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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Rossi (ranked 2342 p4p, 4148 weight class) and Apollinaire Aury (ranked 302 p4p, 495 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Aury's choice of entrance music: Party Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollinaire Aury!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rossi throws a jab but it's blocked by Aury.
Rossi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aury looks for a takedown but Rossi sprawls well.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Aury.
Rossi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rossi scores with a hook.
Aury closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rossi circles away.
Rossi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rossi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roberto Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollinaire Aury.
Rossi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Apollinaire Aury has been cut.
Rossi throws a shot from downtown. Aury moves away and avoids it.
Aury with a poor takedown
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
Rossi scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aury walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aury throws the left hand but Rossi avoids the punch easily.
Rossi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rossi throws a body shot but no joy.
Rossi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Rossi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aury misses with a straight right.
Rossi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Rossi scores with a decent looking hook.
Rossi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Roberto Rossi has been cut.
We've been told by Rossi's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aury jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Aury ducks down to avoid it.
Rossi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aury on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rossi. Rossi obviously looking to wear him down.
Aury throws a hook but Rossi avoids it easily.
Aury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rossi can pounce on him.
Aury avoids the body shot from Rossi.
Rossi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi wants to land a leg kick but Aury is out of range.
Aury lunges at Rossi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rossi's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Aury looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rossi looks to throw the jab but Aury is out of range.
Rossi defending well as Aury loads up on a big left hand.
Rossi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rossi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossi.
Rossi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aury's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aury duly obliges.
The fighters circling - Rossi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Aury.
A big left from Rossi misses.
Aury throws a series of punches but Rossi moves out of range.
Aury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
Rossi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aury.
Rossi misses with a straight left.
Rossi throws out a loose jab but Aury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi scores with a nice head shot.
Rossi throws out a powerful jab.
Aury looks to land a right hand but Rossi moved out of range.
Rossi takes one to the chin there.
Rossi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rossi scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Aury.
Aury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Rossi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aury scores with a sloppy right hand. Rossi should have avoided that one.
Roberto Rossi's cut is getting worse.
Aury rushes Rossi and presses him up against the cage.
Rossi breaks the clinch.
Rossi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rossi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aury.
Rossi lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Aury might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Aury swings for the body but Rossi moves out of range.
Aury punishes Rossi's body with a nice straight punch.
Rossi throws a hook but Aury avoids it easily.
Aury throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
Rossi misses with a looping left.
Roberto Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Aury misses.
Rossi misses with a two punch combination.
Aury misses with a hook. Rossi ducked under it nicely.
Rossi misses with a low kick.
Aury is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aury.
Aury stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rossi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aury looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rossi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aury stands up from half guard.
Aury fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aury's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rossi scores with a leg kick.
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from Rossi misses.
Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aury.
Aury has a takedown stuffed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Rossi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rossi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Rossi manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossi breaks from the clinch.
Aury attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aury lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left lands for Aury.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aury checks the leg kick.
Rossi stuns Aury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aury throws out a powerful jab.
Rossi throws a leg kick which misses Aury's front leg but catches the back leg as Aury tries to avoid it.
Aury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aury misses with a looping right.
Aury throws a hook but Rossi avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aury misses with a right hand
and Rossi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Apollinaire Aury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aury.
Roberto Rossi is winning the standup battle so far.
Rossi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rossi connects with a solid leg kick.
Aury fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aury is breathing heavily.
Aury throws a lazy uppercut
and Rossi counters with a stiff right hand.
Rossi avoids the body shot from Aury.
Rossi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aury's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aury's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Aury takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rossi can pounce on him.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rossi tries to score with a low kick but Aury moves his leg out of the way.
Aury ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rossi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aury lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aury will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rossi throws a head kick but Aury moves out of range.
Rossi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aury.
Aury lands with a shot to the body.
Rossi throws a body punch but Aury moves out of range.
Aury misses with a takedown attempt - Rossi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roberto Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollinaire Aury.
Aury misses with a hook
and Rossi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aury's knee momentarily.
Rossi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aury can do to turn this around?
Aury looks to land a left hand but Rossi moved out of range nicely.
Aury takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rossi lands an overhand right.
Rossi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aury takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rossi. That's going to slow Aury down.
Aury moves in looking to clinch but Rossi pushes him off.
Rossi misses the jab.
Rossi misses with a hook. Aury ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Rossi. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Aury. Those never looked like landing.
Rossi lands a nice hook to Aury's body. Aury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rossi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rossi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aury swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aury with a nice cross.
Aury throws a big shot that misses.
Aury avoids the body shot from Rossi.
Good leg kick by Rossi.
Rossi moves out of range of the strikes.
Rossi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aury manages to avoid it.
Aury misses with a looping left.
Aury loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
Rossi swinging wildly here.
A cross from Aury lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aury throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aury ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Aury looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aury throws the left hand but Rossi avoids the punch easily.
Rossi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aury. That did some damage!
Aury takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aury misses with a series of wild punches.
Rossi misses with a few strikes there.
Aury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossi.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Aury sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aury shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Aury looks to move away, Rossi throws a big counter combo but Aury just gets out of the way.
Rossi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rossi.
Aury defending well as Rossi loads up on a big left hand.
Aury shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rossi but Rossi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
You can see that Aury has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aury moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roberto Rossi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Aury takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Rossi dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Rossi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Rossi misses the target.
Aury looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossi is just out of range.
Rossi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aury moves forwards but Rossi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rossi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rossi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aury.
A big right from Aury misses.
Decent striking displayed by Rossi there.
Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aury avoids the body shot from Rossi.
Aury misses with a straight right.
Rossi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aury moves away.
Aury has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rossi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aury is able to avoid easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Aury's shoulder, as Aury tries to avoid the shot.
Rossi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aury on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aury darts in looking for a takedown but Rossi gets double underhooks and turns Aury into the cage.
Aury misses with a right hand
and Rossi counters with a stiff right hand.
Aury is rocked!
Aury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aury takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aury is still on wobbly legs! Can Rossi finish him?
Rossi cracks Aury with a hook to the temple - Aury is on wobbly legs here! Rossi swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Aury falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Rossi wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roberto Rossi!
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