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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Rojer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lotus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye of the tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
16 - 12 - 1 |
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186 cm
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183 lbs
17 - 26 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Rojer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lotus shoots in looking for a takedown but Rojer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lotus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lotus tries to clinch but Rojer moves out of range.
Lotus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rojer circles away.
Rojer throws a sloppy head kick and Lotus moves out of range easily.
Lotus fails with a takedown attempt.
Ray Rojer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Lotus.
Lotus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rojer circles away.
Lotus stuffs the takedown.
Rojer lands a head kick!
Ray Rojer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rojer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lotus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rojer has him pressed against the cage.
Lotus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojer throws a front kick that sends Lotus stumbling back into the cage.
Lotus dodges the punch combination from Rojer.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rojer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lotus avoiding damage as Rojer throws knees to the body.
Rojer tries to break the clinch but Lotus is controlling the position.
Rojer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lotus is trying to break the clinch but Rojer is controlling him.
Lotus is trying to break free.
Lotus tries to break free but Rojer pushes him back against the cage.
Rojer breaks from the clinch.
Lotus slips a jab and a cross from Rojer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rojer tries to clinch but Lotus moves out of range.
Lotus slaps away a takedown attempt from Rojer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rojer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rojer leaves Lotus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lotus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojer has a takedown stuffed.
Lotus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rojer defends it nicely.
Rojer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojer tries to clinch but Lotus is having none of it.
Lotus throws the left hand but Rojer avoids the punch easily.
Lotus doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojer circles away.
Rojer misses the shot to the body.
Rojer tries to close the distance and clinch but Lotus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rojer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lotus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lotus stands up and waves to Rojer to follow him.
Rojer is looking to clinch.
Rojer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rojer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rojer tries for a takedown but Lotus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Lotus or perhaps it was just good defense by Rojer which made him look bad.
Rojer shoots in for a double leg but Lotus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lotus scores with a one two! Rojer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lotus throws out a loose jab but Rojer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lotus looks for a takedown but Rojer sprawls well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rojer.
Lotus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rojer.
Lotus feints and as Rojer raises his hands in defense, Lotus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lotus looking to pass the guard.
Lotus tries to stand but Rojer is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lotus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rojer looks to land a combination but Lotus avoids it well.
Lotus shoots in for a double leg but Rojer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lotus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lotus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rojer!
Lotus misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lotus trying to control but Rojer is having none of it.
Lotus works his way to his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus is not going to allow Rojer to sit and survive in this position.
Lotus slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Lotus wants to control but Rojer is keeping busy.
Lotus looking for the choke but no joy.
Rojer is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lotus gets his way!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojer tries to escape but Lotus has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lotus avoiding Rojer 's attempts to control his hands.
Lotus looking for the choke but no joy.
Lotus is persistently looking for the submission but Rojer is defending it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Rojer defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Rojer preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lotus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojer looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lotus.
Well, with Lotus on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Rojer is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Lotus is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Rojer prevents Lotus from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lotus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rojer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Lotus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lotus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lotus is stalling here. Rojer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lotus seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rojer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lotus is looking for a sweep.
Lotus gets back to half guard.
Lotus gets full guard.
Lotus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tommy Lotus has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojer postures up.
Lotus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lotus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lotus keeping moving, preventing Rojer from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rojer has closed the distance and engaged Lotus in a clinch.
Rojer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lotus is trying to break the clinch but Rojer is controlling him.
Rojer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rojer misses with a body shot.
Lotus shoots in and drives through. Rojer sprawls well.
Rojer fails with a takedown attempt.
Rojer pushes Lotus up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rojer pulls guard successfully.
Lotus looking to sit in guard and control but Rojer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lotus keeping moving, preventing Rojer from controlling successfully.
Rojer being controlled here momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lotus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rojer is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lotus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rojer wants to control from the top but Lotus keeps moving.
Lotus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rojer!
Lotus stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojer leaves Lotus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ray Rojer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lotus closes the distance and clinches up with Rojer, looking for a takedown. Lotus pushes Rojer against the cage but Rojer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ray Rojer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Lotus.
Rojer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lotus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rojer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lotus preventing the sweep.
Ray Rojer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rojer keeping moving, preventing Lotus from controlling successfully.
Tommy Lotus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lotus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Lotus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lotus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Lotus!
A relieved looking Tommy Lotus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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