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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Rodgers will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Donowitz showed some decent athleticism there.
Rodgers is trying to stand back up but Donowitz is controlling him
Donowitz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Donowitz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Donowitz is pressing down on Rodgers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodgers is holding on for now.
Rodgers wants to control but Donowitz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers is trying to stand up here but Donowitz is controlling him well.
Rodgers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donowitz.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rodgers striking from half guard on the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Rodgers.
Rodgers lands a lovely overhand right.
That kick from Donowitz tenderised Rodgers's leg. Rodgers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rodgers misses with a two punch combination.
Donowitz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rodgers.
Donowitz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donowitz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rodgers's hands.
Donowitz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodgers tries a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Donowitz.
Rodgers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodgers has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rodgers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donowitz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodgers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodgers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodgers moves into range and clinches up with Donowitz.
Rodgers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodgers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodgers throws a shot from downtown. Donowitz moves away and avoids it.
Donowitz throws a low kick, looking for Rodgers's leg but Rodgers calmly moves out of range.
Rodgers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab lands there for Donowitz.
Donowitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donowitz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rodgers misses with a looping left.
Rodgers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donowitz.
Rodgers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rodgers doesn't manage to clinch there - Donowitz circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donowitz throws out the jab.
Donowitz misses with a hook to the body
enabling Rodgers to counter with a crisp jab.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rodgers! But no joy.
Tom Donowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donowitz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodgers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donowitz connects with the punch.
Donowitz misses the jab.
Rodgers is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rodgers throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Rodgers moves in looking to clinch but Donowitz pushes him off.
Donowitz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rodgers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donowitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donowitz scores with a head kick. Rodgers tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rodgers 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.
Donowitz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Rodgers moved away.
Donowitz backing away here, and Rodgers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Donowitz to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodgers tried to score with a low kick but Donowitz checks it.
Donowitz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rodgers's calf.
Rodgers stuns Donowitz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donowitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donowitz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rodgers instigates a clinch.
Rodgers tries to break the clinch but Donowitz is controlling the position.
Donowitz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donowitz can't find room to land a body shot as Rodgers controls the action.
Donowitz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodgers misses with some punches.
Donowitz leaning against his opponent.
Donowitz misses with some punches.
Rodgers tries a body shot but Donowitz blocks it.
Donowitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Donowitz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donowitz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodgers tries to avoid it but Donowitz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodgers to the ground. Rodgers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodgers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodgers throws a jab but it's blocked by Donowitz.
Donowitz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rodgers moves into range and clinches up with Donowitz.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donowitz goes for a takedown attempt but Rodgers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Donowitz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rodgers tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Donowitz is in Rodgers's guard.
Rodgers is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Donowitz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodgers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donowitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donowitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donowitz misses with a right hand
and Rodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rodgers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Donowitz misses with a low kick as Rodgers jumps back.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Donowitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodgers.
Tom Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodgers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rodgers throws a leg kick but Donowitz checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodgers. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
Donowitz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rodgers sprawls and moves away.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donowitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab by Rodgers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers blocks the body kick.
Donowitz misses with a low kick.
Donowitz gets a double leg takedown into Rodgers's guard.
Rodgers wants to get back to his feet but Donowitz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Donowitz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Donowitz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers wants to stand and escape but Donowitz is having none of it.
Donowitz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Donowitz controlling from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rodgers scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rodgers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodgers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Donowitz has time to react.
Rodgers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodgers.
Donowitz moves out of range as Rodgers strikes.
Donowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Rodgers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rodgers throws a hook but Donowitz blocks it.
Decent striking displayed by Donowitz there.
Donowitz is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodgers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Donowitz on the side of the head.
Donowitz lands a slapping body shot.
Rodgers tries to clinch but Donowitz is having none of it.
Rodgers swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rodgers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rodgers misses the shot to the body.
Rodgers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donowitz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Donowitz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donowitz tries to keep at a distance but Rodgers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rodgers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers misses with a body punch.
Rodgers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donowitz controlling the action here for a moment.
Donowitz blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers swings wildly with an uppercut but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers tries to work over Donowitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donowitz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a body punch.
Donowitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodgers cracks Donowitz with a nice body shot.
Rodgers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donowitz has him pressed against the cage.
Rodgers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodgers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Donowitz's brow.
Donowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodgers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donowitzs head.
Donowitz blocking some punches.
Rodgers is fighting off a takedown attempt but Donowitz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rodgers to the mat. Rodgers regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rodgers pushes Donowitz off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodgers defends it nicely.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donowitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donowitz is looking to chop away at Rodgers's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodgers is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodgers checks a low kick from Donowitz.
Nice shot by Rodgers.
Rodgers tries to clinch up.
Rodgers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Donowitz thows a leg kick but Rodgers checks it
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
Donowitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodgers.
Donowitz blocks a jab.
Donowitz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodgers.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Donowitz throws a poor cross that misses
and Rodgers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donowitz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range.
Rodgers lands with an uppercut that bounces Donowitz off the cage and back into range.
Andy Rodgers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodgers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rodgers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rodgers looks to land a left hand but Donowitz moved out of range nicely.
Rodgers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donowitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rodgers misses with a leg kick.
Donowitz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodgers wants to clinch.
Donowitz feinted with a counter takedown.
Donowitz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Donowitz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodgers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donowitz circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donowitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodgers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodgers throws a wild body kick that Donowitz sees coming a mile off.
Donowitz just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodgers throws a push kick but Donowitz slaps the foot to one side.
Rodgers thumps Donowitz with a low kick.
Donowitz throws a sloppy body shot
and Rodgers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Rodgers finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donowitz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donowitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodgers moves into the clinch.
Rodgers takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Rodgers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodgers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Rodgers!
A victorious Andy Rodgers thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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