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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dale Rogers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Smith's chin.
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190 cm
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283 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
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200 cm
21
250 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dale Rogers! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Smith! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rogers fails with the takedown. Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Rogers pushes him away. Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rogers's half guard. My spies in FIERCE inform me that Smith has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Rogers actively working from the bottom here. Rogers trying to get back to full guard but Smith takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Rogers is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rogers wants to control but Smith is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Smith dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smith prevents Rogers from getting the reversal. Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Rogers is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action. Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rogers?
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rogers looks a forlorn figure.
Rogers can't escape the position.
Smith wants to control the pace but Rogers is squirming around nicely. Rogers is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rogers can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Smith cracks Rogers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Dale Rogers has been cut. Smith dominating with strikes here. This has been an exciting period of action! Smith wants to control the pace but Rogers is squirming around nicely. Rogers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Smith won't let Rogers get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Smith looking for a guillotine from mount but Rogers is having none of it. Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smith controlling from mount. Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't. Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dale Rogers's cut is getting worse. Smith tries to control but Rogers wriggling away. Rogers tries to hold on but Smith postures up. Rogers is looking to get to half guard. Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rogers is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Factory, so we'll see if he gets out of it. Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeez, Dale Rogers's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dale Rogers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Smith! After the big win, Jack Smith made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
27% |
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