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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Rodgers (ranked 1328 p4p, 1213 weight class) and Dalton McConnell (ranked 167 p4p, 156 weight class). McConnell has chosen Fun.: We Are Young ft. Janelle Monáe as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Rodgers !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalton McConnell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodgers connects with a right hand. McConnell shakes it off.
Rodgers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodgers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodgers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McConnell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McConnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Keith Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodgers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodgers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rodgers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rodgers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McConnell.
Rodgers lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rodgers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McConnell misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodgers . McConnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McConnell slips a jab from Rodgers .
McConnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers takes a swing at McConnell's ribcage but misses.
Rodgers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McConnell defends it nicely.
Rodgers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McConnell manages to avoid it.
Rodgers cracks McConnell with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodgers . McConnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McConnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McConnell let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rodgers scores with a jab.
McConnell slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodgers , before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Rodgers . That's going to take a lot out of him.
McConnell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McConnell wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McConnell's guard.
Rodgers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McConnell pulls Rodgers in close to his closed guard and prevents Rodgers from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rodgers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McConnell keeping moving, preventing Rodgers from controlling successfully.
Rodgers lands a couple of digs.
Rodgers wants to control from the top but McConnell keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McConnell keeping moving, preventing Rodgers from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the body
and McConnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodgers swings away with a body shot that misses
and McConnell counters with a two punch combo.
McConnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodgers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rodgers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodgers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McConnell throws out a counter right but Rodgers avoids it with no problem.
Rodgers digs a good body shot into McConnell's ribs.
McConnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McConnell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rodgers misses with a takedown
and McConnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodgers throws a body punch but McConnell moves out of range.
McConnell stuffs the takedown.
Rodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McConnell.
Rodgers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McConnell swivels and escapes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodgers punishes McConnell's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Rodgers 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.
Rodgers fails with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as McConnell blocks the low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for McConnell.
Rodgers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodgers misses with a leg kick
and McConnell counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodgers misses with a takedown
and Rodgers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodgers .
Rodgers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rodgers swings for the body but McConnell moves out of range.
Rodgers missing with a left hand there. McConnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dalton McConnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConnell misses with a looping left.
Rodgers throws a low kick but it's checked well by McConnell.
McConnell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McConnell slips under a jab from Rodgers .
A little jabbing left from McConnell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rodgers lands a slapping body shot.
McConnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like McConnell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rodgers looks to land a left hand but McConnell moved out of range nicely.
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from McConnell.
Rodgers misses with a hook
and McConnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rodgers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McConnell throws a low kick but Rodgers avoids it.
Rodgers lands a really nice looking cross but McConnell seems unphased.
Rodgers scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnell takes one to the side of the head.
Rodgers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McConnell throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodgers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McConnell manages to avoid it.
Rodgers thuds his right hand into McConnell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rodgers misses with a left hand
and McConnell counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodgers throws the left hand but McConnell avoids the punch easily.
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses.
McConnell follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Rodgers .
Rodgers throws a sloppy body shot
and McConnell counters with a stiff right hand.
McConnell slips a jab from Rodgers .
Rodgers throws a jab when McConnell was well out of range.
McConnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodgers .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnell lands with a shot to the body.
Rodgers looks to land a left hand but McConnell moved out of range nicely.
Rodgers misses with a looping right.
Rodgers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rodgers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Rodgers . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Rodgers .
McConnell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodgers connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from McConnell. No joy for Rodgers on that attempt.
McConnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McConnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keith Rodgers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodgers misses with a lunging right hand
enabling McConnell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers lands a nice hook to McConnell's body. McConnell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McConnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodgers shoots in looking for a takedown. McConnell tries to sprawl out of it but Rodgers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McConnell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McConnell leaves Rodgers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McConnell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rodgers lands a jab to McConnell's midsection.
Rodgers with a lazy takedown attempt
and McConnell counters with a straight right hand.
Rodgers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McConnell manages to avoid it.
Rodgers with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keith Rodgers will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McConnell throws a body punch but Rodgers moves out of range.
Dalton McConnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodgers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McConnells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McConnell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodgers .
McConnell takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - McConnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodgers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McConnell pinned against the cage. McConnell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McConnell throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell moves away from the strike by Rodgers .
McConnell catches Rodgers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McConnell thumps Rodgers with a low kick.
Rodgers shoots and misses
and McConnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McConnell tries to avoid it but Rodgers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McConnell to the ground. McConnell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little jabbing left from McConnell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Rodgers . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodgers throws a hook to the side of McConnell's head but McConnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodgers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rodgers has his takedown stuffed
and Rodgers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McConnell.
McConnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodgers .
A telegraphed right hand from Rodgers misses the target.
McConnell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McConnell defending well as Rodgers loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from McConnell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McConnell misses with a body shot
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
Rodgers just misses with a punch to the body.
Keith Rodgers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodgers throws an off balance right hand
and McConnell counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rodgers ! McConnell lets Rodgers back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Rodgers 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 throws a leg kick
and McConnell counters with a big left hand that crumples Rodgers ! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dalton McConnell!
Dalton McConnell took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm not getting any younger, my chance of fighting for a belt is pretty slim so I'm here to entertain and give the people crazy fights, KOs, comeback wins,no matter the Result i will bring in the action'.
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