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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Rogers (ranked 7501 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Qaadir (ranked 4143 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Rogers is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 cm
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220 lbs
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeremy Rogers! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdul Qaadir! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Qaadir closes the distance and pushes Rogers back into the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Qaadir. Qaadir throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rogers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Qaadir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Qaadir. Nice body punch from Rogers - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rogers. A bit of stalling here from Rogers.
Rogers cracks Qaadir with a nice body shot. Rogers lands a body punch in the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Qaadir misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Qaadir fails to land. Qaadir misses with the head strike.
Qaadir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rogers lands a hook that snaps the head of Qaadir backwards. Qaadir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rogers misses with some punches.
A short right from Qaadir.
It looks like Jeremy Rogers has been cut. Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Qaadir tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range. Qaadir tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it. Qaadir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rogers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Qaadir manages to circle out of the way. Abdul Qaadir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Qaadir misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming. Qaadir throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range. Rogers is looking to counter punch. Qaadir moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off. Qaadir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Qaadir takes a body punch but keeps moving. Rogers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Jab by Rogers. Qaadir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rogers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Qaadir tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Rogers swinging wildly here.
Qaadir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away. A lazy left from Qaadir finds it's target. This has been an exciting period of action! Qaadir doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Qaadir. Rogers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Qaadir tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range. Qaadir tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance. Qaadir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rogers, pushing him back against the cage. Qaadir looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Qaadir lands a nice shot to the body. With the fighters up against the cage, Qaadir throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Qaadir misses with some punches.
Rogers blocks an uppercut.
Qaadir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers swings wildly with an uppercut but Qaadir uses good head movement to avoid it. Qaadir throws an elbow but it misses.
Rogers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Qaadir backwards. A head punch on the inside from Qaadir fails to land. Rogers blocks an uppercut.
Rogers lands with a right to the head. Rogers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Qaadir blocking some punches.
Rogers lands with a short shot to the head. Qaadir working aggressively here.
Qaadir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A head punch on the inside from Rogers fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Qaadir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rogers has Qaadir pressed against the cage, preventing Qaadir from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rogers lands a right hand. Rogers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rogers tries a body shot but Qaadir blocks it.
Qaadir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Qaadir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Qaadir misses with a hook from the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Qaadir.
Rogers pushes Qaadir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. A hook to the body from Rogers.
Rogers tries to work over Qaadir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rogers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Qaadirs head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rogers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Qaadir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rogers controls his hands.
Qaadir has a couple of punches blocked by Rogers.
Qaadir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Rogers dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jeremy Rogers's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Rogers works Qaadir's body with a nice hook. Qaadir tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it. Rogers is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Qaadir. Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Qaadir can do to turn this around? Qaadir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it. Qaadir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogers. Nice uppercut there from Rogers. Qaadir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rogers is looking to counter the offense by Qaadir and move into the clinch. Qaadir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab. Qaadir tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance. Jeremy Rogers is winning the standup battle so far. Qaadir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogers. Qaadir tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Qaadir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Qaadir let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Rogers throws a combination. Qaadir tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Rogers misses with a hook. Qaadir ducked under it nicely. Rogers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Qaadir. Rogers connects with a body shot that sends Qaadir's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rogers throws a right hand that misses
letting Qaadir counter with a right hand. Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers cracks Qaadir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Qaadir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Rogers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Qaadir releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Qaadir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rogers appears to be looking for a big counter. Nice body punch from Rogers. Qaadir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Qaadir wants to clinch. Rogers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Qaadir drives through and clinches with Rogers against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rogers has a couple of punches blocked by Qaadir.
Rogers scores with an uppercut up the middle. Qaadir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Qaadir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rogers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qaadir was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers. Qaadir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rogers. Qaadir jabbing away but nothing is landing. Qaadir throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely. Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Qaadir on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Qaadir doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Rogers with a body punch. A glancing blow. Rogers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rogers misses with an uppercut. Qaadir saw that one coming. Qaadir lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Qaadir tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Qaadir fails in his attempt to clinch. Rogers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Rogers scores with a punch to the head. A telegraphed right hand from Rogers misses the target. Qaadir takes one to the side of the head.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Qaadir. Rogers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Decent striking displayed by Qaadir there. Qaadir moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off. Qaadir rushes Rogers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Rogers is leaning against Qaadir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Rogers blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Rogers.
This has been an exciting period of action! Rogers lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rogers. Rogers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Qaadir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Qaadir working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rogers. Qaadir swings wildly with an uppercut but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it. Rogers struggles to land a body shot inside as Qaadir controls his hands.
Rogers tries a body shot but Qaadir blocks it.
Rogers tries to throw a body punch but Qaadir avoids it by throwing Rogers back against the cage. Rogers lands a shoulder strike. Qaadir looking to stall.
Qaadir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jeremy Rogers has scored more points in the clinch so far. Rogers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Rogers dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jeremy Rogers's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Qaadir's corner calls for a 1-2. Qaadir obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Qaadir is looking to clinch. Qaadir tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Qaadir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. A swing and a miss from Rogers. Qaadir unleashes a big counter combination but Rogers bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. A big left from Qaadir misses. Rogers is looking to counter punch. Rogers missing with a left hand there. Qaadir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Qaadir lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Qaadir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Qaadir tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Qaadir wants to clinch. Rogers seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Qaadir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Qaadir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away. Qaadir slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Qaadir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Qaadir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogers swats him away and circles back towards the center. The fight moves into the clinch position. Rogers wants to take the fight to the mat but Qaadir manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Rogers lands a shot to the body. Qaadir tries to throw a body punch but Rogers avoids it by throwing Qaadir back against the cage. Rogers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Qaadir lands with a left to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Rogers. Rogers misses with a punch to the body.
Qaadir swings wildly with an uppercut but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it. Qaadir tries to work over Rogers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rogers digs a right hand underneath Qaadir's ribcage. Qaadir let out a lung full of air as it connected. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Qaadir. Qaadir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Qaadir missing with knees to the body.
Qaadir is trying to break the clinch but Rogers has him pressed against the cage. Qaadir throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers throws a head punch that misses. Qaadir throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rogers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Qaadir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rogers lands with a short head shot on the inside. Rogers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Qaadir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Qaadir misses with the head strike.
Rogers struggles to land a body shot inside as Qaadir controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rogers. Qaadir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Abdul Qaadir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rogers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rogers is looking to take this one to the mat. Qaadir looks to throw an elbow but misses. Qaadir misses with the head strike.
Rogers lands a shot to the body. Rogers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Rogers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rogers lands on the inside with an uppercut. Qaadir is trying to break free. Qaadir tries to stall but Rogers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rogers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Qaadir misses with a punch on the inside.
Rogers lands a body punch in the clinch. Qaadir blocks an uppercut.
Rogers blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Qaadir pushes Rogers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Rogers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rogers misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rogers. Rogers presses Qaadir against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Rogers lands a left hand.
Qaadir stalling in the clinch but Rogers improves position.
And that's the end of the fight! Jeremy Rogers showed his dominance in that final round. Well Rogers 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27 Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27 Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy 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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