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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the ring accompanied by Demon Blues by ORANGE GOBLIN. 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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185 lbs
38 - 37 - 0 |
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175 cm
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180 lbs
19 - 13 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Stephen Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers throws a front kick aimed at Cerrone's knee but Cerrone avoids it well.
Rogers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cerrone avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Rogers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cerrone misses with a wild combination.
Cerrone forces Rogers back against the ropes and clinches.
Cerrone misses with a punch to the body.
Cerrone lands with a light punch inside.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've been hearing reports that Rogers has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A short right from Cerrone.
Still in the clinch, Rogers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rogers struggles to land a body shot inside as Cerrone controls his hands.
Cerrone tries to throw a body punch but Rogers avoids it by throwing Cerrone back against the ropes.
Cerrone struggles to land a body shot inside as Rogers controls his hands.
Rogers misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
Cerrone throws a head punch that misses.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch but Cerrone keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cerrone tries to throw a body punch but Rogers avoids it by throwing Cerrone back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cerrone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Rogers misses with an elbow over the top.
Cerrone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Cerrone throws a punch but it's blocked by Rogers.
Cerrone pushes Rogers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rogers misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerrone.
Cerrone lands a nice uppercut.
Cerrone gets through Rogers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cerrone working aggressively here.
Rogers blocks an uppercut.
Rogers can't break the clinch.
Cerrone lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Cerrone.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch but Cerrone keeps him there for the moment.
Cerrone fails to pull guard.
Rogers looking to throw knees to the head but Cerrone is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Cerrone.
Cerrone lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cerrone.
Cerrone has Rogers pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Rogers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rogers lands a nice knee to the body.
Cerrone throws a punch but it's blocked by Rogers.
Cerrone works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rogers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rogers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cerrone manages to get himself to full guard.
Cerrone trying to control the position.
Cerrone looking for a guillotine here but Rogers defends easily.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cerrone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cerrone wants to sweep but no luck.
Rogers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cerrone is trying to control the position but Rogers postures up.
Rogers forces his way into half guard.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cerrone is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rogers trying to control the action but Cerrone is working from the bottom.
Cerrone is trying to control but can't.
Cerrone might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rogers haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cerrone is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Rogers passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rogers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cerrone tries to hold on but Rogers postures up.
Rogers tries to control but Cerrone wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Cerrone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cerrone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rogers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cerrone looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rogers is trying to control but can't.
Cerrone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cerrone is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Rogers reverses the position - he's now on top in Cerrone's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cerrone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cerrone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Cerrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Cerrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers prevents Cerrone from getting back to his feet.
Our spies down at at Laoch Den inform us that Cerrone has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Cerrone working for a triangle but Rogers defends it easily.
Cerrone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cerrone looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rogers puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cerrone is staying active underneath Rogers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cerrone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rogers pulls his head out easily.
Cerrone is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Cerrone tries to kick Rogers off but Rogers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cerrone trying to hold on to Rogers's head to control him but Rogers postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Cerrone pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Rogers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Cerrone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
Rogers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cerrone counters with a left to the body.
Rogers takes one on the button.
Cerrone slips a jab from Rogers.
Rogers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stephen Cerrone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cerrone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Cerrone is just out of range.
Rogers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cerrone. That did some damage!
Rogers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cerrone.
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!
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cerrone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cerrone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cerrone.
Rogers misses with a body kick.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
Cerrone lands a body shot.
Cerrone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
Rogers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cerrone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Rogers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cerrone doesn't seem phased though.
Cerrone connects with a crisp jab.
Cerrone punishes Rogers's body with a nice straight punch.
Cerrone lands a two punch combo.
Rogers clinches with his opponent.
Cerrone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cerrone tries to work over Rogers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Rogers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cerrone lands a nice uppercut.
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Rogers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Rogers misses with a looping left.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Rogers! Cerrone is out on his feet! Rogers rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Cerrone is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Cerrone is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Rogers!
As Steve Rogers got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Barnes.....170 needs a champ not a belt model....just sayin' ......I feel right at home here at 170 and this old mans' still got a lot of fight left in em'. Thanks to my trainers, the AFLC, and all the fans I LOVE YOU!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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