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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Roberts (ranked 4468 p4p, 481 weight class) and go Sleep (ranked 5029 p4p, 527 weight class). Kevin Roberts 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, go Sleep!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleep throws a leg kick which misses Roberts's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberts tries to avoid it.
Roberts closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sleep quickly recovers to half guard.
Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sleep keeps working.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sleep is not content to let Roberts control the position.
Roberts is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sleep sees it coming and defends easily.
Roberts is trying to control the action in half guard but Sleep is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sleep can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts is looking for a kimura here.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Roberts trying to control the action but Sleep is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleep wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sleep throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sleep should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sleep lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roberts's sensitive parts.
Sleep throws a nice outside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sleep!
Sleep looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sleep dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roberts. That did some damage!
Sleep lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roberts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sleep connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sleep, right into the meat.
Roberts looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sleep lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roberts's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sleep. That's going to slow Roberts down.
Sleep lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Sleep dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roberts. That did some damage!
Sleep fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roberts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roberts throws a right hand that Sleep ducks under and follows up with a left that Sleep also avoids with ease.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sleep.
Sleep scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sleep connects with an inside leg kick.
Sleep throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roberts 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.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sleep throws a front kick that sends Roberts stumbling back into the cage.
Sleep defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts.
Roberts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sleep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleep cracks the inside of Roberts's front leg.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Sleep circles away.
Sleep is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sleep with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Sleep throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sleep throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sleep throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sleep chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sleep.
Sleep throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sleep lands a leg kick that knocks Roberts off balance momentarily.
Sleep fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
go Sleep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sleep scoring well with a low kick there.
Sleep lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sleep scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sleep fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberts.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sleep has eaten all the pies!
Good leg kick by Sleep there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleep throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sleep lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sleep lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sleep throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roberts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sleep lands a leg kick that knocks Roberts off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sleep, right into the meat.
Sleep moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sleep. That's going to slow Roberts down.
Roberts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sleep can pounce on him.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sleep.
Sleep scoring well with a low kick there.
Sleep chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sleep.
Sleep scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sleep.
Sleep lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sleep throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
go Sleep dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sleep connects with an inside leg kick.
Sleep throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roberts closes the distance and clinches up with Sleep, looking for a takedown. Roberts pushes Sleep against the cage but Sleep circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roberts will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sleep.
Sleep throws a leg kick which misses Roberts's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberts tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sleep.
Roberts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sleep with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sleep.
Sleep thumps Roberts with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sleep. That's going to slow Roberts down.
Sleep moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sleep connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Sleep.
Sleep chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sleep.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sleep, right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sleep. Sleep obviously looking to wear him down.
Sleep chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Sleep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleep lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sleep with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Sleep.
Roberts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sleep defends well and Roberts ends up having to push Sleep into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roberts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sleep can pounce on him.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sleep.
Sleep scores with a spinning back kick!
Sleep lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sleep cracks the inside of Roberts's front leg.
Good leg kick by Sleep there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roberts 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.
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Sleep scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sleep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sleep.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sleep.
Sleep fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sleep sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sleep lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sleep, right into the meat.
Sleep fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberts.
go Sleep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sleep scoring well with a low kick there.
Sleep lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roberts's sensitive parts.
Sleep connects with a leg kick. Roberts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sleep thumps Roberts with a low kick.
Sleep fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roberts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roberts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Sleep.
Sleep scores with a leg kick.
Sleep chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sleep with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sleep connects with an inside leg kick.
Sleep lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sleep throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleep connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roberts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kevin Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.
Sleep lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sleep throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sleep scores with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sleep - that will leave a mark!
Sleep moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sleep lands with a kick to the ribs.
That kick from Sleep tenderised Roberts's leg. Roberts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roberts 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.
Sleep lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sleep delivers a nice body kick.
Roberts takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sleep feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roberts's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sleep. That's going to slow Roberts down.
Sleep moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleep dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roberts. That did some damage!
Sleep moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sleep scores with a leg kick.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Sleep there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roberts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sleep can pounce on him.
Sleep connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown but Sleep manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roberts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sleep throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Sleep.
Sleep buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sleep lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sleep.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sleep lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roberts will feel that in the morning.
Roberts 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.
Sleep lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sleep has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sleep, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
go Sleep showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sleep connects with a solid leg kick.
Sleep connects with a solid leg kick.
Sleep lets loose with a powerful body kick. Roberts will feel that in the morning.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sleep. That's going to slow Roberts down.
Sleep fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sleep. That's going to slow Roberts down.
A big left from Roberts misses.
Sleep with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sleep thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roberts if he has to take too many more of those.
Roberts throws a shot from downtown. Sleep moves away and avoids it.
Roberts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sleep can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Sleep.
Sleep chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roberts steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sleep. That one must have hurt.
go Sleep seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sleep defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sleep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sleep moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleep looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sleep looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sleep.
Sleep scores with a leg kick.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sleep.
Sleep thumps Roberts with a low kick.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sleep. Sleep obviously looking to wear him down.
Sleep chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sleep throws a leg kick which misses Roberts's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberts tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sleep, right into the meat.
Sleep looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sleep moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sleep.
A solid body kick from Sleep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sleep. That's going to slow Roberts down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleep feints and then cracks Roberts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roberts down.
Good leg kick by Sleep there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sleep moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sleep.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Sleep tenderised Roberts's leg. Roberts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sleep, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sleep. That's going to slow Roberts down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sleep. That's going to slow Roberts down.
Sleep lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roberts takes a step back to recover.
Sleep throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sleep lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sleep fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sleep. Roberts shrugs it off though.
Sleep lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sleep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleep scores with a leg kick.
Roberts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sleep. Sleep obviously looking to wear him down.
Roberts takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roberts's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Sleep swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sleep moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sleep, right into the meat.
Roberts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sleep connects with a leg kick. Roberts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Sleep.
Sleep fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberts.
Sleep scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sleep.
Sleep feints and then cracks Roberts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roberts down.
Sleep scores with a leg kick.
Roberts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sleep feints and then cracks Roberts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roberts down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleep throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Sleep tenderised Roberts's leg. Roberts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sleep swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Sleep connects with a solid leg kick.
Sleep connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roberts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sleep.
Sleep turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sleep lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roberts's sensitive parts.
Sleep fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roberts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sleep lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sleep fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberts.
Sleep throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sleep scores with a leg kick.
Kevin Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sleep lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
go Sleep comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sleep winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... go Sleep!
After the fight, go Sleep was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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