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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arkady Rossovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossovich comes into the arena with By Your Side blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alexander Guy enters the cage!
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arkady Rossovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Guy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rossovich.
Rossovich throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
Rossovich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Guy's head.
Rossovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Rossovich.
A telegraphed right hand from Rossovich misses the target.
Guy staying out of range there.
A combination from Rossovich does no damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rossovich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossovich. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arkady Rossovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossovich throws a right and a left that Guy avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossovich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rossovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Rossovich.
Rossovich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rossovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rossovich throws a low kick but Guy avoids it.
Rossovich has closed the distance and engaged Guy in a clinch.
Rossovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rossovich smiles and moves away.
Guy staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossovich drives through and clinches with Guy against the cage.
Rossovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rossovich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Guy takes a shot to the head.
Rossovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rossovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Rossovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossovich throws a head punch that misses.
Rossovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rossovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guy's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy takes an elbow to the temple.
Rossovich misses with some punches.
Guy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rossovich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rossovich lands a right hand.
Rossovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rossovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rossovich lands a right hand.
Rossovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Rossovich.
Rossovich lands a right hand.
Rossovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rossovich regains guard.
Rossovich keeping full guard, as Guy tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy drops back looking for a leg! Rossovich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rossovich manages to kick Guy off! Guy jumps back into Rossovich's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossovich keeping full guard, as Guy tries to pass.
Rossovich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guy on the ground.
Guy drops back looking for a leg! Rossovich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rossovich manages to kick Guy off! Guy jumps back into Rossovich's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rossovich looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rossovich looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rossovich!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkady Rossovich dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rossovich has closed the distance and engaged Guy in a clinch.
Guy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rossovich to keep the fight standing.
Guy wants to take the fight to the mat but Rossovich manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Guy dodges an elbow strike from Rossovich.
Rossovich lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Rossovich.
A body shot lands from Rossovich.
Rossovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
Rossovich trying to land knees to the body.
Rossovich is pressed up against the cage. Guy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rossovich down to the mat. Rossovich avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arkady Rossovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Guy.
Guy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rossovich lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Guy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Guy checks a low kick from Rossovich.
Rossovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rossovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rossovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rossovich rushes Guy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rossovich is pressed up against the cage. Guy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rossovich down to the mat. Rossovich avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Guy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rossovich to score with a decent uppercut.
Guy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rossovich misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Rossovich tests Guy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rossovich.
Rossovich forces Guy back against the cage and clinches.
Guy blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rossovich.
Rossovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossovich scores with a shot to the side of Guy's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rossovich.
Rossovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rossovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guy's brow.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rossovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guy's brow.
Guy blocking some punches.
Rossovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Guy has Rossovich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rossovich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rossovich working aggressively here.
Rossovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rossovich.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rossovich misses with the head strike.
Rossovich has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Rossovich trying to land knees to the body.
Rossovich lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rossovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Guy tries to score a body lock takedown but Rossovich shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Rossovich misses with a body punch.
Rossovich working aggressively here.
Rossovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossovich throws a head punch that misses.
Rossovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rossovich after a bit of a struggle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rossovich avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rossovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rossovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rossovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkady Rossovich dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guy with a poor takedown
and Rossovich counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rossovich.
Rossovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rossovich 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.
Rossovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guy slips a jab and a cross from Rossovich.
Arkady Rossovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rossovich moves into the clinch.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rossovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rossovich lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rossovich.
Rossovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Rossovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rossovich lands a nice elbow.
Rossovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rossovich.
Rossovich lands an uppercut.
Rossovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Guy avoids the damage to the body.
Arkady Rossovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rossovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rossovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy jumps guard but Rossovich turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rossovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rossovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rossovich throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Rossovich.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rossovich.
Rossovich lands a left hand.
Guy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Arkady Rossovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Guy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rossovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Rossovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rossovich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guy's brow.
Rossovich digs a right hand into Guy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guy's gas tank.
Rossovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rossovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rossovich.
Rossovich lands a damaging elbow.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Rossovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
Rossovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guy takes a shot to the head.
Rossovich lands with a light punch inside.
Guy blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Rossovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guy blocks the elbow strike.
Rossovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rossovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rossovich.
Rossovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rossovich lands with a light punch inside.
Rossovich lands with a light punch inside.
Rossovich is pressed up against the cage. Guy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rossovich down to the mat. Rossovich avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rossovich gets a clinch.
Rossovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guy can do to turn this around?
Rossovich lands with a right to the head.
Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossovich tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rossovich misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossovich.
Rossovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkady Rossovich clearly takes 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.
Rossovich misses with a double jab.
Rossovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rossovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rossovich throws out the jab.
A left lands for Rossovich.
Rossovich misses with a looping right.
Rossovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Arkady Rossovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Guy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rossovich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rossovich misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossovich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rossovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Guy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rossovich avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Guy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arkady Rossovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Guy.
Rossovich lands an elbow inside.
Rossovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Rossovich presses Guy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rossovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rossovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossovich is working Guy over against the cage.
Guy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Guy takes a shot to the head.
Rossovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Rossovich lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Rossovich as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rossovich fails to land.
Rossovich pushes Guy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Rossovich.
Rossovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rossovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Rossovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Rossovich on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rossovich on the inside.
Guy blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Rossovich.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rossovich.
Rossovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rossovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rossovich lands a right hand.
Rossovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rossovich.
Guy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rossovich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rossovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rossovich is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossovich gets through Guy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rossovich lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rossovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rossovich lands an uppercut.
Guy is rocked!
Rossovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guy avoids it.
Guy is still on wobbly legs! Can Rossovich finish him?
Rossovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rossovich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rossovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Guy seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guy wants a takedown.
Rossovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkady Rossovich had his way with Alexander Guy in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rossovich throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
Rossovich moves into range and clinches up with Guy.
Guy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rossovich prevents it.
Rossovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossovich.
Rossovich lands with a right to the head.
Rossovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rossovich lands with a light punch inside.
Rossovich cracks Guy with a nice body shot.
Rossovich misses with some punches.
Rossovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Rossovich.
Rossovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rossovich lands an elbow inside.
Guy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rossovich lands an elbow that stopped Guy in his tracks for a moment.
Rossovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rossovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rossovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossovich stops a takedown attempt from Guy.
Rossovich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy can't get the takedown.
Arkady Rossovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Guy.
Rossovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guy wants to take the fight to the mat but Rossovich manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Guy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short body shot lands from Rossovich as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Rossovich.
Rossovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rossovich lands a shoulder strike.
Rossovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Rossovich.
Rossovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guys head.
Rossovich lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rossovich.
Rossovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Rossovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossovich misses with some punches.
Rossovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Rossovich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rossovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rossovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rossovich is leaning against Guy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rossovich works on Guy's body with a couple of short punches.
Rossovich lands a shot to the body.
Alexander Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Rossovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rossovich misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Rossovich.
Rossovich throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rossovich lands an elbow inside that Guy shrugs off.
Guy takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rossovich.
Rossovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rossovich scores with a shot to the side of Guy's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossovich lands a left hand.
Guy avoids a wild elbow strike from Rossovich.
Arkady Rossovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossovich's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arkady Rossovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rossovich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Arkady Rossovich!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Arkady Rossovich!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Arkady Rossovich!
Arkady Rossovich wins by unanimous decision!
Arkady Rossovich thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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