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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jenfrren St Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenfrren St Luca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jenfrren St Luca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Luca keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rossi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Luca at a distance.
St Luca throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rossi's waist but Rossi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Luca off to one side.
St Luca clinches with his opponent.
St Luca gets control of Rossi's arms and successfully pulls guard. St Luca will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
St Luca bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rossi's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rossi can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Luca slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rossi pulls St Luca in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi wants to sweep here but St Luca controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Luca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rossi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Luca drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Luca jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rossi keeping moving, preventing St Luca from controlling successfully.
Rossi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Luca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rossi wants to sweep here but St Luca controlling him for the moment.
Rossi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rossi has control of St Luca's left arm, preventing St Luca from doing any damage.
Rossi is continuing to stall.
Rossi wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and St Luca manages to pass to side control.
Rossi is refusing to be controlled, as St Luca sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Luca throws a strike but Rossi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
St Luca trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Luca is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rossi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rossi is looking to score with low kicks.
St Luca was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rossi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from Rossi.
St Luca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rossi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Luca.
Rossi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rossi has closed the distance and engaged St Luca in a clinch.
Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Luca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rossi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rossi throws a combination. St Luca tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jenfrren St Luca has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from St Luca.
Rossi clinches up against the cage.
St Luca jumps guard and drags Rossi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rossi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Luca is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rossi tries to roll over but St Luca keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Luca tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rossi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Rossi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jenfrren St Luca's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Luca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rossi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
St Luca appears to be looking for a big counter.
St Luca drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rossi is looking to get back to his feet here but St Luca is keeping cool and he's managed to take Rossi's back.
Rossi is in bad spot here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi is trying to stand back up.
You can see the frustration on Rossi's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Luca working for a choke but Rossi is defending well.
Rossi prevents St Luca from getting a body triangle.
St Luca keeps control of the position as Rossi tries to break free.
St Luca trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rossi trying to control the position but St Luca manages to sink in the hooks.
St Luca throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rossi manages to reverse the position and now he's in St Luca's guard. Nice work there by Rossi.
St Luca trying to control the position.
Rossi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
St Luca managing to control the position.
St Luca controls Rossi momentarily but Rossi frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi looking to sit in guard and control but St Luca gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St Luca scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St Luca preventing the sweep.
St Luca trying to control but Rossi is working from the bottom.
St Luca seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rossi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi trying to pass the guard but St Luca defending well.
Rossi wants to take a breather but St Luca is having none of it.
Rossi passes into side control, despite St Luca's attempt to control the position.
St Luca is not content to let Rossi control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Luca is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rossi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ross Rossi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jenfrren St Luca's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
St Luca looks for a takedown but Rossi sprawls well.
Rossi connects with a right hand. St Luca shakes it off.
Rossi throws a wild body kick that St Luca sees coming a mile off.
St Luca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A head kick by Rossi misses
and St Luca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rossi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Luca changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rossi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Luca tries to counter with a takedown but Rossi is quick to defend against it.
A head kick misses from Rossi.
St Luca is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rossi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Luca throws a nice looking combination but Rossi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rossi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rossi wants it to stay on the feet.
Rossi throws a counter combo.
Rossi lands a glancing blow to the side of St Luca's head.
Ross Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick and St Luca moves out of range easily.
Rossi throws a leg kick that misses.
Rossi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Rossi.
Rossi misses with a wild combination.
St Luca fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rossi avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenfrren St Luca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Luca avoids the head kick by Rossi.
St Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Luca walks into a straight right hand from Rossi.
Decent striking displayed by Rossi there.
Rossi throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Luca takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've been informed that Rossi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jab, jab by Rossi - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Rossi does no damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Luca closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rossi did well to prevent St Luca getting side control.
Rossi kicks St Luca off and gets back to his feet.
Rossi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from St Luca.
Rossi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Luca.
Rossi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Luca circles away quickly and effectively.
St Luca gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rossi throws a body punch but St Luca moves out of range.
Rossi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rossi throws a right and a left that St Luca avoids nicely.
Rossi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Luca changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rossi tries to avoid it but St Luca manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rossi to the ground. Rossi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rossi tries to clinch up.
Rossi blocks the body kick.
Rossi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Luca needs to keep his hands up - Rossi had a free shot at his head there.
Rossi missing with a left hand there. St Luca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rossi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Luca has Rossi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rossi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
St Luca fails to pull guard.
Rossi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi wants to get back to striking at distance but St Luca won't allow it.
St Luca is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rossi is defending well.
Rossi is pushing St Luca up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
St Luca is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rossi tries for a takedown but St Luca manages to get underhooks.
Rossi pulls guard.
Jenfrren St Luca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rossi trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Rossi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rossi 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Rossi!
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