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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roofer has chosen Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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194 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dennis Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roofer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bird. Roofer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roofer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bird swings for the body but Roofer moves out of range.
Bird tries to clinch up but Roofer circles away and keeps his distance.
Bird is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Ben Roofer has been cut.
Bird stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roofer.
Roofer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roofer misses with a leg kick.
Roofer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Bird misses with a body shot.
Bird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roofer.
Roofer throws a chopping leg kick but Bird manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bird feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roofers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bird misses with a series of wild punches.
Roofer checks a low kick from Bird.
Roofer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bird tries to clinch but Roofer moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bird looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer lands a jab to Bird's midsection.
Bird misses with a two punch combination.
Roofer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bird if he has to take too many more of those.
Bird has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roofer.
Bird is looking to clinch.
Bird has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roofer.
Bird is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Roofer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird throws a hook but Roofer blocks it.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roofer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roofer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dennis Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bird clinches up against the cage.
Bird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bird tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roofer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roofer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Roofer lands a shoulder strike.
Roofer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer throws a shot to the body.
Bird throws a poor cross that misses
and Roofer counters with a thumping low kick.
Bird throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bird scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roofer tries to kick Bird off but Bird keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bird prevents Roofer from improving his position.
Roofer trying to control but Bird postures up.
Roofer is pressing down on Bird's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Roofer trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roofer trying to control the position.
Bird is looking to work some ground and pound but Roofer has wrist control.
Bird tries to free his leg and advance position but Roofer is retaining full guard.
Bird with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bird preventing the sweep.
Bird has gone for a leg lock! Roofer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bird's guard.
Roofer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dennis Bird.
Bird missing with a left hand there. Roofer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bird chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roofer can pounce on him.
Bird swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roofer counters with a leg kick.
Bird moves out of range as Roofer throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Bird does no damage.
Bird stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roofer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roofer lands a nice shot that snaps Bird's head back.
Bird misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Roofer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Roofer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bird on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bird tries to clinch up but Roofer circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Bird misses.
Bird misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roofer.
Roofer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roofer forces Bird back against the cage and clinches.
Roofer throws a head punch that misses.
Roofer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Roofer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roofer.
Roofer lands a hook that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Bird is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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!
Roofer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Roofer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bird misses with a punch on the inside.
Bird trying to control the position but instead, Roofer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bird into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bird is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roofer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bird misses with a punch to the body.
Roofer working aggressively here.
Bird working aggressively here.
Bird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Roofer.
A right handed body shot lands from Roofer.
Bird is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roofer is keeping busy.
Bird misses with some punches.
Bird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bird working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roofer digs a right hand underneath Bird's ribcage. Bird let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roofer prevents a body shot from Bird.
Bird is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Roofer to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roofer as Bird tries to tie him up.
Bird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roofer lands an uppercut.
Roofer misses with a punch to the body.
Bird trying to stall but Roofer improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bird throws a punch but it's blocked by Roofer.
Bird prevents a body shot from Roofer.
A short uppercut from Bird.
Roofer lands an uppercut.
Roofer is leaning against Bird and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bird effectively controlling the action here.
Bird lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roofer lands with a left to the head.
Bird misses with a punch on the inside.
Roofer blocks an uppercut.
Roofer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roofer lands a hook that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bird takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bird tries to stall but Roofer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bird can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A nice left hand lands by Roofer.
Bird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roofer landing knees to the head.
Bird is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Roofer fails to land.
Roofer taking a breather.
Bird tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roofer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Bird is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird misses with a punch on the inside.
Bird is trying to maintain a safe position but Roofer gets an underhook and turns Bird into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bird.
A short uppercut from Roofer.
Roofer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roofer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roofer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bird seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roofer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roofer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Bird throws a series of punches but Roofer moves out of range.
Bird blocks the body kick.
Roofer drops Bird with a straight right hand, right on the button! Roofer follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Roofer!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Roofer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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