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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by NWA-Dopeman. Matthews has chosen You May Be - Brother Lynch Hung as his entrance music. Maurice Matthews is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maurice Matthews!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross moves into range and clinches up with Matthews.
Ross lands a right hand.
Ross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matthews tries a knee to the head but Ross blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ross.
Ross lands an elbow just above Matthews 's eye.
It looks like Maurice Matthews has been cut.
Ross lands an elbow inside that Matthews shrugs off.
Ross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matthews in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matthews looks gassed!
Ross with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice elbow from Ross.
Ross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matthews's defenses.
A knee to the head by Ross.
Matthews tries to break free but Ross pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Ross.
Matthews is rocked!
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ross, as that shot connected.
Ross pushes Matthews up against the cage in a clinch.
Matthews takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ross obliges.
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross clinches up with Matthews and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Ross.
Ross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ross scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross clinches.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross takes the fight into the clinch.
Ross gets underhooks to prevent Matthews's takedown attempt.
Ross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ross scores with a knee to the head.
Ross connects with a knee to the head.
Ross lands a knee to the head.
Matthews takes an elbow to the temple.
Matthews avoiding damage as Ross throws knees to the body.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but Matthews blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Ross.
Matthews has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ross uses from the top position.
Ross is looking to stand up but Matthews won't let him.
Matthews controlling Ross's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Matthews has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ross can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Matthews is working an open guard so Ross takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ross stalks Matthews and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matthews's face. Matthews staggers backwards, shaken.
Ross moves into the clinch successfully.
Ross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ross counters with a straight right hand.
Ross has Matthews up against the cage in a clinch.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch but Ross keeps him there for the moment.
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but Matthews is blocking nicely.
Matthews manages to pull guard.
Ross knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matthews on the ground.
Ross takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Ross wants to stand but Matthews is controlling his posture from full guard.
Matthews throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ross is looking to stand up but Matthews won't let him.
Ross postures up.
Matthews has his foot on Ross's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ross works his way back into a safe position though.
Ross wants to stand but Matthews is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Matthews tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ross!
Ross falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matthews holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews blocks an elbow strike.
Ross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matthews lands with a light punch inside.
Matthews tries to circle away but Ross has him pinned against the cage.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Matthews's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matthews shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ross but Ross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ross wants to clinch up but Matthews keeps it at a distance.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ross darts in and clinches Matthews up against the cage.
Ross lands a good knee to the midsection. Matthews won't want to take too many of those.
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross forces Matthews back against the cage and clinches.
Ross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Ross lands a knee to the head.
Matthews wants to break free but Ross has control.
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ross is looking to clinch.
Ross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ricky Ross has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ross lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matthews tries to break the clinch but Ross is controlling the position.
Ross scores with a knee to the head.
Matthews drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ross gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ricky Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Matthews.
Ross lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but Matthews blocks with his arms.
Matthews is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ross misses with an elbow over the top.
Matthews wants to stall.
Ross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matthews wants to get back to striking at distance but Ross won't allow it.
Matthews tries to break the clinch but Ross is controlling the position.
Ross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Ross scores with a knee to the head.
Matthews can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ross.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthews shoots for a double leg takedown but Ross sprawls well. He's pushed Matthews's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ricky Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews throws a right hand that Ross ducks under and follows up with a left that Ross also avoids with ease.
Ross misses with a head kick.
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matthews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ross moves into range and clinches up with Matthews.
Matthews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matthews is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
Ross pushes off an throws an elbow but Matthews leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matthews is trying to break the clinch but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Ross has Matthews pressed against the cage, preventing Matthews from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ross lands a knee to the head.
Matthews decides to pull guard.
Ross gets to his feet. Matthews looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Matthews swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Ross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross slips a straight right by Matthews.
Ross wants to clinch.
Ross wants to clinch
and Matthews makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ross throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross drives through and clinches with Matthews against the cage.
Matthews wants to get back to striking at distance but Ross won't allow it.
Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ross closes the distance and clinches.
Ross looking to throw knees to the head but Matthews is blocking nicely.
Matthews has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ross avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matthews takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ross throws a combination that misses
so Matthews counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
Ross manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Matthews tries a low kick but Ross avoids it.
Matthews sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ross sprawls well. Ross wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Ross scores with a spinning back kick!
Matthews with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ross counters by moving into the clinch.
Matthews takes an elbow to the temple.
Ross misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Ross stops a takedown attempt from Matthews.
Ross scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Matthews's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ross landing knees to the head.
Matthews tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Ross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Matthews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matthews avoids it.
Ross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Ross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Matthews's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ross misses with an uppercut.
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross is looking to clinch.
Matthews tries to clinch up but Ross circles away and keeps his distance.
Matthews closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ross looks to clinch
and Matthews counters with a straight right hand.
Matthews avoids the head kick by Ross.
Ross tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matthews counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Ross scores with a knee to the head.
Matthews jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ross walks away with a smile on his face. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matthews fails to land the takedown.
Ross tries to clinch up but Matthews circles away and keeps his distance.
Matthews thows a leg kick but Ross checks it
and Ross counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matthews blocks it with crossed arms.
Ross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matthews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews avoiding damage as Ross throws knees to the body.
Matthews is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ross pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ricky Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Matthews.
Matthews wants to get back to striking at distance but Ross won't allow it.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matthews avoids it.
Matthews drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthews tries to score with a low kick but Ross moves his leg out of the way.
Ross has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ross misses with a knee to the head.
Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ross keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice body kick from Ross.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Ross shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ross.
Ross tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews slips a jab from Ross.
Matthews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ross defends it nicely.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ross wants to clinch.
Matthews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ross defends it nicely.
Ross tries to clinch there but Matthews circles away.
Ross displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matthews.
Ross drives through and clinches with Matthews against the cage.
Ross lands a shoulder strike.
Ross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matthews in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross landing knees to the head.
Matthews wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matthews in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ross wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matthews managing to block the knees to the body from Ross.
Ross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matthews blocks it with crossed arms.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ross throws an elbow that misses.
Ross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ross missing with knees to the body.
Matthews tries to break the clinch but Ross is controlling the position.
Matthews is pushing Ross up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ross using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matthews has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matthews can't break the clinch.
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matthews with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Matthews can't break the clinch.
Matthews takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four 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.
Matthews tries to pull guard but Ross holds him up against the cage and eventually Matthews drops back down to his feet.
Ross comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from Ross.
Ross tries to land a knee to the head but Matthews blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Matthews's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthews shoots in and drives through. Ross sprawls well.
Ross closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matthews counters with a shoot takedown. Ross fights it but they end up in guard.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Matthews is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Matthews drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ross looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ross looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ross!
Ross has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricky Ross.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ross, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Ross!
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