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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Raharu (ranked 1876 p4p, 786 weight class) and Keith Rodgers (ranked 215 p4p, 95 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Keith Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raharu ducks under a wild hook from Rodgers .
Raharu lands a nice shot that snaps Rodgers 's head back.
Raharu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rodgers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raharu can pounce on him.
Raharu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raharu.
Raharu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodgers .
Raharu slips a jab and a cross from Rodgers .
Raharu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the body
enabling Raharu to counter with a crisp jab.
Raharu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodgers throws the left hand but Raharu avoids the punch easily.
Rodgers misses with a left hand
letting Raharu counter with a right hand.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Raharu slips a straight right by Rodgers .
Rodgers swings for the body but Raharu moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodgers misses with a hook. Raharu ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Raharu.
Rodgers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodgers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Raharu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodgers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodgers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raharu clobbers Rodgers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rodgers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raharu.
Rodgers throws an overhand right that lands on Raharu's shoulder, as Raharu tries to avoid the shot.
Rodgers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodgers misses with a body shot.
Raharu lands the left hand.
Rodgers misses with a hook
and Raharu counters with an outside leg kick.
Rodgers throws a leg kick but Raharu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Omar Raharu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Raharu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Raharu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rodgers throws a lazy body kick
and Raharu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers misses with a looping left.
Raharu lands a right hook to the body.
Raharu throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Rodgers has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raharu connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rodgers walks into a jab.
Rodgers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raharu is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raharu misses with a body shot.
Raharu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodgers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut. Raharu saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Raharu.
Rodgers throws a hook but Raharu blocks it.
Raharu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raharu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Raharu connects with the punch.
A nice leg kick from Raharu, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodgers misses the target.
It looked like Raharu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rodgers .
Raharu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodgers swings for the body but Raharu moves out of range.
Raharu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodgers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raharu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A cross from Raharu lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raharu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodgers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Raharu finds it's way through Rodgers 's defenses.
Raharu walks into a straight right hand from Rodgers .
Rodgers takes a swing at Raharu's ribcage but misses.
Raharu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Raharu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodgers . That did some damage!
Raharu lands a jab to Rodgers 's midsection.
Rodgers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raharu throws a body punch but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Raharu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rodgers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Rodgers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers throws a hook but Raharu blocks it.
Raharu checks the leg kick.
Rodgers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharu manages to avoid it.
Raharu checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu scores with the left hand. Rodgers knows he should have avoided that one.
Raharu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodgers doesn't seem bothered though.
Raharu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodgers .
Rodgers wants to counter the offense by Raharu and move into the clinch position.
Raharu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raharu misses with a looping right.
Rodgers misses with a left hand
and Raharu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodgers throws a shot from downtown. Raharu moves away and avoids it.
Raharu misses with a body shot.
Raharu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodgers at a distance.
Rodgers looks to land a left hand but Raharu moved out of range nicely.
Raharu misses with a low kick.
Rodgers misses the shot to the body.
Rodgers darts in looking for a takedown but Raharu gets double underhooks and turns Rodgers into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodgers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodgers 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rodgers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rodgers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raharu.
Rodgers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodgers wants to slow Raharu down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Raharu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raharu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raharu ducks under a wild hook from Rodgers .
Raharu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raharu with a nice cross.
Raharu works over Rodgers 's head and body with a nice combination.
Rodgers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rodgers misses with a jab to the body
and Raharu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raharu blocks a jab.
Omar Raharu is winning the standup battle so far.
Raharu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raharu connects with an inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodgers .
Rodgers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodgers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers misses with a low kick.
Rodgers throws a low kick, looking for Raharu's leg but Raharu calmly moves out of range.
Rodgers tries a head kick but it misses.
Raharu scores with a leg kick.
Rodgers loads up on a big right hand but Raharu slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodgers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raharu.
Rodgers lands a slapping body shot.
Raharu thumps Rodgers with a low kick.
Raharu scores with a sloppy right hand. Rodgers should have avoided that one.
Raharu moves out of range as Rodgers strikes.
Rodgers misses with a body shot
and Raharu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raharu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodgers at a distance.
Raharu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rodgers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodgers misses with a looping right.
Rodgers needs to keep his hands up - Raharu had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers moves out of range as Raharu strikes.
Raharu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raharu lands a slapping body shot.
Rodgers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut. Raharu saw that one coming.
Rodgers throws a lazy right hand but Raharu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodgers misses with a straight right.
Rodgers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodgers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rodgers might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Raharu has got the better of the exchanges.
A left lands for Raharu.
Rodgers throws a jab but it's blocked by Raharu.
Raharu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raharu lands a slapping body shot.
Rodgers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raharu.
Raharu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodgers 's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Rodgers misses its intended target.
Rodgers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharu throws out the jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rodgers lunges at Raharu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Raharu's hand.
Rodgers darts in looking for a takedown but Raharu gets double underhooks and turns Rodgers into the cage.
Raharu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?
Raharu throws a lazy right hand but Rodgers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raharu lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodgers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raharu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rodgers misses the shot to the body.
Raharu cracks a nice hook into Rodgers 's ribs.
Raharu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raharu scores with a nice strike.
Omar Raharu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raharu checks a low kick from Rodgers .
Raharu throws out a loose jab but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers throws a body punch but Raharu moves out of range.
Raharu blocks a low kick nicely.
Raharu checks a low kick from Rodgers .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raharu.
Raharu blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Rodgers . Those never looked like landing.
Rodgers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raharu clobbers Rodgers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raharu misses with a looping right.
Rodgers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a jab to the body
and Raharu counters with a stiff right hand.
Raharu tests Rodgers 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the body
and Raharu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodgers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raharu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raharu moves away from the strike by Rodgers .
Raharu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raharu lands with a hook. Rodgers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A good leg kick by Raharu.
Raharu swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodgers .
Rodgers throws a leg kick
and Raharu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Raharu. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodgers .
Raharu lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodgers 's head.
Rodgers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rodgers drops his hands momentarily and Raharu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Raharu dominated that second round.
That's time! Raharu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Rodgers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raharu. Raharu obviously looking to wear him down.
Keith Rodgers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raharu scores with a leg kick.
Raharu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodgers misses with a jab to the body
and Raharu counters with a three punch combo that has Rodgers backing up. Rodgers nods at Raharu to acknowledge the strikes.
Raharu thuds a left hand into Rodgers 's body.
Rodgers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodgers takes one to the chin there.
Raharu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rodgers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raharu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raharu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raharu missing with a left hand there. Rodgers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodgers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raharu lands with a right to the head.
Raharu swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raharu walks away with a smile on his face. Rodgers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rodgers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Raharu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raharu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raharu scores with a three punch combo!
Raharu connects with a body shot.
Rodgers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Raharu does no damage.
Raharu blocks a head kick by Rodgers .
Rodgers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raharu.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut.
Raharu ducks under a wild hook from Rodgers .
Raharu lands an overhand right.
Raharu lands a nice looking body shot.
Rodgers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raharu but Raharu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rodgers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodgers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Raharu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rodgers 's knee momentarily.
Raharu connects with a jab.
Raharu lands a really nice looking cross but Rodgers seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raharu to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodgers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raharu.
Raharu connects with a body shot that sends Rodgers 's belly button to the back.
Rodgers misses with a two punch combination.
Rodgers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raharu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodgers doesn't seem bothered though.
Raharu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raharu connects with a body shot that sends Rodgers 's belly button to the back.
Raharu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rodgers . Rodgers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raharu checks a low kick from Rodgers .
Rodgers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodgers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharu.
Raharu stuns Rodgers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raharu lands a right hook to the body.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the body
and Raharu counters with a leg kick.
Raharu scores with a sloppy right hand. Rodgers should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu with a nice cross.
Raharu cracks Rodgers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Raharu's corner calls for a 1-2. Raharu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Raharu.
Raharu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodgers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raharu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rodgers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raharu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raharu slips a straight right by Rodgers .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rodgers is defended easily by Raharu.
Omar Raharu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Rodgers .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raharu, as that shot connected.
Rodgers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy left from Raharu finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a takedown
letting Raharu counter with a right hand.
Rodgers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice jab there from Raharu.
Rodgers scores with a hook.
Rodgers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rodgers throws a leg kick but Raharu checks it.
Raharu lands a lovely overhand right.
Omar Raharu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raharu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raharu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good leg kick by Raharu.
Rodgers throws a nice looking combination but Raharu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Raharu misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharu jabs Rodgers right on the nose. Rodgers blinks but takes it well.
Raharu misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodgers . Raharu does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Raharu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raharu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Raharu!
Omar Raharu decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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