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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Pablo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pablo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ross.
Ross throws a shot to the body.
Ross with a jab.
Ross fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pablo dodges the punch combination from Ross.
Ross scores with a hook.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Ross misses with a hook.
Ross misses with a double jab.
A combination from Ross does no damage.
Ross lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pablo backs up against the cage.
Ross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pablo.
Ross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pablo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pablo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pablo is defended easily by Ross.
Marcelo Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Pablo.
Pablo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ross.
Pablo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pablo fails with a takedown attempt.
Ross swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Ross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ross throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ross lands with a nice body punch.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Ross.
Pablo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ross ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ross ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ross!
Ross is looking to wear down Pablo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Ross misses.
Pablo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ross circles away.
Ross misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pablo.
Pablo has a takedown stuffed.
Marcelo Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pablo is looking to clinch.
Marcelo Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pablo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ross.
Pablo fails with the takedown.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown but Ross shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pablo looks gassed!
Ross connects with a right hand. Pablo shakes it off.
A cross from Ross lands.
Ross lands with a good body shot.
Ross scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pablo doesn't seem bothered though.
Ross misses with a wild combination.
Ross stuns Pablo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Ross dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ross scores with a decent looking hook.
Horrible takedown by Pablo or perhaps it was just good defense by Ross which made him look bad.
Marcelo Ross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to de liver by Ross. Beautiful body shot.
Ross lunges at Pablo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pablo's hand.
Pablo shoots in looking for a takedown. Ross tries to sprawl out of it but Pablo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ross manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pablo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ross is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pablo.
Ross stuns Pablo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ross lands a nice looking body shot.
Pablo is breathing heavily.
Pablo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ross works over Pablo's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pablo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pablo walks into a jab.
Ross punishes Pablo's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Ross does it's job there.
Pablo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ross lands a jab to the nose.
Ross lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ross lands a nice hook to Pablo's body. Pablo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pablo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ross.
Pablo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ross as he avoids it easily.
Marcelo Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Pablo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pablo.
Pablo fails with a takedown attempt.
Ross misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Ross, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ross tries to bum rush Pablo with a series of wild strikes but Pablo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ross scores with a nice strike.
Pablo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good exchange - Ross coming out on top.
Pablo drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pablo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ross swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ross looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pablo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pablo trying to pass the guard but Ross defending well.
Ross moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pablo wants to pass the guard but Ross is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ross wants to control the position but Pablo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ross tries to get to full guard but Pablo has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross trying to control but Pablo postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Ross dominated that second round.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Pablo there.
Pablo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pablo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ross defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pablo.
Ross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pablo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ross stalks Pablo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pablo's face. Pablo staggers backwards, shaken.
Ross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pablo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pablo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ross manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross keeping moving, preventing Pablo from controlling successfully.
Ross working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pablo has passed into half guard!
Pablo works his way into full mount!
Ross tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pablo trying to control but Ross is having none of it.
Ross keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ross's face.
Ross is squirming around, avoiding Pablo's attempts to control the action.
Pablo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pablo is trying to take his opponent's back.
Ross reaches up to try and control the position but Pablo seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Ross rolls and tries to escape and now Pablo has his back!
Juan Pablo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross is really stuck here.
Ross trying to control the position but Pablo manages to sink in the hooks.
Marcelo Ross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ross is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pablo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pablo struggling to land strikes to the head as Ross covers up.
Ross manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pablo's guard. Nice work there by Ross.
Pablo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ross is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Pablo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ross has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo 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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FIGHT
RATING
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