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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeki Ata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ata comes to the cage accompanied by E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable . Rogers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rohff feat Big Ali - Dirty Houss. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zeki Ata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Rogers is predictable there
and Ata counters with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ata, right into the meat.
Ata closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rogers to the mat! Rogers manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ata missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ata wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Ata is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rogers is keeping the position for now.
Ata with a nice head shot there.
Rogers keeping full guard, as Ata tries to pass.
Ata trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to control the position but Ata postures up.
Ata trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rogers tries to score with a low kick but Ata moves his leg out of the way.
Rogers scores with a hook to the body. Ata takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ata.
Rogers misses with a hook. Ata ducked under it nicely.
Ata takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Rogers misses with a straight left.
Ata defending well as Rogers loads up on a big left hand.
Brett Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Ata.
A clash of legs there as Ata blocks the low kick.
Ata wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers throws out a leg kick but Ata moves out of range and Rogers only half commits.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rogers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ata fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rogers avoids it really well and circles away.
Ata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
Ata goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers is looking to clinch but Ata is avoiding it.
Ata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ata with a poor takedown
and Rogers counters with a low kick, right behind Ata 's knee.
Ata connects with an inside leg kick.
Rogers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rogers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ata checks it well.
Ata throws a front kick aimed at Rogers's knee but Rogers avoids it well.
Ata throws an overhand right that lands on Rogers's shoulder, as Rogers tries to avoid the shot.
Rogers misses with a leg kick.
Ata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Rogers takes a swing at Ata's ribcage but misses.
Rogers is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ata throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rogers.
Rogers lands a jab to Ata's midsection.
Ata lands a nice shot to the body.
Rogers tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Ata counter with a right hand.
Ata drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rogers lands a jab to the nose.
Rogers tries to clinch up.
Rogers misses with a straight right.
Ata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers gets a clinch.
Ata tries to throw a body punch but Rogers avoids it by throwing Ata back against the cage.
Ata goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rogers prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeki Ata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Ata blocks an elbow strike.
Ata dodges an elbow strike from Rogers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers prevents a body shot from Ata.
Ata lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rogers or not.
Ata is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rogers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rogers prevents the takedown attempt.
Ata is working for takedown but Rogers is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ata struggles to land a body shot inside as Rogers controls his hands.
Ata avoids a wild elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Zeki Ata has been cut.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ata lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ata tries a body shot but Rogers blocks it.
Ata has a couple of punches blocked by Rogers.
Ata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zeki Ata will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zeki Ata's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rogers moves into the clinch successfully.
Rogers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ata is working for takedown but Rogers is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ata.
Ata gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rogers regains guard.
Rogers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ata postures up in Rogers's guard and throws a big left but Rogers blocks it.
Ata throwing strikes but missing.
Ata trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Ata thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rogers, not yet.
Rogers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ata postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rogers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ata trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Rogers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rogers, not yet.
Ata postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ata lands a couple of elbows.
Ata distracts Rogers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ata trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ata throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ata missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ata stands up over Rogers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ata with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ata with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ata throwing strikes but missing.
Ata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ata.
Ata throws a strike but Rogers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ata is pulling down on Rogers's head. It's preventing any offense from Rogers, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ata's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ata looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers is fighting to break Ata's control of his arms but Ata is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Zeki Ata just wasn't active enough.
Ata attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ata blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ata.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Ata circles away.
Rogers is looking to clinch but Ata is avoiding it.
Rogers throws a nice head kick!
Brett Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Rogers.
Rogers looking to throw knees to the head but Ata is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rogers.
Nice body punch from Ata - that landed with a thud.
Ata misses with a punch to the body.
Ata lands a shot to the body.
Ata misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers throws a punch but it's blocked by Ata.
Ata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ata struggles to land a body shot inside as Rogers controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rogers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ata's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeki Ata dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeki Ata's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rogers connects with an inside leg kick.
Rogers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ata manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers throws a leg kick that misses.
Rogers tries to clinch up
and Ata counters with a straight right hand.
Ata avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rogers lands a leg kick that knocks Ata off balance momentarily.
Ata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ata finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rogers checks a leg kick nicely.
Ata throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ata manages to avoid it.
A big right from Ata misses.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ata avoids a kick to the body.
Ata lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ata takes the fight into the clinch.
Ata lands with a light punch inside.
Rogers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ata blocks it with crossed arms.
Ata is struggling to control the position.
Rogers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ata works on Rogers's body with a couple of short punches.
Ata tries a body shot but Rogers blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Ata.
A body shot lands from Ata.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Ata is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rogers can't fight it off and eventually Ata manages to take the fight to the floor. Rogers looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ata scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brett Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ata working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ata throwing strikes but missing.
Rogers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ata lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ata throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rogers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ata with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ata looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zeki Ata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ata's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zeki Ata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ata is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers keeping full guard, as Ata tries to pass.
Ata trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rogers, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ata.
Ata's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Zeki Ata just wasn't active enough.
Ata blocks a head kick by Rogers.
Ata scoring well with a low kick there.
Ata connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ata scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ata catches Rogers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ata lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers at a distance.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick
and Ata counters with a nice leg kick.
Ata moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ata lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeki Ata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ata, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeki Ata!
After the fight, Zeki Ata was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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