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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rose (ranked 169 p4p, 358 weight class) and Alcide Almunecar (ranked 25 p4p, 48 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Almunecar is keeping the position.
Rose is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rose trying to control but Almunecar is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Almunecar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar is pulling down on Rose's head. It's preventing any offense from Rose, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar is trying to keep Rose in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alcide Almunecar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Almunecar misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a nice body kick.
Alcide Almunecar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Rose.
Almunecar missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almunecar moves out of range of the body kick.
Almunecar connects with a solid leg kick.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rose misses with an uppercut. Almunecar saw that one coming.
Rose scores with a shot to the body.
Almunecar blocks a jab.
A big right from Rose misses.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar misses the jab.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Almunecar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Almunecar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Almunecar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almunecar counters with a thumping low kick.
Rose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Almunecar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rose misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Almunecar moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Almunecar misses.
Almunecar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose wants to clinch up but Almunecar keeps it at a distance.
Almunecar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rose under the eye.
Almunecar throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rose on the side of the head.
Almunecar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Almunecar tries to land a body kick
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Almunecar just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Almunecar.
Almunecar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rose throws the left hand but Almunecar avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Almunecar.
Almunecar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose slips under a jab.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almunecar.
Rose shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Almunecar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Almunecar throws Rose to one side and escapes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Almunecar.
Rose closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rose thows a huge punch but Almunecar dodges it nicely.
Rose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Almunecar defending well though.
Rose thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Almunecar's head.
Rose controlling the action here.
Rose is nestled in close to Almunecar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Almunecar trying to control here.
Almunecar is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Rose is staying active.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rose gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Almunecar.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
A counter left hand to the body from Rose misses its target.
Almunecar motions for Rose to come forward. Almunecar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Almunecar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Almunecar catches Rose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Almunecar misses with a straight left.
Rose takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Almunecar misses its intended target.
Almunecar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rose on the side of the head.
Rose lands a jab to Almunecar's midsection.
Almunecar throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose lands with a right hand.
Almunecar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Almunecar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Rose blocks a head kick by Almunecar.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almunecar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Almunecar looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Almunecar as Rose shoots in.
Almunecar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almunecar ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rose throws a strike but Almunecar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Almunecar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Adrian Rose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almunecar preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose seems keen to control Almunecar's posture.
Almunecar won't allow Rose to sweep him here.
Rose can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Almunecar controls the pace.
Rose is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Almunecar wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Almunecar is one step ahead there.
Rose seems keen to control Almunecar's posture.
Almunecar wants to pass the guard but Rose is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rose shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rose showed some decent athleticism there.
Rose drops an elbow to the side of Almunecar's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar is refusing to be controlled, as Rose sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose throwing shots but Almunecar is blocking nicely.
Rose throwing shots but Almunecar is blocking nicely.
Almunecar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rose wants to control from the top but Almunecar keeps moving.
Almunecar being controlled here, momentarily.
Almunecar keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alcide Almunecar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Almunecar misses with a low kick as Rose jumps back.
Almunecar thows a leg kick but Rose checks it
and Rose makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Almunecar really felt that one!
Almunecar scores with a shot to the body.
No luck for Rose with that takedown attempt.
Adrian Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose blocks a jab.
Almunecar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Almunecar with a nice calf kick.
Almunecar thows a body kick. Rose tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Almunecar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almunecar.
Rose thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Almunecar if he has to take too many more of those.
Almunecar lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
Almunecar looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almunecar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rose is looking to counter punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rose.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
Almunecar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose feints and as Almunecar raises his hands in defense, Rose changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rose trying to control but Almunecar is working from the bottom.
Rose controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rose's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rose lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rose trying to control but Almunecar is working from the bottom.
Almunecar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rose manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Almunecar manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almunecar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rose.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Almunecar.
Rose looking to sit in guard and control but Almunecar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rose holds on and takes a little breather.
Almunecar trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Almunecar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rose trying to keep a closed guard but Almunecar is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Almunecar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rose is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rose pulls Almunecar in close to his closed guard and prevents Almunecar from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almunecar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Almunecar misses with a kick to the body
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adrian Rose.
Well Rose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
Adrian Rose seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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