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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer has chosen Sans Pression - Numero 1 as his entrance music. The key to victory for Sam Rogers has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rogers finds it's way through Palmer's defenses.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown but Palmer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rogers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rogers gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Palmer is just riding it out for now. Rogers eventually gives up the hold.
Palmer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers is looking for a kimura here.
Rogers uses his free foot to push down on Palmer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Palmer.
Rogers controlling from the full mount.
Rogers thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to control but Palmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We've been hearing that Rogers has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rogers unloads with some shots from mount but Palmer bucks and avoids them well.
Rogers trying to control but Palmer is having none of it.
Palmer tries to hold on but Rogers pushes him away.
Rogers wants to control the pace but Palmer is squirming around nicely.
Palmer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rogers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Rogers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rogers working for a submission but Palmer is keeping him at bay.
Rogers tries to control but Palmer wriggling away.
Rogers looking to ground and pound but Palmer is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is desperately trying to improve his position but Rogers has a good base and remains in mount.
Rogers looking to control but Palmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Rogers has control of Palmer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Palmer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rogers scoring with strikes but Palmer is staying in there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rogers looking to control but Palmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rogers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Palmer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Rogers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rogers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Palmer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Palmer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Palmer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palmer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palmer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rogers manages to get himself to full guard.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Rogers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sam Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palmer trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Rogers is looking to stand up but Palmer isn't so interested in that idea.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palmer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Palmer sprawls well. Palmer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Palmer with the counter takedown but Rogers avoids it easily.
Rogers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Palmer circles away.
Palmer throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogers feinted with a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rogers is defended easily by Palmer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rogers but Rogers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Palmer stuffs the takedown.
Palmer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rogers is defended easily by Palmer.
Palmer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rogers is defending well.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt - Palmer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogers jabs Palmer right on the nose. Palmer blinks but takes it well.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Palmer shows good takedown defense.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown but Palmer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rogers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Palmer shows good takedown defense.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Palmer sprawls well. Palmer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Palmer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rogers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Palmer somewhat.
It looked like Rogers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palmer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Palmer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Palmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rogers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogers is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rogers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Palmer defends it well.
Rogers trying to mount his opponent but Palmer defends it.
Rogers is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Rogers is looking to stall here but Palmer recovers full guard.
Rogers postures up.
Palmer wants to sweep here but Rogers controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer shoots for a takedown but Rogers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rogers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Palmer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rogers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Palmer is not content to let Rogers control the position.
Rogers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palmer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rogers is looking to take a break and control but Palmer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working away.
Rogers has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rogers has control of Palmer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Palmer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palmer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rogers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Rogers!
Sam Rogers decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, George Palmer stepped up to the mic, saying 'Great job Sam. It's my pleasure to fight with you and you show that you are a better fighter tonight. I have nothing to say but congratulate you for the win!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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