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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Contini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contini comes to the ring accompanied by -. Luciano Contini could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hunter Rose's chin.
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185 cm
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184 lbs
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luciano Contini! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Rose! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rose jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose misses with a straight right. Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Contini closes the distance and clinches up with Rose, looking for a takedown. Contini pushes Rose against the ropes but Rose circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Contini connects with a leg kick. Rose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Contini moves into range and connects with a jab. Contini throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Rose lands a body shot.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Contini moves away. A punch lands to the side of Contini 's head but he takes it in his stride. Rose loads up on a big right hand but Contini slips the punch. Contini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Contini fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Contini wants to clinch up but Rose keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Contini misses with a left hand and Rose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Contini thinking. A shot to the body from Rose misses and Contini counters with a good low kick that Rose was not able to check. Contini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose gets caught napping as Contini dives in and scores a takedown. Rose manages to retain guard. Contini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Contini postures up in Rose's guard and throws a big left but Rose blocks it. Contini lands a couple of elbows. Contini wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving. Contini tries to free his leg and advance position but Rose is retaining full guard. Rose is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Contini controlling from the top position. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Contini slips nicely into half guard. Contini is trying to control the action in half guard but Rose is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rose tries to get to full guard but Contini has control of the leg. Rose is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Contini with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Contini looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rose with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Contini tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rose knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Contini is working hard here to advance position. Contini will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Contini is controlling the pace.
Contini is trying to control the action in half guard but Rose is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rose wants to get back to full guard. Contini trying to pass the guard but Rose defending well. Contini is just content to waste time from the top position. Rose takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Rose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Contini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rose is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Rose keeping full guard, as Contini tries to pass. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Contini dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Contini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose lands with a hook. Contini tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Contini should have avoided that one. Contini clobbers Rose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Rose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Contini's hands. Rose swats away the attempt to clinch by Contini. Contini lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rose lands with a shot to the body. Rose misses with a hook. Contini ducked under it nicely. Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose catches Contini with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rose misses with a leg kick letting Contini counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rose misses with a low kick.
Contini is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Rose lands a jab to the head.
Rose throws a hook but Contini blocks it. Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Contini counters with a nice leg kick. Rose misses with a left hand and Contini counters with a two punch combo. Contini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose. Rose clobbers Contini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Rose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Contini avoids the body shot from Rose.
Rose throws a body punch but Contini moves out of range. Rose connects with a nice looking jab.
Hunter Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Contini throws a big shot that misses. Contini scores with a hook. Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Contini connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Contini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Rose throws a leg kick that is checked and Contini counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Contini blocks a leg kick. Contini tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rose throws a hook but Contini avoids it easily. Jab, jab by Contini - just one landing. Rose stalks Contini and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Contini's face. Contini staggers backwards, shaken. Contini with a hook. Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Contini counters with a nice uppercut. Rose throws a hook but Contini avoids it easily. Contini tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Contini scores with a sloppy right hand. Rose should have avoided that one. Rose misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rose with a body punch. A glancing blow. Hunter Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose lands a front kick. Rose scores with a jab to the jaw. Rose takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Rose throws a sloppy head kick and Contini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Contini misses with a straight right. Rose misses with a hook. Contini on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Contini tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rose swivels and escapes. Rose scores with the left hand. Contini knows he should have avoided that one. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rose slips under a jab from Contini. Rose misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rose scores with a hook to the body. Contini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Contini tries a head kick but it misses.
Contini blocks a low kick nicely. Contini scores with a hook. Contini shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rose defends it nicely. Rose misses with a low kick. Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rose motions for Contini to come forward. Rose throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Contini connects with a single shot there. Contini lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts. Contini just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hunter Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rose connects with an inside leg kick. Rose has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Contini shoots in looking for a takedown. Rose tries to sprawl out of it but Contini keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Rose manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Contini slips under a jab. Rose misses with a right hand and Contini counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Contini misses with a body shot.
Rose walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Contini checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Contini drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Rose goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Contini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rose counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Contini is rocked! Contini connects with a solid leg kick. Oh Contini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round. Rose throws a sloppy head kick and Contini moves out of range easily. Rose misses with a hook. Rose takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Contini seems to have got his legs back now. Contini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose throws a nice inside leg kick. Contini takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Contini throws out a leg kick but Rose moves out of range and Contini only half commits. Contini does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Contini lands the left hand. Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Contini fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Rose checks the leg kick. Contini shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rose sprawls well. Rose wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Contini gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Contini is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. A left lands for Rose. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rose checks the leg kick nicely there.
Contini fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rose checks it well. Contini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rose is looking to slow Contini down with leg kicks. Contini ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Rose moves out of range as Contini throws a body kick.
Contini fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Rose connects with a leg kick. Contini looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Contini thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rose keeps the fight on the outside. Contini dodges the punch combination from Rose.
Rose misses with a straight left. A slow jab from Contini misses its intended target. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rose.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Contini off balance momentarily. Contini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Contini fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rose is out of range. Rose misses with a body kick. Rose throws a hook but Contini avoids it easily. Rose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Contini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Rose throws a right hand that misses
and Contini moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short left from Contini. Contini wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luciano Contini. That's going to take a lot out of him. Contini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Contini. Contini prevents Rose from breaking the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! A short uppercut from Rose. Contini misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes. Rose blocks a body shot from Contini. Contini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Maybe Contini would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much. Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Contini controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Hunter Rose. I think Rose has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Rose! An out of breath and clearly excited Hunter Rose thanked Sublime Supplements for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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