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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valinteno Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennox has chosen This Life as his entrance music. Nathan Lennox is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Valinteno Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Lennox!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lennox moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rossi misses with a head kick.
Lennox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rossi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rossi tries to keep at a distance but Lennox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rossi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rossi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lennox manages to break the clinch.
Rossi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valinteno Rossi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lennox stuffs the takedown attempt from Rossi. Rossi gets slowly back to his feet.
Lennox gets the takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lennox lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rossi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lennox's best efforts.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lennox is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rossi is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lennox pulls his head out easily.
Lennox working Rossi over with strikes.
Lennox trying to control the pace.
Rossi tries to get to full guard but Lennox has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lennox working Rossi over with strikes.
Lennox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rossi actively working from the bottom here.
Lennox keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lennox stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rossi with a poor takedown
and Lennox counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rossi is looking to improve his position.
Rossi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lennox gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lennox closes the distance and clinches.
Rossi fails to pull guard.
Rossi tries to pull guard but Lennox holds him up against the cage and eventually Rossi drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lennox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lennox instigates a clinch.
Rossi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lennox pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lennox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lennox throws a leg kick but Rossi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nathan Lennox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lennox swinging wilding here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lennox lands with a hook. Rossi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lennox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Lennox dominated that round.
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.
Lennox bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lennox controls the position from side control.
Lennox gets to mount! Rossi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossi wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Rossi turns into Lennox and is now in his guard.
Lennox keeping moving, preventing Rossi from controlling successfully.
Lennox wants to stand and escape but Rossi is having none of it.
Lennox wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rossiis looking to pass into half guard but Lennox pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lennox is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi looking for subs off his back but Lennox has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lennox escapes and gets back to his feet.
Rossi has his takedown stuffed
and Lennox counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rossi is looking to improve his position.
Lennox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lennox decides to stand and escape the position.
Lennox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lennox breaks from the clinch.
Lennox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rossi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lennox counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rossi!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi working to try and regain half guard.
Lennox lands a big shot there that rocks Rossi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Valinteno Rossi has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox landing strikes from the mount and Rossi is in trouble!
Lennox prevents Rossi from getting the reversal.
Lennox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rossi is trying to reverse the position but instead Lennox has taken his back - oops!
Lennox working for a choke but Rossi is defending well.
Lennox is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rossi knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rossi for a finish.
Will Lennox go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Rossi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lennox. What's that going to do exactly?
Nathan Lennox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rossi wants to control but Lennox is having none of it.
Rossi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rossi is trying to reverse the position but instead Lennox has taken his back - oops!
Rossi breaks Lennox's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rossi throws a strike but Lennox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lennox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lennox won't allow Rossi to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi has an active guard here but Lennox has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rossi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Lennox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Valinteno Rossi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lennox attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rossi shoots and misses
and Lennox counters with a single leg into guard. Rossi didn't expect that.
Lennox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lennox stands and throws Rossi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rossi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rossi moves into full guard.
Rossi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lennox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lennox gets to his feet - Rossi follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lennox.
Lennox fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rossi sprawls well initially but Lennox persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lennox postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rossi to stand up.
Rossi tries for a takedown but Lennox circles away easily
and Lennox counters with a nice uppercut.
Rossi misses with a takedown attempt
and Lennox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valinteno Rossi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lennox breaks from the clinch.
Rossi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Lennox counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lennox pushing down on Rossi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rossi tries to roll over but Lennox keeps him under control.
Lennox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lennox takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lennox escapes and gets back to his feet.
Rossi gets caught flat footed, as Lennox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lennox lands a couple of digs.
Rossi trying to strike off his back.
Rossi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rossi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lennox is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rossi.
Rossi looking for a sweep but Lennox has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lennox dominating with strikes here.
Lennox controlling the pace for now.
Rossi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rossi tries to improve his position but instead Lennox has taken his back!
Rossi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rossi tries to escape but Lennox has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lennox lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Nathan Lennox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rossi is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lennox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox gets his hands free as Rossi looks to control.
Lennox really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Rossi.
Rossi can't escape the position.
Lennox scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rossi is looking for a way out.
Rossi takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Valinteno Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lennox is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Rossi is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Lennox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lennox 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Lennox!
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RATING
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