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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tombstone Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers comes to the cage accompanied by Flea - Pea. Tombstone Terry will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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142 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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135 lbs
15 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Tombstone Terry!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terry has managed to clinch.
Terry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terry wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Terry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rogers is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Terry is working for a kimura but Rogers is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terry trying to pass the guard but Rogers defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers has his hands clasped together around Terry's back. He's all about the action.
Terry is trying to control the action in half guard but Rogers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rogers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Terry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rogers keeps working.
Rogers tries to roll over but Terry keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry is working for a submission of some sort.
Rogers wants to get back to full guard.
Terry seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rogers tries to roll over but Terry keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rogers is pressing down on Terry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Terry trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rogers can't do much from the bottom here.
Rogers tries to buck Terry off but Terry is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Terry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rogers defends it well.
Terry has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Rogers works to full guard.
Rogers is pulling down on Terry's head. It's preventing any offense from Terry, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tombstone Terry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Terry wants to clinch but Rogers slips to the side
and Rogers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rogers to the ground. Terry is now in Rogers's guard.
Terry trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers controlling Terry's posture.
Terry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rogers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Terry defends it easily.
Terry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Terry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rogers is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers is trying to keep Terry in close.
Terry won't allow Rogers to sweep him here.
Terry slips nicely into half guard.
Rogers looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Terry prevents Rogers from improving his position.
Terry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Terry trying to control the action but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Terry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
Rogers is staying active underneath Terry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rogers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry throwing shots but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Terry with the ground and pound but Rogers uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Terry wants to stand and escape but instead Rogers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Terry is retaining full guard.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Terry keeps moving.
Terry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Terry looking to ground and pound but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Tombstone Terry has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Terry there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Terry landing strikes from the mount and Rogers is in trouble!
Rogers gets back to half guard.
Terry tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rogers controls his leg.
Rogers gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terry wants to get up but he can't break Rogers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rogers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rogers trying to keep a closed guard but Terry is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tombstone Terry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Terry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terry moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
Terry gets the takedown into side control.
Rogers sneaks back into half guard.
Rogers wants to get back to full guard but Terry has mounted him!
Terry prevents Rogers from getting the reversal.
Terry is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rogers to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rogers shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rogers is looking to get to half guard.
Terry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rogers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Terry.
Terry wants to control the pace but Rogers is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rogers taking shots to the head.
Rogers holds on for dear life.
Terry punching from mount but Rogers doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rogers is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry looking to finish with strikes here!
Rogers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rogers is working hard here to advance position.
Terry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Terry looking to ground and pound but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Terry working for a guillotine from mount but Rogers is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is looking to improve his position but Terry isn't that keen on the idea.
Rogers tries to hold on but Terry postures up.
Kenny Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tombstone Terry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Terry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tombstone Terry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Terry 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tombstone Terry!
Tombstone Terry was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
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