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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Proudmoore (ranked 2019 p4p, 235 weight class) and Roy Roach (ranked 3177 p4p, 323 weight class). Roach has chosen Jump Around, House of Pain as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Proudmoore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Roach!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proudmoore lands a nice shot to the body.
Roach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Proudmoore cracks Roach with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Roach does no damage.
Proudmoore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Proudmoore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Proudmoore throws a jab but it's blocked by Roach.
Roach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Proudmoore.
Roach connects with the punch.
Proudmoore clinches up against the cage.
Roach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Proudmoore.
Proudmoore scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach is looking to score with low kicks.
Roach will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Roach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Proudmoore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Proudmoore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Roach misses with a hook. Proudmoore ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Proudmoore's head coaches at The 13 Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Proudmoore throws a body shot but no joy.
Roach misses with a kick to the body.
Proudmoore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Proudmoore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Proudmoore checks a leg kick.
Proudmoore is looking to counter punch.
Proudmoore misses with a hook
and Roach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roach circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudmoore throws out a loose jab but Roach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jacob Proudmoore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Proudmoore misses the shot to the body.
Roach misses with a hook to the body
and Proudmoore counters with a stiff right hand.
Roach slips under a jab from Proudmoore.
Roach only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Roach lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roach shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roach cracks Proudmoore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roach swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach slips a straight right by Proudmoore.
Roach staying out of range there.
Proudmoore misses with an uppercut. Roach saw that one coming.
Proudmoore misses with a hook
and Roach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Proudmoore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roach.
Proudmoore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roach manages to avoid it.
Roach throws out a counter right but Proudmoore avoids it with no problem.
Roach lands a nice shot to the body.
Roach misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Proudmoore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Proudmoore does it's job there.
Roach misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Proudmoore.
Proudmoore misses with an uppercut. Roach saw that one coming.
Roach on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Proudmoore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Proudmoore swings widly with a right hand
and Roach counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Proudmoore throws out a loose jab but Roach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roach is looking for the big counter here.
Roach scores with a one two! Proudmoore had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Proudmoore blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roy Roach will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Proudmoore.
Some wild striking there from Proudmoore.
Roach circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Roach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Proudmoore scores with a decent looking hook.
Proudmoore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Roach throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Proudmoore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Proudmoore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roach misses with a lunging right hand
and Proudmoore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Proudmoore jabs at Roach's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach loads up on a big right hand but Proudmoore slips the punch.
Proudmoore is looking to counter punch.
Roach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roach throws a left and a right that both miss
and Proudmoore counters with a left and a right that stings Roach.
Proudmoore drives through and clinches with Roach against the cage.
Proudmoore tries to work over Roach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Proudmoore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roach breaks from the clinch.
Proudmoore avoids a kick to the body.
Proudmoore throws a jab when Roach was well out of range.
Proudmoore lands with a good body shot.
Proudmoore 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.
Roach blocks a jab.
Roach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Proudmoore wants to clinch up but Roach keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudmoore moves out of range of the strikes.
Proudmoore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Roach misses its intended target.
It looked like Proudmoore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roach.
Proudmoore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Proudmoore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Proudmoore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roach tries to move into range but Proudmoore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roach with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A combination from Roach does no damage.
Roach lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Proudmoore backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudmoore misses with a left hand
and Roach counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Proudmoore misses the target.
Roach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Proudmoore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roach throws a series of punches but Proudmoore moves out of range.
Roach is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roach misses with a hook.
Roach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Proudmoore finds it's way round the side to connect with Roach's head.
Proudmoore throws a big shot that misses.
Proudmoore misses with an uppercut
and Roach counters with a three punch combo that has Proudmoore backing up. Proudmoore nods at Roach to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudmoore lands a nice hook to Roach's body. Roach takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Roach misses the target.
Proudmoore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Proudmoore throws a looping overhand right but Roach ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Proudmoore misses with a right hand
and Roach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Proudmoore throws a body shot but no joy.
Roach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Proudmoore.
Proudmoore throws a right hand that misses
and Roach counters with a three punch combo that has Proudmoore backing up. Proudmoore nods at Roach to acknowledge the strikes.
Roach cracks Proudmoore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roach throws a body shot but no joy.
Roach connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roy Roach 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!
Roach wants to slow Proudmoore down by chopping away at his legs.
Proudmoore lands a jab.
Roach moves away from the strike by Proudmoore.
As Proudmoore backs off Roach throws a huge counter combo but Proudmoore manages to avoid it all.
Proudmoore scores with a hook to the body. Roach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roach throws a nice looking combination but Proudmoore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Proudmoore blocks the body kick.
Roy Roach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Proudmoore fails to land with a series of punches.
Roach appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roach.
Roach moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Proudmoore misses with a right hand
and Proudmoore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roach stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Proudmoore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roach.
Roach lands with an overhand left.
Proudmoore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roach manages to avoid it.
Roach now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Proudmoore scores with a jab to the body.
Proudmoore punishes Roach's body with a nice straight punch.
Proudmoore moves out of range of the strikes.
Proudmoore looks to land a right hand but Roach moved out of range.
Proudmoore swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Roach counter with a right hand.
Proudmoore lands with a straight right. Roach didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudmoore avoids the body shot from Roach.
Roach moves out of range as Proudmoore strikes.
Proudmoore misses the jab.
Proudmoore scores with a jab. Roach acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Proudmoore avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Proudmoore lands a body shot.
Proudmoore misses with a lunging right hand
and Roach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Proudmoore throws a lazy uppercut
and Roach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudmoore misses with a straight left.
Proudmoore throws out a loose jab but Roach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proudmoore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roach. Roach circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Proudmoore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Proudmoore throws a jab but it's blocked by Roach.
Roach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Proudmoore.
Roach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roy Roach is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Proudmoore.
Proudmoore throws a body punch but Roach moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Proudmoore checks a leg kick.
Roach stalks Proudmoore and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Proudmoore's face. Proudmoore staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudmoore misses with a double jab.
Roach doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Roach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Proudmoore checks a leg kick.
Roach looks to land a combination. Proudmoore sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Proudmoore misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Proudmoore.
Proudmoore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Proudmoore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacob Proudmoore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roach connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roy Roach.
I've got Roach 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Roach!
Roy Roach seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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