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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem Alameddine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cody Rogers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cody Rogers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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264 lbs
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277 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem Alameddine!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alameddine shoots in for a double leg but Rogers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rogers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Kareem Alameddine has been cut.
Alameddine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Alameddine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alameddine.
Alameddine throws a series of punches but Rogers moves out of range.
Alameddine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rogers as he avoids it easily.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Alameddine, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Alameddine against the cage but Alameddine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alameddine lands with a shot to the body.
Alameddine takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Alameddine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alameddine dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Alameddine.
Alameddine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alameddine counters with a three punch combo that has Rogers backing up. Rogers nods at Alameddine to acknowledge the strikes.
Alameddine scores with a jab.
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!
Alameddine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogers.
Cody Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alameddine avoids the body shot from Rogers.
Alameddine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alameddine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Alameddine.
Alameddine misses with a combination
letting Rogers counter with a right hand.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alameddine looks gassed!
Rogers lands with a hook. Alameddine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rogers connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alameddine blocks a head kick by Rogers.
Alameddine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rogers bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Alameddine! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Alameddine is rocked!
Rogers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alameddine, up you get!
A telegraphed right hand from Rogers misses the target.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alameddine moves away from the strike by Rogers.
Rogers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rogers.
Alameddine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Alameddine.
Alameddine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alameddine moves out of range of the body kick from Rogers.
Rogers looks to land a right hand but Alameddine moved out of range.
Rogers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alameddine's hands.
Jab by Rogers.
Alameddine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers scores with a hook.
Rogers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers missing with a left hand there. Alameddine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alameddine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers throws a looping overhand right but Alameddine ducks down to avoid it.
Rogers misses with a double jab.
A leg kick checked by Alameddine.
Alameddine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Alameddine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogers.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alameddine digs a good body shot into Rogers's ribs.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alameddine.
Alameddine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rogers misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alameddine falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Rogers to counter with a crisp jab.
Alameddine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rogers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cody Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kareem Alameddine.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rogers is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Alameddine!
Rogers working Alameddine over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rogers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alameddine?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Rogers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Alameddine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rogers throws a body kick that misses.
Alameddine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alameddine looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Rogers connects with a nice looking jab.
Alameddine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rogers misses with a looping left.
Alameddine misses with the combination.
Cody Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alameddine counters with a stiff right hand.
Alameddine throws a one two combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rogers, as that shot connected.
Alameddine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alameddine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rogers counters with a two punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
Rogers stuffs the takedown attempt from Alameddine. Alameddine gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers misses with a looping right.
Alameddine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rogers stuns Alameddine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rogers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rogers gets a takedown into half guard.
Alameddine wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.
Rogers is taking a breather. Alameddine 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alameddine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alameddine taking some punishment here, with Rogers in his half guard.
Rogers prevents Alameddine from improving his position.
Rogers frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rogers 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.
Alameddine is looking to improve his position but Rogers isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alameddine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alameddine is bucking up trying to escape but Rogers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alameddine tries to hold on but Rogers pushes him away.
Rogers controlling from mount.
Rogers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Alameddine is looking to improve his position but Rogers isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rogers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rogers working Alameddine over with strikes here.
Rogers controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alameddine looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Rogers is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Rogers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Alameddine's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Rogers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alameddine.
Rogers dodges the punch combination from Alameddine.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alameddine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alameddine misses with a takedown
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
Alameddine slips under a jab from Rogers.
Rogers misses with an uppercut. Alameddine saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers misses with a hook to the body
and Alameddine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rogers's knee momentarily.
Alameddine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alameddine counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alameddine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alameddine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alameddine blocks a head kick by Rogers.
Alameddine throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alameddine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alameddine throws a combination that misses
and Alameddine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rogers catches Alameddine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rogers tries to score with a low kick but Alameddine moves his leg out of the way.
Alameddine connects with a crisp jab.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rogers cracks Alameddine with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alameddine can do to turn this around?
Rogers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alameddine wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Alameddine doesn't escape.
Alameddine covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Alameddine rolls, trying to escape but Rogers keeps control of the position.
Rogers landing with strikes.
Alameddine is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Rogers lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Rogers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alameddine wants to escape the position.
Good control from Rogers.
Rogers patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Rogers has Alameddine flattened out and is raining down punches.
Alameddine turns into Rogers and is now in his guard.
Rogers controls Alameddine momentarily but Alameddine frees himself.
Alameddine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rogers is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers keeping moving, preventing Alameddine from controlling successfully.
Rogers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rogers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kareem Alameddine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alameddine is desperately trying to improve his position but Rogers has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Rogers!
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