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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alcide Almunecar (ranked 236 p4p, 338 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 35 p4p, 51 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose shoots in and bounces Almunecar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rose works over Almunecar with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almunecar is keeping the position for now.
Almunecar can't keep his opponent in guard - Rose advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rose throwing shots but Almunecar is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose is thwarting Almunecar's attempts to control the position.
Rose looks to land a strike but Almunecar avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Almunecar trying to keep a closed guard but Rose is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rose is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rose chips away with some ground and pound.
Rose wants to control from the top but Almunecar keeps moving.
Rose connects with a couple of short punches.
Rose loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rose controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Almunecar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rose stopping the sweep attempt from Almunecar.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Almunecar misses the target.
Rose lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Almunecar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Almunecar moves out of range of the strikes.
As Rose backs away, Almunecar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
Rose feints and then cracks Almunecar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Almunecar down.
Rose with the inside leg kick.
Rose misses with a body punch
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almunecar scores with a nice strike.
Almunecar thuds his shin into the meat of Rose's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Almunecar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Almunecar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almunecar misses with a kick to the body.
Rose clobbers Almunecar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Almunecar misses with a looping right.
Alcide Almunecar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rose misses with a right hand
and Almunecar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rose doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Almunecar throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rose scores with a nice head shot.
Almunecar is looking to chop away at Rose's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Almunecar.
Almunecar throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Almunecar misses with a hook.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almunecar.
Rose misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose lands with a good body shot.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose digs a good body shot into Almunecar's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Almunecar as he connects with a hook.
Almunecar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rose lands a jab.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Almunecar tried to counter with a leg kick but Rose avoided it.
Almunecar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adrian Rose will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rose throws a predictable looking body shot
and Almunecar counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Almunecar is just out of range.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Almunecar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alcide Almunecar is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose throws a looping overhand right but Almunecar ducks down to avoid it.
Almunecar lands a leg kick that knocks Rose off balance momentarily.
Rose lands a right hook to the body.
Almunecar jabs Rose right on the nose. Rose blinks but takes it well.
Almunecar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Almunecar.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. Almunecar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rose misses with a hook.
Rose connects with a right hand. Almunecar shakes it off.
Almunecar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Rose backs away, Almunecar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Almunecar looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Almunecar slips a straight right by Rose.
It looks like Almunecar has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rose moves out of range as Almunecar throws a body kick.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Almunecar takes one on the button.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with a right hand. Almunecar shakes it off.
Rose takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Almunecar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rose sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose clinches up with Almunecar and pushes him back against the cage.
Rose scores with a hook to the body.
Almunecar is trying to maintain a safe position but Rose gets an underhook and turns Almunecar into the cage.
Rose tries a body shot but Almunecar blocks it.
Rose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose tries to work over Almunecar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose tries to work over Almunecar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Almunecar.
Almunecar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almunecar blocks an uppercut.
Rose misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a left hand.
Almunecar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Almunecar's elbow.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Almunecar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose digs a right hand into Almunecar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Almunecar's gas tank.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Almunecar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Almunecar.
Rose lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Almunecar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Almunecar controls his hands.
Almunecar blocks a body shot from Rose.
Nice body punch from Rose - that landed with a thud.
Almunecar blocks a body shot from Rose.
Almunecar prevents a body shot from Rose.
Almunecar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Almunecar fails to land.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose blocks a body shot from Almunecar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Almunecar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Almunecar counters with a nice uppercut.
Adrian Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Almunecar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rose checks it well.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Rose misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Almunecar misses its target.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Almunecar's shoulder, as Almunecar tries to avoid the shot.
Almunecar is looking to counter punch.
Almunecar misses with a straight right.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Almunecar is just out of range.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Almunecar misses its target.
Rose fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Almunecar sprawls well initially but Rose persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar trying to control here.
Rose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar trying to control but Rose postures up.
Rose wants to pass the guard but Almunecar is defending well.
Almunecar is refusing to be controlled, as Rose sits in half guard.
Almunecar trying to control from the bottom.
Rose trying to control from Almunecar's half guard. Almunecar has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Almunecar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almunecar 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.
Alcide Almunecar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rose controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Almunecar throws a leg kick but Rose checks it.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Almunecar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Almunecar looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
Rose lands a glancing blow to the side of Almunecar's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar misses with a looping left.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almunecar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose swings for the body but Almunecar moves out of range.
Almunecar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rose connects with a body shot.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose thuds a left hand into Almunecar's body.
Almunecar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
Nice uppercut there from Rose.
Almunecar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with a cross.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose lands with a right hand.
Almunecar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose throws out a counter right but Almunecar avoids it with no problem.
Almunecar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rose doesn't seem bothered though.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rose scores with a takedown into Almunecar's guard.
Rose trying to control but Almunecar is working from the bottom.
Rose postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rose has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
A victorious Adrian Rose thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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