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Event:
Gladius | 3: Opress vs Still
Date: May 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Rodgers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodgers should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
King throws a lazy right hand but Rodgers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Rodgers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for King!
King stops Rodgers from passing to mount.
Rodgers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but King sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #SUB2#
Rodgers tries for a kimura but King is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rodgers has eaten all the pies!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers gets to mount! King was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King can't escape the position.
#T1##SUB2#
King defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rodgers.
Rodgers lands a big elbow.
Rodgers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rodgers landing punches.
Rodgers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodgers looking to control and managing it successfully. #T2#
A nice elbow there by Rodgers.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
Rodgers landing punches.
King can't escape the position.
Rodgers controlling the position easily from mount.
Rodgers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rodgers controlling his opponent.
King is working to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Rodgers controlling the pace for now.
Rodgers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rodgers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. King looks a forlorn figure.
Rodgers controlling the pace for now.
King is trying to reverse the position but instead Rodgers has taken his back - oops!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#T4#
It looks like Rodgers might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#SUB2#
Rodgers is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. King is defending well though. Rodgers let's go of the attempt for now.
King is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
King is trapped and Rodgers is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodgers is hanging on to King's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Rodgers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Rodgers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT#
It looks like Nathan Rodgers has been cut.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Rodgers pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
King jumps guard but Rodgers stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodgers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD2#
Rodgers pulls King into guard.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodgers is keeping the position for now.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodgers controlling King's posture. #SUB2#
Rodgers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rodgers holds on and takes a little breather. #T1#
Rodgers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodgers is pulling down on King's head. It's preventing any offense from King, at least for the moment.
Rodgers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodgers, not yet.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rodgers's guard.
Rodgers wants to control but King is keeping busy.
Rodgers is looking to improve his position.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rodgers is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
King wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodgers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nathan Rodgers has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Rodgers is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
#SUB#
King is working for a kimura but Rodgers is defending it quite comfortably.
Rodgers works his way to full guard. Good work.#T3#
Rodgers has his hands on King's head, controlling the position. #SUB2#
Rodgers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
Rodgers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King advances to half guard. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodgers keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #SUB#
Rodgers is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
#SUB2#
Rodgers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodgers gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Island King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Rodgers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Rodgers throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. King tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rodgers is in King's guard.#SUB#
Rodgers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rodgers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodgers trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.#SUB#
King looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rodgers passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King wants to sweep but Rodgers has passed to side control!
Rodgers wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working. #T1#
Rodgers in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rodgers passes to full mount! That's big trouble for King!
King gets back to half guard.
Rodgers moves into full mount! King won't be happy about that!
Rodgers controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
King is trying to escape the mount.
Rodgers controlling the position easily from mount.
King is trying to escape the mount.
Rodgers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#T3#
King is working to get back to half guard.
Rodgers controlling his opponent.
Rodgers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rodgers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
King is desperately trying to improve his position but Rodgers has a good base and remains in mount.
King tries to improve his position but instead Rodgers has taken his back! #T4#
Rodgers is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. #SUB2#
Rodgers is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but King has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Rodgers controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodgers throwing sloppy strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Rodgers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodgers 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Rodgers!
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Event:
Gladius Fight Night 1
Date: Apr 29, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Rodgers looking to score a takedown here. Ewels is defending well but Rodgers drives through and ends up in Ewels's guard.#SUB2#
Ewels looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rodgers has picked Ewels up and slammed him! Ewels can't keep hold of the triangle and Rodgers manages to pass to side control!
Ewels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ewels is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rodgers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB2#
Ewels actively working from the bottom here.
Ewels has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rodgers is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Ewels looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers controlling the action here.
Ewels tries to kick Rodgers off but Rodgers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T1#
Rodgers is taking a breather. Ewels says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rodgers seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ewels trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Ewels has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Rodgers escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Rodgers!
You can see the frustration on Ewels's face as Rodgers controls the position.
Rodgers in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ewels takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rodgers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ewels to see if he's OK.
Rodgers is chipping away with strikes.
Rodgers tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ewels has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#T2#
Ewels tries to improve position but can't.
Ewels is not content to let Rodgers control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ewels is looking to regain half guard here but Rodgers keeps moving and retains side control.
Rodgers takes a little break here. Ewels wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ewels is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rodgers really is a fat lump.
Rodgers scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB2#
Ewels looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ewels looks winded!#T3#
Rodgers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ewels!
Rodgers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ewels tries to hold on but Rodgers postures up.
Rodgers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ewels?
Rodgers lands with some strikes.
Rodgers landing strikes from the mount.
Rodgers is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Rodgers trying to control but Ewels is having none of it. #T4##SUB#
Rodgers working for a guillotine from mount but Ewels is in no mood to give up.
Rodgers controlling his opponent.
Rodgers wants to control the pace but Ewels is squirming around nicely.
Ewels is just holding on here. Rodgers manages to take his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodgers is landing with strikes. Ewels can't take much more of this.
Ewels tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Rodgers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##TD#
Rodgers throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ewels tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rodgers is in Ewels's guard.#SUB2#
Ewels escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodgers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ewels working a defensive guard here.
Rodgers wants to stand but Ewels has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rodgers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ewels can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Ewels working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rodgers has passed into half guard!
Rodgers wants to stand up but Ewels is controlling the position.
#T1##SUB#
Rodgers has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ewels defend it? Rodgers steps over the head and cranks it - Ewels is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rodgers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nathan Rodgers!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 21, 2020 |
#R1#
Doyle shoots in looking for a takedown. Rodgers tries to sprawl out of it but Doyle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rodgers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Rodgers does it's job there.
Rodgers lands a jab-cross combination.
Doyle tries for a takedown but Rodgers circles away easily
and Rodgers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Doyle is lucky that one didn't land flush. #TD2#
Doyle gets caught napping as Rodgers dives in and scores a takedown. Doyle manages to retain guard.
Rodgers is stalling in the full guard.
Rodgers chips away with some ground and pound.
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 tries to free his leg and advance position but Doyle is retaining full guard. #T1##SUB#
Doyle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rodgers passes into half guard.
#SUB2#
Rodgers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Doyle actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodgers controlling the action here. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Doyle looking for submissions off his back.
Rodgers trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rodgers has eaten all the pies!
Rodgers tries to stand but can't do so whilst Doyle controls his leg. #T3#
Rodgers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doyle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodgers sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB#
Doyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rodgers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rodgers sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rodgers tries to pass to full mount but Doyle defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Doyle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Doyle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rodgers counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Rodgers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Doyle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#TD2#
Doyle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Doyle is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rodgers dives into side control.
#REVR#
Rodgers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doyle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Doyle is trying to escape the position but Rodgers is controlling the position.
Doyle is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers working the head and body with strikes.
Rodgers moves into full mount!
Rodgers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#T1#
Rodgers controlling the pace for now.
Rodgers lands a nice shot to the head.
Rodgers controlling the pace for now.
Doyle is working to get back to half guard.
Rodgers looking to control and managing it successfully. #T2#
Doyle working to try and regain half guard.
Nathan Rodgers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doyle throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rodgers. What's that going to do exactly?
Doyle is looking to get to half guard.
Rodgers working the ground and pound effectively.
#T3#
Rodgers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rodgers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Doyle working to try and regain half guard.
Rodgers lands with some strikes.
Rodgers controlling from mount.
Rodgers working the ground and pound effectively.
#T4#
Rodgers raining down shots from the mount!
Rodgers controlling from mount.
Doyle wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Rodgers lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Doyle.
Rodgers keeps control of the position as Doyle tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Rodgers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Doyle shoots and misses
and Rodgers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#TD2#
Rodgers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Doyle sprawls well initially but Rodgers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rodgers passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Doyle!
Rodgers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rodgers punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Doyle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rodgers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rodgers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#T1##SU2#
Rodgers stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Doyle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodgers avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodgers tries to counter with a clinch but Doyle shakes him off and moves away.#CL2#
Rodgers has Doyle up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Rodgers decides to pull guard.
Doyle looking to sit in guard and control but Rodgers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Rodgers landing some decent shots from guard. #T2#
Rodgers is looking to stand up but Doyle won't let him.
Rodgers is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rodgers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodgers slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
Doyle is defending against the submission attempts here by Rodgers.
#T3#
Rodgers trying to mount his opponent but Doyle defends it.
Stewart Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Doyle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rodgers pulls his head out easily.
Rodgers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Doyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodgers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Let's hope that Rodgers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Rodgers.
Yet more stalling tactics from Rodgers.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Doyle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Rodgers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rodgers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Rodgers!
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