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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brock Landers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross has chosen Neck of the Woods as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Landers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Ross!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Landers preventing the sweep.
Ross trying to keep a closed guard but Landers is proving a slippery customer.
Landers wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Ross was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ross has his takedown stuffed
and Landers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ross won't be happy with that.
Landers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Landers is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ross will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ross keeps working.
Landers sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ross is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Landers tries to advance to mount but Ross instead regains half guard.
Ross is refusing to be controlled, as Landers sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross trying to control here.
Landers trying to control the action but Ross is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Landers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ross gets back to full guard.
Landers looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landers wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
Landers chips away with some ground and pound.
Landers looking to pass the guard.
Landers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ross trying to keep a closed guard but Landers is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landers tries to free his leg and advance position but Ross is retaining full guard.
Landers scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross has control of Landers's left arm, preventing Landers from doing any damage.
Ross looking to hit a scissor sweep but Landers is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Landers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ross thinking.
Ross scores with a jab. Landers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Landers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Landers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Landers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Landers throws a big right hand that misses.
Ross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ross looking to control but Landers passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landers working over Ross with some ground and pound. Ross looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Landers wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
Ross is in trouble now - Landers has advanced to mount!
Landers looking to finish with strikes here!
Ross wants to control but Landers is having none of it.
Brock Landers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Landers looking to control but Ross is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Landers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Landers is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ross has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ross!
Ross looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ross landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross throwing strikes from guard but Landers blocks nicely.
Ross is looking to work some ground and pound but Landers has wrist control.
Landers working a defensive guard here.
Ross preventing the sweep.
Landers trying to keep a closed guard but Ross is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Landers looking for a sweep. Not yet Landers, not yet.
Landers has Ross pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brock Landers just wasn't active enough.
Ross thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ross tries to clinch there but Landers circles away.
Ross throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Landers dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ross throws an off balance right hand
and Landers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It looks like Brock Landers has been cut.
Ross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ross.
Landers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Landers scores with a shot to the body.
Ross looks to throw the jab but Landers is out of range.
Ross throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Landers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landers throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ross because Landers loaded up on that one.
Landers misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Landers throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Landers wants to control the action but instead Ross gets a body lock and reverses into Landers's guard! Nice work!
Ross throws an elbow that misses. Landers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ross's guard. Nice move by Landers!
Ross looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landers tries to free his leg and advance position but Ross is retaining full guard.
Landers is working hard here to advance position.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Landers 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.
Landers tries to free his leg and advance position but Ross is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landers trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Landers wants to pass the guard but Ross is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Ross takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ross throws a right hand that Landers ducks under and follows up with a left that Landers also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brock Landers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ross throws a predictable looking body shot
and Landers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Landers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Landers moves out of range as Ross strikes.
Landers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ross but Ross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ross connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Landers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Landers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Landers!
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