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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paddy O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary's entrance music is one day like this. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paddy O Leary!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Leary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogan.
Rogan takes one to the chin there.
Rogan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Leary misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Leary misses with a head kick.
Rogan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Leary counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Rogan.
O Leary is breathing heavily.
Rogan throws a right hand that O Leary ducks under and follows up with a left that O Leary also avoids with ease.
O Leary slips a straight right by Rogan.
Rogan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Leary counters with a big head kick but Rogan shrugs it off.
Rogan blocks a head kick by O Leary.
Rogan throws a sloppy body shot
and O Leary counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rogan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rogan misses with a few strikes there.
Rogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Leary dodges the punch combination from Rogan.
O Leary closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
O Leary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogan is trying to break the clinch but O Leary has him pressed against the cage.
O Leary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rogan prevents O Leary from breaking the clinch.
O Leary throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rogan blocks it with crossed arms.
Rogan breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by O Leary as he checks the leg kick.
A left and a right from Rogan both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Paddy O Leary has been cut.
A good leg kick by Rogan.
Rogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogan throws a series of punches but O Leary avoids them all with ease.
O Leary scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for O Leary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Leary scores with a push kick.
Rogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogan throws a looping overhand right but O Leary ducks down to avoid it.
O Leary lands a head kick!
O Leary avoids the head kick by Rogan.
O Leary darts in and clinches Rogan up against the cage.
Rogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rogan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Leary slows down the pace here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rogan tries to break free but O Leary pushes him back against the cage.
O Leary tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Leary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogan is trying to break free.
O Leary fails to pull guard.
Rogan is looking to break free of the clinch but O Leary has double underhooks.
O Leary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Leary getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rogan connects with the punch.
O Leary is rocked!
Some wild striking there from O Leary.
Oh O Leary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rogan throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Leary counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Leary seems to have got his legs back now.
O Leary throws a series of punches but Rogan avoids them all with ease.
O Leary throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rogan.
Rogan falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Leary counters with a nice uppercut.
O Leary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joseph Rogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogan tries to score with a low kick but O Leary moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary throws a nice head kick!
Rogan throws a right and a left that O Leary avoids nicely.
Rogan misses with the body kick
and O Leary finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
O Leary fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rogan on the side of the head.
O Leary closes the distance and pushes Rogan back into the cage.
O Leary keeps control of Rogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Leary is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
O Leary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogan tries to break free but O Leary pushes him back against the cage.
O Leary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogan is defending well for now.
Rogan tries to break the clinch but O Leary is controlling the position.
O Leary scores with a shoulder strike.
O Leary tries to score a body lock takedown but Rogan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy O Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Leary has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rogan is trying to keep an underhook but O Leary manages to get the takedown into half 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.
O Leary wants to take a breather but Rogan is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan tries to kick O Leary off but O Leary keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
O Leary throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rogan is trying to stand back up but O Leary is controlling him
O Leary is trying to work for a kimura but Rogan is defending well.
O Leary thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogan's head.
Rogan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Leary. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Leary wants to control but Rogan is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rogan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rogan misses with a combination
and O Leary counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rogan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Leary dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paddy O Leary's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rogan throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Leary makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Leary ducks under a wild hook from Rogan.
O Leary has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Leary there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from Rogan.
O Leary jabs at Rogan's body.
O Leary checks a leg kick nicely.
O Leary lands with a slapping head kick.
O Leary drops Rogan with a right and a left! O Leary comes rushing in but Rogan regains his composure and manages to keep O Leary in guard.
Rogan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Leary is in close to Rogan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rogan is still in real trouble! Can O Leary finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rogan can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Leary trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogan seems to have recovered his senses.
O Leary is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Leary throwing strikes from guard but Rogan blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Leary thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan keeping full guard, as O Leary tries to pass.
Rogan wants to stand but O Leary is controlling the position.
O Leary working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rogan's head.
O Leary is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rogan wants to stand and escape but O Leary is having none of it.
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.
O Leary thows a big elbow that misses.
O Leary thows a big elbow that misses.
O Leary has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Leary.
O Leary tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogan is retaining full guard.
O Leary is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rogan fails to land with a series of punches.
Rogan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Leary scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Leary counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rogan thinking.
O Leary throws a nice looking combination but Rogan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Leary displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rogan avoids the head kick by O Leary.
A cross from O Leary lands.
O Leary checks a low kick from Rogan.
Rogan avoids the head kick by O Leary.
O Leary takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Leary throws a one two combo.
O Leary has Rogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. O Leary obliges.
O Leary tries to score a body lock takedown but Rogan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
O Leary misses with a knee to the head.
Rogan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Leary has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Rogan.
O Leary scores a nice knee to the body.
O Leary keeps control of Rogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Leary can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan wants to break free but O Leary has control.
O Leary decides to pull guard.
Rogan wants to get up but he can't break O Leary's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
O Leary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
O Leary is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but O Leary scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Leary dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paddy O Leary's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
O Leary lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Leary clinches up against the cage.
Rogan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Leary keeps control of Rogan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Leary just leaning against Rogan, taking a breather.
Rogan working hard to break the clinch.
Rogan is trying to force a seperation but O Leary has the dominant position.
Rogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rogan just leaning against O Leary, taking a breather.
Rogan is trying to break the clinch but O Leary has him pressed against the cage.
O Leary is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rogan can't fight it off and eventually O Leary manages to take the fight to the floor. Rogan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Leary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Leary stops Rogan from standing up.
O Leary trying to control but Rogan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Leary's corner is telling him to maintain position.
O Leary working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rogan's head.
O Leary drops back looking for a leg! Rogan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rogan manages to kick O Leary off! O Leary jumps back into Rogan's guard.
O Leary in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rogan is looking to stand back up but O Leary counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rogan.
O Leary is looking to take a break and control but Rogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Leary stops Rogan from getting back to his feet.
O Leary thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogan's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rogan!
Rogan is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary punishing his opponent with strikes.
O Leary controlling the pace for now.
Rogan's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
O Leary breaks from Rogan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
O Leary breaks from Rogan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rogan blocking the ground and pound.
Rogan is in a horrible position here. O Leary smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary lands a heavy elbow.
Paddy O Leary overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
O Leary looking to control but Rogan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Leary sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
O Leary trying to control but Rogan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Leary clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Paddy O Leary's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
O Leary ducks under a wild hook from Rogan.
Paddy O Leary is winning the standup battle so far.
O Leary moves into the clinch.
Rogan is trying to break free.
O Leary holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rogan wants to get back to striking at distance but O Leary won't allow it.
O Leary with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Leary lands a right hand.
Rogan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Leary stalling in the clinch but Rogan improves position.
O Leary scores a nice knee to the body.
Rogan is trying to break the clinch but O Leary has him pressed against the cage.
Rogan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rogan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Leary working Rogan over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rogan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Leary content to slow the pace in the clinch.
O Leary connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogan's face.
O Leary unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for O Leary to work.
O Leary with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Leary has Rogan pressed against the cage.
O Leary with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from O Leary.
Rogan tries to circle away but O Leary has him pinned against the cage.
Rogan swings wildly with an uppercut but O Leary uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Leary leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Leary.
Rogan letting O Leary take a breather here.
O Leary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Leary is looking to control Rogan's arms but Rogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Leary has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paddy O Leary.
O Leary displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan misses with a double jab.
Rogan throws a combination that misses
and O Leary counters with a nice body kick.
O Leary pushes Rogan up against the cage in a clinch.
O Leary blocks an uppercut.
O Leary has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rogan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
O Leary lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
O Leary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogan.
Rogan managing to block the knees to the body from O Leary.
O Leary tries to land a knee to the head but Rogan blocks with his arms.
Rogan manages to break the clinch.
Rogan throws a nice looking combination but O Leary bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Leary ducks under a wild hook from Rogan.
O Leary closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rogan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rogan falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Leary counters with a body kick that stops Rogan in his tracks momentarily.
Rogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Leary manages to avoid it.
O Leary throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rogan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rogan misses with a combination
and O Leary counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Leary throws a right hand that Rogan ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogan also avoids with ease.
Rogan throws a head kick that misses
and O Leary counters with a left and a right that stings Rogan.
Rogan misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Leary looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Leary.
Rogan throws a big shot that misses.
O Leary throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rogan's head.
Rogan takes a swing at O Leary's ribcage but misses.
O Leary lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rogan backs up against the cage.
O Leary lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from O Leary does it's job there.
Rogan lands a jab to the head.
O Leary rushes Rogan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
O Leary scores with a knee to the head.
Rogan can't break the clinch.
Rogan tries to stall but O Leary uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
O Leary manages to pull guard.
Rogan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of O Leary is proving hard to escape from.
O Leary is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rogan wants to stand but O Leary is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Leary had his way with Joseph Rogan in that round.
The cut man is working on Paddy O Leary's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rogan misses with a hook. O Leary ducked under it nicely.
O Leary has managed to clinch.
Rogan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Leary throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogan manages to break the clinch.
Rogan takes a swing at O Leary's ribcage but misses.
O Leary scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
O Leary lands a head kick. Rogan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from O Leary - that will leave a mark!
O Leary checks the leg kick.
Rogan throws a shot from downtown. O Leary moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Leary. That's going to slow Rogan down.
Rogan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
O Leary lands a right hook to the body.
O Leary throws a series of strikes that have Rogan backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Leary lands a hook that stumbles Rogan back into the cage. O Leary follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Rogan to the canvas! O Leary pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Rogan has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Paddy O Leary!
Paddy O Leary is the new welterweight champion!
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