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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross Rumbalo (ranked 4786 p4p, 25815 weight class) and River Napom (ranked 473 p4p, 506 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as River Napom enters the cage!
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175 cm 22 168 2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm 18 170 1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt Solid Muay Thai Tends to cut |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross Rumbalo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, River Napom! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rumbalo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Napom misses with a head kick.
Napom takes a body punch but keeps moving. Rumbalo lands a really nice looking cross but Napom seems unphased.
Rumbalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Napom. Rumbalo works the jab nicely. Rumbalo lands a slapping body shot.
Napom moves to clinch but Rumbalo breaks away and Rumbalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Napom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Napom tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rumbalo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Napom somewhat. A nice combination there by Rumbalo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Napom is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Rumbalo throwing a counter right hand but Napom manages to avoid it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Napom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Napom misses with a wild body shot. Rumbalo jabbing away but nothing is landing. A lazy left from Rumbalo finds it's target. Ross Rumbalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A cross from Rumbalo lands. Rumbalo cracks Napom with a right hand to the side of the head. Rumbalo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Napom takes one on the button. Napom ducks under a wild hook from Rumbalo. Napom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Napom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rumbalo. Rumbalo blocks a head kick by Napom.
Napom misses with a few strikes there.
Rumbalo scores with a nice head shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rumbalo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 Napom is rocked!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Rumbalo throws out a powerful jab. Napom is still on wobbly legs! Can Rumbalo finish him? Rumbalo walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Napom drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Rumbalo swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Napom's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Rumbalo!
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hype
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pop
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