Post by xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club on Aug 24, 2013 17:36:33 GMT -5
Brett Rogers doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Steve Cantwell looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The Grim avoids a dangerous strike from Cantwell
and counters with a solid straight!
Cantwell has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Steve Cantwell seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Cantwell tries to grapple
He puts The Grim in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cantwell launches a few hard punches to Brett Rogers's ribs!
The Grim struggles and protects himself.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Steve Cantwell and The Grim engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Superb haymaker by The Grim
that lands on Cantwell's face like a cannon ball!
There is a small laceration on Steve Cantwell's Mouth
Brett Rogers moves forward looking for some grappling action
The Grim has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Steve Cantwell pushes away The Grim trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Grim doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Steve Cantwell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cantwell takes a break to breathe while holding Brett Rogers.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Steve Cantwell
that nearly tags The Grim.
Poorly executed technique. Brett Rogers looks to counter!
The Grim grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Brett Rogers
Brett Rogers is in open guard over Cantwell
The Grim fires a barrage of punches at Cantwell's head!
The punches go wide.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Brett Rogers is in open guard over Cantwell
Cantwell measures the resilience of The Grim's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Grim blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Brett Rogers looks to counter!
The Grim throws a few hammer fists to the face of Steve Cantwell
Blocked by Cantwell.
Brett Rogers is in open guard over Cantwell
Cantwell tries to close his guard around The Grim
He succeeds!
Brett Rogers is in closed guard over Cantwell
Steve Cantwell launches a few punches to The Grim's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Grim tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Brett Rogers's Left cheek
Brett Rogers is in closed guard over Cantwell
Cantwell shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
A few fans don't like what they are seeing and begin to boo!
The Grim is in closed guard... Cantwell tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Brett Rogers!
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
The Grim is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Steve Cantwell pushes Brett Rogers down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Steve Cantwell looks to counter!
Cantwell leans back...
He clobbers Brett Rogers's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The Grim's Right eye is beginning to swell
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
Brett Rogers tries to roll to his side and trap Steve Cantwell in his guard...
Brett Rogers moves to half guard.
Steve Cantwell is in half guard over The Grim
Cantwell tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling The Grim from the side mount!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Steve Cantwell is in side mount over Brett Rogers
The Grim measures the resilience of Cantwell's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cantwell blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Steve Cantwell is in side mount over Brett Rogers
Cantwell breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Cantwell steps forward
The Grim feints.
Poorly executed technique. Steve Cantwell looks to counter!
Some nice shots from Steve Cantwell
that stun The Grim.
Brett Rogers leans forwards and tries to grapple with Cantwell
Cantwell wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
The Grim looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Steve Cantwell's punches
The Grim is on the receiving end of a great combo by Cantwell.
The Grim grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Brett Rogers
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Brett Rogers is in open guard over Cantwell
The Grim tries to move to full mount
The Grim's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Steve Cantwell looks to counter!
Cantwell tries to close his guard around The Grim
He succeeds!
Brett Rogers is in closed guard over Cantwell
The Grim use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Steve Cantwell holds Brett Rogers and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Brett Rogers is in closed guard over Cantwell
Brett Rogers hovers above Cantwell
Steve Cantwell stops him from throwing strikes.
Cantwell is trying to counter now!
Cantwell measures the resilience of The Grim's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Grim's side.
The Grim ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Brett Rogers is in closed guard over Cantwell
The Grim cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Cantwell can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Cantwell measures the resilience of The Grim's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Grim's side.
Brett Rogers is in closed guard over Cantwell
The Grim is in closed guard... Cantwell tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Brett Rogers!
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
Cantwell is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Brett Rogers, who is barely covering up!
The Grim's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Grim has a small cut in his Nose
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Steve Cantwell fakes a punch and launches himself over The Grim!
Nice move by Cantwell who clinches and pushes The Grim against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Cantwell struggles and launches a few punches to The Grim's head
Those punches are hitting! The Grim covers his head!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Grim struggles and launches a few punches to Cantwell's head
Nothing from this... Brett Rogers seems frustrated.
The fighters are clinching.
Cantwell takes a break to breathe while holding Brett Rogers.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Steve Cantwell seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Cantwell fires low kicks
punishing The Grim's legs repeatedly.
Nice punches from Steve Cantwell.
The Grim staggers backwards. Cantwell wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The Grim's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
The Grim fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cantwell sprawls and remains on his feet.
Cantwell is trying to counter now!
Steve Cantwell moves forward looking for some grappling action
Cantwell has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Brett Rogers is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Cantwell doesn't let The Grim get in on his legs.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brett Rogers shoots and grab both of Steve Cantwell's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Steve Cantwell managed to pull back his leg from Brett Rogers's grip and move away from him
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Steve Cantwell pushes away The Grim trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Grim stumbles backwards and Steve Cantwell circles to get the center of the cage
Steve Cantwell tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Grim is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Steve Cantwell is in open guard over The Grim
Cantwell tries to jump to side mount.
Brett Rogers closed his guard around Steve Cantwell.
Steve Cantwell is in side mount over Brett Rogers
Steve Cantwell looks to pass to mount...
Cantwell slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Brett Rogers.
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
Cantwell tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Steve Cantwell controls the situation despite Brett Rogers efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
Brett Rogers launches a few punches to Cantwell's cheek from the guard.
Steve Cantwell uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Grim misses a step and Steve Cantwell sees an opportunity to counter him!
Steve Cantwell tries to better his position on the ground...
Cantwell is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
Brett Rogers doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Cantwell's moves.
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
Brett Rogers launches a few punches to Cantwell's cheek from the guard.
Steve Cantwell uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
Cantwell leans back...
He clobbers Brett Rogers's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
This is over! That impact from Steve Cantwell has left The Grim laying flat on the mat!
The Grim's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Brett Rogers's Right cheek
Winner is Steve Cantwell by KO (GnP) at 3:29 Round 2
Statistics: Brett Rogers
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/20 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Damage caused 450,96
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 235 s
Statistics: Steve Cantwell
Punches 14/21 (67%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/16 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 3215
Clinch Damage 156
Ground Damage 1914
Time on the ground 235 s
Wild. Rogers seemed to have edged out Cantwell in the first; very even on damage, but Rogers didn't recover as much as Cantwell did and Cantwell owned the 2nd. Would've rather seen this one go a little longer. Oh well.
Steve Cantwell looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The Grim avoids a dangerous strike from Cantwell
and counters with a solid straight!
Cantwell has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Steve Cantwell seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Cantwell tries to grapple
He puts The Grim in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cantwell launches a few hard punches to Brett Rogers's ribs!
The Grim struggles and protects himself.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Steve Cantwell and The Grim engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Superb haymaker by The Grim
that lands on Cantwell's face like a cannon ball!
There is a small laceration on Steve Cantwell's Mouth
Brett Rogers moves forward looking for some grappling action
The Grim has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Steve Cantwell pushes away The Grim trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Grim doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Steve Cantwell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cantwell takes a break to breathe while holding Brett Rogers.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Steve Cantwell
that nearly tags The Grim.
Poorly executed technique. Brett Rogers looks to counter!
The Grim grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Brett Rogers
Brett Rogers is in open guard over Cantwell
The Grim fires a barrage of punches at Cantwell's head!
The punches go wide.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Brett Rogers is in open guard over Cantwell
Cantwell measures the resilience of The Grim's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Grim blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Brett Rogers looks to counter!
The Grim throws a few hammer fists to the face of Steve Cantwell
Blocked by Cantwell.
Brett Rogers is in open guard over Cantwell
Cantwell tries to close his guard around The Grim
He succeeds!
Brett Rogers is in closed guard over Cantwell
Steve Cantwell launches a few punches to The Grim's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Grim tries to cover his face,
There is a small laceration on Brett Rogers's Left cheek
Brett Rogers is in closed guard over Cantwell
Cantwell shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
A few fans don't like what they are seeing and begin to boo!
The Grim is in closed guard... Cantwell tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Brett Rogers!
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
The Grim is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Steve Cantwell pushes Brett Rogers down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Steve Cantwell looks to counter!
Cantwell leans back...
He clobbers Brett Rogers's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The Grim's Right eye is beginning to swell
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
Brett Rogers tries to roll to his side and trap Steve Cantwell in his guard...
Brett Rogers moves to half guard.
Steve Cantwell is in half guard over The Grim
Cantwell tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling The Grim from the side mount!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Steve Cantwell is in side mount over Brett Rogers
The Grim measures the resilience of Cantwell's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cantwell blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Steve Cantwell is in side mount over Brett Rogers
Cantwell breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Cantwell steps forward
The Grim feints.
Poorly executed technique. Steve Cantwell looks to counter!
Some nice shots from Steve Cantwell
that stun The Grim.
Brett Rogers leans forwards and tries to grapple with Cantwell
Cantwell wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
The Grim looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Steve Cantwell's punches
The Grim is on the receiving end of a great combo by Cantwell.
The Grim grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Brett Rogers
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Brett Rogers is in open guard over Cantwell
The Grim tries to move to full mount
The Grim's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Poorly executed technique. Steve Cantwell looks to counter!
Cantwell tries to close his guard around The Grim
He succeeds!
Brett Rogers is in closed guard over Cantwell
The Grim use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Steve Cantwell holds Brett Rogers and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Brett Rogers is in closed guard over Cantwell
Brett Rogers hovers above Cantwell
Steve Cantwell stops him from throwing strikes.
Cantwell is trying to counter now!
Cantwell measures the resilience of The Grim's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Grim's side.
The Grim ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Brett Rogers is in closed guard over Cantwell
The Grim cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Cantwell can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Cantwell measures the resilience of The Grim's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Grim's side.
Brett Rogers is in closed guard over Cantwell
The Grim is in closed guard... Cantwell tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Brett Rogers!
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
Cantwell is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Brett Rogers, who is barely covering up!
The Grim's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Grim has a small cut in his Nose
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Steve Cantwell fakes a punch and launches himself over The Grim!
Nice move by Cantwell who clinches and pushes The Grim against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Cantwell struggles and launches a few punches to The Grim's head
Those punches are hitting! The Grim covers his head!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Grim struggles and launches a few punches to Cantwell's head
Nothing from this... Brett Rogers seems frustrated.
The fighters are clinching.
Cantwell takes a break to breathe while holding Brett Rogers.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Steve Cantwell seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Cantwell fires low kicks
punishing The Grim's legs repeatedly.
Nice punches from Steve Cantwell.
The Grim staggers backwards. Cantwell wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The Grim's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
The Grim fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cantwell sprawls and remains on his feet.
Cantwell is trying to counter now!
Steve Cantwell moves forward looking for some grappling action
Cantwell has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Brett Rogers is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Cantwell doesn't let The Grim get in on his legs.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brett Rogers shoots and grab both of Steve Cantwell's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Steve Cantwell managed to pull back his leg from Brett Rogers's grip and move away from him
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Steve Cantwell pushes away The Grim trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Grim stumbles backwards and Steve Cantwell circles to get the center of the cage
Steve Cantwell tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Grim is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Steve Cantwell is in open guard over The Grim
Cantwell tries to jump to side mount.
Brett Rogers closed his guard around Steve Cantwell.
Steve Cantwell is in side mount over Brett Rogers
Steve Cantwell looks to pass to mount...
Cantwell slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Brett Rogers.
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
Cantwell tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Steve Cantwell controls the situation despite Brett Rogers efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
Brett Rogers launches a few punches to Cantwell's cheek from the guard.
Steve Cantwell uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Grim misses a step and Steve Cantwell sees an opportunity to counter him!
Steve Cantwell tries to better his position on the ground...
Cantwell is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
Brett Rogers doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Cantwell's moves.
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
Brett Rogers launches a few punches to Cantwell's cheek from the guard.
Steve Cantwell uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Steve Cantwell is in full mount over Brett Rogers
Cantwell leans back...
He clobbers Brett Rogers's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
This is over! That impact from Steve Cantwell has left The Grim laying flat on the mat!
The Grim's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Brett Rogers's Right cheek
Winner is Steve Cantwell by KO (GnP) at 3:29 Round 2
Statistics: Brett Rogers
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/20 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Damage caused 450,96
Clinch Damage 0
Ground Damage 0
Time on the ground 235 s
Statistics: Steve Cantwell
Punches 14/21 (67%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/16 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 3215
Clinch Damage 156
Ground Damage 1914
Time on the ground 235 s
Wild. Rogers seemed to have edged out Cantwell in the first; very even on damage, but Rogers didn't recover as much as Cantwell did and Cantwell owned the 2nd. Would've rather seen this one go a little longer. Oh well.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!