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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Nietzsche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross's entrance music is Neck of the Woods. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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173 cm
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160 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Friedrich Nietzsche!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ross was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nietzsche is looking to reverse the position.
Nietzsche managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ross.
Ross tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ross misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ross in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ross creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nietzsche sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nietzsche takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ross in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ross trying to control the position but Nietzsche is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nietzsche tries to bench press Ross off him but Ross keeps the position.
Ross wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nietzsche, who protects the arm well.
Ross throws a strike aimed at the side of Nietzsche's head but Nietzsche avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ross.
Nietzsche is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ross is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Nietzsche taking shots to the head.
Ross throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nietzsche is working to get back to half guard.
Nietzsche is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nietzsche tries to hold on but Ross pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nietzsche is looking to escape.
Ross breaks from Nietzsche's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ross landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ross raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ross avoids the attempt from Nietzsche to control.
Ross sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross trying to control but Nietzsche is having none of it.
Ross tries to push Nietzsche's head away but Nietzsche is holding on tight.
Ross wants to control the pace but Nietzsche is squirming around nicely.
Nietzsche working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ross dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ross stuffs the takedown attempt from Nietzsche. Nietzsche gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Ross as Nietzsche shoots in.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ross - that will leave a mark!
Nietzsche takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nietzsche shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ross defends it nicely.
Mike Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Friedrich Nietzsche.
Nietzsche looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ross is fending him off so far but Nietzsche persists. Nope, Ross circles away and we're back to standing.
Nietzsche doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ross counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ross, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nietzsche shoots in for a double leg but Ross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nietzsche shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ross pinned against the cage. Ross gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nietzsche uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ross.
Ross cracks a nice hook into Nietzsche's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ross as Nietzsche shoots in.
Nietzsche is breathing heavily.
Ross throws the left hand but Nietzsche avoids the punch easily.
Nietzsche takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nietzsche staying out of range there.
Nietzsche with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ross counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nietzsche won't be happy with that.
Nietzsche is not content to let Ross control the position.
Nietzsche managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ross.
The strikes coming from Ross are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nietzsche is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ross connects with a decent elbow.
Ross connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nietzsche some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a few punches from side control.
Ross tries for a kimura but Nietzsche is defending well.
Nietzsche is looking to regain half guard here but Ross keeps moving and retains side control.
Ross has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nietzsche tries to hold on but Ross pushes him away.
Nietzsche is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nietzsche sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nietzsche is looking to improve his position.
Ross thows a huge punch but Nietzsche dodges it nicely.
Ross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nietzsche wants to get back to full guard.
Ross lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross trying to pass the guard but Nietzsche defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ross seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nietzsche does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nietzsche wants to sweep but Ross has passed to side control!
Ross wants to control but Nietzsche is keeping him busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ross dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ross defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nietzsche.
Ross slaps away a takedown attempt from Nietzsche, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ross misses with a wild body shot.
Ross lands with a cross.
Nietzsche changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ross tries to avoid it but Nietzsche manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ross to the ground. Ross escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mike Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Friedrich Nietzsche.
Ross tries to bum rush Nietzsche with a series of wild strikes but Nietzsche uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nietzsche shoots in but Ross avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ross will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nietzsche gets the takedown into side control.
Nietzsche working the strikes but Ross uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ross keeping control of the position.
Ross blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nietzsche.
Ross trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nietzsche looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ross is trying to get back to full guard.
Ross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mike Ross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nietzsche thows a huge punch but Ross dodges it nicely.
Nietzsche lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nietzsche thows a huge punch but Ross dodges it nicely.
Nietzsche throwing shots but Ross is blocking nicely.
Nietzsche thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ross's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nietzsche missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche thows a huge punch but Ross dodges it nicely.
Ross slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ross is trying to control the position but Nietzsche postures up.
Ross is really struggling to control Nietzsche but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nietzsche stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ross swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ross has his hands on Nietzsche's head, controlling the position.
Friedrich Nietzsche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nietzsche postures up in Ross's guard and throws a big left but Ross blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Ross.
Nietzsche has his takedown stuffed
so Ross counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nietzsche is trying to keep Ross in close.
Ross throws an elbow that misses. Nietzsche uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ross's guard. Nice move by Nietzsche!
Ross is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nietzsche tries to free his leg and advance position but Ross is retaining full guard.
Ross is pulling down on Nietzsche's head. It's preventing any offense from Nietzsche, at least for the moment.
Nietzsche trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ross manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross trying to control but Nietzsche is working from the bottom.
Nietzsche not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross chips away with some ground and pound.
Nietzsche is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nietzsche looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ross passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Ross.
Well Ross has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Ross!
Our winner, Mike Ross, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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