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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marchrius Rossi (ranked 6338 p4p, 489 weight class) and Welvin Great (ranked 24606 p4p, 530 weight class). Rossi's entrance music is Metal Slug Theme. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marchrius Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Welvin Great!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi takes a swing at Great's ribcage but misses.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Great moves out of range as Rossi strikes.
Great tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rossi is able to avoid easily.
Nice cross by Rossi.
Rossi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rossi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Great was well out of range. Poor timing from Rossi.
Great tries a head kick but it misses.
Rossi avoids the body shot from Great.
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Great thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rossi if he has to take too many more of those.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Great's head but Great sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Rossi coming out on top.
Rossi lands with a hook. Great tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Great walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Great throws a head kick that misses.
Rossi throws a push kick but Great slaps the foot to one side.
Rossi sets himself, and Great steps forward looking for the clinch! Rossi avoids it this time.
Marchrius Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Great throws a front kick that sends Rossi stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rossi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Great.
Rossi connects with a single shot there.
Great throws a wild body kick that Rossi sees coming a mile off.
Great is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rossi misses with a straight right.
Rossi misses with a straight right.
Great wants to counter with a clinch but Rossi pushes him away.
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Great moved out of range nicely.
Rossi scores with a hook to the body. Great takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Rossi misses the target.
A lazy left from Great finds it's target.
Rossi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Great.
Great takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rossi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Great throws a head kick that misses
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
Rossi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Great pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rossi throws out a loose jab but Great uses good head movement to avoid it.
Great steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rossi.
Rossi throws a solid leg kick but Great takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rossi.
Rossi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Great can pounce on him.
Great with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Great blocks a jab.
Rossi avoids a kick to the body.
Great misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Rossi misses its intended target.
Rossi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rossi throws a right and a left that Great avoids nicely.
Great lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great throws a leg kick but Rossi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rossi lands a lovely overhand right.
Rossi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rossi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rossi looks to land a body kick but Great moved away.
Great finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rossi scores with a body shot.
Rossi keeps the fight on the outside.
Great takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Great wants to counter with a clinch but Rossi pushes him away.
Great tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rossi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Great - the referee stops the clock and Rossi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Great. Rossi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick misses from Great.
Great bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rossi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rossi lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Great fakes the leg kick and cracks Rossi in the body.
Rossi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Great tries to clinch but Rossi moves out of range.
Rossi connects with a jab.
Great fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rossi misses with a hook. Great ducked under it nicely.
Rossi misses with a body kick.
Great takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Rossi blocks the low kick.
Rossi misses with a head kick.
Rossi lands with an uppercut that bounces Great off the cage and back into range.
Rossi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marchrius Rossi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rossi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rossi lands a jab.
Great throws a sloppy head kick and Rossi moves out of range easily.
Rossi looks to land a left hand but Great moved out of range nicely.
Great keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick and Great moves out of range easily.
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rossi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Great looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Great looks to land a left hand but Rossi moved out of range nicely.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Great.
Great misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Great pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rossi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rossi cracks Great with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi tries to land a leg kick but Great saw it coming and moves away.
Great uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rossi.
Great lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rossi will feel that in the morning.
A nice leg kick lands there from Great.
Great wants to clinch up but Rossi keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Rossi sets himself, and Great steps forward looking for the clinch! Rossi avoids it this time.
Great staying out of range there.
Great wants to counter with a clinch but Rossi pushes him away.
Rossi throws a chopping leg kick but Great manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Great tries to counter with a clinch but Rossi shakes him off and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rossi.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rossi.
Great takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot by Rossi.
Great takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Great walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Great tries to clinch but Rossi is having none of it.
Rossi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rossi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Great can do to turn this around?
Rossi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Great can pounce on him.
Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Great's shoulder, as Great tries to avoid the shot.
Great pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rossi is out of range and Great settles back down.
Rossi scores with a jab to the body.
Great fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rossi.
Great tries to land a front kick but Rossi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Great misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.
Rossi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rossi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Great misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Rossi misses its target.
Rossi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rossi misses with a looping right.
Great takes one to the side of the head.
Great has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Great slips a jab from Rossi.
Great feints and then cracks Rossi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rossi down.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Great wants to counter the offense by Rossi and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Great moved out of range.
Rossi throws a jab but it's blocked by Great.
Great steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rossi.
Great has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheers as Rossi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Great doesn't seem phased though.
Great fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Great slips the punch.
Great closes the distance and pushes Rossi back into the cage.
Great misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rossi wants to break free but Great has control.
A frustrated look appears on Rossi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Great tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Great utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Great lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi is trying to break free.
I was talking to Rossi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Great has Rossi pressed against the cage, preventing Rossi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Great misses with a knee strike.
Great looking to throw knees to the head but Rossi is blocking nicely.
Great gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Great tries to land knees in the clinch but Rossi avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Great tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Great with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rossi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Great is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rossi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Great is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marchrius Rossi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rossi throws the left hand but Great avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Great.
Great tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rossi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rossi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Great misses with a low kick.
Rossi tried to score with a low kick but Great checks it.
Rossi lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Great.
Great keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
Great throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi is looking to slow Great down with leg kicks.
Great blocks a jab.
Rossi lands a leg kick that knocks Great off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Great.
Rossi with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rossi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Great wants to counter the offense by Rossi and move into the clinch position.
Great slips under a jab from Rossi.
Great wants to counter the offense by Rossi and move into the clinch position.
Great has closed the distance and engaged Rossi in a clinch.
Great lands an elbow that stopped Rossi in his tracks for a moment.
Rossi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Great pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Rossi misses.
Rossi is looking to land body kicks.
Great throws a body shot but no joy.
Great throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
Rossi misses with a straight left.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Great throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
Rossi throws a body punch but Great moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great looks to throw a body kick
and Rossi counters with a stiff right hand.
Rossi looks to land a right hand but Great moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Great there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Great thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Rossi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Great throws a head kick that misses.
Rossi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rossi cracks Great with an open hand slap.
Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossi blocks a low kick nicely.
Great lands with a thumping leg kick.
Great lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rossi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Great on the side of the head.
Marchrius Rossi is winning the standup battle so far.
Great wants to clinch up but Rossi keeps it at a distance.
Rossi misses with a low kick.
Great staying out of range there.
Great wants to counter the offense by Rossi and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Rossi looks to throw the jab but Great is out of range.
Rossi looks to land a body kick but Great moved away.
Great throws a series of punches but Rossi avoids them all with ease.
Great avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rossi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Great has time to react.
Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Great moves away.
Great throws a sloppy head kick and Rossi moves out of range easily.
Great moves in looking to clinch but Rossi pushes him off.
Great moves out of range of the body kick.
Rossi throws a body shot but no joy.
Great misses with a head kick.
Great blocks the body kick.
Rossi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Rossi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Great defending well as Rossi loads up on a big left hand.
Great throws a right hand that misses
and Rossi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Great scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Rossi tenderised Great's leg. Great is trying to keep his angry face on.
Great staying out of range there.
Great fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rossi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Great takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rossi swings for the body but Great moves out of range.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Great sees it coming and moves out of range.
Great shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters circling a little - Great finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Welvin Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marchrius Rossi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rossi scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marchrius Rossi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rossi, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marchrius Rossi!
As Marchrius Rossi got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Oh, poopy-plops! I spent way too much time on this silly enemy!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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