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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Roger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fullmetal Spike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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200 lbs
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178 cm
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187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Roger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fullmetal Spike!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roger clinches up with Spike and pushes him back against the ropes.
Spike told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Roger throws a punch but it's blocked by Spike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Roger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spike misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Roger.
Spike has a couple of punches blocked by Roger.
Spike letting Roger take a breather here.
Spike throws a punch but it's blocked by Roger.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roger looking to slow down the pace here.
Spike throws a head punch that misses.
Spike swings wildly with an uppercut but Roger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Roger.
Roger effectively controlling the action here.
Spike lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spike tries to work over Roger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spike blocks it with crossed arms.
Roger takes a shot to the head.
Spike has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spike looking to stall.
Spike is trying to drag Roger to the mat but Roger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Roger dodges an elbow strike from Spike.
Roger blocking some punches.
Roger scores with a shoulder strike.
Spike misses with a knee to the head.
Spike tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dean Roger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fullmetal Spike.
A head punch on the inside from Spike fails to land.
Roger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spike's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spike avoids it.
Spike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spike has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spike throws a punch but it's blocked by Roger.
Spike lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roger backwards.
Roger takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Spike creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spike backwards.
Roger swings wildly with an uppercut but Spike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spike on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spike looking to throw knees to the head but Roger is blocking nicely.
Spike stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roger is looking to control Spike's arms but Spike gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roger has his back to the ropes.
Roger trying to stall but Spike improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roger can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A short right from Roger.
Spike lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spike avoids it.
Roger lands with a left to the head.
Spike misses with the head strike.
Spike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spike struggles to land a body shot inside as Roger controls his hands.
Roger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spike's defenses.
Spike misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Roger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roger rushes Spike and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Roger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roger prevents a body shot from Spike.
Spike misses with an elbow strike.
Roger is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Spike.
Roger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spike is keeping busy.
Roger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spike's face.
It looks like Fullmetal Spike has been cut.
Roger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spike is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roger misses with a punch to the body.
Roger drops Spike with a big knee straight up the middle! Spike is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Spike is rocked!
We've been told by Roger's head coaches at Hugs & Kisses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roger moves into the clinch.
Spike is still on wobbly legs! Can Roger finish him?
Roger has Spike pressed against the ropes. He pushes Spike back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Roger throws a beautiful elbow that sends Spike crashing to the floor! Roger piles on the pressure with more strikes! Spike is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Roger!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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