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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Rodgers (ranked 4457 p4p, 3455 weight class) and Billy Herrington (ranked 500 p4p, 422 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Herrington!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Herrington.
Herrington lands a jab to the nose.
Rodgers gets a clinch.
Rodgers misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Rodgers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rodgers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodgers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodgers lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodgers pushes Herrington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herrington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Herrington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Herrington blocks an uppercut.
Rodgers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Herrington misses with a punch to the body.
Herrington lands with a light punch inside.
Herrington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Herrington has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodgers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Rodgers.
Herrington tries a body shot but Rodgers blocks it.
Herrington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodgers's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with some punches.
Herrington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Herrington wants to stall.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Herrington.
Herrington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herrington has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rodgers seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Herrington can turn it around.
Herrington throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Herrington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herrington wants to break free but Rodgers has control.
Herrington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Herrington manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Herrington looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
Herrington wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodgers won't allow it.
Rodgers lands a left hand.
Rodgers lands a left hand.
Rodgers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Herrington misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herrington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodgers lands a nice looking body shot.
Rodgers moves out of range as Herrington strikes.
Herrington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodgers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Herrington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Herrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodgers controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herrington misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodgers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Herrington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodgers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Herrington presses Rodgers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Herrington.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodgers lands a nice uppercut.
Herrington can't find room to land a body shot as Rodgers controls the action.
Herrington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Herrington struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodgers controls his hands.
Rodgers can't find room to land a body shot as Herrington controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rodgers as Herrington tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rodgers as Herrington tries to tie him up.
Rodgers misses with some punches.
Herrington tries to circle away but Rodgers has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herrington misses with the head strike.
Rodgers swings wildly with an uppercut but Herrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rodgers misses with a punch on the inside.
Herrington manages to break the clinch.
Herrington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rodgers clinches with his opponent.
Herrington misses with the head strike.
Rodgers scores with a shot to the side of Herrington's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodgers prevents a body shot from Herrington.
Herrington swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rodgers.
Rodgers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodgers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodgers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Herrington backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Rodgers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rodgers lands with a straight right. Herrington didn't see that one coming.
Rodgers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A jab lands there for Rodgers.
Rodgers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Herrington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Herrington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rodgers. Rodgers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Herrington.
Rodgers rushes Herrington and presses him up against the cage.
Herrington is looking to control Rodgers's arms but Rodgers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Herrington has his back to the cage.
Herrington stalls.
Rodgers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herrington manages to break the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Herrington blocks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Rodgers blocks the low kick.
Herrington throws a jab when Rodgers was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Herrington fails to land.
Rodgers pushes Herrington back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herrington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rodgers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Herrington looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodgers prevents Herrington from breaking the clinch.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herrington stalls.
Herrington tries to work over Rodgers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodgers lands a nice uppercut.
Herrington stalling against the cage.
Rodgers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herrington's elbow.
Herrington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodgers misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anthony Rodgers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodgers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Herrington throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Herrington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rodgers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Herringtons head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodgers tries to work over Herrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herrington takes a shot to the head.
Herrington is rocked!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rodgers misses with the head strike.
Rodgers has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Herrington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herrington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
Rodgers lands with a right to the head.
Herrington is still on wobbly legs! Can Rodgers finish him?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rodgers unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Herrington! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rodgers is unloading with more strikes now! Herrington drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Rodgers!
An out of breath Anthony Rodgers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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pop
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