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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Alstot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Alstot has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Rodgers's chin.
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280 lbs
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196 cm
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Alstot!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alstot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodgers moves away.
Alstot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodgers.
Alstot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodgers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rodgers controlling the action here.
Rodgers working over Alstot with some ground and pound. Alstot looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alstot has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers lands strikes from half guard.
Rodgers working Alstot over with strikes.
Rodgers sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a strike but Alstot avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rodgers pushing down on Alstot's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodgers prevents Alstot from standing back up.
Rodgers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rodgers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alstot's head.
Rodgers controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rodgers connects with a nice short shot to Alstot's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alstot is trying to stand back up but Rodgers is controlling him
Rodgers stalling.
Alstot trying to control from the bottom.
Rodgers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alstot looks to land a left hand but Rodgers moved out of range nicely.
Rodgers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Alstot's guard.
Alstot wants to sweep here but Rodgers controlling him for the moment.
Rodgers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers wants to control from the top but Alstot keeps moving.
Rodgers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Alstot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodgers chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodgers advances to half guard.
That's four 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.
Alstot is trying to maintain the position but Rodgers is very close to passing his half guard.
Rodgers slips a nice elbow through Alstot's hands, connecting with Alstot's forehead.
Alstot trying to hold on to Rodgers's head to control him but Rodgers postures up.
Rodgers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rodgers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rodgers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodgers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rodgers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodgers moves out of range of the leg kick from Alstot.
Alstot throws a sloppy head kick and Rodgers moves out of range easily.
Rodgers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alstot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Rodgers throws out a loose jab but Alstot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alstot pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rodgers back to the cage. Alstot follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Alex Rodgers has been cut.
A slow jab from Alstot misses its intended target.
Alex Rodgers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alstot fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Alstot.
Alstot looks to throw the jab but Rodgers is out of range.
Rodgers clinches.
Rodgers turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rodgers manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alstot takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rodgers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Alstot down.
Rodgers in side control lands a decent elbow.
Alstot takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Alstot tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rodgers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rodgers scores with a couple of short elbows.
Alstot takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Alstot is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Alstot is rocked!
Alstot trying to remain calm as Rodgers controls from the top position.
Rodgers working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alstot is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rodgers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Alstot sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rodgers cracks Alstot with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Alstot is being controlled here.
The ground and pound from Rodgers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rodgers controlling the position.
Rodgers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Alstot to see if he's OK.
Alstot is still in real trouble! Can Rodgers finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alstot regains half guard.
Alstot seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodgers slows the pace down in half guard.
Rodgers stops Alstot from getting back to his feet.
Rodgers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Rodgers seems content to control.
Rodgers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alstot's head.
Rodgers is looking for a kimura here.
That's four 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.
Alstot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodgers.
Rodgers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rodgers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alstot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodgers moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alstot lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rodgers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Rodgers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Rodgers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Rodgers.
Eddie Alstot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alstot misses the shot to the body.
Alstot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodgers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alstot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodgers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alstot swings for the body but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alstot.
Alstot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodgers circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodgers feints and as Alstot raises his hands in defense, Rodgers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alstot working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Alstot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodgers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodgers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodgers stopping the sweep attempt from Alstot.
Rodgers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodgers throwing strikes but missing.
Rodgers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two 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.
Rodgers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodgers postures up in Alstot's guard and throws a big left but Alstot blocks it.
Rodgers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alstot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
Alstot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodgers dodges the punch combination from Alstot.
Rodgers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eddie Alstot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alstot misses with the combination.
Alstot tries to clinch up but Rodgers circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Alstot.
Alstot throws a lazy right hand but Rodgers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodgers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alstot.
Alstot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodgers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Alstot!
Rodgers in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rodgers remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rodgers in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alstot is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rodgers connects with a decent elbow.
Rodgers working the ground and pound from side control.
Rodgers lands some shots froms side control.
Rodgers advances to mount.
Alex Rodgers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alstot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodgers lands a couple of good shots and Alstot has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alstot covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Rodgers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alstot can do to turn this around?
Rodgers is punishing Alstot with strikes - can he finish him?!
Rodgers scores with punches from the back.
Alstot is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Rodgers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rodgers, 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Rodgers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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