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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlisson Rousseff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rousseff comes to the cage accompanied by Mail Man Blues - Sleepy John Estes. Ben Strange is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlisson Rousseff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Strange!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousseff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strange shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rousseff sprawls well. Rousseff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Strange gets slowly back to his feet.
Strange takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Ben Strange has been cut.
Strange misses with a head kick.
Rousseff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Strange looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rousseff is fending him off so far but Strange persists. Nope, Rousseff circles away and we're back to standing.
Strange fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strange fails with a takedown attempt.
Charlisson Rousseff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Strange.
Strange moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Rousseff as Strange shoots in.
Rousseff misses with a two punch combination.
Rousseff slaps away a takedown attempt from Strange, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rousseff dips to his left and cracks Strange with an uppercut!
Strange looks gassed!
A telegraphed right hand from Rousseff misses the target.
Strange showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rousseff.
Strange shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rousseff defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousseff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rousseff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strange moves away.
Strange fails with a takedown attempt.
Rousseff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Strange.
Ben Strange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rousseff just misses with a punch to the body.
Rousseff looks to land a left hand but Strange moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousseff misses with the combination.
Strange shoots in for a takedown but Rousseff shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rousseff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strange.
Rousseff stuffs the takedown attempt from Strange. Strange gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Rousseff as Strange shoots in.
Rousseff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rousseff wants it to stay on the feet.
Strange is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rousseff is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Strange.
Rousseff throws a right and a left that Strange avoids nicely.
Rousseff changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousseff lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strange takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rousseff scores with the left hand. Strange knows he should have avoided that one.
Strange is rocked!
Rousseff lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strange is still on wobbly legs! Can Rousseff finish him?
That has opened up Ben Strange's cut even more.
Strange dives in and grabs Rousseff's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rousseff pushes down on Strange's head and hops out.
Strange seems to have recovered his senses.
Rousseff scores with a jab to the body.
Rousseff bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Strange's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strange keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rousseff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlisson Rousseff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Strange's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rousseff sizes up Strange with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Strange ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Charlisson Rousseff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strange slips a straight right by Rousseff.
Strange looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Charlisson Rousseff is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Rousseff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strange looks for a takedown but Rousseff sprawls well.
Rousseff misses with a body shot.
Strange shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rousseff pinned against the cage. Rousseff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Strange fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Charlisson Rousseff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Strange.
Strange is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Strange with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Rousseff does it's job there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Strange might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rousseff has got the better of the exchanges.
Rousseff drops Strange with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Strange looks back up at him and smiles so Rousseff waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The cut above Ben Strange's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A jab from Rousseff finds it's way through Strange's defenses.
Strange closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rousseff circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousseff with a nice cross.
Ben Strange's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rousseff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Rousseff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rousseff! Strange is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlisson Rousseff!
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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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