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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bal Rog (ranked 5004 p4p, 25275 weight class) and Kobe Mwinshehe (ranked 463 p4p, 508 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bal Rog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kobe Mwinshehe!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Rog. Beautiful body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rog can't find room to land a body shot as Mwinshehe controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rog.
Rog works on Mwinshehe's body with a couple of short punches.
Rog definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mwinshehe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rog backwards.
Rog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rog digs a right hand underneath Mwinshehe's ribcage. Mwinshehe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rog missing with knees to the body.
Rog struggles to land a body shot inside as Mwinshehe controls his hands.
Mwinshehe lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mwinshehe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rog tries a body shot but Mwinshehe blocks it.
Rog missing with knees to the body.
Mwinshehe pushes Rog back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rog lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mwinshehe tries to stall but Rog uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mwinshehe lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mwinshehe fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mwinshehe.
Rog manages to break the clinch.
Mwinshehe throws a hook but Rog avoids it easily.
Rog gets a clinch.
Mwinshehe pushes Rog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mwinshehe.
Rog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rog lands a left hand.
Mwinshehe misses with some punches.
Rog can't find room to land a body shot as Mwinshehe controls the action.
Rog manages to break the clinch.
Mwinshehe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mwinshehe counters with a right hand to the body.
Mwinshehe gets tackled into the cage by Rog. Rog maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rog tries to throw a body punch but Mwinshehe avoids it by throwing Rog back against the cage.
A short left from Mwinshehe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mwinshehe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mwinshehe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mwinshehe misses with a straight left.
Rog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rog lands a nice looking body shot.
Rog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mwinshehe connects with the punch.
Mwinshehe throws a jab when Rog was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rog. Mwinshehe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mwinshehe avoids the body shot from Rog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mwinshehe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rog doesn't manage to clinch there - Mwinshehe circles away.
Rog misses with a shot to the body
and Mwinshehe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Bal Rog has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rog.
Mwinshehe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A hook to the body from Rog.
Mwinshehe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mwinshehe wants to stall.
Rog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mwinshehe working aggressively here.
Rog throws a head punch that misses.
Rog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mwinshehe backwards.
Mwinshehe pushes Rog back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rog looking to throw knees to the head but Mwinshehe is blocking nicely.
Rog tries to land knees in the clinch but Mwinshehe avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mwinshehe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rog is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rog tries to work over Mwinshehe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rog misses with a jab to the body
and Mwinshehe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mwinshehe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rog.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mwinshehe. Rog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rog ducks right into an uppercut from Mwinshehe.
Rog wants to clinch.
Rog connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bal Rog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bal Rog's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mwinshehe looks to throw the jab but Rog is out of range.
Rog is looking to wear down Mwinshehe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rog tries to clinch up but Mwinshehe circles away and keeps his distance.
Mwinshehe tries to move into range but Rog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rog connects with a body shot that sends Mwinshehe's belly button to the back.
Rog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bal Rog is winning the standup battle so far.
Rog throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rog tries to clinch up.
Mwinshehe misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rog tries to move into range but Mwinshehe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rog takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rog moves out of range of the strikes.
Mwinshehe looks to score with a jab to the body but Rog is just out of range.
Rog is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rog looks for the body kick but Mwinshehe saw that one coming.
Rog closes the distance and pushes Mwinshehe back into the cage.
Rog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mwinshehe stalling in the clinch but Rog improves position.
Mwinshehe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Mwinshehe - that landed with a thud.
Rog blocks a body shot from Mwinshehe.
Mwinshehe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rog manages to break the clinch.
Mwinshehe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rog.
Mwinshehe throws a shot from downtown. Rog moves away and avoids it.
Rog digs a good body shot into Mwinshehe's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rog throws a looping overhand right but Mwinshehe ducks down to avoid it.
Mwinshehe throws a body shot but no joy.
Mwinshehe throws a jab but it's blocked by Rog.
Mwinshehe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mwinshehe throws a body punch but Rog moves out of range.
A left lands for Rog.
Rog moves out of range as Mwinshehe strikes.
Rog forces Mwinshehe back against the cage and clinches.
Rog has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A right hook to the body lands for Mwinshehe.
Rog misses with the head strike.
A short right from Rog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mwinshehe tries a body shot but Rog blocks it.
Rog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mwinshehe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rog lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rog takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mwinshehe can't find room to land a body shot as Rog controls the action.
Rog throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mwinshehe blocks it with crossed arms.
Mwinshehe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mwinshehe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mwinshehe backwards.
Mwinshehe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Rog.
Rog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mwinshehe.
Mwinshehe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mwinshehe looking to stall.
Mwinshehe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rog backwards.
Rog tries to land knees in the clinch but Mwinshehe avoids the damage to the body.
Rog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rog.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rog blocks an uppercut.
Rog stalling against the cage.
Mwinshehe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mwinshehe tries to circle away but Rog has him pinned against the cage.
Mwinshehe is looking to break free of the clinch but Rog has double underhooks.
Mwinshehe leaning against his opponent.
Mwinshehe scores with a shoulder strike.
Rog tries to land knees in the clinch but Mwinshehe avoids the damage to the body.
Rog tries a knee to the head but Mwinshehe blocks it.
Mwinshehe can't break the clinch.
Rog trying to land knees to the body.
Rog is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mwinshehe is keeping busy.
Rog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rog fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mwinshehe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rog moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bal Rog will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bal Rog's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rog is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rog wants to clinch up but Mwinshehe keeps it at a distance.
Rog throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mwinshehe! But no joy.
Rog ducks under a wild hook from Mwinshehe.
Rog thinks about countering with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rog. Mwinshehe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rog moves into the clinch.
Rog breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rog lands a jab.
Nice shot by Mwinshehe.
Rog lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mwinshehe keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rog. Mwinshehe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mwinshehe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rog thuds his right hand into Mwinshehe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rog lands a body shot.
Mwinshehe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rog manages to avoid it.
Mwinshehe misses the shot to the body.
Rog pushes Mwinshehe up against the cage in a clinch.
Mwinshehe misses with some punches.
Rog throws a head punch that misses.
Mwinshehe is trying to push Rog away but Rog has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mwinshehe.
Still in the clinch, Mwinshehe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mwinshehe tries a body shot but Rog blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rog struggles to land a body shot inside as Mwinshehe controls his hands.
Rog tries to land knees in the clinch but Mwinshehe avoids the damage to the body.
Mwinshehe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rog tries to stall but Mwinshehe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mwinshehe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rog backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rog - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mwinshehe tries to throw a body punch but Rog avoids it by throwing Mwinshehe back against the cage.
Rog looking to slow down the pace here.
Rog trying to land knees to the body.
Mwinshehe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rog blocks an uppercut.
Rog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mwinshehe can do to turn this around?
Mwinshehe slows down the pace here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Mwinshehe.
Mwinshehe working aggressively here.
Rog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rog is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mwinshehe is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rog.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rog.
Mwinshehe blocking some punches.
Mwinshehe misses with a punch to the body.
Mwinshehe breaks from the clinch.
Rog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mwinshehe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mwinshehe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Rog was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mwinshehe.
Nice defenses there by Mwinshehe.
Mwinshehe lands with a nice body punch.
Mwinshehe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rog.
It seemed like Mwinshehe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mwinshehe just misses with a punch to the body.
Rog blocks a jab.
Mwinshehe connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rog digs a good body shot into Mwinshehe's ribs.
Mwinshehe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rog clinches up with Mwinshehe and pushes him back against the cage.
Kobe Mwinshehe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rog tries a knee to the head but Mwinshehe blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rog slowing the pace effectively.
Rog throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mwinshehe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rog working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mwinshehe tries a body shot but Rog blocks it.
Mwinshehe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mwinshehe is struggling to control the position.
Mwinshehe lands with a light punch inside.
Mwinshehe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bal Rog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rog throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mwinshehe blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rog - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bal Rog.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rog, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bal Rog!
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