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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Rossi (ranked 3255 p4p, 340 weight class) and Griffith Femto (ranked 3294 p4p, 348 weight class). Femto has chosen Berserk OST - Hundred Year War as his entrance music. 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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180 cm
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187 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
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176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Rossi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Griffith Femto! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Femto throws a lazy uppercut
and Femto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Rossi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Femto on the side of the head.
It looks like Griffith Femto has been cut. Femto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Rossi throws out a loose jab but Femto uses good head movement to avoid it. Femto slips a jab and a cross from Rossi.
Rossi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Rossi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Femto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rossi. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Femto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rossi was well out of range. Poor timing from Femto. A shot to the body from Femto misses and Rossi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Rossi misses with a straight left. Femto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good standup being displayed there by Rossi as he connects with a hook. Rossi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Femto swings for the body but Rossi moves out of range.
Rossi missing with a left hand there. Femto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Femto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rossi. Rossi slips a jab from Femto. Rossi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Rossi feints and then cracks Femto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Femto down. Femto misses with a left hand and Rossi counters with a straight right hand. Femto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rossi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice shot by Rossi. Femto throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rossi throws a poor cross that misses
and Femto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Rossi missing with a left hand there. Femto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Rossi defending well as Femto loads up on a big left hand. A slow jab from Femto misses its intended target. Femto takes one on the button. Rossi looks to throw the jab but Femto is out of range. Femto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Rossi staying out of range there. Rossi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Femto just manages to avoid it. Rossi scores with a hook to the body. Femto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Femto misses with a left hand and Rossi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Femto misses with a lunging right hand
and Rossi counters with a nice uppercut. Rossi moves away from the strike by Femto. Rossi throws a big counter combination but Femto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Rossi missing with a left hand there. Femto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Femto throws a hook but Rossi avoids it easily. Femto throws out a token jab with nothing on it. An attempted straight right counter from Rossi misses the target. Rossi defending well as Femto loads up on a big left hand. Mario Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Femto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Femto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Femto throws a jab when Rossi was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Femto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab by Rossi. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Femto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossi.
Rossi swings widly with a right hand
and Femto counters with a straight right hand. Femto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Femto throws a big shot that misses. Femto with a body punch. A glancing blow. Rossi throws a nice looking combination but Femto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Rossi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rossi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Femto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Femto is rocked! Femto swings and misses with a shot to the body and Rossi counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Femto! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Rossi! A very excited looking Mario Rossi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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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
42% |
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