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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rogers (ranked 5525 p4p, 669 weight class) and Lukasz Patryk (ranked 5587 p4p, 676 weight class). Frank Rogers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 cm
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200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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211 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Rogers! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lukasz Patryk! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Patryk with a hook. Rogers clinches up with Patryk and pushes him back against the cage. Rogers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Patryk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rogers to keep the fight standing. Patryk tries to pull guard but Rogers forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Patryk is trying to stall.
Patryk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Patryk is trying to force a seperation but Rogers has the dominant position. Rogers pulls guard effortlessly. Rogers keeping full guard, as Patryk tries to pass. Patryk passes Rogers's left leg - he's now in half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rogers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Rogers is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Rogers is trying to pull guard but Patryk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patryk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frank Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukasz Patryk. Rogers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Patryk. Rogers shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Patryk is trying to defend but Rogers finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Rogers wants to free his trapped foot but Patryk is holding on for dear life with his legs. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rogers is controlling the pace.
Patryk tries to get to full guard but Rogers has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Patryk looking for submissions off his back. Rogers has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. Rogers postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Patryk to stand up. Patryk misses with a wild combination.
Rogers clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rogers gets underhooks to prevent Patryk's takedown attempt.
Rogers tries to pull guard but Patryk holds him up against the cage and eventually Rogers drops back down to his feet.
Patryk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Rogers turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rogers manages to end up in side control. Patryk sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Patryk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rogers is working away from the top position though. Rogers trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Rogers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rogers is controlling the pace.
Patryk is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Patryk regains full guard. Nicely done. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank 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.
Patryk with a poor takedown and Rogers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rogers. Patryk gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Patryk has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at King Of Pain. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one. Rogers is trying to stand back up but Patryk is controlling him
Patryk is working for a submission of some sort.
Rogers moves into full guard.
Patryk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Rogers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Patryk pushing down on Rogers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Patryk thows a huge punch but Rogers dodges it nicely.
Rogers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Patryk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Patryk's back! Rogers avoiding Patryk 's attempts to control his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patryk is trying to get back to his feet but Rogers has full control of the position and if anything, Patryk has just worked his way into a worse spot. Rogers is not going to allow Patryk to sit and survive in this position. Patryk rolls, trying to escape but Rogers keeps control of the position.
Rogers is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Rogers working for the choke. Rogers scores with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Patryk is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it. Patryk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Rogers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Patryk scores with a punch to the head. Patryk tries a head kick but it misses.
Patryk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Rogers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Patryk trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Patryk is looking to get to half guard. Rogers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Rogers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Patryk?
Rogers avoids the attempt from Patryk to control. Rogers working Patryk over with strikes here. Rogers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rogers avoids the attempt from Patryk to control. Rogers swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Patryk is now in Rogers's guard. A big mistake from Rogers there, giving up the dominant position! Rogers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Patryk tries to free his leg and advance position but Rogers is retaining full guard. Patryk throws an elbow that misses. Rogers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Patryk's guard. Nice move by Rogers! Patryk wants to stand and escape but Rogers is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rogers dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rogers moves into the clinch. Patryk tries a knee to the head but Rogers blocks it.
Patryk turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Frank Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Rogers prevents Patryk from moving into mount. Patryk throwing strikes but Rogers manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Rogers controls the position. Rogers landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Rogers is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Patryk will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patryk can do to turn this around? Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Patryk to see if he's OK. Rogers decides to stand back up. This has been an exciting period of action! Patryk doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rogers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Patryk's guard. Patryk trying to keep a closed guard but Rogers is proving a slippery customer.
Rogers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Patryk, up you get! Rogers rushes Patryk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Patryk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Patryk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patryk scores with a one two! Rogers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Patryk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Patryk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rogers defends it well. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patryk. Rogers rushes Patryk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Rogers successfully pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rogers is looking for a triangle but Patryk pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Patryk wants to stand and escape but instead Rogers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Rogers prevents Patryk from getting back to his feet. Patryk is trying to keep Rogers in close.
Patryk is looking for a triangle but Rogers pushes his legs off easily.
Patryk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rogers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Rogers postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rogers passes easily into side control. Nice work. Rogers stands up and beckons Patryk to his feet. Patryk tries to clinch but fails miserably and Rogers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Rogers takes the fight into the clinch. Rogers jumps into guard, dragging Patryk to the mat.
Patryk throws a sloppy strike and Rogers has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Patryk is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Rogers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Rogers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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