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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Semenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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200 cm
29
250 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitry Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenov gets the takedown into side control.
Semenov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Semenov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Semenov lands a nice forearm strike.
Semenov lands an elbow.
Rogers is working to avoid the ground and pound but Semenov connects with a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenov working away.
Semenov working the strikes but Rogers uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rogers keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rogers gets full guard.
Rogers is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Semenov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Semenov throws an elbow that misses. Rogers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Semenov's guard. Nice move by Rogers!
Semenov working for a triangle but Rogers defends it easily.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Semenov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogers is one step ahead there.
Rogers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Semenov is retaining full guard.
Semenov being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Semenov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Semenov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogers is one step ahead there.
Rogers trying to control but Semenov is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Rogers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Good leg kick by Rogers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands with a shot to the body.
Rogers lands a body shot.
Semenov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rogers's guard.
Rogers is controlling Semenov's posture.
Semenov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Semenov tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogers is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rogers is on top in guard.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Semenov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Semenov 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.
Rogers postures up.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Semenov keeps moving.
Rogers slips nicely into half guard.
Rogers wants to pass the guard but Semenov is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dmitry Semenov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rogers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Semenov gets a double leg takedown into Rogers's guard.
Semenov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Semenov postures up and lands a big shot to Rogers's brow.
Semenov throwing strikes but missing.
Rogers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Semenov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rogers controlling his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers with shots to the head and body - Semenov looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rogers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Semenov is squirming around, avoiding Rogers's attempts to control the action.
Semenov is working to get back to half guard.
Rogers landing strikes from the mount.
Semenov is working to get back to half guard.
Rogers controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to control but Semenov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anthony Rogers has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Semenov scores with a takedown into Rogers's guard.
Rogers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov slips nicely into half guard.
Semenov tries to pass to full mount but Rogers defends it.
Semenov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rogers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Semenov looks to land a strike but Rogers avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Semenov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Semenov throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Semenov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Semenov is one step ahead there.
Rogers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Semenov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers keeping full guard, as Semenov tries to pass.
Rogers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anthony Rogers will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Semenov looks to clinch
and Rogers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rogers throws a low kick but Semenov avoids it.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Semenov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rogers is trying to defend but Semenov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rogers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Semenov.
Rogers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rogers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Semenov lands a couple of digs.
Rogers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Semenov's guard.
Rogers advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers is looking to advance position but Semenov won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov is trying to get back to full guard.
Dmitry Semenov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Semenov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Semenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers postures up.
Rogers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rogers wants to take a breather but Semenov manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Rogers.
Rogers tries to free his leg and advance position but Semenov is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rogers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rogers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rogers advances to half guard.
Semenov is in trouble now - Rogers has advanced to mount!
Rogers controlling from the full mount.
Semenov is squirming around, avoiding Rogers's attempts to control the action.
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!
Rogers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working the ground and pound effectively.
Rogers wants to control the pace but Semenov is squirming around nicely.
Semenov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rogers lands with some strikes.
Semenov working to try and regain half guard.
Rogers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Semenov is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers controlling the position easily from mount.
Rogers with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Rogers!
An out of breath and clearly excited Anthony Rogers thanked Vitality for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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