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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ben ahr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas has chosen "Face-Fisted" by Dethklok as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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203 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ben ahr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gus Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ahr shoots in and drives through. Rojas sprawls well.
Rojas is looking to clinch.
ahr tries to keep at a distance but Rojas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rojas keeps control of ahr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rojas lands an elbow inside that ahr shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rojas.
Rojas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rojas tries to land knees in the clinch but ahr avoids the damage to the body.
ahr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rojas breaks from the clinch.
ahr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas throws a head kick but ahr moves out of range.
ahr shoots in but no luck this time.
Rojas rushes ahr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rojas tries to land knees in the clinch but ahr avoids the damage to the body.
ahr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rojas lands with a thumping leg kick.
ahr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ben ahr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rojas instigates a clinch.
ahr takes an elbow to the forehead.
ahr pulls guard successfully.
ahr keeping moving, preventing Rojas from controlling successfully.
ahr looking for subs off his back but Rojas has passed one foot through into half guard.
ahr is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ahr looking for submissions off his back.
Rojas not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
ahr is trying to maintain the position but Rojas is very close to passing his half guard.
Rojas trying to mount his opponent but ahr defends it.
Well, if Rojas is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ahr is refusing to be controlled, as Rojas sits in half guard.
ahr is trying to stand back up but Rojas is controlling him
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rojas in particular looking to stall.
ahr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rojas is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
ahr is looking to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rojas tries to bum rush ahr with a series of wild strikes but ahr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rojas connects with a crisp jab.
Rojas doesn't manage to clinch there - ahr circles away.
Rojas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rojas throws a leg kick which misses ahr's front leg but catches the back leg as ahr tries to avoid it.
Rojas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rojas lands a knee to the body.
Rojas lands a nice knee to the body.
Rojas connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rojas.
Rojas crunches a lovely knee into ahr's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Rojas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rojas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rojas landing knees to the body.
Rojas unloads a knee to the mid-section. ahr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
ahr takes an elbow to the forehead.
ahr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rojas moves into range and clinches up with ahr.
Rojas lands an elbow just above ahr 's eye.
Rojas lands a knee to the head.
ahr wants to get back to striking at distance but Rojas won't allow it.
Rojas unloads a knee to the mid-section. ahr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
ahr takes a knee right on the jaw!
ahr wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice elbow from Rojas.
Rojas stalling against the cage.
Rojas lands a knee to the head.
Rojas connects with a nasty looking knee right to ahr's face.
Rojas scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rojas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by ahr or perhaps it was just good defense by Rojas which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ahr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rojas, as that shot connected.
ahr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gus Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rojas clinches.
Knees to the body from Rojas.
Rojas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
ahr wants to get back to striking at distance but Rojas won't allow it.
Rojas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rojas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rojas.
ahr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rojas throws a leg kick which misses ahr's front leg but catches the back leg as ahr tries to avoid it.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ahr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ben ahr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by ahr or perhaps it was just good defense by Rojas which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ben ahr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ahr shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ahr shoots in for a double leg but Rojas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rojas drives through and clinches with ahr against the cage.
Rojas lands a knee to the head.
Rojas tries to land a knee to the head but ahr blocks with his arms.
ahr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
ahr taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rojas unloads a knee to the mid-section. ahr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
ahr breaks the clinch.
ahr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
ahr trying to pass the guard but Rojas defending well.
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.
ahr throws a strike but Rojas avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
ahr throwing strikes from guard but Rojas blocks nicely.
ahr wants to get up but he can't break Rojas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rojas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
ahr advances to half guard.
Rojas is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rojas wants to improve his position but ahr is controlling well.
ahr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
ahr wants to stand up but Rojas has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Rojas trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Rojas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rojas keeps ahr at a distance using the push kick.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch up but ahr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ahr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab lands there for Rojas.
ahr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rojas as he jumps to the side.
Rojas lands with a slapping head kick.
ahr misses with a two punch combination.
Rojas closes the distance and clinches.
Rojas wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Rojas.
ahr looking for a takedown.
Gus Rojas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rojas scores a nice knee to the body.
Rojas prevents ahr from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rojas lands a knee to the body.
Rojas crunches a lovely knee into ahr's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rojas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rojas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rojas rushes ahr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rojas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rojas connects with a nasty looking knee right to ahr's face.
ahr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rojas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ben ahr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rojas lands a nice leg kick that just misses ahr's sensitive parts.
Rojas forces ahr back against the cage and clinches.
Rojas tries a knee to the head but ahr blocks it.
Rojas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
ahr is looking to break free of the clinch but Rojas has double underhooks.
ahr avoiding damage as Rojas throws knees to the body.
Rojas missing with knees to the body.
ahr tries to pull guard but Rojas won't allow it.
Rojas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ahr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rojas wants to control from the top but ahr keeps moving.
ahr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rojas is one step ahead there.
ahr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
ahr has his foot on Rojas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rojas works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ahr is looking to sweep but instead, Rojas has passed into half guard.
ahr gets full guard.
Rojas trying to control but ahr is working from the bottom.
ahr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rojas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rojas won't allow ahr to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
ahr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rojas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
ahr doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
ben ahr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ahr wants to sweep but no luck.
Gus Rojas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ahr has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rojas is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for ahr.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gus Rojas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rojas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gus Rojas!
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energy
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hype
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