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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Rodgers (ranked 2914 p4p, 424 weight class) and Captain Gonza (ranked 1338 p4p, 195 weight class). Rodgers comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Moment. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gonza's choice of entrance music: Mononoke Hime. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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212 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Gonza!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonza looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Rodgers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gonza throws a hook but Rodgers blocks it.
Rodgers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonza misses with a looping right.
Gonza jabs Rodgers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rodgers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rodgers throws a body punch but Gonza moves out of range.
Gonza swings for the body but Rodgers moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodgers.
Gonza throws an overhand right that lands on Rodgers's shoulder, as Rodgers tries to avoid the shot.
Rodgers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonza.
Gonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Rodgers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gonza misses with a low kick.
Rodgers appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rodgers tries to clinch up.
Gonza cracks Rodgers with an open hand slap.
Rodgers rushes Gonza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonza blocks a body shot from Rodgers.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rodgers.
Gonza prevents a body shot from Rodgers.
Rodgers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonza lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Rodgers can't find room to land a body shot as Gonza controls the action.
Rodgers looking to stall.
Gonza breaks from the clinch.
Rodgers lands a right hook to the body.
Gonza scores with the left hand. Rodgers knows he should have avoided that one.
Rodgers instigates a clinch.
Gonza struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodgers controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Gonza as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodgers.
Gonza content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gonza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Rodgers presses Gonza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gonza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers blocks a body shot from Gonza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonza is stalling here.
A short right from Rodgers on the inside.
Rodgers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonza's elbow.
Rodgers throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Rodgers.
Gonza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonza is working Rodgers over against the cage.
Gonza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodgers lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
Gonza misses with a punch to the body.
Gonza lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodgers stalling in the clinch but Gonza improves position.
Nice body punch from Rodgers - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rodgers as Gonza tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rodgers on the inside.
Gonza lands with a short shot to the head.
Rodgers lands a body punch.
Gonza tries to circle away but Rodgers has him pinned against the cage.
Gonza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rodgers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodgers blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
Gonza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Rodgers.
Rodgers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonza or not.
Gonza looks winded!
Rodgers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rodgers misses with a punch to the body.
Rodgers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonza blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gonza.
Rodgers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Gonza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gonza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonza pushes Rodgers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonza letting Rodgers take a breather here.
Rodgers misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonza tries to work over Rodgers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonza lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Rodgers.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Gonza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gonza trying to control the position but instead, Rodgers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gonza into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Captain Gonza will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Rodgers misses.
Gonza throws a shot from downtown. Rodgers moves away and avoids it.
Rodgers walks into a straight right hand from Gonza.
We've been told by Rodgers's head coaches at Top Dawg that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gonza swings for the body but Rodgers moves out of range.
Gonza misses with an uppercut. Rodgers saw that one coming.
Rodgers is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gonza connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot lands for Rodgers.
A leg kick checked by Gonza.
Gonza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rodgers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gonza's knee momentarily.
Gonza misses with a looping right.
Rodgers stuns Gonza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rodgers needs to keep his hands up - Gonza had a free shot at his head there.
Rodgers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonza throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodgers.
It looked like Rodgers was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gonza.
A big left from Gonza misses.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Gonza.
Gonza misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Captain Gonza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonza throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonza misses with a low kick.
Gonza just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonza jabs Rodgers right on the nose. Rodgers blinks but takes it well.
Gonza throws a body punch but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers swings widly with a right hand
and Gonza counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rodgers.
Gonza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodgers lands with a right hand.
Rodgers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gonza misses with a wild body shot.
Gonza has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rodgers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rodgers defending well as Gonza loads up on a big left hand.
Gonza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodgers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a body kick.
Gonza misses with a straight right.
Gonza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
A big right from Gonza misses.
Gonza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodgers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gonza's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gonza looks to land a right hand but Rodgers moved out of range.
Rodgers loads up on a big right hand but Gonza slips the punch.
Anthony Rodgers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gonza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rodgers tries to work over Gonza's front leg with a kick but Gonza checks it.
Rodgers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gonza misses with a looping right.
Gonza lands a nice hook to Rodgers's body. Rodgers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonza tries to bum rush Rodgers with a series of wild strikes but Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodgers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers moves into the clinch.
Rodgers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anthony Rodgers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodgers digs a right hand underneath Gonza's ribcage. Gonza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Gonza - that landed with a thud.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rodgers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gonza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonza misses with a punch to the body.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodgers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rodgers cracks Gonza with a nice body shot.
Gonza is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rodgers gets through Gonza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodgers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonza blocks an uppercut.
Rodgers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Rodgers.
Nice body punch from Rodgers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
Rodgers slowing the pace effectively.
Rodgers lands a hook that snaps the head of Gonza backwards.
Gonza tries to throw a body punch but Rodgers avoids it by throwing Gonza back against the cage.
Gonza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good body shot from Rodgers.
Rodgers lands a shot to the body.
Rodgers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rodgers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonza's elbow.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Rodgers struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
Rodgers gets through Gonza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodgers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodgers blocks an uppercut.
Rodgers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rodgers taking a breather.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonza stalling in the clinch but Rodgers improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Rodgers dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Rodgers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonza tries to counter by closing the distance.
Captain Gonza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodgers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Decent striking displayed by Rodgers there.
Gonza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodgers doesn't seem bothered though.
Rodgers tries to score with a low kick but Gonza moves his leg out of the way.
Rodgers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonza.
Gonza throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Gonza thumps Rodgers with a low kick.
Rodgers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodgers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Gonza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers lands a head shot.
Rodgers throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the body from Gonza misses
and Rodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodgers takes one on the button.
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!
Gonza misses with a hook
and Rodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonza misses with a hook. Rodgers ducked under it nicely.
Rodgers thinks about countering with a body kick.
A cross from Rodgers lands.
Rodgers cracks Gonza with a good jab.
Gonza scores with a nice head shot.
Gonza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonza throws out a counter right but Rodgers avoids it with no problem.
Rodgers jabs Gonza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rodgers lands a jab to the nose.
Rodgers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonza is out of range and Rodgers settles back down.
Gonza tries to clinch but Rodgers moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gonza.
Gonza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodgers.
Gonza lands a body shot.
Rodgers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonza swings for the body but Rodgers moves out of range.
Rodgers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gonza missing with a left hand there. Rodgers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonza misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonza is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodgers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonza throws a hook but Rodgers avoids it easily.
Rodgers looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonza is just out of range.
Rodgers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rodgers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonza, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonza tries to work over Rodgers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonza lands a left hand.
Rodgers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rodgers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonza prevents a body shot from Rodgers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
Rodgers tries to throw a body punch but Gonza avoids it by throwing Rodgers back against the cage.
Gonza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonza gets through Rodgers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonza misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Rodgers on the inside.
Gonza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodgers struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
Gonza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodgers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gonza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gonza throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodgers.
Gonza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodgers moves away.
Rodgers has Gonza up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rodgers as Gonza tries to tie him up.
Gonza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers blocks a body shot from Gonza.
Rodgers blocks an uppercut.
Rodgers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodgers throws a head punch that misses.
Gonza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonza blocks a body shot from Rodgers.
Gonza working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
Gonza manages to break the clinch.
Gonza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodgers.
A left lands for Rodgers.
Rodgers sends Gonza crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rodgers is motioning to the referee to let Gonza up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gonza is rocked!
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!
Rodgers fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gonza to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gonza looks to clinch but Rodgers throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gonza taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Anthony Rodgers!
A less than humble Anthony Rodgers misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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