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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jory Rosewarne (ranked 23381 p4p, 22166 weight class) and Zacharias Kassicus (ranked 555 p4p, 572 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rosewarne might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to White Room - Demons & Wizards. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jory Rosewarne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zacharias Kassicus!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kassicus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosewarne.
Kassicus misses with a looping left.
A cross from Kassicus lands.
Rosewarne is looking to clinch but Kassicus is avoiding it.
Kassicus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rosewarne tries to close the distance and clinch but Kassicus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosewarne moves in looking to clinch but Kassicus pushes him off.
Kassicus lands with a cross.
Rosewarne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kassicus clobbers Rosewarne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kassicus with a jab.
Good exchange - Kassicus coming out on top.
Kassicus defending well as Rosewarne loads up on a big left hand.
Kassicus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rosewarne is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kassicus swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosewarne.
It seemed like Kassicus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kassicus sizes up Rosewarne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kassicus misses with an uppercut. Rosewarne saw that one coming.
Rosewarne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rosewarne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kassicus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rosewarne moves away.
Rosewarne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kassicus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Kassicus.
Rosewarne moves in looking to clinch but Kassicus pushes him off.
Kassicus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rosewarne clinches with his opponent.
Rosewarne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rosewarne manages to break the clinch.
Kassicus swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosewarne.
Rosewarne is looking to clinch.
Jory Rosewarne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kassicus misses with a straight right.
Kassicus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rosewarne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kassicus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kassicus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kassicus dips to his left and cracks Rosewarne with an uppercut!
Kassicus throws a big shot that misses.
Rosewarne tries to clinch but Kassicus moves out of range.
Kassicus just misses with a punch to the body.
Kassicus keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kassicus. Rosewarne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rosewarne tries to clinch
and Kassicus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rosewarne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kassicus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Kassicus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosewarne. Kassicus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kassicus misses with a hook. Rosewarne ducked under it nicely.
Kassicus staying out of range there.
Rosewarne closes the distance but Kassicus moves to the side
and Kassicus counters with a straight right hand.
Kassicus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rosewarne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rosewarne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Kassicus coming out on top.
Kassicus misses with a looping left.
Rosewarne doesn't manage to clinch there - Kassicus circles away.
Rosewarne wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kassicus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kassicus looks to land a right hand but Rosewarne moved out of range.
Kassicus lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zacharias Kassicus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kassicus misses the jab.
Kassicus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kassicus looks to land a right hand but Rosewarne moved out of range.
Rosewarne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kassicus lands with an uppercut that bounces Rosewarne off the ropes and back into range.
Rosewarne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kassicus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kassicus throws a hook to the side of Rosewarne's head but Rosewarne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosewarne clinches.
Kassicus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kassicus working Rosewarne over with knees to the body.
Kassicus lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rosewarne breaks the clinch.
Rosewarne moves out of range as Kassicus strikes.
Rosewarne takes one on the button.
Jory Rosewarne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosewarne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kassicus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kassicus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kassicus connects with a jab.
Kassicus misses with an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kassicus in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rosewarne tries to clinch there but Kassicus circles away.
Kassicus swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosewarne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosewarne ducks right into an uppercut from Kassicus.
Rosewarne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kassicus digs a good body shot into Rosewarne's ribs.
Kassicus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rosewarne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rosewarne is looking to clinch but Kassicus is avoiding it.
Kassicus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kassicus.
Rosewarne tries to close the distance and clinch but Kassicus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosewarne tries to clinch but Kassicus is having none of it.
Rosewarne is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rosewarne tries to clinch but Kassicus moves out of range.
Rosewarne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kassicus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rosewarne wants to clinch up but Kassicus keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kassicus! But no joy.
Kassicus throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosewarne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kassicus takes a swing at Rosewarne's ribcage but misses.
Rosewarne tries to close the distance and clinch but Kassicus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kassicus swinging wildly here.
Rosewarne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kassicus connects with a jab.
Kassicus throws a hook to the side of Rosewarne's head but Rosewarne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosewarne tries to clinch up but Kassicus circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kassicus! But no joy.
Rosewarne tries to clinch
and Kassicus counters with a straight right hand.
Kassicus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rosewarne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kassicus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosewarne doesn't manage to clinch there - Kassicus circles away.
Kassicus misses with a looping left.
Kassicus misses the jab.
Kassicus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kassicus scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosewarne tries to clinch but Kassicus is having none of it.
Rosewarne throws a head kick that misses.
Kassicus 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.
Rosewarne tries to clinch up but Kassicus circles away and keeps his distance.
Kassicus stuns Rosewarne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kassicus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rosewarne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zacharias Kassicus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rosewarne moves in looking to clinch but Kassicus pushes him off.
Kassicus lands an overhand right.
Rosewarne tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Rosewarne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rosewarne misses with a looping left.
Rosewarne wants to clinch.
Well,Rosewarne is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Rosewarne wants to clinch up but Kassicus keeps it at a distance.
Kassicus misses with a looping right.
Kassicus jabs Rosewarne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kassicus throws out a loose jab but Rosewarne uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rosewarne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kassicus sizes up Rosewarne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kassicus slips under a jab from Rosewarne.
Kassicus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rosewarnes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rosewarne misses with a combination
and Kassicus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zacharias Kassicus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kassicus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosewarne looks to clinch
and Kassicus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosewarne moves away from the strike by Kassicus.
Rosewarne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rosewarne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kassicus circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Kassicus counter with a right hand.
Rosewarne is rocked!
Good standup being displayed there by Kassicus as he connects with a hook.
Rosewarne misses with an uppercut. Kassicus saw that one coming.
Rosewarne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rosewarne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosewarne tries to clinch but Kassicus moves away
and Kassicus counters with a left and a right that stings Rosewarne.
Oh Rosewarne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rosewarne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kassicus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosewarne seems to have got his legs back now.
Rosewarne tries to close the distance and clinch but Kassicus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosewarne is looking to clinch but Kassicus is avoiding it.
Kassicus lands a jab to the head.
Rosewarne tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kassicus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Kassicus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rosewarne tries to clinch there but Kassicus circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Kassicus.
Kassicus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosewarne doesn't manage to clinch there - Kassicus circles away.
Rosewarne tries to clinch but Kassicus is having none of it.
Rosewarne throws a head kick that misses
enabling Kassicus to counter with a crisp jab.
Kassicus lands with an uppercut that bounces Rosewarne off the ropes and back into range.
Rosewarne tries to clinch
letting Kassicus counter with a right hand.
Rosewarne tries to clinch there but Kassicus circles away.
Rosewarne tries to clinch but Kassicus is having none of it.
It seemed like Kassicus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jory Rosewarne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rosewarne takes one to the side of the head.
Kassicus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rosewarne tries to bum rush Kassicus with a series of wild strikes but Kassicus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kassicus connects with a single shot there.
Rosewarne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kassicus manages to avoid it.
Rosewarne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rosewarne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rosewarne tries to clinch but Kassicus is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosewarne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kassicus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kassicus lands a glancing blow to the side of Rosewarne's head.
Rosewarne tries to move into range but Kassicus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zacharias Kassicus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kassicus 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Zacharias Kassicus!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Zacharias Kassicus!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Zacharias Kassicus!
Zacharias Kassicus wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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