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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Slasher (ranked 1188 p4p, 76 weight class) and Robin Roy (ranked 1016 p4p, 64 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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136 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Slasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Roy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slasher.
Roy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slasher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slasher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slasher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
Roy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Slasher cracks Roy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Roy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slasher throws a right hand that misses
and Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Slasher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slasher tries to close the distance and clinch but Roy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slasher finds it's way round the side to connect with Roy's head.
Slasher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab by Slasher.
Roy gets a clinch.
Roy prevents a body shot from Slasher.
Slasher can't find room to land a body shot as Roy controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy lands an elbow that stopped Slasher in his tracks for a moment.
Slasher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy working aggressively here.
Slasher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Slasher misses with an elbow over the top.
Slasher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roy lands an elbow that stopped Slasher in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roy.
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Slasher uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slasher.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Slasher.
A short right from Roy on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slasher.
Slasher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slasher gets through Roy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roy.
Roy lands an elbow inside that Slasher shrugs off.
Slasher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Slasher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy prevents a body shot from Slasher.
Roy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slasher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slasher misses with a body punch.
Roy lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Slasher.
Slasher scores with a shot to the side of Roy's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Roy misses with an elbow over the top.
Slasher has a couple of punches blocked by Roy.
Roy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Slasher.
Slasher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slasher struggles to land a body shot inside as Roy controls his hands.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Slasher.
Slasher lands a body shot.
Slasher scores with a hook to the body.
Slasher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Slasher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slasher lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slasher tries for a takedown but Roy manages to get underhooks.
Slasher works on Roy's body with a couple of short punches.
Slasher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
Slasher stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Roy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slasher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
Slasher is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Roy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Roy.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slasher lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Slasher.
Slasher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slasher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy lands a hook that snaps the head of Slasher backwards.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy blocks an elbow strike from Slasher.
Slasher tries to work over Roy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slashers head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roy lands with a right to the head.
Slasher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roy misses with an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Slasher.
A short uppercut from Slasher.
Roy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slasher's defenses.
Slasher lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roy.
Slasher can't find room to land a body shot as Roy controls the action.
Roy dodges an elbow strike from Slasher.
Slasher lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Slasher.
Slasher lands a nice uppercut.
Slasher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Slasher will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Roy. That's going to slow Slasher down.
Slasher throws a shot from downtown. Roy moves away and avoids it.
Roy lands a jab to the nose.
Joe Slasher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slasher misses with a series of wild punches.
Roy closes the distance and clinches.
Slasher blocks an uppercut.
Slasher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slasher turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Roy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Slasher's best efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy is refusing to be controlled, as Slasher sits in half guard.
Slasher is looking for a kimura here.
Roy regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slasher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roy trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roy is on top in guard.
Roy wants to control from the top but Slasher keeps moving.
Roy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slasher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slasher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Roy defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roy postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slasher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Roy slips a jab from Slasher.
Slasher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Slasher has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Roy connects with a body shot.
Slasher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch but Slasher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slasher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slasher misses with a hook to the body
and Roy counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Slasher misses the target.
Slasher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slasher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Slasher tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slasher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roy closes the distance and clinches.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Slasher.
Slasher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy throws an elbow but it misses.
Slasher takes a shot to the head.
Slasher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slasher lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Slasher fails to land.
A short left from Slasher.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roy lands a right hand.
Slasher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slasher tries to work over Roy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roy prevents a body shot from Slasher.
Roy blocks the elbow strike.
Slasher misses with some punches.
Roy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy.
Roy prevents the takedown attempt.
Roy misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Slasher takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robin Roy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slasher's defenses.
Roy lands a damaging elbow.
Slasher misses with a punch to the body.
Roy lands a nice uppercut.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Slasher misses with a punch to the body.
Slasher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roy prevents a body shot from Slasher.
Roy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slasher has a couple of punches blocked by Roy.
Still in the clinch, Roy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slasher throws a head punch that misses.
Slasher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slasher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Roy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Roy throws a big shot that misses.
Slasher was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Roy tries to close the distance and clinch but Slasher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Slasher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slasher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Slasher there.
Slasher misses with a looping left.
Slasher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Slasher moves in looking to clinch but Roy pushes him off.
Roy darts in and clinches Slasher up against the cage.
Slasher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roy blocking some punches.
Slasher tries to throw a body punch but Roy avoids it by throwing Slasher back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slasher digs a right hand underneath Roy's ribcage. Roy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy.
Roy lands an elbow just above Slasher 's eye.
Slasher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
Slasher pushes off an throws an elbow but Roy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slashers head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Roy on the inside.
Roy lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Roy.
Roy pushes off an throws an elbow but Slasher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Roy on the inside.
Roy gets through Slasher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Slasher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Roy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roy throws an elbow but it misses.
Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slasher blocking some punches.
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Slasher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slasher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slasher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slasher misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roy lands an uppercut.
Roy lands with a light punch inside.
Roy is pressed up against the cage. Slasher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Roy down to the mat. Roy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Slasher misses with a hook to the body
and Roy counters with a stiff right hand.
Slasher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roy swats away the attempt to clinch by Slasher.
Slasher connects with a body shot.
Slasher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slasher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roy's hands.
Roy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slasher tries to keep at a distance but Roy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slasher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Slasher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slasher lands a nice shot to the body.
Roy prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Slasher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slasher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Slasher.
Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slasher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slasher's brow.
Slasher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roy lands with a short shot to the head.
Slasher has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Roy is trying to keep an underhook but Slasher manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Slasher looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy keeping moving, preventing Slasher from controlling successfully.
Roy managing to control the position.
Slasher wants to control from the top but Roy keeps moving.
Roy looking to control.
Roy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roy has his feet on Slasher's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slasher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Roy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roy 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Roy!
A relieved looking Robin Roy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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