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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominique Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Silva looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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173 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominique Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rogers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Rogers.
Rogers breaks from the clinch.
Rogers lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Silva sprawling to the canvas. Rogers follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Silva hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is looking to control Rogers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Rogers controlling the action here.
Rogers is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Rogers postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up.
Silva looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rogers stands up.
Silva feints and as Rogers raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rogers trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dominique Rogers just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rogers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rogers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rogers.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Rogers has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Rogers manages to break the clinch.
Rogers rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Rogers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers moves into the clinch successfully.
Rogers breaks the clinch.
Rogers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rogers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Rogers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Rogers.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rogers pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rogers blocks it with crossed arms.
Rogers digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Rogers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rogers presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rogers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rogers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rogers scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Rogers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.
Rogers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rogers tries to stand and escape but Silva is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Rogers wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominique Rogers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rogers with a nice cross.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rogers decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rogers lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Rogers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Rogers lands a shot to the body.
Rogers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rogers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rogers lands a left and a right that sends Silva crashing to the canvas! Rogers dives into mount looking to finish!
Silva is rocked!
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Rogers finish him?
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers with a couple of short strikes.
Rogers trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Rogers unloading with bombs!
Rogers with a couple of short strikes.
Rogers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Rogers looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rogers lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers landing shots from mount.
Rogers lands a nice shot to the head.
Rogers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rogers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Rogers lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rogers landing strikes from the mount.
Rogers lands with some strikes.
Rogers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rogers unloading with bombs!
Rogers controlling from the full mount.
Rogers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rogers controlling the pace for now.
Silva wants to hold on but Rogers pushes him away.
Rogers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
BOOM! Rogers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rogers looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Rogers looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rogers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Silva looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Rogers! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dominique Rogers!
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hype
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FIGHT
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