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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stewart Doyle (ranked 4713 p4p, 493 weight class) and Nathan Rodgers (ranked 4825 p4p, 498 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stewart Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodgers tries to sprawl out of it but Doyle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodgers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Rodgers does it's job there.
Rodgers lands a jab-cross combination.
Doyle tries for a takedown but Rodgers circles away easily
and Rodgers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Doyle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Doyle gets caught napping as Rodgers dives in and scores a takedown. Doyle manages to retain guard.
Rodgers is stalling in the full guard.
Rodgers chips away with some ground and pound.
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!
Rodgers tries to free his leg and advance position but Doyle is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rodgers passes into half guard.
Rodgers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Doyle actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodgers controlling the action here.
That's two 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.
Doyle looking for submissions off his back.
Rodgers trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rodgers has eaten all the pies!
Rodgers tries to stand but can't do so whilst Doyle controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doyle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodgers sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Doyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Rodgers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rodgers sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rodgers tries to pass to full mount but Doyle defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doyle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Doyle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodgers counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Rodgers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doyle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Doyle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Doyle is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rodgers dives into side control.
Rodgers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doyle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Doyle is trying to escape the position but Rodgers is controlling the position.
Doyle is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers working the head and body with strikes.
Rodgers moves into full mount!
Rodgers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers controlling the pace for now.
Rodgers lands a nice shot to the head.
Rodgers controlling the pace for now.
Doyle is working to get back to half guard.
Rodgers looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle working to try and regain half guard.
Nathan Rodgers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doyle throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rodgers. What's that going to do exactly?
Doyle is looking to get to half guard.
Rodgers working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rodgers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Doyle working to try and regain half guard.
Rodgers lands with some strikes.
Rodgers controlling from mount.
Rodgers working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers raining down shots from the mount!
Rodgers controlling from mount.
Doyle wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Rodgers lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Doyle.
Rodgers keeps control of the position as Doyle tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Rodgers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Doyle shoots and misses
and Rodgers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodgers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Doyle sprawls well initially but Rodgers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rodgers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Doyle!
Rodgers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rodgers punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Doyle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rodgers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rodgers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Doyle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodgers avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodgers tries to counter with a clinch but Doyle shakes him off and moves away.
Rodgers has Doyle up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodgers decides to pull guard.
Doyle looking to sit in guard and control but Rodgers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rodgers landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is looking to stand up but Doyle won't let him.
Rodgers is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rodgers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodgers 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Doyle is defending against the submission attempts here by Rodgers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers trying to mount his opponent but Doyle defends it.
Stewart Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doyle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rodgers pulls his head out easily.
Rodgers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Doyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodgers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four 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.
Let's hope that Rodgers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Rodgers.
Yet more stalling tactics from Rodgers.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Rodgers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodgers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Rodgers!
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FIGHT
RATING
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