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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 1440 p4p, 1375 weight class) and Marchrius Rossi (ranked 188 p4p, 179 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rossi's choice of entrance music: Metal Slug Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marchrius Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi slips a straight right by Kilgore.
Rossi slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Rossi.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rossi scores with a head kick. Kilgore tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rossi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kilgore tries to clinch up
and Rossi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore doesn't manage to clinch there - Rossi circles away.
A swing and a miss from Kilgore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rossi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rossi misses with a straight left.
Kilgore misses with a double jab.
Rossi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kilgore misses with a wild body shot.
Rossi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rossi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilgore.
Rossi tries to keep at a distance but Kilgore has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rossi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kilgore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Rossi working hard to break the clinch.
Kilgore tries a body shot but Rossi blocks it.
Rossi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kilgore lands with a short shot to the head.
Rossi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kilgore struggles to land a body shot inside as Rossi controls his hands.
Kilgore lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Rossi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rossi breaks from the clinch.
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kilgore staying out of range there.
Rossi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 head kick that looked like it stung.
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rossi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from Rossi.
Kilgore misses with a double jab
and Rossi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kilgore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilgore with a nice cross.
Kilgore slips a jab from Rossi.
Kilgore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.
Rossi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a body shot but no joy.
Kilgore throws a sloppy body shot
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
Rossi throws a hook to the side of Kilgore's head but Kilgore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilgore half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kilgore takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rossi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilgore.
Marchrius Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy body kick from Kilgore
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
Kilgore rushes Rossi and presses him up against the cage.
Kilgore lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilgore.
Kilgore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tacitus Kilgore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kilgore pushes Rossi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kilgore throws a head punch that misses.
Kilgore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
Kilgore lands a shoulder strike.
Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilgore.
Kilgore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilgore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kilgore tries to work over Rossi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rossi is trying to push Kilgore away but Kilgore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kilgore can't find room to land a body shot as Rossi controls the action.
Kilgore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rossi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilgore.
Rossi lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Kilgore. Beautiful body shot.
Rossi misses with a wild body shot.
Kilgore takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Kilgore slips the punch.
Rossi blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rossi! But no joy.
Rossi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rossi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kilgore.
Kilgore throws a leg kick that misses.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
Kilgore getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kilgore tries to move into range but Rossi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kilgore misses with a body punch
and Rossi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kilgore moves out of range as Rossi strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilgore.
Kilgore shoots in for a takedown but Rossi shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Rossi.
Kilgore half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilgore.
Rossi throws a big shot that misses.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by Kilgore.
Rossi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi leaves Kilgore with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore.
Rossi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kilgore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossi.
Kilgore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kilgore feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rossi sprawling to the canvas! Rossi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kilgore finish him?!
Rossi is rocked!
Rossi misses with a wild body shot.
Rossi is still on wobbly legs! Can Kilgore finish him?
Kilgore slips under a jab.
Kilgore throws the kick towards the body but Rossi avoids it.
Kilgore ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Rossi's jaw. Rossi's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Kilgore does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tacitus Kilgore!
Our winner, Tacitus Kilgore, 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.
Marchrius Rossi was interviewed post fight and said 'Stand Up If You Hate Tottenham'.
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energy
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hype
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