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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers and Arthur Pandora. Rogers comes to the ring accompanied by Demon Blues by ORANGE GOBLIN. Pandora has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. Rogers has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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179 lbs
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181 lbs
32 - 31 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pandora but Pandora pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rogers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandora manages to avoid it.
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pandora fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rogers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pandora.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Pandora avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Pandora has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Pandora.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Pandora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pandora tries to avoid it but Rogers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pandora to the ground. Pandora escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pandora lands a front kick.
Rogers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pandora. Pandora obviously looking to wear him down.
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 walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pandora checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pandora throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rogers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rogers shoots and misses
and Pandora counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rogers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pandora lands a head kick!
Pandora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandora throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rogers.
Pandora misses with a kick to the body.
Rogers connects with a nice looking jab.
Pandora bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pandora scores with a spinning back kick!
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandora thows a body kick. Rogers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rogers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rogers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandora throws a head kick but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rogers takes a swing at Pandora's ribcage but misses.
Rogers throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rogers throws a body punch but Pandora moves out of range.
A low kick from Rogers is predictable there
and Pandora counters with a head kick. That will keep Rogers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pandora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Pandora throws a front kick that sends Rogers stumbling back into the ropes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pandora. Rogers shrugs it off though.
Pandora lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pandora lands a head kick. Rogers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pandora scores with a push kick.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandora is just out of range.
Pandora has managed to clinch.
Pandora is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pandora can't break the clinch.
Rogers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pandora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora breaks from the clinch.
Rogers is looking to wear down Pandora with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandora scores with a push kick.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Pandora is looking to clinch.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Pandora closes the distance but Rogers moves to the side
and Rogers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pandora clinches up against the ropes.
Rogers lands a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pandora obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pandora obliges.
Pandora stops a takedown attempt from Rogers.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
Pandora missing with knees to the body.
Pandora trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogers is defending well for now.
Rogers wants a takedown.
Pandora trying to land knees to the body.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pandora lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rogers jumps guard but Pandora turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Rogers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandora trying to land knees to the body.
Rogers tries to land knees in the clinch but Pandora avoids the damage to the body.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rogers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pandora dominated that round.
That's time! Rogers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pandora scores with a shot to the body.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pandora.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Pandora moves out of range.
Steve Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pandora lands a high kick!
Pandora scores with a push kick.
Pandora scores with a kick to the body.
Pandora wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pandora!
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandora moves away.
Pandora thuds his shin into the meat of Rogers's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandora lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rogers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pandora lands with a kick to the temple. Rogers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pandora has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pandora lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rogers will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rogers's head.
Rogers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pandora fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rogers, pushing him back against the ropes.
Rogers has Pandora pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Pandora manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rogers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pandora working Rogers over with knees to the body.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pandora manages to break the clinch.
Pandora tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pandora connects with a leg kick. Rogers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pandora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandora throws a front kick that sends Rogers stumbling back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Pandora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogers.
Arthur Pandora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pandora connects with a high kick.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Pandora avoids them all with ease.
Pandora tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandora counters with a big head kick but Rogers shrugs it off.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
A low kick from Rogers misses
and Pandora counters with a head kick. That will keep Rogers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pandora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Rogers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pandora tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Pandora.
Rogers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pandora swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pandora looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Pandora throws a nice head kick!
Pandora connects with a high kick.
Rogers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rogers throws a body punch but Pandora moves out of range.
Rogers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pandora.
Pandora connects with a leg kick. Rogers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pandora blocks a head kick by Rogers.
Pandora forces Rogers back against the ropes and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rogers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pandora obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Rogers tries to pull guard but Pandora holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rogers drops back down to his feet.
Pandora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogers is defending well for now.
Pandora landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pandora is trying to force a seperation but Rogers has the dominant position.
Rogers will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rogers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rogers goes for a takedown attempt but Pandora pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rogers misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandora gets a clinch.
Pandora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pandora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pandora thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rogers if he has to take too many more of those.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandora tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Pandora lands with a nice body kick.
Pandora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rogers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rogers tries to work over Pandora's front leg with a kick but Pandora checks it.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.
Pandora forces Rogers back against the ropes and clinches.
Pandora is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandora crunches a lovely knee into Rogers's ribcage.
Rogers avoiding damage as Pandora throws knees to the body.
Pandora putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rogers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pandora lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogers won't want to take too many of those.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pandora missing with knees to the body.
Rogers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Pandora is controlling him.
Pandora lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogers won't want to take too many of those.
Pandora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Rogers misses.
Rogers throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandora closes the distance and clinches.
Pandora putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rogers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pandora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
Pandora lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pandora is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pandora trying to land knees to the body.
Rogers avoiding damage as Pandora throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
Rogers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pandora.
Rogers tries to break the clinch but Pandora is controlling the position.
Arthur Pandora seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pandora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rogers is defending well for now.
Pandora landing knees to the head.
Pandora managing to block the knees to the body from Rogers.
Rogers lands an elbow inside.
Rogers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pandora missing with knees to the body.
Pandora missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rogers breaks the clinch.
Pandora lands a front kick.
Decent striking displayed by Rogers there.
Pandora throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Pandora.
No luck for Rogers with that takedown attempt.
Pandora looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandora is just out of range.
Pandora lands with a slapping head kick.
Rogers throws a series of strikes that have Pandora backpedaling.
Rogers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pandora tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Rogers misses
and Pandora makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rogers really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Pandora tenderised Rogers's leg. Rogers is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
Pandora dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rogers. That did some damage!
Pandora scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Pandora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandora scores with a nice body kick.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Arthur Pandora is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pandora!
Steve Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogers swings for the body but Pandora moves out of range.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pandora fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rogers on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pandora comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pandora has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Pandora!
Our winner, Arthur Pandora, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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