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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Rodgers (ranked 1196 p4p, 1548 weight class) and Dalton McConnell (ranked 175 p4p, 222 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McConnell's choice of entrance music: Fun.: We Are Young ft. Janelle Monáe. Dalton McConnell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Rodgers !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalton McConnell!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Rodgers tenderised McConnell's leg. McConnell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rodgers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McConnell was covering up waiting for the punch and Rodgers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rodgers won't allow McConnell to sweep him here.
Rodgers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodgers is looking to work some ground and pound but McConnell has wrist control.
Rodgers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McConnell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell keeping moving, preventing Rodgers from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodgers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodgers won't allow McConnell to sweep him here.
McConnell keeps trying to improve his position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but McConnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodgers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McConnell. That did some damage!
Keith Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers shoots in and drives through. McConnell sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McConnell! But no joy.
Rodgers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rodgers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McConnell counters with a straight right hand.
Rodgers has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodgers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dalton McConnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodgers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McConnell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McConnell tries to sprawl but Rodgers drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McConnell is positioning himself well to prevent Rodgers advancing to mount.
Rodgers 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.
Rodgers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McConnell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rodgers .
Rodgers controlling the action here.
Rodgers '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.
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 McConnell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodgers works his way into full mount!
Rodgers tries to control but McConnell wriggling away.
McConnell wants to hold on but Rodgers pushes him away.
Rodgers tries to control but McConnell wriggling away.
Rodgers looking to ground and pound but McConnell is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McConnell wants to control but Rodgers is having none of it.
Rodgers throwing strikes here but McConnell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rodgers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rodgers thowing shots but they're missing.
Rodgers punching from mount but McConnell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rodgers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodgers breaks from McConnell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McConnell holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rodgers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rodgers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McConnell hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Rodgers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodgers misses with a takedown attempt - McConnell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodgers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rodgers throws a shot from downtown. McConnell moves away and avoids it.
Rodgers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodgers misses with a takedown
and McConnell counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodgers .
Rodgers has his takedown stuffed
and McConnell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Rodgers . That's going to take a lot out of him.
McConnell throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell checks a leg kick nicely.
McConnell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rodgers throws a predictable looking body shot
and McConnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keith Rodgers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodgers misses with a takedown attempt
and McConnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodgers shoots and misses
and McConnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McConnell loads up on a big right hand but Rodgers slips the punch.
McConnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodgers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McConnell doesn't seem bothered though.
Rodgers thumps McConnell with a low kick.
Rodgers connects with a body shot.
Rodgers throws a good cross that connects.
McConnell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McConnell there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers scores with a decent looking hook.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McConnell! But no joy.
Rodgers shoots in looking for a takedown. McConnell tries to sprawl out of it but Rodgers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McConnell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodgers stuns McConnell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rodgers tries to land a body kick
and Rodgers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodgers cracks a nice hook into McConnell's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodgers throws a chopping leg kick but McConnell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McConnell let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rodgers throws a right hand that misses
and McConnell counters with a right hand to the body.
Rodgers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McConnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from McConnell does it's job there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodgers .
McConnell misses with a hook. Rodgers ducked under it nicely.
McConnell needs to keep his hands up - Rodgers had a free shot at his head there.
Rodgers lands with an uppercut that bounces McConnell off the cage and back into range.
McConnell defending well as Rodgers loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McConnell to the mat! McConnell manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but McConnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodgers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McConnell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rodgers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rodgers preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Rodgers dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rodgers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McConnell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rodgers scores with a jab to the body.
Rodgers shoots and misses
and McConnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by McConnell.
McConnell throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Rodgers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodgers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McConnell misses with a double jab
and Rodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McConnell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodgers gets a clinch.
McConnell blocks an uppercut.
McConnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodgers goes for a double leg but McConnell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McConnell continues to drive forward.
It seemed like McConnell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Rodgers . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
Rodgers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodgers tries to throw a body punch but McConnell avoids it by throwing Rodgers back against the cage.
Rodgers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodgers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McConnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McConnell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McConnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodgers throws out the jab.
Rodgers throws a shot to the body.
Dalton McConnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keith Rodgers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rodgers misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of McConnell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McConnell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Rodgers misses
and McConnell counters with a straight right hand.
Rodgers is looking to clinch.
McConnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodgers shoots in for a double leg but McConnell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rodgers throws a sloppy head kick
and McConnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from McConnell.
Rodgers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McConnell as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from McConnell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rodgers misses with a takedown attempt
and McConnell counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rodgers ! McConnell lets Rodgers back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Rodgers is rocked!
Rodgers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McConnell can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodgers . McConnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodgers tries to clinch but McConnell moves out of range.
McConnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Rodgers lands an impressive looking overhand right. McConnell doesn't seem phased though.
Rodgers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rodgers goes for a double leg but McConnell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McConnell continues to drive forward.
A body shot lands from McConnell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McConnell lands with a short shot to the head.
McConnell presses Rodgers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McConnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McConnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodgers controls his hands.
McConnell misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McConnell manages to break the clinch.
McConnell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McConnell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rodgers connects with a good right hand that stumbles McConnell. McConnell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rodgers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McConnell.
McConnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodgers .
Rodgers cracks McConnell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rodgers throws an off balance right hand
and McConnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 clinch up but McConnell circles away and keeps his distance.
McConnell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rodgers throws a hook to the side of McConnell's head but McConnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from McConnell misses.
McConnell moves out of range as Rodgers strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dalton McConnell.
I think Rodgers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Rodgers !
Dalton McConnell was interviewed post fight and said 'He got lucky tonight but I'll avenge this'.
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hype
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