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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Ross has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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200 cm
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300 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bo Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Ross!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malone as he jumps to the side.
Ross closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Malone tries to improve position but can't.
Ross tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ross has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ross misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Malone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Malone tries to get to full guard but Ross has control of the leg.
Malone missing with punches from the bottom.
Malone wants to control but Ross is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Malone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ross has time to react.
It looks like Bob Ross has been cut.
Ross shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malone is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone is working hard here to advance position.
Malone wants to control but Ross is having none of it.
Malone can't escape the position.
Malone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ross seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Malone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ross prevents Malone from improving his position.
Malone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ross pulls his head out easily.
Ross works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ross goes for an armbar but Malone turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Malone.
Ross is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Malone advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malone cracks Ross with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Malone trying to control the position but Ross is working away.
Ross taking a bit of punishment here - Malone scoring with strikes.
Malone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Malone goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ross rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Malone's guard! Nice work there by Ross!
Malone is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Malone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ross is one step ahead there.
Ross would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Malone striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Malone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ross wants to control from the top but Malone keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Malone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob 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.
Ross throws a right hand that Malone ducks under and follows up with a left that Malone also avoids with ease.
Malone scores with a jab. Ross acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Malone gets the takedown into side control.
Malone landing strikes.
Check out the look on Malone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That has opened up Bob Ross's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malone looking to control but instead Ross has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Malone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ross's head.
Malone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Malone is trying to control the action in half guard but Ross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Malone is pressing down on Ross's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ross is holding on for now.
Ross wants to improve his position but Malone is controlling well.
Malone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ross with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Malone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Malone is trying to work for a kimura but Ross is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ross wants to improve his position but Malone is controlling well.
Ross wants to get back to full guard but Malone has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ross is trying desperately to improve position.
Malone controlling the pace for now.
Malone avoids the attempt from Ross to control.
Malone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The cut above Bob Ross's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bob Ross's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bo Malone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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