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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Dodger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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175 cm
24
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
21
146 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay East! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Dodger! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! East defending well as Dodger loads up on a big left hand. Dodger looks to land a combination but East avoids it well. East slips under a jab from Dodger. East steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dodger. Roger Dodger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A punch combination from Dodger misses. Dodger ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Dodger cracks East with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Dodger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. East shoots in for a takedown but Dodger shows good takedown defense. Dodger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A combination from Dodger does no damage. Dodger throws a jab but it's blocked by East. Dodger gets tackled into the cage by East. East maintains the clinch. Dodger throws a knee to the head but misses.
East avoiding damage as Dodger throws knees to the body.
Dodger trying to land knees to the body.
East misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. East tries to pull guard but Dodger forces him back to his feet, against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay East. That's going to take a lot out of him. East pulls Dodger into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. East controls Dodger momentarily but Dodger frees himself. Dodger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. East is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dodger stopping the sweep attempt from East. Dodger throws a strike but East rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. East trying to control but Dodger is working from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dodger has his foot on East's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. East works his way back into a safe position though. Dodger is looking for a triangle but East pushes his legs off easily.
Dodger keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully. East tries to free his leg and advance position but Dodger is retaining full guard. Dodger wriggles free and stands up. Roger Dodger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. This has been an exciting period of action! Dodger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. East tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dodger swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dodger stalks East and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into East's face. East staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dodger throws a one two combo.
Dodger lands a nice looking body shot.
Dodger swinging wildly here.
Dodger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. East avoids the body shot from Dodger.
Dodger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Dodger throws a shot from downtown. East moves away and avoids it. Dodger pushing out the jab but it's not landing. East closes the distance and clinches up with Dodger, looking for a takedown. East pushes Dodger against the cage but Dodger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. East is breathing heavily. Dodger with a nice cross. Dodger misses with an uppercut. Dodger throws a series of strikes that have East backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dodger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract East. Dodger missing with a left hand there. East was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Dodger throws a right and a left that both miss. Dodger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! East dodges the punch combination from Dodger.
Dodger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dodger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab, jab by Dodger - just one landing. East throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dodger. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dodger looks to land a combination but East avoids it well. East throws a half hearted mid kick. Dodger misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Dodger throws out the jab but it was never going to land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dodger dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dodger throws a shot from downtown. East moves away and avoids it. No luck for East with that takedown attempt. Dodger 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. East shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dodger sprawls well. Dodger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. East gets slowly back to his feet. Dodger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Dodger misses with a hook. East closes the distance and clinches up with Dodger, looking for a takedown. East pushes Dodger against the cage but Dodger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay East. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dodger scores with a decent looking hook. East steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dodger. East shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dodger defends it nicely. Dodger tries to bum rush East with a series of wild strikes but East uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. East misses with a body punch
and Dodger counters with a lovely shot to the body. Jay East is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dodger throws a shot from downtown. East moves away and avoids it. Dodger throws a big shot that misses. Dodger cracks East with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Dodger lands a jab to the nose. Dodger lands a slapping body shot.
Dodger lands a nice shot to the body.
Dodger scores with a hook to the body. East takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Dodger lands a nice shot that snaps East's head back.
Dodger lands a really nice looking cross but East seems unphased.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dodger!
Dodger swats away the attempt to clinch by East. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dodger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. East doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from Dodger misses. East misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Dodger. East tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Dodger fails to land with a series of punches.
East shoots in but no luck this time. Dodger swinging wildly here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dodger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Dodger throws a good cross that connects.
East drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Dodger cracks a nice hook into East's ribs. Dodger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round. East on the wrong end of a nice jab. East gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dodger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Dodger scores with a nice strike. East fails with the takedown and Dodger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
East is rocked! Dodger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Oh East is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Dodger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Dodger throws an overhand right that drops East like a sack of potatoes! Dodger dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Dodger!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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