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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Anderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ian Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Rogers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rogers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson parries the strikes from Rogers easily there. Rogers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Anderson to escape.
Anderson sneaks back into half guard.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
Rogers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rogers throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson tries to kick Rogers off but Rogers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anderson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rogers being controlled here momentarily.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rogers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rogers throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Rogers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Anderson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Rogers lands a couple of digs.
Rogers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rogers lands a couple of digs.
Rogers postures up.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Rogers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rogers is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mr Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Rogers swinging wildly here.
Anderson gets caught napping as Rogers dives in and scores a takedown. Anderson manages to retain guard.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Rogers postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rogers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Rogers postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson pulls Rogers in to control the position.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Rogers chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Rogers dominated that 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.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Ian Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ian Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Anderson.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Anderson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Rogers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anderson's guard.
Anderson has his hands on Rogers's head, controlling the position.
Rogers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rogers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rogers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rogers postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rogers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Rogers is proving a slippery customer.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Rogers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rogers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson looking for a guillotine here but Rogers defends easily.
Anderson is adopting a defensive guard.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Rogers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
Rogers tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rogers digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rogers!
Rogers slips a jab from Anderson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Anderson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rogers.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers feints a jab promting Anderson to slip. Rogers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ian Rogers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Anderson moved away.
Rogers throws a combination. Anderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Ian Rogers has been cut.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rogers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ian Rogers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rogers throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Rogers misses with a few strikes there.
Rogers misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rogers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rogers duly obliges.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Rogers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rogers misses with a takedown
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogers motions for Anderson to come forward. Rogers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rogers throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rogers.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Rogers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Anderson throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Anderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Rogers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Rogers seems unphased.
Rogers shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Rogers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anderson throws a hook but Rogers avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Rogers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Anderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rogers tries to counter with a clinch but Anderson shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rogers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rogers tries for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Rogers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rogers working away.
Ian Rogers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Anderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rogers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rogers working away.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rogers controlling the position from side mount.
Mr Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson tries to bench press Rogers off him but Rogers keeps the position.
Rogers trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rogers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rogers tries to advance to mount but Anderson instead regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rogers 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Rogers!
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