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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ibson Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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207 lbs
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189 cm
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208 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ibson Preuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Ross!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross tries to keep at a distance but Preuss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ross lands with a light punch inside.
Ross misses with a body punch.
Ross is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Preuss to keep the fight standing.
Preuss takes a shot to the head.
Ross struggles to land a body shot inside as Preuss controls his hands.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Preuss smiles and moves away.
Preuss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ross manages to avoid it.
Ross is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ross connects with an inside leg kick.
Preuss lands a right hook to the body.
Ross tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Preuss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dan Ross has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throws a front kick aimed at Preuss's knee but Preuss avoids it well.
Preuss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Preuss clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.
Preuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Preuss has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Preuss blocks an uppercut.
Ross prevents Preuss from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ross tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ibson Preuss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Ross.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross has Preuss pressed against the cage, preventing Preuss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ross tries to work over Preuss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross stalling in the clinch but Preuss improves position.
Ross misses with some punches.
Preuss wants to break free but Ross has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Preuss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ross working aggressively here.
Ross stalling the fight.
Preuss is looking to break free of the clinch but Ross has double underhooks.
Preuss is trying to push Ross away but Ross has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ross wants to take the fight to the mat but Preuss manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross trying to control the position but instead, Preuss has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ross into the cage.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Preuss tries to break free but Ross pushes him back against the cage.
Ross misses with some punches.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Ross on the inside.
Preuss prevents a body shot from Ross.
Preuss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Preuss as Ross tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ross misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Ross.
Ross looking to stall.
Ross lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preuss stops a takedown attempt from Ross.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Preuss prevents a body shot from Ross.
Ross lands a right hand.
Preuss is trying to break free.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Ross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Ross's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Preuss 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.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ross counters with a nice leg kick.
Preuss clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.
Ross is pushing Preuss up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Preuss looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Preuss blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Preuss is keeping busy.
Ross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ross holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Preuss.
Ross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ross misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Preuss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross moves into the clinch successfully.
Ross tries a body shot but Preuss blocks it.
Ross stalling the fight.
Preuss is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ross pushes Preuss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ross lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ross.
Ross lands an uppercut.
Ross stalling in the clinch but Preuss improves position.
Ross is looking to control Preuss's arms but Preuss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ross has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dan Ross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Preuss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibson Preuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preuss 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.
Ross lands with a thumping leg kick.
Preuss 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.
Ross looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ross counters with a right hand to the body.
Preuss throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ross with the counter takedown but Preuss avoids it easily.
Ibson Preuss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Preuss tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Preuss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Preuss takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Preuss throws a body shot but no joy.
Preuss is looking to clinch.
Ross doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Preuss feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Preuss looks to land a left hand but Ross moved out of range nicely.
Preuss blocks a head kick by Ross.
Preuss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Ross connects with a solid leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Preuss.
Preuss cracks Ross with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Preuss clinches up against the cage.
Preuss is trying to push Ross away but Ross has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Preuss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Ross - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ross has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Preuss seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ross can turn it around.
Dan Ross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Preuss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ross working aggressively here.
Preuss blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preuss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Preuss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Preuss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ross with the counter takedown but Preuss avoids it easily.
Preuss drops Ross with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ross looks back up at him and smiles so Preuss waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ross is rocked!
Preuss is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ross.
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Preuss finish him?
Preuss drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Ross's head, knocking him out cold! Preuss is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ibson Preuss!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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