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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Than Galentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Rogers is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Than Galentine!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galentine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rogers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Galentine's sensitive parts.
Rogers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Galentine checks it well.
Rogers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Galentine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rogers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Galentine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rogers gets a takedown into half guard.
Rogers thows a huge punch but Galentine dodges it nicely.
Rogers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rogers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Galentine's head.
Galentine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rogers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Galentine defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rogers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donk. Galentine catches Rogers right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Galentine.
Galentine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Galentine throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Galentine.
Rogers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rogers looks to land a left hand but Galentine moved out of range nicely.
Rogers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers lands a nice shot that snaps Galentine's head back.
Galentine is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in and bounces Galentine off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rogers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rogers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rogers throwing shots but Galentine is blocking nicely.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.
Rogers drops an elbow to the side of Galentine's head.
Rogers lands strikes from half guard.
Galentine has hold of Rogers's hands but Rogers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rogers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rogers winds up and cracks Galentine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rogers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rogers winds up and cracks Galentine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rogers is nestled in close to Galentine, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rogers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rogers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galentine looks like he's trying to stand up.
Galentine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rogers drops an elbow to the side of Galentine's head.
Galentine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Galentine is trying to stand back up but Rogers is controlling him
Galentine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rogers.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rogers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rogers throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Rogers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Galentine.
George Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rogers clobbers Galentine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rogers misses the jab.
Galentine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogers scores with a takedown into Galentine's guard.
Rogers is pushing down on Galentine's leg trying to pass to half guard. Galentine is fighting to maintain full guard but Rogers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rogers stops Galentine from getting back to his feet.
Galentine is trying to maintain the position but Rogers is very close to passing his half guard.
Rogers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rogers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galentine missing with punches from the bottom.
Rogers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Galentine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Galentine punching from the bottom.
Rogers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Galentine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots.
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.
Rogers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
Rogers lands with a punch from half guard.
Galentine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rogers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galentine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a head shot. Galentine uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rogers distracts Galentine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Galentine keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
Galentine had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rogers is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Galentine Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rogers's back instead.
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.
Galentine is looking to control Rogers but Rogers is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Galentine is trying to stick to Rogers's back but Rogers is turning into Galentine. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Galentine's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rogers.
George Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rogers advances to half guard.
Rogers seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Rogers dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Galentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galentine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rogers throws the left hand but Galentine avoids the punch easily.
Rogers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rogers throws a head kick that Galentine semi-blocks.
Galentine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Rogers.
Rogers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rogers throwing shots but Galentine is blocking nicely.
Rogers slips a nice elbow through Galentine's hands, connecting with Galentine's forehead.
Rogers is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Galentine has managed to free his arm - good work.
Galentine regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rogers.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galentine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rogers works over Galentine with some ground and pound from guard.
Galentine is trying to keep Rogers in close.
Rogers passes Galentine's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rogers connects with a nice short shot to Galentine's temple.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Galentine tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Galentine is trying to stand back up but Rogers is controlling him
Rogers working Galentine over with strikes.
Rogers lands strikes from half guard.
Galentine misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rogers is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.
George Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rogers in particular looking to stall.
Rogers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rogers is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rogers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Rogers!
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energy
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hype
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