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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rogers's choice of entrance music: Place for my Head. Franklin Hoover has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franklin Hoover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoover tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
Hoover wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hoover with a knee to the head.
It looks like Percy Rogers has been cut.
Rogers working hard to break the clinch.
Hoover taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hoover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoover tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Hoover tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Hoover avoids it well.
Hoover shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rogers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Franklin Hoover has been cut.
Hoover tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoover.
A low kick from Rogers is predictable there
and Hoover counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoover would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hoover is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rogers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rogers wants to break free but Hoover has control.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rogers wants to break free but Hoover has control.
Hoover misses with a knee to the head.
Hoover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogers's efforts to push away.
Rogers is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoover has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice elbow from Hoover.
Rogers tries to break free but Hoover pushes him back against the cage.
Rogers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rogers as Hoover tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rogers tries to break free but Hoover pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rogers can't break the clinch.
Hoover misses with a knee to the head.
Rogers tries to circle away but Hoover has him pinned against the cage.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rogers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogers working hard to break the clinch.
Hoover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoover tries to clinch up.
Hoover tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Hoover throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoover misses with a body kick.
Hoover dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Hoover avoids nicely.
Hoover throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Hoover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Hoover moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
Hoover looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Hoover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoover fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoover darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Hoover has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hoover throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hoover has Rogers pressed against the cage, preventing Rogers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rogers can't break the clinch.
Rogers working hard to break the clinch.
Rogers can't break the clinch.
Rogers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Hoover has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rogers tries to break the clinch but Hoover is controlling the position.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Hoover is controlling him.
Rogers working hard to break the clinch.
Hoover taking a breather.
Hoover breaks from the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hoover.
Hoover is looking to clinch.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Hoover moves out of range.
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Hoover.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Percy Rogers will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoover wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Hoover will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoover slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hoover.
Hoover tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoover tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoover.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Hoover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoover moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Franklin Hoover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hoover backs up against the cage.
Rogers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoover circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Franklin Hoover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Rogers misses.
Rogers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoover holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rogers is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoover has double underhooks.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rogers avoiding damage as Hoover throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hoover is looking to control Rogers's arms but Rogers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoover has his back to the cage.
Hoover prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.
Hoover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers throws a series of strikes that have Hoover backpedaling.
Hoover shoots in and drives through. Rogers sprawls well.
Rogers stuns Hoover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Percy Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers looks to land a combination. Hoover sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers misses with a double jab.
Hoover avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Rogers moves out of range of the body kick.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Hoover sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoover slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoover tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Rogers scores with a four punch combination!
Hoover is rocked!
A punch combination from Rogers misses.
Oh Hoover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Rogers.
Hoover seems to have got his legs back now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Hoover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoover throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogers counters with a left and a right that stings Hoover.
Rogers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoover.
Percy Rogers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rogers counters with a nice body shot.
Rogers connects with a crisp jab.
Hoover wants to clinch
and Rogers counters with a right hand to the body.
Rogers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoover tries to clinch but Rogers moves away
and Rogers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Rogers swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoover goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rogers throws a right hand that Hoover ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoover also avoids with ease.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Hoover moves out of range.
Rogers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hoover tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Hoover.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Hoover avoids them all with ease.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoover lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rogers backs up against the cage.
Hoover darts in trying to clinch
and Rogers counters with a three punch combo that has Hoover backing up. Hoover nods at Rogers to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Hoover avoids them all with ease.
Rogers misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hoover slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoover.
Hoover looks to clinch
and Rogers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoover has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rogers scores with a body shot.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Hoover avoids it well.
Rogers scores with a three punch combo!
Hoover slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Hoover takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Rogers.
Rogers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Hoover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Hoover avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoover at a distance.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Hoover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Hoover avoids them all with ease.
Hoover tries to clinch up.
Hoover tries to clinch up.
Rogers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hoover tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers throws a right hand that Hoover ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoover also avoids with ease.
Hoover shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rogers pinned against the cage. Rogers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hoover shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rogers as he avoids it easily.
Hoover misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Donk. Rogers catches Hoover right on the button with a cross.
Rogers lands with a straight right. Hoover didn't see that one coming.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Rogers misses.
Rogers throws a head kick but Hoover moves out of range.
Rogers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hoover tries to clinch up.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoover slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Rogers digs a good body shot into Hoover's ribs.
Rogers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rogers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
Hoover tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rogers counters with a three punch combo that has Hoover backing up. Hoover nods at Rogers to acknowledge the strikes.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Hoover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
Hoover tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rogers counters with a two punch combo.
Hoover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Rogers connects with a body shot.
Rogers is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rogers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoover tries to clinch but Rogers moves away
and Rogers counters with a three punch combo that has Hoover backing up. Hoover nods at Rogers to acknowledge the strikes.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Rogers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoover circles away quickly and effectively.
Franklin Hoover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Hoover wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick
letting Hoover counter with a right hand.
Hoover tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Rogers scores with a three punch combo!
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers throws a right hand that Hoover ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoover also avoids with ease.
Hoover wants to clinch
and Rogers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoover takes the fight into the clinch.
Rogers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hoover obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Percy Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Hoover is controlling him.
Rogers wants to break free but Hoover has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Percy Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rogers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percy Rogers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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