberts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Samuals has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Roberts thuds a left hand into Samuals's body.
Jab by Roberts.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts missing with a left hand there. Samuals was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samuals feints a counter leg kick.
Roberts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roberts lands with an uppercut that bounces Samuals off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samuals.
Samuals lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roberts, as that shot connected.
Samuals slips under a jab from Roberts.
Samuals swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Samuals with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Roberts to score with a decent uppercut.
Samuals keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roberts.
Samuals walks into a straight right hand from Roberts.
Samuals misses with an uppercut. Roberts saw that one coming.
Samuals misses with a straight left.
Roberts went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Roberts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts slips under a jab from Samuals.
Roberts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samuals.
As Roberts backs off Samuals throws a huge counter combo but Roberts manages to avoid it all.
Roberts looks to land a left hand but Samuals moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuals throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Roberts - just one landing.
Roberts swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Samuals connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
Jab by Roberts.
Roberts throws a hook but Samuals avoids it easily.
Roberts tries to clinch up
and Samuals counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samuals ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samuals moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Samuals was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roberts lands with a hook. Samuals tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuals uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Samuals lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roberts takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samuals feints and then cracks Roberts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roberts down.
Samuals moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Samuals on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roberts misses with a hook. Samuals ducked under it nicely.
Roberts throws an off balance right hand
enabling Samuals to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Roberts.
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samuals was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
Roberts misses with a hook. Samuals ducked under it nicely.
Samuals looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roberts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Roberts dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Samuals throws a body shot but no joy.
Roberts is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Samuals misses with a lunging right hand
and Roberts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roberts has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Samuals throws out a powerful jab.
Samuals uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Samuals misses with a few strikes there.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Samuals.
Roberts cracks Samuals with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roberts misses with a looping left.
Roberts throws a lazy uppercut
and Samuals counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samuals scores with a jab to the jaw.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samuals.
Roberts throws out a loose jab but Samuals uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuals ducks under a wild hook from Roberts.
Roberts throws a body punch but Samuals moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Samuals on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Roberts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roberts.
Roberts cracks a nice hook into Samuals's ribs.
Samuals staying out of range there.
Samuals takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Samuals misses the target.
A big right from Roberts misses.
Samuals misses with a leg kick.
Samuals uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roberts.
Roberts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuals works the jab nicely.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Roberts drops his hands momentarily and Samuals takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roberts connects with a body shot that sends Samuals's belly button to the back.
Samuals walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samuals circles away quickly and effectively.
Samuals unleashes a big counter combination but Roberts bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Samuals keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samuals is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roberts with a body shot.
Samuals misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Roberts misses the body punch
and Samuals counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Samuals misses the jab.
Roberts looks to land a left hand but Samuals moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuals has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roberts finds it's way round the side to connect with Samuals's head.
Roberts throws a body shot but no joy.
Roberts on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roberts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Samuals was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Samuals catches Roberts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roberts throws a lazy uppercut
and Samuals cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roberts lands with a good body shot.
Roberts swings for the body but Samuals moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Samuals on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Samuals misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roberts misses with a lunging right hand
and Samuals counters with a good low kick that Roberts was not able to check.
Samuals misses with a looping right.
Roberts misses with an uppercut
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberts misses the target.
Samuals looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Samuals to counter with a crisp jab.
Samuals throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts misses with a looping right.
Samuals is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roberts with a body shot.
Samuals misses the shot to the body.
Roberts tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Samuals manages to circle out of the way.
Roberts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Samuals moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Roberts backing away here, and Samuals unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Samuals connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roberts throws a looping overhand right but Samuals ducks down to avoid it.
Samuals misses the jab.
Roberts throws an off balance right hand
and Samuals counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lincon Samuals will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Samuals is just out of range.
Roberts throws a lazy uppercut
and Samuals counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samuals slips under a jab from Roberts.
Samuals closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roberts walks into a left hand.
Samuals uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roberts has time to react.
Roberts throws a hook but Samuals avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Samuals misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts scores with the left hand. Samuals knows he should have avoided that one.
Wesley Roberts is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Roberts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Samuals doesn't seem phased though.
Roberts misses with a hook
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roberts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roberts tries to bum rush Samuals with a series of wild strikes but Samuals uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Samuals throws out a counter right but Roberts avoids it with no problem.
Roberts misses with a straight right.
Samuals tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Samuals.
Roberts misses with a right hand
and Samuals counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roberts's knee momentarily.
Roberts throws the left hand but Samuals avoids the punch easily.
Roberts misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Samuals on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roberts misses with a straight right.
Roberts misses with a hook.
Samuals steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Samuals throws a head kick that misses.
Samuals swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuals throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samuals.
A jab from Roberts misses.
Roberts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samuals can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from Roberts.
Roberts throws a lazy uppercut
and Samuals counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samuals has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Samuals lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Samuals slips under a jab.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samuals.
Samuals throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts throws a big counter combination but Samuals scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Roberts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuals uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
A punch lands to the side of Roberts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roberts avoids the head kick by Samuals.
Roberts is looking to counter punch.
Samuals pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samuals lands with a shot to the body.
Roberts misses with a shot to the body
and Samuals counters with a series of strikes. Roberts will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roberts lands a jab to the head.
Samuals walks into a jab.
Samuals avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Roberts cracks a nice hook into Samuals's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuals lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Samuals.
Roberts clinches with his opponent.
Roberts misses with some punches.
Samuals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Samuals blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samuals taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samuals.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts misses with a hook
enabling Samuals to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberts takes a swing at Samuals's ribcage but misses.
Roberts lunges at Samuals with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Samuals's hand.
Samuals lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wesley Roberts.
Well Roberts 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wesley Roberts!
Wesley Roberts very nearly forgot to thank Woodshins' Ship amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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RATING
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