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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Rodgers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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240 lbs
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274 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 Los Angeles, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brett Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodgers misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rodgers is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rodgers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Rodgers down.
Rodgers cracks Brown with an uppercut from hell and Brown crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Rodgers's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Brown is rocked!
It looks like Leroy Brown has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodgers.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Rodgers's hands, connecting with Rodgers's forehead.
Brown wants to take a breather but Rodgers is having none of it.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brown has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown controlling the action here.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodgers's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodgers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodgers defending well though.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodgers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rodgers wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rodgers wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rodgers tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodgers keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodgers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rodgers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rodgers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rodgers sprawls and moves away.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Rodgers looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown keeps Rodgers at a distance using the push kick.
Rodgers looks winded!
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rodgers.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown slips under a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown keeps Rodgers at a distance using the push kick.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodgers's sensitive parts.
Leroy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Brown seems content to control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodgers throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Brett Rodgers has been cut.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A left lands for Brown.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
Rodgers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodgers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brown here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rodgers misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Rodgers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rodgers lands with an overhand left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!
Rodgers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brown. That one must have hurt.
Rodgers is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Rodgers with a jab.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Brown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rodgers did well to prevent Brown getting side control.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Rodgers's hands, connecting with Rodgers's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodgers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Rodgers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rodgers is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodgers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodgers taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Rodgers's hands, connecting with Rodgers's forehead.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodgers defending well though.
Brown trying to control the pace.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?
Rodgers is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Brown dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
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.
Brown moves away from the strike by Rodgers.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rodgers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rodgers tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodgers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Rodgers slaps away a takedown attempt from Brown, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brett Rodgers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Rodgers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Brown.
Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown working over Rodgers with some ground and pound. Rodgers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leroy Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodgers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown 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.
Rodgers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodgers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rodgers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown thows a huge punch but Rodgers dodges it nicely.
Rodgers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Brown slows the pace down in half guard.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Brown.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodgers keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brown throwing shots but Rodgers is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodgers wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodgers moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Leroy Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodgers's sensitive parts.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Rodgers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rodgers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leroy Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown misses with a hook
and Rodgers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodgers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
That kick from Brown tenderised Rodgers's leg. Rodgers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Brett Rodgers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodgers has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brown.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Brown!
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