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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Beurling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ross might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire. Beurling has chosen Dayglo Abortions - Argh F**k Kill as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 cm
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182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Ross! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Beurling! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Beurling scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Shane Ross has been cut. A jab lands there for Beurling. Ross tries a head kick but it misses.
Ross throws a body punch but Beurling moves out of range. Beurling misses with a body punch
and Ross counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Beurling's guard now. Beurling will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ross wants to control from the top but Beurling keeps moving. Beurling is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ross defends well. Beurling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Beurling throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ross postures up in Beurling's guard and throws a big left but Beurling blocks it. Beurling working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ross doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ross manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Ross trying to control but Beurling is working from the bottom. Ross lands a couple of elbows. Ross scoring with punches to the head and body. Ross got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beurling has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ross has managed to get both his arms back between Beurling's legs - danger averted. Ross lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Ross is working Beurling over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ross with a flurry of punches that miss. Ross has gone for a leg lock! Beurling slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ross's guard. Ross manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beurling manages to get himself to full guard.
Beurling wants to sweep here but Ross controlling him for the moment. Beurling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ross. Beurling is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Ross is working Beurling over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ross keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Beurling's head. Ross with a nice head shot there. Ross trying to control but Beurling is working from the bottom. Beurling is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Ross wants to control but Beurling passes into side.
Beurling goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ross has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Beurling but great work by Ross. Ross is trying to ground and pound but Beurling uses the momentary lack of control by Ross to regain half guard. Ross content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ross trying to control from half guard but Beurling is working away. Beurling avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ross. Beurling looking for submissions off his back. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ross prevents Beurling from improving his position. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shane Ross will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Shane Ross's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beurling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beurling dodges the punch combination from Ross.
Beurling misses with a body shot
and Ross counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Beurling lands a jab to the nose. Beurling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beurling misses the body punch and Ross counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Ross drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ross scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beurling is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Beurling seems a little lost for a moment, as Ross dominates the positioning. Beurling takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Ross looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Ross working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Beurling tries to get back to half guard but can't. Beurling is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ross prevents Beurling from improving his position. Beurling is refusing to be controlled, as Ross sits in half guard. Ross drops an elbow to the side of Beurling's head. Beurling is trying to get back to full guard. Ross trying to control from half guard but Beurling is working away. Ross thows a huge punch but Beurling dodges it nicely.
Beurling avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ross.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ross sitting and controlling from the half guard. Ross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Beurling with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Beurling slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Ross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Ross thows a big elbow that misses. Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Beurling working for a triangle but Ross defends it easily.
Ross 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. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Ross trying to control but Beurling is working from the bottom. Ross throws a strike but Beurling rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Ross manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ross looking to finish Beurling with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beurling! And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Ross dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Shane Ross's cut. 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. This is the final round!
Ross tries for a takedown but Beurling sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Ross just misses with a punch to the body.
Ross scores with a hook to the body. Beurling takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Ross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beurling. Beurling looks to land a left hand but Ross moved out of range nicely. George Beurling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Beurling misses with a looping left. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ross ducks under a wild hook from Beurling. Ross shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Ross slips nicely into half guard. Ross missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Shane Ross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Ross is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Beurling! Ross scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Beurling?
Beurling tries to reverse the position but Ross maintains control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ross scoring with strikes but Beurling is staying in there. Beurling is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ross connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ross looking to finish Beurling with some ground and pound. This is bad for Beurling! Ross punishing his opponent with strikes. A big strike lands for Ross! That's really hurt Beurling and he's turned his back - Ross keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Ross Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Ross!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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