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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matteus Oxadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luther Ross will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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BJJ White Belt
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 New York, Matteus Oxadus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luther Ross!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross misses with a hook.
Oxadus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oxadus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ross is not content to let Oxadus control the position.
Oxadus prevents Ross from improving his position.
Oxadus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ross trying to control but Oxadus postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oxadus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ross is trying to control but can't.
We've been hearing that Oxadus has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oxadus.
Oxadus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxadus wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oxadus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oxadus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oxadus controlling the pace.
Oxadus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ross has hold of Oxadus's hands but Oxadus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oxadus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oxadus is nestled in close to Ross, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oxadus throws a strike but Ross avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Oxadus trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.
Ross working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oxadus.
Ross is trying to control the position but Oxadus postures up.
Oxadus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxadus looking to sit in guard and control but Ross gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ross stopping the sweep attempt from Oxadus.
Oxadus is trying to control the position but Ross postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oxadus wants to sweep but no luck.
Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oxadus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ross tries to stand but Oxadus is controlling from the bottom.
Oxadus pulls Ross in close to his closed guard and prevents Ross from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ross trying to control but Oxadus is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ross won't allow Oxadus to sweep him here.
Oxadus controls Ross momentarily but Ross frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Oxadus.
Oxadus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Matteus Oxadus has been cut.
Luther Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross loads up on a big right hand but Oxadus slips the punch.
Oxadus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oxadus throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oxadus connects with a nice looking jab.
Oxadus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a front kick aimed at Oxadus's knee but Oxadus avoids it well.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Oxadus. That snapped Ross's head back.
Ross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ross throws a lazy head kick
and Oxadus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross cracks a nice hook into Oxadus's ribs.
Oxadus throws a body shot but no joy.
Oxadus slips a jab and a cross from Ross.
Ross scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oxadus throws the kick towards the body but Ross avoids it.
Ross pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oxadus misses with a looping right.
Oxadus moves away from the strike by Ross.
Jab by Ross.
That kick from Oxadus tenderised Ross's leg. Ross is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matteus Oxadus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matteus Oxadus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oxadus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oxadus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ross throws a right hand that misses
and Oxadus counters with a straight right hand.
Ross connects with a jab.
Ross throws a hook but Oxadus blocks it.
Oxadus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick misses from Oxadus.
Oxadus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ross throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ross throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oxadus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ross working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oxadus.
Oxadus cracks Ross with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oxadus wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
Oxadus lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxadus throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oxadus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oxadus chips away with some ground and pound.
Oxadus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ross keeping moving, preventing Oxadus from controlling successfully.
Oxadus postures up in Ross's guard and throws a big left but Ross blocks it.
Ross is trying to control the position but Oxadus postures up.
Oxadus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oxadus postures up and lands a big shot to Ross's brow.
Oxadus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oxadus distracts Ross with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxadus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oxadus throwing strikes but missing.
Oxadus looking to sit in guard and control but Ross gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oxadus working for a triangle but Ross defends it easily.
Oxadus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oxadus is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxadus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oxadus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oxadus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ross wants to sweep but no luck.
Ross trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ross is on top in guard.
Ross has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oxadus is proving hard to escape from.
Oxadus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ross is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxadus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ross doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ross manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oxadus working a defensive guard here.
Oxadus has his hands on Ross's head, controlling the position.
Oxadus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ross stopping the sweep attempt from Oxadus.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oxadus is on top in guard.
Oxadus trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matteus Oxadus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matteus Oxadus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Oxadus staying out of range there.
Oxadus throwing a counter right hand but Ross manages to avoid it.
Ross swings for the body but Oxadus moves out of range.
As Ross tries to get set, Oxadus tries to push him back and clinch up but Ross manages to avoid the attempt.
Oxadus shoots in and gets a takedown into Ross's guard.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Oxadus passes into half guard.
Oxadus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ross wants to get back to full guard.
Oxadus is nestled in close to Ross, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oxadus wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oxadus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oxadus trying to control the pace.
Oxadus landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxadus is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oxadus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ross defending well though.
Ross tries to get to full guard but Oxadus has control of the leg.
Ross blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oxadus.
Oxadus misses with a head shot. Ross uses the momentum to regain guard.
Oxadus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oxadus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oxadus is looking to work some ground and pound but Ross has wrist control.
Oxadus throws a strike but Ross rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oxadus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oxadus tries to get out of the position.
Oxadus trying to control the position.
Ross trying to control but Oxadus is working from the bottom.
Ross would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oxadus looking to control.
Luther Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oxadus is pulling down on Ross's head to control his posture.
Oxadus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oxadus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ross must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxadus controls Ross momentarily but Ross frees himself.
Oxadus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ross connects with a body shot that sends Oxadus's belly button to the back.
Ross takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ross - that will leave a mark!
Oxadus swinging wildly here.
Oxadus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ross throws out the jab.
Oxadus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ross enables Oxadus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ross manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oxadus throws a strike but Ross rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxadus has a closed guard, preventing Ross from standing up.
Oxadus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ross's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oxadus is controlling him.
Matteus Oxadus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ross tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ross is looking to sweep but instead, Oxadus has passed into half guard.
Ross has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oxadus is working away from the top position though.
Oxadus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matteus Oxadus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oxadus lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matteus Oxadus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oxadus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matteus Oxadus!
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