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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wang Republic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rogers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Step Into A World. Brett Rogers has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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353 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brett Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wang Republic!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers moves away
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Wang Republic has been cut.
Republic tries to clinch
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Republic has eaten all the pies!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Republic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rogers misses with a hook.
Republic doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Republic.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Republic.
Republic tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Republic swings widly with a right hand
and Rogers counters with a head kick that drops Republic to the mat! Republic scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Republic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Republic missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Republic misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Republic digs a good hook to Rogers's body.
Republic looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Republic takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Republic wants to slow Rogers down by chopping away at his legs.
Rogers takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by Republic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Republic.
Republic throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic tries to clinch up.
Republic lands with a cross.
Republic tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Republic.
Rogers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Republic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Republic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rogers rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice cross by Republic.
Republic doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Republic misses with a wild body shot.
Republic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Republic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Republic. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Republic wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Republic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Republic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Republic misses with a body shot.
Republic defending well as Rogers loads up on a big left hand.
Republic is looking to clinch.
Republic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Rogers misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Republic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Republic. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Republic looks to clinch
and Rogers moves into the clinch.
Republic misses with the head strike.
Republic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Republic lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Republic is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Rogers has denied him.
Republic lands an elbow that stopped Rogers in his tracks for a moment.
Rogers throws an elbow but it misses.
Republic misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Republic working aggressively here.
Republic taking a breather.
Rogers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Republic misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Republic.
Republic trying to stall but Rogers improves his position.
Republic tries to throw a body punch but Rogers avoids it by throwing Republic back against the cage.
Rogers avoids a wild elbow strike from Republic.
Republic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Republic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rogers's brow.
Rogers misses with a punch to the body.
Republic lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Republic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rogers's brow.
Rogers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Republic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Republic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Republic looking to slow down the pace here.
Rogers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Republic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Republic tries to work over Rogers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Republic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Republic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Republic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Republic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Republic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Rogers has a couple of punches blocked by Republic.
Republic misses with a body punch.
Republic landing knees to the body.
Rogers blocking some punches.
Republic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Republic is looking to control Rogers's arms but Rogers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Republic has his back to the ropes.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but Republic blocks with his arms.
Republic lands a nice elbow.
Republic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Republic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Republic.
Republic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Republic.
Republic wants to stall.
Republic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Republic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Republic misses with an elbow over the top.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike.
Rogers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike from Republic.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Republic trying to stall but Rogers improves his position.
Republic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Republic is trying to stall.
Republic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rogers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Republic misses with a punch on the inside.
Republic trying to land knees to the body.
Republic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Republic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wang Republic.
Republic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers moves away
and Rogers moves into the clinch.
Rogers blocks the elbow strike.
Republic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Republic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Republic looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Republic.
Republic is working Rogers over against the ropes.
Republic looking to slow down the pace here.
Republic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rogers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Republic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Republic is trying to stall.
Republic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Republic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Republic is trying to stall.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rogers controlling the action here for a moment.
Republic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Republic is trying to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Republic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wang Republic.
Rogers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rogers ducks right into an uppercut from Republic.
Rogers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Republic.
A decent looking cross lands there for Republic.
Republic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Republic.
Republic lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Republic digs a good body shot into Rogers's ribs.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rogers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Republic works Rogers's body with a nice hook.
Republic throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Republic lands with a straight right. Rogers didn't see that one coming.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic works Rogers's body with a nice hook.
Rogers defending well as Republic loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Republic connects with a nice looking jab.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Republic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Republic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wang Republic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rogers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Republic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Republic scores with the left hand. Rogers knows he should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Republic there.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Republic.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Republic wants to clinch.
Republic tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Republic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rogers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers moves forwards but Republic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Republic scores with a jab. Rogers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Republic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut there from Republic.
Republic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Republic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Republic misses with a body shot.
Republic lands a really nice looking cross but Rogers seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Republic scores with a body shot.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Republic lands a nice looking body shot.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
Republic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Republic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Republic tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Republic misses the target.
Rogers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Republic scores with a nice strike.
Rogers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Republic.
Republic misses with a low kick as Rogers jumps back.
Rogers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Republic connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Republic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Republic wants to clinch.
Republic just misses with a punch to the body.
Republic looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Republic scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Republic loads up on a big right hand but Rogers slips the punch.
Republic stuns Rogers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rogers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rogers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rogers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Republic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Republic throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Republic cracks Rogers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Republic tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Republic fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Republic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Republic cracks Rogers with a good jab.
Republic tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Republic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Republic lands a nice looking body shot.
Republic tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Republic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Republic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rogers needs to keep his hands up - Republic had a free shot at his head there.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Republic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Republic scores with a hook.
Republic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Republic.
Republic tries to clinch up.
Republic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Republic lands with a nice body punch.
Rogers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Republic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers at a distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Republic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Republic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Republic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Republic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some bone on bone action there as Rogers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Republic wants to clinch.
Republic misses with a wild body shot.
Republic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rogers misses with a lunging right hand
and Republic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's eight 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.
Republic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brett Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Republic misses the shot to the body.
Republic throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Republic is looking to clinch.
Republic scores with a shot to the body.
Republic doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Republic digs a good hook to Rogers's body.
Republic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rogers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Republic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rogerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Republic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Republic.
A cross from Republic lands.
Rogers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Republic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
Wang Republic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Republic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers drops his hands momentarily and Republic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Republic connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Republic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rogers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Republic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wang Republic'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.
Good exchange - Republic coming out on top.
Republic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rogers in his tracks.
Republic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Republic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Republic misses with a wild body shot.
Republic connects with a body shot.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Rogers takes one to the side of the head.
Republic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Republic misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Republic looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Republic clobbers Rogers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rogers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Republic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Republic wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Republic throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Republic.
Republic lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Republic throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Rogers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Republic.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Republic.
Rogers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Republic is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Rogers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Republic looks to clinch
and Rogers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Republic wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Republic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rogers misses with a hook. Republic ducked under it nicely.
Republic cracks Rogers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Republic lands a slapping body shot.
Republic is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.
Republic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Republic scores with a nice right hand.
Republic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Republic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Republic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Republic throws a shot to the body.
Republic jabs Rogers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Republic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Republic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Republic throws a looping overhand right but Rogers ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Rogers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Republic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Republic. Beautiful body shot.
Rogers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Republic. Republic obviously looking to wear him down.
Republic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Republic cracks Rogers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Republic is looking to clinch.
Republic lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Republic. Beautiful body shot.
Republic misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Republic.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Republic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Republic looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Republic throws a looping overhand right but Rogers ducks down to avoid it.
Republic swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers slips a jab from Republic.
Republic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rogers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Republic swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic misses with a wild body shot.
Republic works Rogers's body with a nice hook.
Republic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Republic tries to clinch up.
Republic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Republic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rogers. That did some damage!
Republic thows a body shot but no joy.
Republic stuns Rogers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Republic dips to his left and cracks Rogers with an uppercut!
Rogers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Republic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rogers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Republic connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Republic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Republic gets a clinch.
Rogers misses with an elbow over the top.
Republic tries to stall but Rogers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Republic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rogers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Republic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Republic misses with a body punch.
Republic trying to stall but Rogers improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Republic.
Republic tries to stall but Rogers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Republic seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wang Republic.
Republic tries to clinch up.
Republic doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Republic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Republic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogers's hands.
Republic throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Republic.
Republic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Republic tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Republic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rogers has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Republic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Republic blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Republic really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wang Republic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Republic lands with a cross.
Republic with a nice cross.
Republic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rogerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Republic.
Rogers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rogers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rogers swings widly with a right hand
and Republic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Republic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Republic is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Republic, as that shot connected.
Republic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Republic.
The fighters circle momentarily. Republic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Republic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Republic wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Republic lands a head shot.
Republic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Republic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Republic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Republic. Beautiful body shot.
Republic wants to clinch.
Republic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Republic tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rogers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Republic misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Republic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Republic was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Rogers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rogers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Republic looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.
Republic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rogers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Republic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Republic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Republic takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Rogers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Republic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rogers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Republic.
Republic scores with a hook to the body. Rogers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Republic wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Republic just misses with a punch to the body.
Republic wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers throws a poor cross that misses
and Republic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Republic.
Republic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Republic scores with a jab to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rogers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Republic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rogers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Republic lands with a right hand.
Republic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Republic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Republic throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Republic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Republic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Republic wants to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rogers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Republic.
Republic misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Rogers.
Nice cross by Republic.
Republic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Republic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Republic moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
Republic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rogerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Republic. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Republic tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Republic.
Republic scores with a nice right hand.
Republic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Republic throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers moves away
and Rogers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rogers looks for the body kick but Republic saw that one coming.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Republic with a hook.
Republic punishes Rogers's body with a nice straight punch.
Republic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Republic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rogers checks a leg kick.
Republic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rogers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Republic is looking to clinch.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Republic throws out the jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Republic wants to clinch.
Republic missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Republic circles away.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Republic circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Republic avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Republic punishes Rogers's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Republic dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Wang Republic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Republic.
Rogers walks into a left hand.
A big left from Republic misses.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Republic lands a really nice looking cross but Rogers seems unphased.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Republic digs a good body shot into Rogers's ribs.
Republic cracks Rogers with a good jab.
Republic wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Republic scores with a punch to the head.
Rogers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Republic.
Republic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head.
Rogers is rocked!
Republic scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Rogers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Republic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Republic misses with a wild body shot.
Rogers seems to have got his legs back now.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Republic lands with an uppercut that bounces Rogers off the ropes and back into rage.
Republic wants to slow Rogers down by chopping away at his legs.
Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Republic jabs Rogers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Republic tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers walks into a left hand.
Rogers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Republic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rogers scrambles back to his feet.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Republic throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic tried to score with a low kick but Rogers checks it.
Rogers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rogers tries to work over Republic's front leg with a kick but Republic checks it.
Rogers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Republic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rogers under the eye.
Decent striking displayed by Republic there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Republic throws out a powerful jab.
Republic just misses with a punch to the body.
Republic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rogers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Republic.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Republic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rogers.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Republic misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Republic lands with a right hand.
Republic cracks a nice hook into Rogers's ribs.
Republic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogers's hands.
Rogers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rogers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Republic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Republic connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Rogers.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Republic doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Republic scores with the left hand. Rogers knows he should have avoided that one.
Rogers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Republic cracks Rogers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Republic.
Republic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Republic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rogers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Republic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Republic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Republic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Republic tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Republic loads up on a big right hand but Rogers slips the punch.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
Republic tries to clinch up.
Republic connects with a crisp jab.
Republic just misses with a punch to the body.
Republic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Republic looks to throw the jab but Rogers is out of range.
Brett Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rogers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Republic.
Republic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers tries to clinch but Republic is having none of it.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Republic as he connects with a hook.
Republic misses the shot to the body.
Republic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
Rogers ducks right into an uppercut from Republic.
Republic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Republic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers at a distance.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Republic.
Republic lands a jab to the head.
Republic scores with a nice strike.
Republic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Republic digs a good hook to Rogers's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Republic lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Republic moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Republic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rogers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Republic.
Republic swinging wildly here.
Republic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rogers's head backwards.
Republic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Republic thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Republic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers tried to score with a low kick but Republic checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wang Republic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Republic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Wang Republic!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Wang Republic!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Wang Republic!
Wang Republic wins by unanimous decision!
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