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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey The Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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168 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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188 cm
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160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey The Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dude looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rogers!
The Dude fails to advance to Rogers's back.
Rogers tries to lock up and control but The Dude gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The Dude working for a guillotine from mount but Rogers is in no mood to give up.
Rogers wants to hold on but The Dude pushes him away.
The Dude can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rogers is looking to escape.
Rogers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rogers wants to control but The Dude is having none of it.
Rogers bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dude has a closed guard, preventing Rogers from standing up.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Dude is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Dude working for a triangle but Rogers defends it easily.
The Dude has control of Rogers's left arm, preventing Rogers from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rogers stands and throws The Dude's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Dude is trying to escape the position but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers stands up and beckons The Dude to his feet.
The Dude moves into range and clinches up with Rogers.
A right handed body shot lands from Rogers.
Rogers is looking to break free of the clinch but The Dude has double underhooks.
The Dude is struggling to control the position.
Rogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rogers stops a takedown attempt from The Dude.
Rogers tries to break free but The Dude pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dude tries to stall but Rogers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rogers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Dude doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
The Dude takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Dude is breathing heavily.
Rogers tries to keep at a distance but The Dude has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rogers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to de liver by Rogers. Beautiful body shot.
The Dude slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Rogers closes the distance but The Dude moves to the side
and The Dude counters by moving into the clinch.
Rogers has The Dude pushed against the cage.
Rogers is trying to break free.
Rogers breaks the clinch.
Rogers takes a swing at The Dude's ribcage but misses.
Rogers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dude keeps the fight on the outside.
The Dude slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
The Dude shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rogers as he avoids it easily.
The Dude looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rogers misses with a shot to the body
so The Dude counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rogers wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Dude scoring with punches to the head and body.
The Dude drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Dude jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Dude might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rogers controls The Dude momentarily but The Dude frees himself.
Rogers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jim Rogers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Dude moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
The Dude changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rogers looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rogers is looking for a sweep.
The Dude tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rogers's legs.
Rogers is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rogers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Dude stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rogers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rogers manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jim Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Dude has Rogers up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogers looks to land a right hand but The Dude moved out of range.
Rogers throws a hook to the side of The Dude's head but The Dude sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Dude fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Dude moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rogers clinches but The Dude breaks the clinch
and The Dude holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Dude taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rogers breaks the clinch.
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Dude fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rogers, pushing him back against the cage.
The Dude tries to pull guard but Rogers holds him up against the cage and eventually The Dude drops back down to his feet.
The Dude turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rogers tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
The Dude is not going to allow Rogers to sit and survive in this position.
Rogers is in bad spot here.
Rogers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Dude struggling to keep hold of the position.
The Dude looking for the choke but no joy.
Rogers wants to control his opponent's hands but The Dude gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to get back to his feet but The Dude is in full control for now.
What can Rogers do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - The Dude's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Rogers rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four 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.
Rogers wants to control but The Dude is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rogers misses with the combination.
The Dude shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Dude wants to control but Rogers is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Dude is thwarting Rogers's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rogers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rogers kicks The Dude off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey The Dude dominated that second round.
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.
Rogers stalks The Dude and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Dude's face. The Dude staggers backwards, shaken.
Rogers scores with a jab to the body.
The Dude misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
The Dude moves away from the strike by Rogers.
Rogers closes the distance but The Dude moves to the side
and The Dude counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Dude.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing The Dude from controlling successfully.
Rogers wants to stand and escape but The Dude is having none of it.
Rogers looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but The Dude puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rogers is staying active underneath The Dude, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The Dude is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rogers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Dude.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
The Dude moves into the clinch.
The Dude can't find room to land a body shot as Rogers controls the action.
Rogers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Dude taking a breather.
The Dude pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Dude tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Dude shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rogers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rogers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Dude swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
The Dude uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Rogers swings for the body but The Dude moves out of range.
Rogers swings for the body but The Dude moves out of range.
The Dude tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dude moves into the clinch successfully.
The Dude wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Dude fails to pull guard.
The Dude fails to pull guard.
Rogers breaks the clinch.
The Dude closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rogers to the mat! Rogers manages to get full guard.
Rogers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rogers can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is looking to sweep but instead, The Dude has passed into half guard.
Rogers looks like he's trying to stand up.
The Dude not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Dude lands a nice short elbow.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet.
Rogers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Dude is working away from the top position though.
Rogers is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
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.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Dude is looking to clinch.
Rogers looks to land a left hand but The Dude moved out of range nicely.
Rogers digs a good body shot into The Dude's ribs.
The Dude is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rogers scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers is looking to clinch but The Dude is avoiding it.
Jim Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Dude shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rogers is concentrating on defense, preventing The Dude from advancing position.
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 Jeffrey The Dude.
I think The Dude 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey The Dude!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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