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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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178 lbs
16 - 22 - 0 |
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184 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gruber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gruber throws a series of punches but Rogers moves out of range.
Gruber lands with a shot to the body.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Gruber pushes him off.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gruber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gruber misses the shot to the body.
Rogers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gruber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gruber moves into the clinch.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gruber avoids it.
We've been informed that Rogers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rogers tries to land knees in the clinch but Gruber avoids the damage to the body.
Gruber jumps into guard, dragging Rogers to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from Gruber.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Gruber trying to control the position.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Gruber keeps moving.
Gruber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogers is one step ahead there.
Gruber seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gruber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gruber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gruber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rogers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Gruber keeps it at a distance.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Gruber circles away.
Gruber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Gruber throws a shot to the body.
Gruber blocks a head kick by Rogers.
Gruber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rogers moves into the clinch.
Gruber blocks an elbow strike.
Gruber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gruber's corner calls for a 1-2. Gruber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Rogers lands with a kick to the temple. Gruber shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gruber just misses with a punch to the body.
As Gruber backs off Rogers throws a huge counter combo but Gruber manages to avoid it all.
Gruber lands a nice looking body shot.
Rogers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Rogers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gruber looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruber is keen to just control but Rogers is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Gruber there.
Gruber is pressing down on Rogers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rogers is holding on for now.
Gruber is nestled in close to Rogers, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gruber is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rogers is just riding it out for now. Gruber eventually gives up the hold.
Gruber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rogers is not content to let Gruber control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gruber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rogers but Rogers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gruber fails with the takedown.
Rogers moves into the clinch successfully.
Rogers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gruber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rogers defends it nicely.
Rogers throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers wants to sweep here but Gruber controlling him for the moment.
Rogers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gruber gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rogers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gruber defends it easily.
Rogers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gruber wants to pass the guard but Rogers is keeping the position.
Gruber preventing the sweep.
Gruber cracks Rogers with a solid left hand.
Gruber is in close to Rogers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber slips nicely into half guard.
Gruber wants to take a breather but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers manages to get to full guard.
Rogers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gruber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gruber.
Gruber throws an elbow that misses. Rogers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gruber's guard. Nice move by Rogers!
Gruber keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
Gruber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Gruber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rogers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Gruber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogers is one step ahead there.
Rogers passes Gruber's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rogers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gruber can't escape the position.
Rogers jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gruber is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gruber and Rogers has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gruber can't do much from the bottom here.
Rogers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rogers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rogers is looking to clinch but Gruber is avoiding it.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber has his takedown stuffed
and Rogers counters with a left and a right that stings Gruber.
Nice takedown defense from Rogers. No joy for Gruber on that attempt.
Gruber shoots in looking for a takedown. Rogers tries to sprawl out of it but Gruber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rogers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber has his takedown stuffed
and Rogers counters with a three punch combo that has Gruber backing up. Gruber nods at Rogers to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers stuffs the takedown attempt from Gruber. Gruber gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Gruber misses its intended target.
Gruber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
Gruber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rogers.
Gruber shoots in but no luck this time.
Gruber keeps the fight on the outside.
Gruber misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers leaves Gruber with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gruber throws a sloppy head kick
and Rogers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rogers.
Gruber working a defensive guard here.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to control but Gruber is working from the bottom.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but Gruber is keeping the position.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rogers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Gruber pushes him off.
Gruber throws a head kick that half lands.
Gruber darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gruber misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
Gruber cracks Rogers with a good jab.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
Gruber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gruber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Gruber works Rogers's body with a nice hook.
Gruber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hans Gruber is winning the standup battle so far.
Gruber throws a body shot but no joy.
Gruber fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rogers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Rogers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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