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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Rossi (ranked 247 p4p, 1533 weight class) and Muhammad Jabbar (ranked 34 p4p, 207 weight class). Rossi comes to the cage accompanied by Mr Rossi. Muhammad Jabbar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mario Rossi's chin.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammad Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jabbar eats them both and turns towards Rossi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jabbar checks a low kick from Rossi.
Jabbar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jabbar blocks a head kick by Rossi.
Rossi just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jabbar! But no joy.
Rossi fails to land with a series of punches.
Jabbar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rossi throws a right hand that misses
and Jabbar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rossi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rossi moves away.
Jabbar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossi.
Jabbar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've been told by Rossi's head coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jabbar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
Jabbar throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
Jabbar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jabbar misses with a wild body shot.
Rossi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jabbar.
Rossi swings for the body but Jabbar moves out of range.
Jabbar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rossi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Jabbar slips the punch.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jabbar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Rossi. That snapped Jabbar's head back.
Rossi misses with an uppercut
and Jabbar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick
and Jabbar counters with a nice uppercut.
Jabbar rushes Rossi and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Rossi.
A body shot lands from Jabbar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
Jabbar is working Rossi over against the cage.
Rossi misses with a punch to the body.
Jabbar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabbar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jabbar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jabbar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rossi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses
enabling Jabbar to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Rossi.
Rossi misses with an uppercut
and Jabbar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rossi misses the body punch
and Jabbar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rossi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rossi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rossi is countered with a crisp right hand from Jabbar that sends him to the canvas! Jabbar follows him to the mat into side control.
Rossi is rocked!
Jabbar has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Convicted Fight Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabbar tries for a kimura but Rossi is defending well.
Rossi is not content to let Jabbar control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jabbar slips under a jab.
Jabbar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jabbar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jabbar jumps into guard, dragging Rossi to the mat.
Rossi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jabbar is proving hard to escape from.
Jabbar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rossi defends well.
Rossi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jabbar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rossi is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossi is stalling in the full guard.
Rossi is looking to stand up but Jabbar won't let him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jabbar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rossi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rossi wanted to stand there but Jabbar had control of the position.
Jabbar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rossi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rossi is looking to stand up but Jabbar won't let him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rossi preventing the sweep.
That's six 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 wants to get up but he can't break Jabbar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jabbar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rossi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jabbar thinking.
A right-left combo lands from Rossi.
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
Rossi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jabbar counters with a nice uppercut.
Rossi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jabbar counters with a big uppercut that knocks Rossi off his feet! Jabbar dives into side control looking to finish!
Jabbar tries to move to mount but Rossi blocks the move with his legs.
Rossi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jabbar is controlling him well.
Jabbar is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rossi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabbar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jabbar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rossi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rossi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rossi explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rossi lands with a right hand.
Jabbar connects with a body shot that sends Rossi's belly button to the back.
A big right from Rossi misses.
Jabbar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rossi.
Jabbar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rossi misses with a hook
and Jabbar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jabbar blocks the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rossi!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Rossi misses
and Jabbar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Rossi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rossi misses with a body kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar blocks a head kick by Rossi.
Rossi throws a head kick but Jabbar moves out of range.
Jabbar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rossi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jabbar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jabbar! But no joy.
Rossi misses with a straight left.
Rossi moves out of range of the strikes.
Rossi misses with a shot to the body
and Jabbar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rossi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Muhammad Jabbar will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jabbar ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Rossi misses with a wild combination.
A nice side step and Jabbar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jabbar moves out of range as Rossi strikes.
Jabbar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jabbar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rossi misses with a leg kick
and Jabbar counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jabbar blocks the body kick.
Rossi keeps the fight on the outside.
Rossi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossi. Jabbar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jabbar throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Rossi.
Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jabbar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jabbar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rossi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jabbar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jabbar drops Rossi with a big left hand and mounts him. Rossi is in big trouble!
Oh Rossi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabbar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rossi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jabbar looking to control but Rossi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rossi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jabbar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rossi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rossi seems to have got his legs back now.
Jabbar wants to control the pace but Rossi is squirming around nicely.
Jabbar prevents Rossi from getting the reversal.
Rossi really wants to buck Jabbar off and get back to his feet.
Jabbar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rossi somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Nice defenses there by Jabbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jabbar counters with a big uppercut that knocks Rossi off his feet! Jabbar dives into side control looking to finish!
Rossi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rossi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rossi is trying to stand up.
Jabbar has control of Rossi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rossi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabbar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jabbar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rossi is squirming around, avoiding Jabbar's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar wants to finish this one by submission but Rossi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jabbar.
Muhammad Jabbar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rossi is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jabbar looking to control but Rossi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jabbar won't let Rossi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jabbar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jabbar working for a guillotine from mount but Rossi is in no mood to give up.
Rossi is squirming around, avoiding Jabbar's attempts to control the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rossi is trying to stand.
Rossi somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Jabbar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rossi.
It seemed like Jabbar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jabbar avoids the head kick by Rossi.
Rossi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jabbar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jabbar wants to counter with a clinch but Rossi pushes him away.
Rossi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Jabbar slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
A little jabbing left from Jabbar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rossi misses with a left hand
and Jabbar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jabbar moves into the clinch.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Jabbar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rossi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi throws a leg kick
and Jabbar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Jabbar's head but Jabbar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jabbar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rossi cracks Jabbar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rossi misses with a hook.
Rossi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jabbar misses with a left hand
and Rossi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jabbar misses with an uppercut.
Rossi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jabbar.
Jabbar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Muhammad Jabbar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rossi misses with a wild combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Jabbar misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rossi looks for the body kick but Jabbar saw that one coming.
Rossi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jabbar drops his shoulder and cracks Rossi with a huge uppercut! Rossi goes down! Can Jabbar finish him?
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!
Jabbar stops Rossi from standing up.
Jabbar wants to pass the guard but Rossi is keeping the position.
Rossi keeping moving, preventing Jabbar from controlling successfully.
Jabbar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jabbar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jabbar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar looking to pass the guard.
Rossi keeping moving, preventing Jabbar from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rossi keeping full guard, as Jabbar tries to pass.
Jabbar stops Rossi from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rossi swinging wildly here.
Rossi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rossi lands a nice shot that snaps Jabbar's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Jabbar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Rossi misses with a kick to the body
enabling Jabbar to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rossi throws a jab when Jabbar was well out of range.
Rossi lands a nice hook to Jabbar's body. Jabbar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jabbar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rossi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Jabbar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rossi gets tackled into the cage by Jabbar. Jabbar maintains the clinch.
Jabbar jumps into guard, dragging Rossi to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rossi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jabbar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabbar. Rossi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jabbar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mario Rossi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rossi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Jabbar slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rossi misses
and Jabbar counters by clinching up.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabbar lands a shot to the body.
Rossi tries a body shot but Jabbar blocks it.
Jabbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
Rossi struggles to land a body shot inside as Jabbar controls his hands.
Jabbar jumps guard.
Rossi gets to his feet - Jabbar follows without any prompting.
Rossi misses the jab.
Jabbar closes the distance and pushes Rossi back into the cage.
Rossi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabbar takes a shot to the head.
Rossi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jabbar backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rossi.
Jabbar tries to pull guard but Rossi won't allow it.
Rossi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jabbars head.
Jabbar pulls guard successfully.
Jabbar working for a triangle but Rossi defends it easily.
Jabbar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jabbar wants to sweep here but Rossi controlling him for the moment.
Rossi wanted to stand there but Jabbar had control of the position.
Jabbar wants to sweep but no luck.
Rossi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jabbar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rossi has managed to get both his arms back between Jabbar's legs - danger averted.
Rossi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rossi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi tries to bum rush Jabbar with a series of wild strikes but Jabbar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jabbar throws out a counter right but Rossi avoids it with no problem.
Rossi scores with a head kick. Jabbar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rossi misses the shot to the body.
Rossi misses with a left hand
and Jabbar counters with a stiff right hand.
Rossi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rossi misses with a head kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rossi misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Jabbar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Rossi.
Rossi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rossi tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Rossi.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jabbar misses.
Rossi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rossi misses with a looping left.
Jabbar steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rossi.
Rossi throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Jabbar counter with a right hand.
Rossi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jabbar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rossi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabbar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rossi.
A nice side step and Jabbar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mario Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a body shot but no joy.
Jabbar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rossi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rossi dips to his left and cracks Jabbar with an uppercut!
Rossi looks for the body kick but Jabbar saw that one coming.
Jabbar throws a shot from downtown. Rossi moves away and avoids it.
Rossi misses with a head kick.
Jabbar unleashes a big counter combination but Rossi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rossi misses with a head kick.
Jabbar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jabbar to counter with a crisp jab.
Rossi lands a nice looking body shot.
Rossi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rossi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jabbar fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jabbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar avoids the head kick by Rossi.
Jabbar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Jabbar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jabbar! But no joy.
Rossi throws a series of punches but Jabbar moves out of range.
Jabbar steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rossi.
Jabbar moves away from the strike by Rossi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rossi throws a hook but Jabbar blocks it.
Rossi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jabbar takes a step back to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Rossi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jabbar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammad Jabbar!
After the fight, Muhammad Jabbar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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