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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Get up. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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264 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
23
255 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
Rogers misses with a looping right.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogers.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers at a distance.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers fails with the takedown
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Rogers connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Dick Gracie has been cut.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cody Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Gracie.
Rogers misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a looping left.
Rogers digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Cody Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looks gassed!
Rogers misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Rogers tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rogers steps into range and cracks Gracie with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Gracie flops backwards and Rogers dives into his guard looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogers is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Rogers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rogers lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Rogers sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands with a punch from half guard.
Rogers 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.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Rogers in his half guard.
Rogers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rogers wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Rogers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gracie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rogers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gracie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Rogers's attempts to control the action.
Rogers throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogers cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That has opened up Dick Gracie's cut even more.
Rogers lands a heavy elbow.
Rogers throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rogers landing strikes, looking to finish!
The cut above Dick Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dick Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cody Rogers!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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