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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malik Mariot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 cm
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163 lbs
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178 cm
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malik Mariot! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barney Ross! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ross drives through with a takedown into guard. Ross is working Mariot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Mariot tries to land a sweep but no joy. Ross trying to control the position from guard on top but Mariot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mariot throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mariot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mariot tries to strike from the bottom.
Mariot will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Mariot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ross defends well. Ross passes into half guard. Mariot is trying to get back to full guard. Ross passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mariot! Ross lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mariot is desperately trying to improve his position but Ross has a good base and remains in mount. Mariot sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ross connects with a nice short shot to Mariot's temple. Ross throwing shots but Mariot is blocking nicely. Ross winds up and cracks Mariot with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Ross not landing any meaningful shots this time. Mariot tries to roll over but Ross keeps him under control. Ross slips a nice elbow through Mariot's hands, connecting with Mariot's forehead.
Mariot is rocked! Mariot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mariot tries to get out of the position. Ross working over Mariot with some ground and pound. Mariot looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Oh Mariot is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Ross working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Ross is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Ross takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Ross scores with a big shot! Mariot's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Mariot! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Ross!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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