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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Horst Gross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Gustavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Gustavo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horst Gross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Gustavo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gross tries to score with a low kick but Gustavo moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Gustavo.
Gross throws a leg kick but Gustavo moved away.
Gross could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gross tries to clinch but Gustavo is having none of it.
Gross tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gustavo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gross!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gross takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gustavo cracks Gross with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee asks Gustavo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gustavo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gross might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gross prevents Gustavo from improving position.
Gustavo controls the position.
Gross is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gustavo working away.
Gustavo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gustavo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo controlling from the full mount.
Gustavo landing punches.
Gustavo dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gustavo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gustavo lands a big shot there that rocks Gross but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gustavo dominating with strikes here.
Gustavo unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Gross that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gross is rocked!
Gustavo lands a big shot there that rocks Gross but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Gross is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gross is on top in guard.
Gustavo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gross stopping the sweep attempt from Gustavo.
Gross seems to have got his legs back now.
Gustavo is adopting a defensive guard.
Gustavo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gross wants to stand but Gustavo is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gross preventing the sweep.
Gustavo keeping full guard, as Gross tries to pass.
Gross trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gross wants to stand and escape but instead Gustavo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gross being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustavo advances to half guard.
Gustavo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Gustavo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gross with a poor takedown
and Gustavo counters by clinching up.
Gross tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustavo avoids the damage to the body.
Gustavo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gustavo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gustavo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gross fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gross lands with a kick to the temple. Gustavo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gross misses with a leg kick.
Gross misses with a takedown
and Gustavo counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horst Gross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gross tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gustavo smiles and moves away.
Gross throws a leg kick but Gustavo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gross throws a head kick that misses.
Gross misses with a takedown
and Gustavo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horst Gross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gustavo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gross.
Gross throws a leg kick but Gustavo checks it.
Good work by Gustavo as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gross tries to land a leg kick but Gustavo saw it coming and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gross 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 Gustavo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gustavo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gross wants to clinch up but Gustavo keeps it at a distance.
Gross misses with a takedown attempt
and Gross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustavo checks the leg kick.
Gross gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gustavo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo blocks a head kick by Gross.
A bone on bone clash there as Gustavo blocks the leg kick.
Gross tries to clinch
enabling Gustavo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gross tries to work over Gustavo's front leg with a kick but Gustavo checks it.
Gross pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gustavo is out of range and Gross settles back down.
Gross shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Horst Gross will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gross has his takedown stuffed
and Gustavo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gustavo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gustavo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gustavo lands strikes from half guard.
Gustavo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavo working the head and body with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gustavo wants to free his trapped foot but Gross is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gustavo not doing much here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gustavo 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.
Gross has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gustavo is working away from the top position though.
Gustavo winds up and cracks Gross with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gustavo slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gustavo is nestled in close to Gross, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Gustavo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ray Gustavo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gustavo is taking a breather. Gross says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gustavo trying to pass the guard but Gross defending well.
Gustavo works his way into full mount!
Gustavo lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo avoids the attempt from Gross to control.
Gross's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gustavo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gustavo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gustavo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gustavo lands a couple of good shots and Gross has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gustavo has good solid back control here.
Gustavo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gustavo lands with a hammerfist to the side of Gross's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavo lands a shot to the body.
Gustavo keeps control of the position easily here as Gross tries to buck him off.
Gustavo looking for the choke from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavo trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gross doesn't escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gross holding both Gustavo 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Gustavo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gustavo 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Gustavo!
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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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