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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber has chosen Gang Bang- Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music. Stephan Weber struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stephan Weber!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rogan to the mat! Rogan manages to get full guard.
Weber pushes down on Rogan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Weber is keen to just control but Rogan is a slippery customer.
Rogan wants to get back to his feet.
Weber slows the pace down in half guard.
Weber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rogan pushes Weber off looking to stand but Weber dives back in and keeps control.
Weber working the head and body with strikes.
Rogan kicks Weber off and gets back to his feet.
Weber doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogan circles away.
Rogan clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber has had enough of the clinch but Rogan keeps him there for the moment.
Rogan manages to break the clinch.
Rogan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Weber counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Weber.
Rogan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Weber is controlling him.
Rogan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Weber controls the pace.
Weber stops Rogan from standing up.
Weber stands up and waves to Rogan to follow him.
Rogan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Weber sprawls well. Weber wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Rogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogan lands a nice shot to the body.
Weber looks gassed!
Rogan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Weber circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weber.
Rogan throws a low kick but Weber moves out of range easily.
Weber misses with a double jab
and Rogan counters with a two punch combo.
Rogan shoots in for a takedown but Weber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Weber throws a right and a left that Rogan avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan fails with a takedown attempt.
Weber stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogan. Rogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Rogan keeps the fight on the outside.
Weber shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rogan as he jumps to the side.
Rogan shoots for a takedown but Weber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Weber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rogan lands a nice shot to the body.
Rogan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Weber swivels and escapes.
Rogan moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan lands a right hand.
Rogan tries to break the clinch but Weber is controlling the position.
Rogan tries to break the clinch but Weber is controlling the position.
Rogan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogan breaks the clinch.
Rogan misses with a takedown
and Weber counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rogan defending against the ground and pound.
Rogan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Weber has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stephan Weber will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rogan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Weber pinned against the cage. Weber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rogan dodges the punch combination from Weber.
Rogan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Weber counters with a single leg into guard. Rogan didn't expect that.
Rogan wants to stand and escape but Weber is having none of it.
Rogan kicks Weber off and gets to his feet.
Rogan misses with a takedown attempt
and Weber counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Rogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogan tries to escape but Weber is in control.
Weber stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Joe Rogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber misses with a low kick.
Weber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Weber. No joy for Rogan on that attempt.
Rogan misses with a takedown attempt - Weber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Weber keeps the fight on the outside.
Stephan Weber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogan clinches.
Rogan misses with a knee strike.
Rogan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weber can't find room to land a body shot as Rogan controls the action.
Rogan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Rogan misses
and Weber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rogan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber won't allow Rogan to get back to his feet.
Weber gets to his feet - Rogan follows without any prompting.
Weber avoids the head kick by Rogan.
Weber fails with a takedown attempt.
Rogan works over Weber's head and body with a nice combination.
Rogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogan cracks a nice hook into Weber's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Weber as he jumps to the side.
Rogan moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Weber as Rogan shoots in.
Rogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Weber enables Rogan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Weber manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rogan wanted to stand there but Weber had control of the position.
Weber is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rogan is controlling him.
Rogan is looking to stand up but Weber won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan stands up and waves to Weber to follow him.
Rogan shoots in and drives through. Weber sprawls well.
Weber shoots in and bounces Rogan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rogan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rogan tries to get out of the position.
Rogan is looking to stand up but Weber isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Weber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Rogan swinging wildly here.
Rogan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Weber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rogan.
Weber fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Weber or perhaps it was just good defense by Rogan which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogan takes the fight into the clinch.
Rogan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Weber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan lands a body shot.
Rogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weber has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Stephan Weber has been cut.
Rogan tries to clinch but Weber moves out of range.
Rogan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rogan clinches up against the cage.
Rogan trying to land knees to the body.
Rogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rogan moves into the clinch.
Rogan trying to land knees to the body.
Rogan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rogan.
Weber tries to break the clinch but Rogan is controlling the position.
Rogan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan lands a left hand.
Rogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogan shoots in but Weber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rogan shoots for a double leg takedown but Weber sprawls well. He's pushed Rogan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Rogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Weber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rogan somewhat.
Rogan looks to clinch
and Weber moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weber has Rogan pressed against the cage, preventing Rogan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rogan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rogan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rogan digs a right hand into Weber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weber's gas tank.
Weber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rogan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rogan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe Rogan is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogan looks to land a combination. Weber sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rogan misses with a head kick.
Rogan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogan fails with a takedown attempt.
Stephan Weber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Weber circles away.
Rogan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Weber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weber throws the left hand but Rogan avoids the punch easily.
Rogan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rogan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Weber is defended easily by Rogan.
Rogan tries to clinch but Weber moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Weber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogan.
Rogan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Weber circles away.
Weber tries for a takedown but Rogan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rogan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Weber but Weber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rogan scores with a one two! Weber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogan shoots in but no luck this time.
Weber leaves Rogan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joe Rogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogan is looking to clinch but Weber is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Rogan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Weber has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Weber!
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hype
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FIGHT
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