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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and myles roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). myles roberts is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, myles roberts!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
roberts is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
roberts tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
roberts tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
myles roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by roberts.
roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from roberts.
roberts stuffs the takedown.
roberts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from roberts.
roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Burns circles away.
roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
roberts tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
roberts throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
roberts tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from roberts.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
roberts looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from roberts.
roberts lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Travis Burns has been cut.
A combination from roberts does no damage.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
roberts swinging wilding here.
roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Burns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burns.
roberts stuffs the takedown attempt from Burns. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
roberts is looking to clinch.
roberts throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
roberts lands a glancing blow to the side of Burns's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from roberts.
roberts misses with the combination.
roberts tries to clinch up.
roberts swinging wilding here.
roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from roberts.
roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
roberts looks gassed!
No joy there for roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from roberts.
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has roberts pinned against the cage. roberts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
roberts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
roberts lands a two punch combo.
roberts throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
roberts scores with a jab to the body.
Burns fails with a takedown attempt.
roberts tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
roberts misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
myles roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Burns's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from roberts.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from roberts.
roberts throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from roberts does no damage.
roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from roberts.
roberts is breathing heavily.
roberts swinging wilding here.
roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
roberts tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from roberts.
roberts tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns gets a takedown into half guard.
Burns is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. roberts doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burns.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if roberts can do anything to dispel that myth.
Burns passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, roberts has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Burns is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. roberts can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Burns working for a guillotine from mount but roberts is in no mood to give up.
roberts is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
roberts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You get the feeling that roberts really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Burns has hold of roberts's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and roberts manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Burns looking to secure an arm triangle but roberts defends it well.
That's four 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.
roberts wants to hold on but Burns pushes him away.
You get the feeling that roberts really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Burns is working for a guillotine from mount but roberts frees his head quite easily.
roberts can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burns thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
roberts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
roberts tries to lock up and control but Burns gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
roberts is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Burns dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Burns's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
roberts misses with a wild combination.
Burns looks for a takedown but roberts sprawls well.
roberts misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by roberts.
roberts lands a jab-cross combination.
roberts throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
roberts tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
roberts misses with a double jab.
roberts misses with a looping right.
roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by roberts.
Burns showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from roberts.
Burns fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
roberts misses with the combination.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Travis Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
roberts misses with a few strikes there.
roberts swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from roberts.
roberts throws a series of strikes that have Burns backpedaling.
roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from roberts.
Burns shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Burns wants to finish this one by submission but roberts is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Burns.
roberts is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to finish this one by submission but roberts is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Burns.
Burns goes for an armbar but he's not got it… roberts turns into him and now he's in Burns's guard.
Burns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burns is looking for a triangle but roberts pushes his legs off easily.
roberts preventing the sweep.
roberts avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
roberts wants to stand but Burns is controlling his posture from full guard.
roberts is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that's the end of the fight!
myles roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think roberts 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... myles roberts!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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