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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Irby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers has chosen Step Into A World as his entrance music. Brett Rogers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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287 lbs
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337 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Waldo Irby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Irby moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Brett Rogers has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irby works over Rogers's head and body with a nice combination.
Irby with a jab.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Irby moves out of range.
Irby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut lands for Irby. That snapped Rogers's head back.
Irby misses with a combination
and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rogers looks gassed!
Rogers prevents Irby from standing back up.
Rogers is keen to just control but Irby is a slippery customer.
Irby has one foot on Rogers's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A head kick by Irby misses
so Rogers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Irby wants to get back to his feet but Rogers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Irby pushes Rogers off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Rogers.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Irby scores with a punch to the head.
Irby misses with a series of wild punches.
Irby thows a leg kick but Rogers checks it
and Rogers counters with a head kick.
Irby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Irby misses with a series of wild punches.
Irby misses with a wild combination.
Irby throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rogers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rogers.
Rogers looking to stall.
Irby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irby scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers rushes Irby and presses him up against the cage.
Irby can't break the clinch.
Irby breaks from the clinch.
Irby misses with a two punch combination.
Irby tried to score with a low kick but Rogers checks it.
Some wild striking there from Irby.
Irby misses with a body kick.
Irby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irby scores with a three punch combo!
Irby cracks a nice hook into Rogers's ribs.
Irby scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Irby connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rogers. Rogers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rogers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Irby can pounce on him.
Irby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rogers's head backwards.
Irby swinging wilding here.
Waldo Irby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch lands to the side of Rogers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Irby digs a good body shot into Rogers's ribs.
Irby lands with a hook. Rogers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Irby works Rogers's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irby misses with a head kick.
Irby lands a left and a right that send Rogers crashing to the mat, dazed. Irby thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Irby drops Rogers with a beautiful combination! Rogers stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Irby is looking for the KO!
Rogers is rocked!
Rogers avoids the head kick by Irby.
Irby lands a lovely overhand right.
Irby is working the combinations to good effect here.
Irby closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rogers is still on wobbly legs! Can Irby finish him?
Irby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogers seems to have recovered his senses.
Waldo Irby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irby jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Irby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot lands for Irby.
Rogers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Irby lands with a nice combination. Rogers backs away looking to recover.
That has opened up Brett Rogers's cut even more.
Irby tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers avoids a kick to the body.
Irby throws a series of strikes that have Rogers backpedaling.
Rogers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Irby drops Rogers with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rogers looks back up at him and smiles so Irby waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Irby drops Rogers with a beautiful combination! Rogers stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Irby is looking for the KO!
Irby rushes Rogers with punches - Rogers moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Rogers goes down! Irby follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waldo Irby!
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hype
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