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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Peralta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vet kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jacob Peralta has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Peralta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts misses with an uppercut. Peralta saw that one coming.
Jacob Peralta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peralta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peralta lands a high kick!
Peralta is looking to land body kicks.
Roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peralta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Peralta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roberts throws a predictable looking body shot
and Peralta counters with a nice kick to the body.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Peralta.
Peralta doesn't manage to clinch there - Roberts circles away.
Peralta tries to clinch up.
Roberts takes one to the chin there.
Peralta pushes Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
Peralta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roberts.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Peralta has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peralta prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.
Peralta trying to land knees to the body.
Peralta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Peralta is pushing Roberts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Peralta prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.
Peralta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peralta.
Roberts misses with a double jab
and Peralta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roberts is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Peralta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peralta.
Peralta connects with the punch.
Roberts waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Peralta.
The crowd cheers as Peralta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roberts doesn't seem phased though.
Peralta rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peralta trying to land knees to the body.
Peralta tries to land knees in the clinch but Roberts avoids the damage to the body.
Peralta prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Peralta.
Peralta lands a damaging elbow.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Roberts can't get the takedown.
Roberts has Peralta pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Roberts pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Peralta tumbling to the mat - Roberts dives into Peralta's guard.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peralta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roberts is looking to work some ground and pound but Peralta has wrist control.
Roberts trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Peralta manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Roberts wants to hit a switch here but Peralta passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Roberts there!
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.
Peralta looking to control but Roberts is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 working to try and regain half guard.
Peralta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roberts is looking to escape.
Roberts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Peralta dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roberts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peralta.
Peralta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Peralta.
Robert Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peralta.
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberts darts in trying to clinch
and Peralta counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts misses with a body punch
and Peralta counters by clinching up.
Roberts has had enough of the clinch but Peralta keeps him there for the moment.
Peralta trying to land knees to the body.
Peralta prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.
Peralta prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peralta trying to land knees to the body.
Roberts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peralta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Peralta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Peralta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peralta lands a knee to the body.
Roberts has had enough of the clinch but Peralta keeps him there for the moment.
Roberts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peralta lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Robert Roberts has been cut.
Peralta stalling in the clinch.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Peralta has him pressed against the cage.
Peralta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peralta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roberts letting Peralta take a breather here.
Peralta tries to land a knee to the head but Roberts blocks with his arms.
Roberts drops down looking for an ankle pick but Peralta pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peralta wants to clinch.
Roberts looks to throw the jab but Peralta is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Peralta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roberts doesn't seem phased though.
Peralta pushes Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
Peralta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Peralta taking a breather.
Peralta lands a knee to the head.
Peralta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roberts as Peralta tries to tie him up.
Peralta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roberts is looking to break free of the clinch but Peralta has double underhooks.
Roberts avoiding damage as Peralta throws knees to the body.
Peralta keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peralta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peralta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roberts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roberts lands a takedown into guard.
Roberts trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Peralta manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Peralta controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts keeping busy on the bottom but Peralta has passed one foot through into half guard.
Peralta wants to control but Roberts is keeping him busy.
Roberts wants to get back to full guard but Peralta has passed into side control.
Roberts is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roberts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Peralta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Roberts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peralta throws a head kick that half lands.
Peralta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peralta is looking to control Roberts's arms but Roberts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peralta has his back to the cage.
Peralta keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peralta.
Peralta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roberts.
Roberts tries to break the clinch but Peralta is controlling the position.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peralta lands a knee to the head.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peralta crunches a lovely knee into Roberts's ribcage.
Peralta avoiding damage.
Peralta landing knees to the body.
Peralta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roberts takes an elbow to the temple.
Roberts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peralta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Peralta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Peralta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roberts's defenses.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peralta has him pressed against the cage.
Peralta avoiding damage.
Peralta tries a knee to the head but Roberts blocks it.
Peralta misses with a knee to the head.
Roberts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peralta throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peralta crunches a lovely knee into Roberts's ribcage.
Roberts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jacob Peralta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Roberts.
Peralta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Roberts avoiding damage as Peralta throws knees to the body.
Roberts is trying to drag Peralta to the mat but Peralta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Peralta keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peralta is struggling to control the position.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peralta has him pressed against the cage.
Peralta missing with knees to the body.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Roberts managing to block the knees to the body from Peralta.
Peralta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peralta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta misses with a knee to the head.
Peralta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roberts's face.
Peralta stalls.
Peralta wants to stall.
Peralta missing with knees to the body.
Roberts is trying to drag Peralta to the mat but Peralta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Roberts takes an elbow to the temple.
Peralta missing with knees to the body.
Peralta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peralta scores a nice knee to the body.
Roberts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peralta crunches a lovely knee into Roberts's ribcage.
The referee calls for Peralta to work.
Peralta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peralta misses with an elbow strike.
Peralta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Peralta prevents Roberts from breaking the clinch.
Roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Peralta won't allow it.
Peralta lands an elbow that stopped Roberts in his tracks for a moment.
Peralta lands a knee to the body.
Peralta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peralta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peralta has him pressed against the cage.
Peralta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roberts blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Peralta clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Roberts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Peralta tries to clinch but Roberts is having none of it.
Roberts misses with a looping left.
Peralta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roberts swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Peralta counters with a good, hard body kick but Roberts shrugs it off.
Peralta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roberts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peralta.
Peralta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roberts.
Peralta closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Roberts changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peralta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peralta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peralta fakes the leg kick and cracks Roberts in the body.
Roberts is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Peralta connects with a body shot.
Peralta tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the body from Roberts misses
and Peralta counters with a one-two to the body.
Peralta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peralta tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peralta lands with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peralta.
Jacob Peralta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peralta.
Peralta closes the distance but Roberts moves to the side
and Roberts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peralta wants to clinch up but Roberts keeps it at a distance.
Peralta tries to clinch but Roberts moves away
and Roberts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Peralta taking a breather.
Peralta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peralta missing with knees to the body.
Roberts tries to score a body lock takedown but Peralta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Roberts takes an elbow to the temple.
Jacob Peralta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peralta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roberts.
Peralta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roberts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roberts has Peralta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peralta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jacob Peralta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Roberts.
Peralta crunches a lovely knee into Roberts's ribcage.
Peralta tries a knee to the head but Roberts blocks it.
Peralta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peralta lands an elbow inside that Roberts shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peralta tries to stall but Roberts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peralta has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Peralta throws an elbow but it misses.
Roberts wants to break free but Peralta has control.
Roberts takes an elbow to the temple.
Peralta with a knee to the head.
Peralta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roberts can't break the clinch.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Roberts is trying to break the clinch but Peralta has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peralta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Peralta throws an elbow but it misses.
Roberts is trying to break free.
Roberts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peralta pressing his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Peralta.
Peralta throws an elbow that misses.
Peralta missing with knees to the body.
Peralta lands a knee to the head.
Roberts breaks the clinch.
Peralta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peralta lands a jab to the nose.
Roberts clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Peralta had his way with Robert Roberts in that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Roberts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Peralta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peralta circles away.
Peralta tries to clinch up.
Peralta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Peralta counters with a leg kick.
Peralta cracks the inside of Roberts's front leg.
Peralta tries to clinch up.
Peralta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roberts's head.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peralta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roberts counters with a single leg into guard. Peralta didn't expect that.
Roberts is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roberts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roberts trying to control but Peralta is working from the bottom.
Peralta looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Peralta has momentary wrist control but Roberts slips an elbow through the middle.
Roberts preventing the sweep.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Peralta manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Peralta wants to control the pace but Roberts is squirming around nicely.
Roberts is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta tries to control but Roberts wriggling away.
Roberts is trying desperately to improve position.
Roberts swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
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.
Peralta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roberts is desperately trying to improve his position but Peralta has a good base and remains in mount.
Peralta trying to control but Roberts is having none of it.
Roberts is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Roberts.
I think Peralta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:45
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:45
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Peralta!
Jacob Peralta retains his lightweight title!
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