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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Quarto (ranked 3044 p4p, 3183 weight class) and Rick Ness (ranked 348 p4p, 361 weight class). Ness has chosen Cocaine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Quarto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Ness!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ness looks for a takedown but Quarto sprawls well.
Quarto is looking to land body kicks.
Ness avoids a kick to the body.
Ness closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Quarto quickly recovers to half guard.
Ness prevents Quarto from improving his position.
Quarto controlling the position well.
Ness lands strikes from half guard.
Ness wants to control but Quarto is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quarto wants to get back to full guard.
Quarto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ness controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ness is trying to control. Quarto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Quarto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quarto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quarto is not content to let Ness control the position.
Quarto regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ness.
Quarto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ness sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Quarto's guard.
Ness not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ness trying to control the action but Quarto is working from the bottom.
Ness lands strikes from half guard.
Ness looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ness looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quarto tries to roll over but Ness keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quarto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quarto wants to control but Ness is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ness content to control rather than advance.
Ness seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quarto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ness throws a strike but Quarto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Quarto wants to sweep but no luck.
Quarto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ness.
Quarto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quarto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ness manages to get himself to full guard.
Quarto tries to free his leg and advance position but Ness is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ness keeping moving, preventing Quarto from controlling successfully.
Quarto stopping the sweep attempt from Ness.
Quarto wants to pass the guard but Ness is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Quarto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ness shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Quarto is trying to defend but Ness finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Quarto is trying to control but can't.
Quarto is looking for a sweep. Ness is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ness is nestled in close to Quarto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ness has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ness is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ness throws a strike but Quarto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ness wants to pass the guard but Quarto is keeping the position.
Quarto keeping moving, preventing Ness from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Ness will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ness showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quarto.
Quarto throws a head kick but Ness moves out of range.
Quarto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ness is out of range and Quarto settles back down.
Ness is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Quarto stuffs the takedown.
Ness drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ness is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ness trying to control but Quarto is working from the bottom.
Ness throws a big right hand that misses.
Quarto controls Ness momentarily but Ness frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quarto keeping moving, preventing Ness from controlling successfully.
Quarto trying to control the position.
Ness is in close to Quarto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quarto's head.
Ness 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.
Quarto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ness is one step ahead there.
Quarto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ness throws a strike but Quarto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ness pulls Quarto in close to prevent any damage.
Ness is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quarto trying to control but Ness is working from the bottom.
Ness wants to improve his position but instead Quarto has moved into half guard.
Quarto prevents Ness from improving his position.
Ness keeping hold of Quarto's head, controlling as best he can.
Ness is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness is trying is best to control the position here.
Ness is pressing down on Quarto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ness bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quarto's guard.
Ness stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quarto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ness loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ness lands a couple of digs.
Quarto keeping moving, preventing Ness from controlling successfully.
Ness loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness sitting in guard here, content to control.
The adventures of Ness the control monster continue. Boring.
Quarto can't keep his opponent in guard - Ness advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ness working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Quarto's thigh. Quarto counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ness postures up and lands a big shot to Quarto's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ness looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Quarto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ness keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ness shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ness throwing strikes but missing.
Ness loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ness with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ness is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ness trying to control the position from guard on top but Quarto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ness postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quarto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ness controls the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ness shoots in for a takedown but Quarto shows good takedown defense.
Pedro Quarto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness moves out of range of the leg kick from Quarto.
Ness looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Quarto!
Quarto is not content to let Ness control the position.
Ness in side control lands a decent elbow.
Quarto is not content to let Ness control the position.
Ness might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Quarto haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Quarto is looking for a sweep.
Quarto is trying to control Ness's posture but Ness avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness landing strikes.
Quarto is not content to let Ness control the position.
Ness working the ground and pound.
Quarto is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ness connects with a decent elbow.
Quarto takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ness throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ness working away.
Ness working the ground and pound but Quarto is defending the strikes.
Ness working away.
Ness fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness is chipping away with strikes.
Quarto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ness's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quarto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rick Ness has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ness lands strikes from half guard.
Ness not doing much here.
Pedro Quarto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Quarto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ness.
Ness wants to pass to mount but Quarto is defending the position.
Ness frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Quarto is in a horrible position here. Ness smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ness scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Quarto?
Ness is stalling here but it's allowed Quarto to get half guard.
Ness thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quarto's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ness stalling.
Rick Ness is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ness working Quarto over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Ness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ness 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Ness!
After winning the bout, Rick Ness thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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