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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxwell The Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
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205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxwell The Priest!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers tries to clinch but The Priest is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Priest tries to avoid it but Rogers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Priest to the ground. The Priest escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Priest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Priest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Priest tries for a takedown but Rogers circles away easily
and Rogers counters with a takedown into side control.
Rogers trying to control the action but The Priest is working from the bottom.
Rogers stands up and beckons The Priest to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Priest misses with a takedown
and Rogers counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Priest's knee momentarily.
The Priest keeps the fight on the outside.
The Priest takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rogers swinging wildly here.
Rogers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to clinch there but The Priest circles away.
Rogers fails to land the takedown.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but The Priest pushes him off.
The Priest keeps the fight on the outside.
Rogers scores a takedown into full mount!
Rogers controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rogers thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rogers working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but The Priest slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Rogers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rogers lands a big head kick that sends The Priest tumbling to the mat! Rogers takes a step backwards and waves The Priest back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Maxwell The Priest has been cut.
The Priest fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rogers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers trying to control the position but The Priest is working away.
Rogers is really struggling to control The Priest but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Priest gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Well, if Rogers is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogers wants to stand up but The Priest is controlling the position.
Steve Rogers has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rogers tries to clinch but The Priest is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers cracks The Priest with an open hand slap.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Priest tries for a takedown but Rogers circles away easily
and Rogers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Priest's guard now.
Rogers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Priest wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but The Priest is keeping the position.
The Priest 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 Priest is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers wants to control from the top but The Priest keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Rogers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maxwell The Priest's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rogers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rogers wants it to stay on the feet.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers wants to clinch up but The Priest keeps it at a distance.
Rogers lands a left and a right that send The Priest crashing to the mat, dazed. Rogers thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The Priest is rocked!
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but The Priest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt - The Priest sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rogers throws a head kick but The Priest moves out of range.
Rogers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The Priest is still in real trouble! Can Rogers finish him?
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Priest can do to turn this around?
The Priest takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers stalling.
The Priest seems to have recovered his senses.
Rogers decides to stand up.
Steve Rogers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers throws a front kick that sends The Priest stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogers throws a head kick but The Priest moves out of range.
The Priest avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Priest showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming The Priest to the mat! The Priest manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rogers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rogers seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Priest for as long as he can get away with.
Rogers stands and steps away. The Priest gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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 shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Priest's guard.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rogers sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rogers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve 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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FIGHT
RATING
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