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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Rick Drew (ranked 24449 p4p, 24143 weight class) and Alex Rogan (ranked 540 p4p, 541 weight class). Rogan has chosen Starfighter as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Drew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Rogan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Drew.
Drew connects with a jab.
Drew wants to clinch.
Rogan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Rick Drew has been cut.
A slow jab from Rogan misses its intended target.
Drew throws a head kick but Rogan moves out of range.
Drew throws a hook but Rogan blocks it.
Drew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rogan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rogan looks to land a right hand but Drew moved out of range.
Alex Rogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogan lands a jab.
Rogan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drew throws a low kick but Rogan avoids it.
Drew takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drew working aggressively here.
Rogan throws a head punch that misses.
Drew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drew is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rogan.
Drew content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rogan blocks a body shot from Drew.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rogan.
Rogan prevents a body shot from Drew.
Drew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drew is trying to maintain a safe position but Rogan gets an underhook and turns Drew into the cage.
Drew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rogan tries to throw a body punch but Drew avoids it by throwing Rogan back against the cage.
Drew swings wildly with an uppercut but Rogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drew can't find room to land a body shot as Rogan controls the action.
Rogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drew's elbow.
Rogan has a couple of punches blocked by Drew.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rogan's elbow.
Rogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Drew.
Drew trying to control the position but instead, Rogan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drew into the cage.
Rogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rogan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rogan manages to break the clinch.
Rogan rushes Drew and presses him up against the cage.
Drew stalls.
Drew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drew slips a jab from Rogan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rogan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drew.
A low kick lands for Drew.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drew.
Rogan missing with a left hand there. Drew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Drew. That snapped Rogan's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drew.
Drew feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Drew throws a head kick that misses.
Drew connects with a solid leg kick.
Drew moves out of range as Rogan strikes.
Drew looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogan is just out of range.
Rogan throws a shot from downtown. Drew moves away and avoids it.
Rogan loads up on a big right hand but Drew slips the punch.
Rogan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drew. Drew obviously looking to wear him down.
Drew tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogan swinging wildly here.
Drew throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drew tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drew tries a low kick but Rogan avoids it.
Drew throws a low kick but Rogan moves out of range easily.
Drew is looking to chop away at Rogan's legs.
Drew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogan throws out the jab.
Drew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogan manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogan with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drew lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rogan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rogan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rogan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rogan takes one to the chin there.
Rogan misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Rogan misses its intended target.
Drew misses with a leg kick.
A left lands for Rogan.
Drew throws the kick towards the body but Rogan avoids it.
Drew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogan manages to avoid it.
Drew throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rogan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drew misses with a low kick as Rogan jumps back.
Rogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drew.
Rogan throws an off balance right hand
and Drew counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rogan thinking.
Drew moves into range and clinches up with Rogan.
Drew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rogan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drew lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drew is leaning against Rogan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Drew digs a right hand into Rogan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rogan's gas tank.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rogan lands with a right to the head.
Drew misses with a body punch.
Rogan digs a right hand into Drew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drew's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rogan lands a nice uppercut.
Drew stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drew is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rogan is keeping busy.
Drew will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rogan up against the cage.
Drew scores with a shot to the side of Rogan's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drew.
Rogan breaks from the clinch.
Rogan with a nice cross.
Drew will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rogan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Drew throws a head kick that misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rogan throws a good cross that connects.
Rogan throws a hook to the side of Drew's head but Drew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drew misses with a low kick as Rogan jumps back.
Rogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drew went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drew throws a low kick, looking for Rogan's leg but Rogan calmly moves out of range.
Rogan throws a poor cross that misses
and Rogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rogan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drew.
Drew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogan.
Drew misses with a body kick.
Drew thuds a left hand into Rogan's body.
Rogan checks a leg kick.
Rogan throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drew.
Drew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogan throws out the jab.
Drew tried to counter with a leg kick but Rogan avoided it.
Drew tries to clinch but Rogan moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rogan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drew. That's going to slow Rogan down.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Rogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drew.
Rogan checks a low kick from Drew.
Rogan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Drew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Drew tries to score with a low kick but Rogan moves his leg out of the way.
Rogan blocks the body kick.
We've been told by Drew's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drew cracks a nice hook into Rogan's ribs.
Drew scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drew ducks under a wild hook from Rogan.
Drew is looking to wear down Rogan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rogan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rogan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rogan throws the left hand but Drew avoids the punch easily.
Rogan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drew pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rogan is out of range and Drew settles back down.
Rogan moves out of range of the strikes.
Rogan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogan.
Drew throws a body punch but Rogan moves out of range.
Drew ducks under a wild hook from Rogan.
Rogan throws a hook to the side of Drew's head but Drew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rogan clinches up against the cage.
Rogan swings wildly with an uppercut but Drew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogan tries to throw a body punch but Drew avoids it by throwing Rogan back against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Drew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drew blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Rogan.
Drew struggles to land a body shot inside as Rogan controls his hands.
Drew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drew blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drew has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rogan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drew gets through Rogan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drew tries to work over Rogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Drew - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A body shot lands from Drew.
Drew can't find room to land a body shot as Rogan controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rogan.
Rogan blocks a body shot from Drew.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rogan tries to work over Drew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drew creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rogan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drew throws an overhand right that lands on Rogan's shoulder, as Rogan tries to avoid the shot.
Drew scores with a leg kick.
Drew misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rogan.
Rogan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Drew.
Rogan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drew on the side of the head.
Drew throws a leg kick which misses Rogan's front leg but catches the back leg as Rogan tries to avoid it.
Drew slips a straight right by Rogan.
Rogan slips a jab and a cross from Drew.
Rogan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drew had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogan closes the distance and pushes Drew back into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Drew as the two fighters clinch.
Rogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Drew.
Rogan working aggressively here.
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 Rick Drew.
I think Drew 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 10:9
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 10:9
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 10:10
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rick Drew!
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