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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karelin Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit-My way or the high way. John Ross had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 cm
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205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Ross! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karelin Roman! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ross forces Roman back against the cage and clinches. Ross fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roman has clasped his hands together around Ross's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Ross tries to get back to half guard but can't. Ross struggling a bit here. Check out the look on Roman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Roman working the head with strikes. Roman lands a nice forearm strike.
It looks like John Ross has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ross is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Roman working the ground and pound. Roman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Ross tries to improve position but can't. Roman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
John Ross's cut is getting worse. Roman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Roman working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well. Roman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ross some visible discomfort.
John Ross's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Roman working the head with strikes.
Jeez, John Ross's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Ross's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karelin Roman! Karelin Roman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. John Ross was interviewed post fight and said 'what can i say the other guy was just better.. congrats.. but our paths will cross again'.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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