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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rose (ranked 1840 p4p, 1166 weight class) and Sirus Hall (ranked 236 p4p, 152 weight class). Hall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat. Sirus Hall is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Dangerous GnP
World class MT
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sirus Hall!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.
Hall throws a series of punches but Rose moves out of range.
Rose lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
Hall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rose's head backwards.
It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rose cracks Hall with an open hand slap.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rose keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall feints the counter takedown.
Rose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose fakes the leg kick and cracks Hall in the body.
Hall scores with a jab to the head.
Hall misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose scores with a hook.
A low kick lands for Rose.
Rose is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall avoids the head kick by Rose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hall shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hall was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rose rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hall's guard! Nice work there by Rose!
Rose not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rose scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rose looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rose won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
Rose wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rose throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rose takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Rose with a jab.
Rose connects with a body shot that sends Hall's belly button to the back.
Sirus Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose jabs Hall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hall looks for a takedown but Rose sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rose feints and then cracks Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hall down.
Hall dives in and grabs Rose's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rose pushes down on Hall's head and hops out.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sirus Hall.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hall. Hall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall throws out a counter right but Rose avoids it with no problem.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose lands a nice looking body kick.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Rose cracks Hall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rose. Rose obviously looking to wear him down.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
Rose scores with a nice body kick.
Adrian Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose lands a jab.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adrian Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose cracks Hall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Hall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from Rose.
Hall gets a takedown into half guard.
Hall trying to control the action but Rose is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rose is controlling Hall's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Sirus Hall has been cut.
Rose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose cracks Hall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
and Hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Rose.
Nice body punch from Rose.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch.
Hall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rose digs a good body shot into Hall's ribs.
Rose scores with a jab to the body.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Hall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hall fails with the takedown.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Rose coming out on top.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Rose.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hall slips a jab from Rose.
Rose misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Sirus Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Rose scores with a decent looking hook.
Rose throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall! But no joy.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks a jab.
Rose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rose listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
A very excited looking Adrian Rose made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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