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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin comes to the cage accompanied by King of Kings by Motorhead. Ross is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Show me how to live. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
37 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Marvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marvin fails with the takedown.
Marvin missing with a left hand there. Ross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rick Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marvin misses with a hook. Ross ducked under it nicely.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marvin.
Danga de danga de dang - Marvin scores with a four punch combination!
Marvin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ross.
Marvin fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Ross as Marvin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Marvin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marvin looks for a takedown but Ross sprawls well.
Ross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marvin.
Marvin throws the left hand but Ross avoids the punch easily.
Ross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ross.
Ross stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross misses with a wild body shot.
Marvin catches Ross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ross 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 Marvin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marvin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ross looks to land a combination but Marvin avoids it well.
Marvin misses with a straight right.
Marvin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ross.
Rick Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marvin looks to throw the jab but Ross is out of range.
Ross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marvin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ross moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marvin.
Ross moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ross. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marvin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ross throws a looping overhand right but Marvin ducks down to avoid it.
Marvin checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Marvin. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ross throws a body punch but Marvin moves out of range.
Good work by Marvin as he checks the leg kick.
Marvin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ross's waist but Ross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marvin off to one side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marvin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ross.
Marvin fails with a takedown attempt.
Marvin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marvin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ross scores with a decent looking hook.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Marvin is just out of range.
Ross cracks Marvin with a good jab.
Ross connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marvin momentarily.
Ross connects with a leg kick. Marvin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ross throws a hook to the side of Marvin's head but Marvin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ross chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin throws a lazy uppercut
and Ross counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Marvin misses.
Marvin moves away from the strike by Ross.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marvin.
Marvin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ross's waist but Ross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marvin off to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Ross.
Ross connects with the punch.
Ross misses with a straight right.
Ross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marvin.
Marvin throws a hook but Ross blocks it.
Ross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marvin manages to avoid it.
A big left from Ross misses.
Marvin blocks a jab.
Ross connects with a nice looking jab.
Marvin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ross under the eye.
Ross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marvin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin shoots in looking for a takedown but Ross manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marvin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Marvin. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ross. Marvin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marvin looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marvin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ross under the eye.
Ross throws out a leg kick but Marvin moves out of range and Ross only half commits.
A big right from Ross misses.
Marvin just misses with a punch to the body.
Marvin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marvin throws an overhand right that lands on Ross's shoulder, as Ross tries to avoid the shot.
Ross lands a head shot.
Marvin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ross scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marvin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ross dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marvin misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ross.
Ross darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ross has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marvin connects with a jab.
Ross lands a really nice looking cross but Marvin seems unphased.
Ross misses the jab.
Ross dodges the punch combination from Marvin.
Marvin checks the leg kick.
Marvin throws the left hand but Ross avoids the punch easily.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marvin.
Marvin defending well as Ross loads up on a big left hand.
Marvin takes one to the chin there.
Ross takes one on the button.
Ross throws the left hand but Marvin avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Ross.
Ross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin misses the shot to the body.
Ross lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marvin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marvin loads up on a big right hand but Ross slips the punch.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Ross with a jab.
Ross throws a leg kick but Marvin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ross cracks the inside of Marvin's front leg.
Ross just misses with a punch to the body.
Ross throws a body punch but Marvin moves out of range.
Marvin 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.
Ross is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marvin is controlling him.
Marvin controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marvin trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marvin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
King Marvin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ross misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ross misses.
Marvin misses with a hook.
Marvin misses with a wild combination.
Marvin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ross attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ross slips under a jab from Marvin.
Marvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marvin throws a jab but it's blocked by Ross.
A jab from Marvin misses.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Ross lands a jab to Marvin's midsection.
Ross tries to bum rush Marvin with a series of wild strikes but Marvin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marvin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marvin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marvin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ross finds it's way round the side to connect with Marvin's head.
A lazy left from Marvin finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ross tries to work over Marvin's front leg with a kick but Marvin checks it.
Ross slips under a jab.
Marvin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ross walks into a stiff left hand from Marvin.
Marvin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ross, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross lands a jab to Marvin's midsection.
Marvin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ross. Ross obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Ross finds it's way through Marvin's defenses.
A big right from Ross misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross throws a body punch but Marvin moves out of range.
Rick Ross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marvin missing with a left hand there. Ross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marvin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marvin misses with a wild body shot.
Marvin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rick Ross will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marvin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marvin throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Marvin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marvin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marvin catches Ross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marvin throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ross lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Marvin misses.
Marvin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Marvin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ross momentarily.
Marvin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Marvin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin not doing much here.
Marvin throwing shots but Ross is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marvin controlling the action here.
Marvin is stalling here. Ross is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Marvin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ross has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
King Marvin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick Ross is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin is looking to regain half guard here but Ross keeps moving and retains side control.
Ross tries to stand but Marvin is controlling his head.
Marvin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ross decides to stand back up. Ross steps back and let's Marvin get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin throws a hook but Ross avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Marvin misses its intended target.
Ross wants to slow Marvin down by chopping away at his legs.
Marvin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marvin jabs Ross to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ross misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ross.
A left lands for Ross.
Marvin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marvin shoots in for a takedown but Ross shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marvin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Ross. Those never looked like landing.
Ross connects with the punch.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Marvin is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marvin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A good leg kick by Ross.
Ross changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marvin momentarily.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marvin moves away.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marvin.
Marvin fails with the takedown.
Marvin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ross.
Marvin throws a right hand that misses
letting Ross counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marvin misses with a wild combination.
Ross lands with a shot to the body.
Ross works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick Ross.
I've got Ross winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Ross!
Rick Ross decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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