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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rose (ranked 200 p4p, 207 weight class) and Glen Hoddle (ranked 31 p4p, 34 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class 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 22 - 9 - 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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Glen Hoddle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoddle lands a jab to the nose.
Hoddle misses with a head kick.
Glen Hoddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoddle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rose slips under a jab from Hoddle.
Hoddle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hoddle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoddle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rose blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hoddle.
Rose is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rose gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoddle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hoddle wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Rose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hoddle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoddle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle throws a big right hand that misses.
Hoddle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoddle throwing strikes but missing.
Hoddle wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Hoddle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hoddle preventing the sweep.
Hoddle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hoddle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hoddle throws an elbow that misses. Rose uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoddle's guard. Nice move by Rose!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hoddle has momentary wrist control but Rose slips an elbow through the middle.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Hoddle.
Hoddle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard.
Hoddle throws a strike but Rose rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rose pushes down on Hoddle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rose is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rose is nestled in close to Hoddle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hoddle is looking for a sweep. Rose is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rose wants to control but Hoddle is keeping him busy.
Hoddle is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is thwarting Hoddle's attempts to control the position.
Rose with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rose's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hoddle tries to get to full guard but Rose has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Rose there.
Rose is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Further stalling from Rose.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoddle is pressing down on Rose's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hoddle wants to control but Rose passes easily into half guard.
We've been informed that Hoddle has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rose landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle wants to improve his position but Rose is controlling well.
Rose sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hoddle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rose is keen to just control but Hoddle is a slippery customer.
Rose performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoddle wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Glen Hoddle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Hoddle. That snapped Rose's head back.
Hoddle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rose managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hoddle.
Hoddle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rose keeps working.
Rose manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hoddle is refusing to be controlled, as Rose sits in half guard.
Rose prevents Hoddle from improving his position.
Rose drops an elbow to the side of Hoddle's head.
Hoddle is looking to control Rose's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoddle avoid being mounted?
Hoddle actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoddle keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle won't allow Rose to pass to mount.
Rose prevents Hoddle from improving his position.
Rose seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hoddle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hoddle is trying to get back to full guard.
Rose trying to control the action but Hoddle is working from the bottom.
Hoddle is trying to get back to full guard.
Glen Hoddle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoddle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hoddle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hoddle is on top in guard.
Hoddle throws an elbow that misses. Rose uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hoddle's guard. Nice move by Rose!
Rose preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle keeping full guard, as Rose tries to pass.
Rose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rose won't allow Hoddle to sweep him here.
Hoddle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hoddle has Rose pulled in close to control his posture.
Rose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoddle trying to keep a closed guard but Rose is proving a slippery customer.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Hoddle.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose is working Hoddle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose won't allow Hoddle to sweep him here.
Hoddle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rose pulls Hoddle in close to prevent any damage.
Hoddle throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rose holds on and takes a little breather.
Hoddle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Hoddle from controlling successfully.
Hoddle is pushing down on Rose's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rose is fighting to maintain full guard but Hoddle has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hoddle working Rose over with strikes.
Hoddle thows a huge punch but Rose dodges it nicely.
Rose is concentrating on defense, preventing Hoddle from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.
Hoddle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoddle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoddle throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rose to regain full guard.
Hoddle postures up.
Hoddle tries to free his leg and advance position but Rose is retaining full guard.
Hoddle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hoddle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hoddle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hoddle throwing strikes from guard but Rose blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose pulls Hoddle in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hoddle lands a couple of elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Hoddle 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 keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoddle.
Adrian Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glen Hoddle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hoddle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoddle scores with a spinning back kick!
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoddle throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoddle.
Hoddle slips under a jab from Rose.
Rose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rose slips a jab from Hoddle.
Hoddle jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Hoddle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoddle tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoddle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rose is letting Hoddle control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoddle is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rose manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rose is not content to let Hoddle control the position.
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
Hoddle not doing much here.
Hoddle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rose has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hoddle is working away from the top position though.
Hoddle trying to mount his opponent but Rose defends it.
Still in half guard, Hoddle seems content to control.
Hoddle is keen to just control but Rose is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hoddle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adrian Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle looks for a takedown but Rose sprawls well.
A slow jab from Hoddle misses its intended target.
A big right from Hoddle misses.
Rose scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoddle throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
A lazy left from Hoddle finds it's target.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoddle is just out of range.
Glen Hoddle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoddle throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
A jab from Hoddle does it's job there.
A head kick by Hoddle misses
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rose throws a body punch but Hoddle moves out of range.
Rose is looking to wear down Hoddle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoddle.
A little feinted left hand from Rose on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoddle throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Hoddle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hoddle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rose works Hoddle's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoddle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoddle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoddle's head.
Hoddle avoids the body shot from Rose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Hoddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoddle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hoddle misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hoddle lands with an overhand left.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoddle is just out of range.
Hoddle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hoddle shoots in for a takedown but Rose shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoddle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adrian Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen Hoddle.
Hoddle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Hoddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose slips under a jab from Hoddle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Glen Hoddle.
I've got Hoddle 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen Hoddle!
Glen Hoddle bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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