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Strikedown: Rogers vs Mayfield PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snow comes to the cage accompanied by country roads. Torres is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All I Do Is Win. Joey Snow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Torres!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Snow wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Snow prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
Snow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snow throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torres wants to stand but Snow is controlling the position.
Snow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow looking to sit in guard and control but Torres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Snow looking to control.
Torres stands up from Snow's guard - Torres perhaps looking for a knockout.
Snow shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Torres's guard.
Snow won't allow Torres to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Snow looking to pass the guard.
Snow is working hard here to advance position.
Snow passes into half guard.
Torres is not content to let Snow control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres is trying to maintain the position but Snow is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torres defending well though.
Snow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Torres looks gassed!
Snow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Snow lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Snow there.
Snow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Snow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Snow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Snow is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Snow is keen to just control but Torres is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Snow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Snow is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Snow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head.
Snow is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Torres is just riding it out for now. Snow eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Snow dominated that round.
That's time! Snow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Snow.
Snow misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Snow is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snow taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torres, who protects the arm well.
Snow stands up.
Snow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Snow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Snow shoots in and drives through. Torres sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Torres did well to prevent Snow getting side control.
Snow throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Snow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Snow throws a strike but Torres avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Snow from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joey Snow wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Snow shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense.
Snow feints and as Torres raises his hands in defense, Snow changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Snow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Snow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snow throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Snow from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow throwing strikes but missing.
Snow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Snow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snow trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Snow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Snow dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Snow moves into the clinch successfully.
Snow is trying to drag Torres to the mat but Torres just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Torres prevents a takedown attempt there.
Snow has Torres pressed against the cage, preventing Torres from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torres gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow tries to score a body lock takedown but Torres shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snow shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Torres moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Snow avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Snow as Torres shoots in.
Snow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Snow cracks Torres with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Snow wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely.
Snow raining down hammerfists from mount.
Snow fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Snow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dan Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snow trying to control but Torres is having none of it.
Snow controlling the position easily from mount.
Snow looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Snow looking to finish with strikes here!
Snow controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Snow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Snow there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Snow throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Snow thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Snow sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Joey Snow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snow connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow content just to control the position here.
Joey Snow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snow lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Snow looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Snow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Snow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethen Haris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Old Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethen Haris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Old Man!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haris has managed to clinch.
Haris gets underhooks to prevent Man's takedown attempt.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Haris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Man sprawls well initially but Haris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Haris is looking for a kimura here.
Haris lands strikes from half guard.
Man is defending against the submission attempts here by Haris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
Haris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man is not content to let Haris control the position.
Haris controlling the action here.
Haris is keen to just control but Man is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Man is trying to stand back up but Haris is controlling him
Man manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Haris blocks a head kick by Man.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haris dives in and grabs Man's left leg, looking for a takedown. Man pushes down on Haris's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tried to score with a low kick but Haris checks it.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Man misses
and Haris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Haris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haris blocks a head kick by Man.
Haris gets a takedown into half guard.
Man makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haris has a takedown stuffed.
Man scores with a spinning back kick!
Old Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haris is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Haris as he checks the leg kick.
Haris fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethen Haris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man connects with a high kick.
Man lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Old Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Haris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Man defends it nicely.
Haris tries to score a power double leg takedown but Man sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haris somewhat.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Haris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Haris off balance momentarily.
Haris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Old Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Haris down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haris. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Haris off balance momentarily.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Haris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Man scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ethen Haris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Haris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man throws out a leg kick but Haris moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haris takes a kick to the side of the head.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man misses with a head kick.
Old Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man scores with a head kick. Haris tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Man throws a front kick that sends Haris stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haris's calf.
Haris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Haris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Man tenderised Haris's leg. Haris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man keeps Haris at a distance using the push kick.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man connects with a high kick.
Man scores with a head kick.
Haris wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Haris.
Haris is rocked!
Man circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Haris drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Man follows Haris to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Old Man!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cru Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eleomar Cabbat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cabbat's choice of entrance music: U KNOW I GOT THAT. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cru Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eleomar Cabbat!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cabbat shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cabbat's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cabbat tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cabbat back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Cabbat doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Cabbat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Cabbat.
Cabbat throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Cru Jones has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabbat clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Cabbat is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cabbat uses from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones wants to stand up but Cabbat is controlling him.
Cabbat wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones has his foot on Cabbat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cabbat works his way back into a safe position though.
Cabbat drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cabbat jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabbat tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones working for a triangle but Cabbat defends it easily.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cabbat defends well.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Cabbat from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabbat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cabbat wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Jones's closed guard. He's half up but Jones has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Jones pivots and extends the arm, Cabbat falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Jones! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cru Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the cage accompanied by Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue. Mayfield has chosen Dean Martin - Ain't That a Kick in the Head as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Mayfield!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mayfield to the mat! Mayfield manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rogers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rogers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rogers distracts Mayfield with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mayfield working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rogers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rogers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rogers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Mayfield keeps moving.
Rogers content to stall in guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayfield is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rogers defends well.
Mayfield throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rogers passes into half guard.
Mayfield is staying active underneath Rogers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mayfield is trying to get back to full guard.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rogers trying to control the action but Mayfield is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice strikes from Rogers there.
Rogers lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayfield tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rogers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mayfield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers working over Mayfield with some ground and pound. Mayfield looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rogers blocks the strikes from Mayfield.
Mayfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mayfield looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rogers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rogers lands strikes from half guard.
Rogers lands with a punch from half guard.
Rogers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rogers throws a strike but Mayfield avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rogers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mayfield has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rogers has managed to get both his arms back between Mayfield's legs - danger averted.
Rogers passes Mayfield's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rogers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers slips a nice elbow through Mayfield's hands, connecting with Mayfield's forehead.
Rogers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rogers lands strikes from half guard.
Rogers winds up and cracks Mayfield with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rogers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rogers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rogers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rogers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rogers lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers wants to control the pace but Mayfield is squirming around nicely.
Mayfield in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
It looks like Tyler Mayfield has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands a heavy elbow.
Mayfield is rocked!
Rogers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mayfield is still in real trouble! Can Rogers finish him?
Mayfield tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mayfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Rogers landing strikes from the mount and Mayfield is in trouble!
The cut above Tyler Mayfield's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rogers landing strikes from the mount and Mayfield is in trouble!
Tyler Mayfield's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tyler Mayfield's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steve Rogers!
Steve Rogers retains his middleweight title!
Steve Rogers very nearly forgot to thank Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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