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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Penagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Groso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groso has chosen Here comes the Boom as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 Sydney, Carlos Penagos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ross Groso!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penagos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Groso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Groso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Groso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penagos looks to land a combination but Groso avoids it well.
Groso misses with a hook.
Groso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penagos connects with a body shot.
Groso looks gassed!
Penagos drives through and clinches with Groso against the cage.
Penagos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Groso takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Ross Groso has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penagos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penagos slows down the pace here.
Penagos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penagos lands with a hook. Groso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penagos instigates a clinch.
Penagos keeps control of Groso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Penagos as the two fighters clinch.
Penagos lands a nice shot to the body.
Penagos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos moves away from the strike by Groso.
Penagos throws a combination that misses
enabling Groso to counter with a crisp jab.
Penagos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Groso, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Penagos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Penagos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Groso backwards.
Penagos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penagos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Penagos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Groso up against the cage.
Penagos breaks the clinch.
Penagos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Penagos throws a good cross that connects.
That has opened up Ross Groso's cut even more.
Penagos has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos breaks from the clinch.
Penagos forces Groso back against the cage and clinches.
Penagos breaks the clinch.
Penagos has managed to clinch.
Penagos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Penagos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penagos rushes Groso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penagos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Groso working hard to break the clinch.
Penagos breaks the clinch.
Groso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Penagos counter with a right hand.
Groso takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penagos rushes Groso and presses him up against the cage.
Penagos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Groso up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groso has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penagos breaks the clinch.
Penagos clinches with his opponent.
Penagos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penagos scores with a three punch combo!
Groso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penagos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Penagos is stalling here.
Penagos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Groso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penagos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Groso thinking.
Penagos clinches up against the cage.
Penagos taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groso is trying to break the clinch but Penagos has him pressed against the cage.
Penagos breaks from the clinch.
Groso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penagos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Groso thinking.
Penagos misses with a series of wild punches.
Penagos gets a clinch.
Penagos manages to break the clinch.
Groso walks into a straight right hand from Penagos.
The cut above Ross Groso's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Groso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Penagos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Penagos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Groso throws a jab but it's blocked by Penagos.
Penagos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penagos closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Penagos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ross Groso's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Groso misses with an uppercut. Penagos saw that one coming.
Groso misses with a straight left.
Groso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penagos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Penagos.
Penagos breaks from the clinch.
Groso swinging wilding here.
Penagos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Penagos falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Groso to counter with a crisp jab.
Groso misses with a looping left.
Penagos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Groso at a distance.
Penagos looks to land a combination. Groso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Groso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penagos punishes Groso's body with a nice straight punch.
Penagos punishes Groso's body with a nice straight punch.
Penagos scores with a three punch combo!
Groso is breathing heavily.
Penagos drives through and clinches with Groso against the cage.
Penagos breaks from the clinch.
Groso tries to keep at a distance but Penagos has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Groso misses with a combination
and Penagos counters with a nice body shot.
Penagos closes the distance and clinches.
Penagos manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Penagos catches Groso right on the button with a cross.
Penagos rushes Groso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Penagos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penagos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Groso can do to turn this around?
Penagos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Groso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ross Groso's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Penagos moves into the clinch.
Penagos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penagos lands a jab-cross combination.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ross Groso's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlos Penagos!
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