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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dennison (ranked 1888 p4p, 2702 weight class) and Keith Rodgers (ranked 72 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Dennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Keith Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodgers .
Dick Dennison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dennison instigates a clinch.
Rodgers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dennison swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodgers lands with a hook. Dennison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dennison shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodgers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dennison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dennison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodgers is fending him off so far but Dennison persists. Nope, Rodgers circles away and we're back to standing.
Rodgers throws out a counter right but Dennison avoids it with no problem.
Rodgers walks into a left hand.
Dennison avoids a kick to the body.
Rodgers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers takes a swing at Dennison's ribcage but misses.
Dennison gets a clinch.
Dennison lands with a left to the head.
Dennison tries to score a body lock takedown but Rodgers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Dennison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodgers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dennison backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dennison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dennison lands with a left to the head.
Dennison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Dennison.
Dennison working aggressively here.
Rodgers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dennison pushes Rodgers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dennison throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dennison.
Dennison is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rodgers is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dennison to the mat. Dennison regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rodgers wants to stand but Dennison is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Dennison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodgers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dennison is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers wanted to stand there but Dennison had control of the position.
Dennison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Dennison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodgers is looking to stand up but Dennison won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice shot by Dennison.
Dennison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodgers .
A jab from Dennison does it's job there.
Dennison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rodgers misses with the body kick
and Dennison counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rodgers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rodgers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennison wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Dennison is looking to work some ground and pound but Rodgers has wrist control.
Dennison postures up in Rodgers 's guard and throws a big left but Rodgers blocks it.
Rodgers being controlled here, momentarily.
Dennison 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.
Dennison postures up.
Rodgers might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dennison haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rodgers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Dennison has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dennison postures up in Rodgers 's guard and throws a big left but Rodgers blocks it.
Rodgers keeping moving, preventing Dennison from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jab from Dennison.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dennison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dennison moves in looking to clinch but Rodgers pushes him off.
Jab by Dennison.
Dennison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dennison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodgers moves out of range as Dennison strikes.
Dennison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rodgers under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Dennison dominated that 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.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
Dennison feinted with a counter takedown.
Rodgers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodgers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dennison throws a hook to the side of Rodgers 's head but Rodgers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dennison checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Dennison misses its intended target.
Dick Dennison is winning the standup battle so far.
Dennison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dennison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodgers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dennison somewhat.
Rodgers only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dennison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Rodgers .
Rodgers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dennison.
It seemed like Rodgers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rodgers misses the shot to the body.
Rodgers misses with a leg kick
and Dennison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dennison.
Dennison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers keeping moving, preventing Dennison from controlling successfully.
Rodgers trying to control the position.
Dennison wants to pass the guard but Rodgers is keeping the position.
Dennison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dennison throwing strikes from guard but Rodgers blocks nicely.
Dennison trying to control but Rodgers is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dennison is looking to advance position but Rodgers has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dennison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rodgers is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rodgers working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Dick Dennison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dennison is looking to improve his position but Rodgers isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison gets back to half guard.
Rodgers is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rodgers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dennison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?
Rodgers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dennison trying to control here.
Rodgers is keen to just control but Dennison is a slippery customer.
Dennison holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dennison continues to stall.
Rodgers is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dennison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodgers 's waist but Rodgers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dennison off to one side.
Rodgers is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dennison's half guard.
Dennison has his hands clasped together around Rodgers 's back. He's all about the action.
Dennison gets back to full guard.
Dennison wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodgers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dennison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keith Rodgers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rodgers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodgers lands the left hand.
Dennison is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dennison is looking to clinch.
Rodgers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rodgers shoots in and gets a takedown into Dennison's guard.
Rodgers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Dennison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennison pulls Rodgers in close to prevent any damage.
Rodgers tries to free his leg and advance position but Dennison is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennison pulls Rodgers in close to prevent any damage.
Dennison keeping moving, preventing Rodgers from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dennison holds on and takes a little breather.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Dennison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodgers moves out of range of the strikes.
Dennison clinches up with Rodgers and pushes him back against the cage.
Dennison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodgers has had enough of the clinch but Dennison keeps him there for the moment.
Rodgers is trying to trip Dennison. He has hold of a leg but Dennison is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rodgers persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Dennison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennison is pulling down on Rodgers 's head. It's preventing any offense from Rodgers , at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Dennison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison tries to clinch but Rodgers moves out of range.
Dennison throws a hook but Rodgers avoids it easily.
Rodgers misses with a looping right.
Dennison clobbers Rodgers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rodgers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dennison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dennison gets caught napping as Rodgers dives in and scores a takedown. Dennison manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennison keeping full guard, as Rodgers tries to pass.
Rodgers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dennison keeping full guard, as Rodgers tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennison working for a triangle but Rodgers defends it easily.
Rodgers trying to control the position from guard on top but Dennison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennison pulls Rodgers in close to his closed guard and prevents Rodgers from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rodgers sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dennison's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodgers is looking to take a break and control but Dennison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Rodgers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodgers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Rodgers !
During a confident post fight interview, Keith Rodgers thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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