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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Light Diode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diode comes to the cage accompanied by Warren G and Nate Dogg - Regulate. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Light Diode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Rogers!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Diode.
Diode has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Diode - that landed with a thud.
Rogers manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Diode misses its intended target.
Diode clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Rogers.
Diode scores with a shoulder strike.
Rogers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rogers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rogers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diode.
Diode lands with a right to the head.
Diode misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diode lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Diode.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diode's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diode stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogers. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Diode misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode has closed the distance and engaged Rogers in a clinch.
Rogers pushes off an throws an elbow but Diode leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diode misses with an elbow over the top.
Rogers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diode lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diode lands a shot to the body.
Rogers avoids a wild elbow strike from Diode.
Rogers prevents a body shot from Diode.
Rogers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diode's defenses.
Diode misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rogers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rogers prevents a body shot from Diode.
Rogers tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diode goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diode goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers throws a punch but it's blocked by Diode.
Diode lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diode digs a right hand into Rogers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rogers's gas tank.
Rogers told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is pushing Diode up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rogers blocks a body shot from Diode.
Rogers lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Diode.
Diode lands with a right to the head.
Diode avoiding damage as Rogers throws knees to the body.
Diode landing knees to the body.
Rogers looks winded!
Rogers prevents a body shot from Diode.
Diode blocks an elbow strike.
Diode lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rogers.
Diode lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rogers or not.
Diode avoids the elbow strike from Rogers, against the cage.
Rogers tries to break free but Diode pushes him back against the cage.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diode is defending well for now.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike from Diode.
Diode is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diode using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers leaning against his opponent.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from Diode.
Diode misses with a body punch.
Rogers trying to land knees to the body.
Rogers throws an elbow but it misses.
Diode misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diode is defending well for now.
Diode stalling in the clinch but Rogers improves position.
Diode comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ian Rogers has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rogers throws an elbow but misses.
Diode lands a shot to the body.
Rogers takes a shot to the head.
Diode throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diode presses Rogers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diode landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diode just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rogers's brow.
Rogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diode lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogers won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Diode - that landed with a thud.
Diode will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rogers up against the cage.
Diode tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diode tries a knee to the head but Rogers blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diode throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Diode.
Diode lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rogers.
Diode avoiding damage.
Rogers throws an elbow but it misses.
Diode stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diode tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diode holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Diode pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diode moves into range and clinches up with Rogers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Light Diode dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ian Rogers's cut.
That's time! Diode's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diode clinches.
Rogers lands a damaging elbow.
Diode tries to work over Rogers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diode taking a breather.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers lands a right hand.
Rogers lands an elbow inside that Diode shrugs off.
Rogers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
Rogers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike from Diode.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diode lands a nice elbow.
Diode looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rogers lands an elbow that stopped Diode in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers prevents a body shot from Diode.
Diode just leaning against Rogers, taking a breather.
Diode avoids the elbow strike from Rogers, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diode is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around?
Diode gets a clinch.
Diode blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rogers obliges.
Still in the clinch, Diode scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rogers goes for a takedown attempt but Diode pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diode misses the shot to the body.
Diode pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode misses with a double jab
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
Diode throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Diode.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers moves out of range of the body kick.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Diode.
Diode darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
Diode blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rogers prevents a body shot from Diode.
Diode misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rogers misses with an elbow strike.
Diode blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Diode holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode managing to block the knees to the body from Rogers.
Diode doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diode avoids it.
Rogers throws an elbow but it misses.
Diode is leaning against Rogers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rogers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diode blocks it with crossed arms.
Light Diode has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diode misses with a body punch.
Rogers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diode gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diode breaks the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Rogers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diode throws a body kick that misses.
Diode swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diode feints a jab promting Rogers to slip. Diode then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rogers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diode misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers gets tackled into the cage by Diode. Diode maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diode blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Diode managing to block the knees to the body from Rogers.
Diode tries to throw a body punch but Rogers avoids it by throwing Diode back against the cage.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike from Diode.
Rogers prevents a body shot from Diode.
Diode avoiding damage as Rogers throws knees to the body.
Rogers misses with an elbow strike.
Rogers swings wildly with an uppercut but Diode uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike.
Diode's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rogers goes for a double leg but Diode avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diode continues to drive forward.
No joy there for Diode, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Light Diode dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ian Rogers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diode scores with a jab. Rogers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diode throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diode. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers clinches up with Diode and pushes him back against the cage.
Diode dodges an elbow strike from Rogers.
Diode misses with a body punch.
Diode blocks an elbow strike from Rogers.
Rogers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diode landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diode lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diode lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Rogers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diode trying to land knees to the body.
Diode throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rogerss head.
Rogers gets control of Diode's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rogers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diode lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode landing with the ground and pound.
Diode makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diode is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diode is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diode content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diode 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 Diode's left arm, preventing Diode from doing any damage.
Diode trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diode controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ian Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Diode is standing up over Rogers. Rogers looks to escape but Diode dives into side control.
Diode works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Diode is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rogers's shoulder. That is not cool.
Diode landing strikes.
Diode cracks Rogers with a big right hand but Rogers just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rogers is rocked!
Diode in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rogers is still in real trouble! Can Diode finish him?
Diode lands a decent elbow from side control.
Diode cracks Rogers with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Diode immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Rogers is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Diode!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Light Diode!
An out of breath and clearly excited Light Diode thanked Spartan Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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