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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cito Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross has chosen Ice-T Lethal Weapon as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cito Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Ross!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross tries to clinch there but Gaston circles away.
Ross closes the distance but Gaston moves to the side
and Gaston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Gaston.
Ross takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gaston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gaston counters with a straight right hand.
Ross moves to clinch but Gaston breaks away
enabling Gaston to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Gaston. Beautiful body shot.
Gaston scores with a jab to the head.
Gaston lands a really nice looking cross but Ross seems unphased.
Ross gets a clinch.
Ross scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ross obliges.
Ross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Gaston is breathing heavily.
Ross lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ross.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Ross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ross working Gaston over with knees to the body.
Ross scores a nice knee to the body.
Ross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ross.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ross - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ross working Gaston over with knees to the body.
Gaston trying to control the position but instead, Ross has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gaston into the cage.
Ross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ross lands a knee to the body.
Ross working Gaston over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross is pushing Gaston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Gaston's ribcage.
Gaston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaston can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Gaston taking a breather.
Ross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross working Gaston over with knees to the body.
Ross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ross working Gaston over with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gaston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross lands a knee to the head.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
Gaston controlling the action here for a moment.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Gaston's ribcage.
Ross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gaston wants to stall.
Ross with a knee to the head.
Ross holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ross tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaston avoids the damage to the body.
Gaston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gaston connects with a looping right hand.
Ross has managed to clinch.
Gaston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gaston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gaston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Gaston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ross works on Gaston's body with a couple of short punches.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaston is defending well for now.
Gaston works on Ross's body with a couple of short punches.
Ross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gaston will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ross up against the cage.
Gaston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ross with a knee to the head.
Gaston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ross as Gaston tries to tie him up.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but Gaston blocks with his arms.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gaston looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gaston pushes Ross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Gaston.
Gaston looking to stall.
Ross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gaston's defenses.
Gaston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaston looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Gaston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ross is keeping busy.
Gaston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gaston is looking to control Ross's arms but Ross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gaston has his back to the cage.
Ross displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gaston up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Ross.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Gaston's ribcage.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Ross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ross 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.
Ross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaston lands a nice looking body shot.
Gaston keeps the fight on the outside.
Ross rushes Gaston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Gaston's ribcage.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Ricky Ross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gaston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ross scores with a knee to the head.
Ross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gaston stalling in the clinch but Ross improves position.
Gaston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaston tries to break free but Ross pushes him back against the cage.
Gaston works on Ross's body with a couple of short punches.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
Gaston taking a breather.
Gaston is trying to break free.
Gaston will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ross up against the cage.
Ross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gaston managing to block the knees to the body from Ross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaston looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Gaston wants to get back to striking at distance but Ross won't allow it.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Gaston being controlled against the cage.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gaston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ross keeps control of Gaston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ross blocks a body shot from Gaston.
Ross lands an elbow inside.
Gaston looking to stall.
Gaston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gaston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gaston is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaston is defending well for now.
Gaston tries a body shot but Ross blocks it.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Gaston's ribcage.
Gaston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gaston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaston is trying to break the clinch but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Gaston's ribcage.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gaston - that landed with a thud.
Ross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gaston breaks the clinch.
Ross has closed the distance and engaged Gaston in a clinch.
Gaston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ross lands an elbow inside that Gaston shrugs off.
Gaston is trying to maintain a safe position but Ross gets an underhook and turns Gaston into the cage.
Gaston tries a body shot but Ross blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ross.
Ross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gaston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross connects with a knee to the head.
Gaston misses with some punches.
Gaston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross looking to stall.
Ross crunches a lovely knee into Gaston's ribcage.
Gaston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ross or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a knee to the body.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The referee calls for Ross to work.
Ross blocks a body shot from Gaston.
Gaston tries to circle away but Ross has him pinned against the cage.
Ross with a knee to the head.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gaston can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Ross scores a nice knee to the body.
Ross blocks a body shot from Gaston.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ross lands a nice knee to the body.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaston is defending well for now.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ross is keeping busy.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ross working Gaston over with knees to the body.
Gaston looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Ross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gaston avoiding damage as Ross throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gaston.
Ross blocking some punches.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaston.
Gaston is trying to stall.
Gaston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaston digs a right hand underneath Ross's ribcage. Ross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gaston swings wildly with an uppercut but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaston is defending well for now.
Gaston is looking to control Ross's arms but Ross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gaston has his back to the cage.
Gaston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross has Gaston pushed against the cage.
Gaston digs a right hand underneath Ross's ribcage. Ross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gaston has had enough of the clinch but Ross keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Ross.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for Gaston to work.
Ross taking a breather.
Ross has Gaston pressed against the cage, preventing Gaston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ross - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gaston cracks a nice hook into Ross's ribs.
Gaston 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.
Gaston lands with a shot to the body.
Ross has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ross as Gaston tries to tie him up.
Ross presses Gaston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ross obliges.
Ross will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gaston up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ross obliges.
Gaston struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
Ross landing knees to the body.
Ross keeps control of Gaston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gaston tries to circle away but Ross has him pinned against the cage.
Ross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaston.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gaston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gaston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gaston trying to stall but Ross improves his position.
Ross landing knees to the head.
Gaston avoiding damage as Ross throws knees to the body.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ross is keeping busy.
Ross lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Gaston is trying to force a seperation but Ross has the dominant position.
Ross lands a knee to the head.
Ross lands an elbow inside.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
Gaston is leaning against Ross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gaston can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Gaston has had enough of the clinch but Ross keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Ross.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaston.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gaston stalling.
Ross tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaston avoids the damage to the body.
Gaston is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ross obliges.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaston.
Gaston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaston is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
Gaston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaston looking to slow down the pace here.
Ross keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaston's efforts to push away.
Ross lands a knee to the body.
Gaston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gaston lands with a left to the head.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaston is defending well for now.
Gaston is trying to stall.
Ross digs a right hand into Gaston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaston's gas tank.
Gaston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaston avoiding damage as Ross throws knees to the body.
Ross prevents Gaston from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gaston is defending well for now.
Cito Gaston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston misses with a body punch.
Ross landing knees to the head.
Gaston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ross is keeping busy.
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but Gaston is blocking nicely.
Gaston avoiding damage as Ross throws knees to the body.
Gaston is trying to maintain a safe position but Ross gets an underhook and turns Gaston into the cage.
Ross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Gaston.
Ross tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
The referee calls for Ross to work.
Gaston is trying to maintain a safe position but Ross gets an underhook and turns Gaston into the cage.
Gaston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ricky Ross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gaston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gaston trying to control the position but instead, Ross has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gaston into the cage.
Ross scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ross lands a nice knee to the body.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gaston avoids it.
Gaston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaston tries a body shot but Ross blocks it.
Gaston struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
Gaston tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaston is trying to break the clinch but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Ross landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ross.
Gaston managing to block the knees to the body from Ross.
Ross blocks a body shot from Gaston.
Gaston is trying to stall.
Gaston tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Ross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ross winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Ross!
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FIGHT
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