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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Enis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis Enis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Enis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers drives through with a takedown into Enis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rogers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rogers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rogers distracts Enis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rogers is in close to Enis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing.
Enis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rogers working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
Rogers throws a big elbow that misses.
Rogers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Enis's head.
Rogers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rogers distracts Enis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rogers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rogers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Enis has momentary wrist control but Rogers slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Enis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rogers cracks Enis with a solid left hand.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rogers throws a big elbow that misses.
Rogers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Enis on the ground.
Rogers throws a big elbow that misses.
Rogers working some strikes from top position.
Rogers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rogers cracks Enis with a solid left hand.
Enis 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.
Enis looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rogers distracts Enis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rogers works over Enis with some ground and pound from guard.
Rogers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Enis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rogers lands a couple of elbows.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rogers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rogers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rogers lands a couple of digs.
Rogers stands up over Enis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Enis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rogers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rogers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rogers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers postures up and lands a big shot to Enis's brow.
Rogers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Enis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rogers has managed to get both his arms back between Enis's legs - danger averted.
Rogers lands a couple of elbows.
Rogers lands a couple of digs.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
Enis has momentary wrist control but Rogers slips an elbow through the middle.
Rogers works over Enis with some ground and pound from guard.
Rogers works over Enis with some ground and pound from guard.
Rogers postures up and lands a big shot to Enis's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rogers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rogers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Enis has momentary wrist control but Rogers slips an elbow through the middle.
Rogers cracks Enis with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers stands up over Enis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rogers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rogers cracks Enis with a solid left hand.
Rogers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rogers stands up over Enis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rogers scoring with some ground and pound.
Rogers scoring with some ground and pound.
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
Rogers lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rogers with a nice head shot there.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Rogers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rogers fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Enis to the ground. Rogers is now in Enis's guard.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rogers with a nice head shot there.
Enis has momentary wrist control but Rogers slips an elbow through the middle.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rogers postures up in Enis's guard and throws a big left but Enis blocks it.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rogers is in close to Enis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rogers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rogers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rogers lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enis has momentary wrist control but Rogers slips an elbow through the middle.
Rogers with a nice head shot there.
Enis is breathing heavily.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Enis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rogers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Enis can do to turn this around?
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
Enis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Red Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rogers lands a couple of digs.
Rogers is in close to Enis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Enis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogers with a nice head shot there.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses. Enis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rogers's guard. Nice move by Enis!
Rogers trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Enis trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Enis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rogers is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rogers has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers stands up over Enis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers with a nice head shot there.
Rogers with a nice head shot there.
Rogers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rogers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rogers is working Enis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Enis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rogers stands up over Enis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rogers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rogers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rogers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rogers works over Enis with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four 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 working some strikes from top position.
Enis looking for a guillotine here but Rogers defends easily.
Rogers with a nice head shot there.
Rogers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rogers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers stands up over Enis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rogers lands a couple of elbows.
Enis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Enis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Rogers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rogers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rogers lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rogers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rogers lands a few punches from side control.
Enis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rogers working the ground and pound from side control.
Rogers lands a nice forearm strike.
Rogers cracks Enis with a big right hand but Enis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rogers cracks Enis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rogers cracks Enis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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!
Enis is looking to regain half guard here but Rogers keeps moving and retains side control.
Enis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers scoring with punches and elbows.
Enis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogers is working Enis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rogers cracks Enis with a big right hand but Enis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rogers scores with punches from side control.
Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Enis to see if he's OK.
Enis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Enis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Enis taking a bit of punishment here - Rogers scoring with strikes.
Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Enis to see if he's OK.
Rogers scores with punches from side control.
Enis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rogers connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Enis some visible discomfort.
Rogers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Enis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rogers connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enis taking a bit of punishment here - Rogers scoring with strikes.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
Rogers scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rogers working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rogers is chipping away with strikes.
Rogers cracks Enis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rogers scoring with punches and elbows.
Rogers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Enis down.
Enis taking a bit of punishment here - Rogers scoring with strikes.
Rogers looks up at the clock and then as Enis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rogers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rogers working the ground and pound.
Rogers grinds an elbow into Enis's temple.
Rogers grinds an elbow into Enis's temple.
Enis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers cracks Enis with a big right hand but Enis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Enis down.
Enis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rogers is putting a hurting on Enis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rogers working the ground and pound from side control.
Enis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rogers connects with a decent elbow.
Enis is looking to reverse the position.
Rogers scores with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Rogers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rogers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Enis down.
Rogers lands a few punches from side control.
Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Enis to see if he's OK.
Enis is looking for a sweep.
Rogers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rogers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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 lands an elbow.
Rogers working the ground and pound.
Rogers working the ground and pound.
Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Enis to see if he's OK.
Enis is trying to get back to half guard.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rogers working the body and head with strikes.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Enis struggling a bit here.
Rogers lands a few punches from side control.
Curtis Enis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Red Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rogers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Enis down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Rogers!
A victorious Red Rogers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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