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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tuyoshy Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tuyoshy Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers scores a takedown into full mount!
Rogers wants to control the pace but Dragon is squirming around nicely.
Rogers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rogers swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Dragon is now in Rogers's guard. A big mistake from Rogers there, giving up the dominant position!
Rogers is trying to control the position but Dragon postures up.
Rogers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rogers wants to work for an arm triangle but Dragon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throwing shots but Dragon is blocking nicely.
Rogers wants to take a breather but Dragon is having none of it.
Dragon tries to kick Rogers off but Rogers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rogers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dragon defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rogers is looking for a kimura but Dragon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rogers to get the leverage.
Rogers looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rogers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dragon!
Dragon wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dragon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rogers.
Dragon really wants to buck Rogers off and get back to his feet.
Rogers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is working for a guillotine from mount but Dragon frees his head quite easily.
Rogers thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dragon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rogers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dragon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dragon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rogers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four 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.
Rogers misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rogers looking to finish with strikes here!
Dragon wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rogers.
Rogers misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers wants to control the pace but Dragon is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Rogers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dragon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rogers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rogers is pressing down on Dragon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dragon is holding on for now.
Rogers slows the pace down in half guard.
Rogers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Rogers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dragon!
Rogers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rogers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rogers throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rogers wants to control the pace but Dragon is squirming around nicely.
Rogers won't let Dragon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Rogers there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two 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.
Poor strikes thrown by Rogers there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rogers looking for a guillotine from mount but Dragon is having none of it.
Rogers wants to finish this one by submission but Dragon is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rogers.
Rogers swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Dragon is now in Rogers's guard. A big mistake from Rogers there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers controls Dragon momentarily but Dragon frees himself.
Rogers wants to sweep here but Dragon controlling him for the moment.
Rogers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dragon's guard.
That's four 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.
Rogers passes Dragon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rogers moves into full mount! Dragon won't be happy about that!
Rogers looking to secure an arm triangle but Dragon defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rogers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dragon's waist but Dragon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rogers off to one side.
Dragon closes the distance and pushes Rogers back into the cage.
Rogers is working for takedown but Dragon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dragon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rogers.
Tuyoshy Dragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Rogers.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rogers throws an elbow but misses.
Dragon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dragon wants it to stay on the feet.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers misses with a kick to the body.
Dragon has closed the distance and engaged Rogers in a clinch.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Dragon manages to get underhooks.
Rogers wants a takedown.
Dragon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rogers shoots in for a double leg but Dragon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragon clinches.
Dragon manages to break the clinch.
Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dragon pinned against the cage. Dragon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dragon but Dragon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nick Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragon swinging wilding here.
A left and a right from Dragon both land. Nice combination.
Tuyoshy Dragon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dragon wants it to stay on the feet.
Dragon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dragon swivels and escapes.
Dragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two 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.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Dragon.
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dragon has closed the distance and engaged Rogers in a clinch.
Dragon breaks the clinch.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown. Dragon tries to sprawl out of it but Rogers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dragon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogers shoots in for a double leg but Dragon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dragon moves into the clinch successfully.
Rogers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dragon prevents it.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rogers.
Rogers is trying to get an arm triangle but Dragon is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws an elbow but Dragon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rogers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rogers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rogers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nick Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dragon is pushing Rogers's head away, looking to escape. Rogers manages to hold on to the position though.
Rogers is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tuyoshy Dragon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rogers 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Rogers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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