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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 cm
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275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
24
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Garner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Rogers! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garner is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Garner 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. Garner throwing strikes from guard but Rogers blocks nicely. Garner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rogers works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Rogers keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully. Garner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Rogers wants to stand but Garner is controlling the position. Rogers looks winded! Garner working some strikes from top position. Garner drops back looking for a leg! Rogers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rogers manages to kick Garner off! Garner jumps back into Rogers's guard. Garner content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garner wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving. Garner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Garner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Garner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rogers is proving hard to escape from. Garner is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Garner passes Rogers's left leg - he's now in half guard. Garner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garner drops an elbow to the side of Rogers's head. Garner is taking a breather. Rogers says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Rogers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Garner wants to pass to mount but Rogers is defending the position. Garner winds up and cracks Rogers with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Garner is trying to control. Rogers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. 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! Nice strikes from Garner there. Garner is working for a submission of some sort.
Garner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Garner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rogers looks a forlorn figure.
Garner lands a big elbow. Garner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Garner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Garner raining down shots from the mount! Garner raining down shots from the mount! Garner landing strikes from the mount and Rogers is in trouble! Rogers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Garner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rogers?
Garner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Rogers is trying to stand up. Garner lands a heavy elbow. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Garner landing strikes, looking to finish! Garner wants to control the pace but Rogers is squirming around nicely. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rogers can do anything to dispel that myth. Garner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rogers is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Garner 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.
Garner looking to score a takedown here. Rogers is defending well but Garner drives through and ends up in Rogers's guard. Garner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rogers's guard. Garner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rogers gets back to full guard.
Garner scoring with punches to the head and body. Rogers is breathing heavily. Garner trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Garner works over Rogers with some ground and pound from guard. Garner is in close to Rogers's body, working some short punches and elbows. Garner landing some decent shots from guard. Garner works over Rogers with some ground and pound from guard. Garner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Garner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around? Garner stands up over Rogers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Rogers keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Garner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Rogers wants to stand up but Garner is controlling him. Garner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Garner chips away with some ground and pound. Rogers has momentary wrist control but Garner slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Garner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Garner trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom. Garner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Garner forces his way into half guard. Garner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rogers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Garner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Garner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Garner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Garner winds up and cracks Rogers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rogers trying to hold on to Garner's head to control him but Garner postures up.
Garner scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Garner trying to control from half guard but Rogers is working away. Rogers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garner. Garner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Garner drops an elbow to the side of Rogers's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Rogers wants to get back to his feet. Garner thows a huge punch but Rogers dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Garner dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rogers looks for a takedown but Garner sprawls well. Garner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Garner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Garner is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rogers has hold of Garner's hands but Garner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Rogers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Rogers is refusing to be controlled, as Garner sits in half guard. Garner works his way into full mount! Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garner wants to control the pace but Rogers is squirming around nicely. Garner is really struggling to control Rogers but he's trying to hold on to the position. Garner is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rogers has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rogers is bucking up trying to escape but Garner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Garner wants to control the pace but Rogers is squirming around nicely. Garner has isolated one of Rogers's arms. Rogers looking to fight him off but Garner twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean Garner!
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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
92% |
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