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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Rogan (ranked 2147 p4p, 2611 weight class) and The Undertaker (ranked 257 p4p, 312 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Undertaker's choice of entrance music: ven y criticame. The Undertaker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlos Rogan's chin.
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170 cm 27 158 4 - 3 - 0 |
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188 cm 20 165 4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Experienced |
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Good wrestler Decent boxing Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Rogan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Undertaker! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rogan closes the distance and pushes Undertaker back into the cage. Rogan is working for takedown but Undertaker is calmly controlling the position for now. Rogan looking for a takedown. Undertaker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rogan backwards. Rogan wants to break free but Undertaker has control.
Rogan tries for a takedown but Undertaker manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Rogan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rogan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Undertaker regains guard.
Rogan won't allow Undertaker to sweep him here. Undertaker keeping moving, preventing Rogan from controlling successfully. Rogan is fighting to break Undertaker's control of his arms but Undertaker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Rogan trying to control but Undertaker is working from the bottom. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rogan is fighting to break Undertaker's control of his arms but Undertaker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Undertaker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Rogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Undertaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Rogan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round. Undertaker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Undertaker lands a glancing blow to the side of Rogan's head. Rogan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Undertaker is fending him off so far but Rogan persists. Nope, Undertaker circles away and we're back to standing. Undertaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogan.
Rogan closes the distance but Undertaker moves to the side and Undertaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Rogan scores with a takedown into Undertaker's guard. Undertaker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Undertaker wants to control from the top but Rogan keeps moving. Undertaker controlling from the top position. Rogan wants to sweep but no luck. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Undertaker sitting in guard, not really doing much. Undertaker pushes down on Rogan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rogan tries to roll over but Undertaker keeps him under control. Undertaker is nestled in close to Rogan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Undertaker prevents Rogan from improving his position. Undertaker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rogan defends it well. Rogan is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Undertaker jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Undertaker is looking to take a break and control but Rogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Rogan is trying to escape the position but Undertaker is controlling the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Rogan tries to improve position but can't. Rogan is not content to let Undertaker control the position. Rogan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Undertaker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Undertaker dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Rogan tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Rogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Rogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Undertaker swats him away and circles back towards the center. Undertaker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. The fight moves into the clinch position. Rogan is trying to pull guard but Undertaker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Rogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A jab from Undertaker finds it's way through Rogan's defenses. Undertaker's coach down at Jorzi GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Undertaker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Rogan fails with a takedown attempt. Undertaker lands the left hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. No luck for Rogan with that takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Rogan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Undertaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Undertaker cracks Rogan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Undertaker fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Rogan to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Rogan looks to clinch but Undertaker throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Rogan taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). The Undertaker! A very excited looking The Undertaker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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