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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Carlitos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi has chosen Fratelli d italia - ( Inno di Mameli ) as his entrance music. Al Rossi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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30
152 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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172 cm
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149 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandre Carlitos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Rossi. That snapped Carlitos 's head back.
Al Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Carlitos 's shoulder, as Carlitos tries to avoid the shot.
Carlitos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rossi.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooh!!! Rossi has knocked Carlitos down with a huge combo! Rossi steps away and waves a wobbly Carlitos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Carlitos is rocked!
It looks like Alexandre Carlitos has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Carlitos counter with a right hand.
Oh Carlitos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rossi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carlitos seems to have got his legs back now.
Carlitos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rossi throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlitos .
Carlitos checks a low kick from Rossi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rossi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carlitos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carlitos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rossi slips a jab from Carlitos .
Carlitos cracks Rossi with an open hand slap.
Rossi works the jab nicely.
Carlitos scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi is looking to land body kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Carlitos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rossi misses with a low kick.
Carlitos ducks right into an uppercut from Rossi.
Carlitos loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
Carlitos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rossi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Carlitos misses.
Rossi tries to work over Carlitos 's front leg with a kick but Carlitos checks it.
Rossi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rossi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rossi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos blocks the elbow strike.
Carlitos breaks from the clinch.
Rossi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carlitos checks a leg kick.
Carlitos takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rossi. Carlitos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Carlitos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rossi throws a body kick that misses.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Carlitos slips the punch.
Carlitos misses with a looping left.
Rossi misses with a combination
and Rossi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rossi throws a front kick aimed at Carlitos 's knee but Carlitos avoids it well.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick and Carlitos moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rossi looks to land a body kick but Carlitos moved away.
Rossi throws an off balance right hand
and Carlitos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rossi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carlitos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carlitos tests Rossi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rossi throws a head kick but Carlitos moves out of range.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
Rossi connects with a leg kick. Carlitos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carlitos throws a big shot that misses.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Carlitos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rossi connects with a leg kick. Carlitos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rossi misses with a straight left.
Carlitos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi.
Rossi tries to sprawl but Carlitos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rossi's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlitos misses with a head shot. Rossi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rossi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carlitos passes into half guard.
Rossi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rossi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carlitos .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Rossi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Carlitos 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rossi.
Carlitos blocks a head kick by Rossi.
Rossi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rossi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rossi. Carlitos shrugs it off though.
Carlitos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rossi connects with a solid leg kick.
Rossi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carlitos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rossi connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi scores with a head kick. Carlitos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rossi tried to score with a low kick but Carlitos checks it.
Rossi misses with a kick to the body
and Carlitos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlitos avoids the head kick by Rossi.
Some bone on bone action there as Carlitos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rossi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlitos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Rossi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick from Rossi misses.
Rossi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rossi misses with a wild body shot.
Rossi tries to work over Carlitos 's front leg with a kick but Carlitos checks it.
Rossi misses with a low kick.
Rossi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carlitos slips a straight right by Rossi.
Rossi is looking to clinch but Carlitos is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Rossi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rossi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carlitos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rossi throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi takes one to the chin there.
Carlitos dives in and scores a takedown into Rossi's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carlitos trying to control the position from guard on top but Rossi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlitos passes into half guard.
Carlitos wants to pass to mount but Rossi is defending the position.
Carlitos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carlitos is working for a kimura but Rossi is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos moves nicely into side control.
Carlitos advances nicely into full mount.
Carlitos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Carlitos punching from mount but Rossi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Carlitos lands a heavy elbow.
Carlitos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rossi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Carlitos .
Carlitos controlling from mount.
Rossi is squirming around, avoiding Carlitos 's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Al Rossi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Carlitos 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlitos .
Carlitos catches Rossi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donk. Carlitos catches Rossi right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rossi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carlitos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carlitos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carlitos throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
Rossi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rossi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rossi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlitos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carlitos blocks a low kick nicely.
Rossi connects with a jab.
Rossi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carlitos staying out of range there.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlitos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rossi gets caught napping as Carlitos dives in and scores a takedown. Rossi manages to retain guard.
Carlitos is working Rossi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carlitos advances to half guard.
Carlitos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rossi defends it well.
Carlitos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carlitos is looking to take a break and control but Rossi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rossi won't allow Carlitos to pass to mount.
Alexandre Carlitos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos is looking to pass Rossi's guard but actually Rossi recovers to full guard.
Carlitos advances position into side control!
Carlitos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rossi to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlitos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rossi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Carlitos but great work by Rossi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlitos is trying to improve his position.
Carlitos struggling a bit here.
Rossi stands up and beckons Carlitos to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlitos shoots in for a double leg but Rossi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carlitos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Carlitos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rossi looks for the body kick but Carlitos saw that one coming.
Al Rossi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rossi works the jab nicely.
Carlitos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carlitos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al Rossi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Carlitos as he checks the leg kick.
Carlitos defending well as Rossi loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandre Carlitos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rossi 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Rossi!
Al Rossi got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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