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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Pickton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Neck of the Woods. Robert Pickton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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161 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Pickton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Pickton.
Pickton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pickton misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Ross.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Pickton takes a shot to the head.
Pickton pushes Ross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pickton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pickton lands a knee to the head.
Ross working aggressively here.
Ross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pickton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ross's brow.
Ross definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Pickton looking to throw knees to the head but Ross is blocking nicely.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Pickton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pickton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Pickton controls the action.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Pickton avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ross.
Pickton working aggressively here.
Pickton blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ross.
Pickton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pickton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ross can't find room to land a body shot as Pickton controls the action.
Ross scores with a shoulder strike.
Pickton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ross is defending well for now.
Ross lands a right hand.
Ross swings wildly with an uppercut but Pickton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Pickton.
Pickton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pickton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pickton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Pickton.
A shot in the inside from Pickton.
Pickton has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
Ross looking to slow down the pace here.
Pickton lands an uppercut.
Pickton misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pickton throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
Pickton throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Ross tries a body shot but Pickton blocks it.
Pickton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
Pickton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
Ross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross misses with the head strike.
Ross avoids a wild elbow strike from Pickton.
Pickton can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.
Ross will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pickton up against the cage.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by Pickton.
Ross prevents a body shot from Pickton.
Ross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pickton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Ross lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pickton prevents a body shot from Ross.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Pickton avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
Pickton blocks an uppercut.
Pickton misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Pickton.
Pickton tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Pickton back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pickton.
Pickton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pickton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ross trying to control the position but instead, Pickton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ross into the cage.
Pickton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Ross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pickton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pickton prevents a body shot from Ross.
Ross misses with some punches.
Ross misses with a body punch.
Pickton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pickton scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pickton blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pickton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pickton lands a knee to the head.
Pickton tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pickton working aggressively here.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickton's elbow.
Ross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pickton lands a shoulder strike.
Pickton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pickton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pickton.
Pickton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
Pickton blocks a body shot from Ross.
Pickton misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert Pickton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ross tried to score with a low kick but Pickton checks it.
Ross fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pickton throws a sloppy head kick and Ross moves out of range easily.
Pickton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ross was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ross.
Ross scoring well with a low kick there.
Pickton misses with a body kick.
Ross scores with a jab to the jaw.
Robert Pickton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pickton lands a nice shot to the body.
Pickton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pickton throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pickton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross misses the jab.
Ross connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Ross.
Ross takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ross moves out of range of the body kick from Pickton.
Mike Ross is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pickton. Ross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ross throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pickton scores with a nice head shot.
Ross fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pickton on the side of the head.
Ross throws a leg kick but Pickton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pickton cracks Ross with an open hand slap.
Pickton wants to clinch up but Ross keeps it at a distance.
Pickton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pickton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ross.
Pickton throws an overhand right that lands on Ross's shoulder, as Ross tries to avoid the shot.
Ross lands a jab.
Pickton is looking to score with low kicks.
Pickton thuds a left hand into Ross's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pickton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pickton misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ross.
Pickton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross connects with a single shot there.
Ross pushes Pickton up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ross as the two fighters clinch.
Pickton scores with a shoulder strike.
Ross looking to slow down the pace here.
Pickton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pickton scores with a shot to the side of Ross's head.
Pickton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pickton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pickton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pickton blocks a body shot from Ross.
Pickton throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Pickton blocking some punches.
Pickton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pickton lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pickton misses with a punch on the inside.
Pickton tries to land a knee to the head but Ross blocks with his arms.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pickton prevents a body shot from Ross.
Ross misses with the head strike.
Pickton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pickton tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Ross tries a body shot but Pickton blocks it.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickton's elbow.
A short left from Ross.
Pickton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
Pickton tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Pickton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pickton backwards.
Pickton lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ross.
Pickton has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pickton as Ross tries to tie him up.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Ross pushes Pickton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pickton swings wildly with an uppercut but Ross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross lands a body punch.
Pickton trying to land knees to the body.
Pickton blocks a body shot from Ross.
Ross avoids a wild elbow strike from Pickton.
Pickton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pickton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ross.
Ross avoids the elbow strike from Pickton, against the cage.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pickton missing with knees to the body.
Ross lands with a right to the head.
Ross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ross misses with the head strike.
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 Mike Ross will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pickton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Pickton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ross sends Pickton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ross is motioning to the referee to let Pickton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pickton is rocked!
Pickton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pickton is still on wobbly legs! Can Ross finish him?
Ross connects with an inside leg kick.
Pickton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ross.
Pickton slips under a jab.
Pickton doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Ross seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ross.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pickton throws out the jab.
Pickton lands a jab to the head.
Pickton seems to have recovered his senses.
Pickton misses with the combination.
Ross takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ross lands a big right hand that sends Pickton crashing to the mat! Ross stays standing though and waves Pickton back to his feet!
Ross scores with a leg kick.
Ross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross connects with a solid leg kick.
Ross thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pickton if he has to take too many more of those.
Mike Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross throws a low kick but Pickton moves out of range easily.
Pickton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ross manages to avoid it.
Pickton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pickton.
Ross thumps Pickton with a low kick.
Ross blocks the body kick.
Pickton throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Pickton defending well as Ross loads up on a big left hand.
Pickton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pickton blocks a head kick by Ross.
Pickton cracks a nice hook into Ross's ribs.
Pickton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pickton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ross.
Pickton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pickton is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Ross fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pickton just manages to avoid it.
Pickton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross misses with an uppercut.
Ross lands a really nice looking cross but Pickton seems unphased.
Pickton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Pickton.
Pickton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ross sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pickton somewhat.
Ross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ross.
Ross is looking to chop away at Pickton's legs.
Ross moves out of range as Pickton strikes.
Ross has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pickton.
Ross misses with a hook. Pickton ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross defending well as Pickton loads up on a big left hand.
Pickton is looking to land body kicks.
Pickton scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pickton.
Pickton darts in and clinches Ross up against the cage.
Pickton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ross.
Pickton misses with a body punch.
Pickton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Ross.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Ross misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Ross.
Ross lands a left hand.
Pickton looking to throw knees to the head but Ross is blocking nicely.
Ross scores with a hook to the body.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pickton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pickton pushes Ross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pickton trying to land knees to the body.
Pickton has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Ross.
Ross blocking some punches.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pickton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ross holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ross lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ross blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pickton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ross's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Ross showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ross has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Ross!
After winning the bout, Mike Ross thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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