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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Megani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luigi Megani has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimmy Rogers's chin.
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286 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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195 cm
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280 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luigi Megani!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megani looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.
Rogers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rogers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Megani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Megani moves out of range easily.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers moves in looking to clinch but Megani pushes him off.
Rogers misses with a looping right.
Megani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rogers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rogers wants it to stay on the feet.
Megani throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Megani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rogers scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Megani shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rogers is trying to defend but Megani finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rogers won't allow Megani to pass to mount.
Megani is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers looks like he's trying to stand up.
Megani performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Megani moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rogers is not content to let Megani control the position.
Megani looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rogers is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jimmy Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Megani moves out of range easily.
Megani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Megani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luigi Megani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Megani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Megani avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Megani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Megani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Megani missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogers misses with an uppercut.
Rogers tries to clinch there but Megani circles away.
Rogers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megani manages to avoid it.
Rogers slips a jab from Megani.
Rogers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Megani.
Jimmy Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luigi Megani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a hook.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Megani misses the target.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Megani.
Megani throws a looping overhand right but Rogers ducks down to avoid it.
Megani manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rogers on his heels. He'll look to pass Rogers's guard now, I'm sure.
Megani trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Megani might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rogers kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet but Megani is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Megani postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megani showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rogers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Megani is controlling him.
Megani wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rogers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Megani content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Luigi Megani was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Megani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Rogers is looking to clinch but Megani is avoiding it.
Rogers throws a hook to the side of Megani's head but Megani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Megani slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Megani misses with a looping right.
Megani catches Rogers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Megani throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
A jab from Megani does it's job there.
Megani misses with a left hand
and Rogers counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Megani misses.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Megani's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers ducks right into an uppercut from Megani.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Megani misses with a straight left.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Megani.
Megani misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
Rogers misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Megani.
Rogers throws a nice head kick!
Megani throws a big shot that misses.
Megani throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Megani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Megani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Megani misses the jab.
Megani misses the jab.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Megani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
Megani throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head.
Megani throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogers.
Megani misses with a looping right.
Megani misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Rogers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Megani.
Rogers wants to clinch.
Megani loads up on a big right hand but Rogers slips the punch.
Megani misses with an uppercut
and Rogers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rogers prevents the takedown attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Megani tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Megani misses with a hook.
Rogers slips under a jab from Megani.
Megani throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Megani looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Megani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Megani.
Megani throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megani scores with a sloppy right hand. Rogers should have avoided that one.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Megani fails with the takedown.
Megani throws a hook but Rogers avoids it easily.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Megani moves out of range easily.
Megani might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Megani is defended easily by Rogers.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Megani.
Rogers moves to clinch but Megani breaks away
and Megani counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Megani throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Megani swings widly with a right hand
and Rogers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Rogers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Megani lands with an overhand left.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Megani.
Megani tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rogers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Megani somewhat.
Rogers throws a head kick that Megani semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Megani misses.
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Megani.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Megani gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Megani throws a hook but Rogers avoids it easily.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Megani.
Rogers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Megani swings widly with a right hand
and Rogers counters with a left to the body.
Megani is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throws a head kick but Megani moves out of range.
Megani fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rogers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Megani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rogers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Megani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Megani on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
Rogers feints with a jab and clips Megani right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Megani is sent crashing into the canvas and Rogers leaps in for the kill! Megani tries to get to his feet but Rogers is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Megani is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Rogers!
After the fight, Jimmy Rogers was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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