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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Ross. That snapped Wobblinger's head back.
Wobblinger seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ross bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wobblinger's head backwards.
Wobblinger swings widly with a right hand
and Ross counters with a good low kick that Wobblinger was not able to check.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ross.
Ross throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wobblinger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ross.
Wobblinger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wobblinger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ross counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wobblinger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ross goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ross is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wobblinger.
#T1#
Ross dodges the punch combination from Wobblinger.
Wobblinger closes the distance but Ross moves to the side
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ross cracks Wobblinger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wobblinger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ross counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Wobblinger misses.
Ross lands with a thumping leg kick.
#T2#
Ross connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wobblinger misses with a wild combination.
Wobblinger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick from Ross.
Irvin Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross lands with a straight right. Wobblinger didn't see that one coming.
Wobblinger lands a nice shot that snaps Ross's head back.
#CUT#
It looks like Irvin Ross has been cut.
Wobblinger throws a series of punches but Ross avoids them all with ease.
Ross bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wobblinger.#T3##KD#
Wobblinger lands a left and a right that send Ross crashing to the mat, dazed. Wobblinger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Ross is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Ross.
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Wobblinger finish him?
Wobblinger goes for a small jab and connects. Now Wobblinger goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Ross stumbles back but Wobblinger runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Ross to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Ross will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Louis Wobblinger!
A less than humble Louis Wobblinger misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
MMANIAK 17 - Griffiths-Maul
Date: Jan 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Ross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Ross.#CL#
West moves into the clinch successfully.
West lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Irvin Ross has been cut.
West has Ross pushed against the cage.
Ross working hard to break the clinch.
Ross can't break the clinch.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but West is controlling him.
Ross tries to break free but West pushes him back against the cage.
West goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ross prevents it.
Ross tries to circle away but West has him pinned against the cage.
West displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ross up against the cage.
Ross told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.#BC#
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
West shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SU#
West stands up from guard. Let's bang!
West dodges the punch combination from Ross.
Ross misses with a looping left.#T1##CL#
West rushes Ross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
West tries for a takedown but Ross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
West ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
West lands a front kick.
Ross misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
West appears to be looking for a big counter.
West swinging wildly here.
West shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ross pinned against the cage. Ross gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayde West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross misses with a jab, cross combination.
West seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ross throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CL#
West pushes Ross up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ross thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
Ross throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ross.
West fails with the takedown
and Ross counters with a one-two to the body.
West moves out of range as Ross throws a body kick.
#TD#
West fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ross to the ground. West is now in Ross's guard.#SU#
West stands and steps away. Ross gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
West cracks the inside of Ross's front leg.
Ross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.#CL#
West darts in and clinches Ross up against the cage.
Ross can't break the clinch.
West keeps control of Ross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #TD#
West pulls guard effortlessly.
West wants to sweep but no luck.
Ross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Ross is looking to work some ground and pound but West has wrist control.
West tries to strike from the bottom.
Ross is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ross throwing strikes but missing.
Ross postures up in West's guard and throws a big left but West blocks it.
Ross throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
West shoots in looking for a takedown but Ross manages to keep the fight standing, pushing West's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wayde West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
West fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ross, pushing him back against the cage.
West slowing the pace effectively.
Ross wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but West has him pressed against the cage. #TD#
West pulls guard successfully.
West is looking to stand up but Ross isn't so interested in that idea.
Ross throws a big right hand that misses. #T4#
Ross postures up in West's guard and throws a big left but West blocks it. #SUB#
Ross throws a sloppy strike and West has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Ross is forced to tap! Great BJJ from West!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wayde West!
In his post fight interview, Wayde West started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
MMANIAK 14
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ross.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sullivan 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 blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
We've been hearing reports that Ross has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#CL2#
Sullivan moves into the clinch.
Sullivan lands an elbow that stopped Ross in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Irvin Ross has been cut.
Sullivan throws a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ross.
Ross attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL2#
Sullivan has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Ross prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards. #BC#
Ross manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Sullivan has closed the distance and engaged Ross in a clinch.
#BC#
Ross manages to break the clinch.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.#T1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan throws a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Ross avoids them all with ease.
Ross is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sullivan. Ross shrugs it off though. #CL2#
Sullivan moves into the clinch successfully.
Sullivan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ross in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ross.#TD2#
Sullivan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ross is trying to keep an underhook but Sullivan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SU2#
Sullivan escapes and gets back to his feet. #CL2#
Sullivan closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Sullivan lands a takedown into guard.
#SU2#
Sullivan stands up and waves to Ross to follow him.
Ross really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL2#
Sullivan clinches with his opponent.
#T2##BC#
Ross breaks the clinch.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Ross is looking to counter punch.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Ross throws a counter high kick but Sullivan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ross misses with a wild combination.
Robert Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan shoots and misses
and Ross counters with a right hand to the body.
Irvin Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Sullivan.#CL2#
Sullivan has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Sullivan closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.#BC#
Ross breaks from the clinch.
#TD2#
Sullivan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ross looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sullivan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sullivan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ross sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ross is trying to get back to his feet.#T3#
Sullivan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #SU2#
Sullivan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ross throws a big shot that misses.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice defenses there by Sullivan.
Ross lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sullivan connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Ross to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Sullivan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robert Sullivan!
A very excited looking Robert Sullivan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
MMANIAK - Lucky 13
Date: Dec 31, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Sullivan drives through with a takedown into guard. #SU#
Sullivan stands up and waves to Ross to follow him. #CL#
Ross tries to keep at a distance but Sullivan has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Sullivan successfully pulls guard.
Ross lands a couple of digs.
Ross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sullivan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan is controlling Ross's posture.
Ross must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#ES#
Sullivan pushes Ross off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan moves forwards but Ross connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
We've been hearing reports that Sullivan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ross looks to land a right hand but Sullivan moved out of range.#CL#
Sullivan has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Ross breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Sullivan closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.#KD#
Sullivan drops Ross with a big knee straight up the middle! Ross is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#
Ross is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Irvin Ross has been cut.#CL#
Sullivan has closed the distance and engaged Ross in a clinch.
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Sullivan finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Ross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross seems to have recovered his senses.#CL#
Sullivan gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Ross misses. #CL#
Sullivan forces Ross back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Ross takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Sullivan cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robert Sullivan!
Robert Sullivan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
MMANIAK 11
Date: Dec 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Ciosek misses with a wild body shot.
Ross looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ciosek.
Ross takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ciosek connects with a looping right hand.
Ciosek has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ciosek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ciosek throws a hook but Ross blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Ross misses.
Ciosek throws an overhand right that lands on Ross's shoulder, as Ross tries to avoid the shot.
Ciosek takes a swing at Ross's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Ciosek has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciosek taking a breather.
Ciosek has Ross pressed against the cage, preventing Ross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ross is trying to break free.
Ross is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciosek has double underhooks.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Ciosek has him pressed against the cage. #T1#
Ciosek scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Irvin Ross has been cut.
Ciosek works on Ross's body with a couple of short punches.
Ross tries to break the clinch but Ciosek is controlling the position.
Ross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ross being controlled against the cage.
Ciosek lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
Ross is rocked!
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Ciosek has him pressed against the cage.
Ciosek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ciosek.
#BC2#
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#KD#
Ciosek lands a big right hand that sends Ross crashing to the mat! Ciosek stays standing though and waves Ross back to his feet!
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Ciosek finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciosek fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Ross square on the jaw! Damn, Ross is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zbigniew Ciosek!
An out of breath and clearly excited Zbigniew Ciosek thanked Sun-Tzu for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
FEN 9 - Nine...
Date: Oct 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Good exchange - Mo coming out on top.
Mo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ross throws a head kick that misses.
Mo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Ross throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mo.
Mo slips a jab from Ross.
Mo blocks a head kick by Ross.
Mo takes a swing at Ross's ribcage but misses.
Mo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mo misses with a looping left.
Mo scores with a nice head shot.#ROC#
Ross is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Irvin Ross has been cut.
Ross takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Ross misses.
Mo throws a sloppy body shot
and Mo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mo jabs Ross to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ross bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Mo.
#T1#
Mo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ross throws out a loose jab but Mo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Ross.
Ross throws a wild body kick that Mo sees coming a mile off.
Mo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ross.
Mo blocks a head kick by Ross.
Nice uppercut there from Ross.
Mo moves away from the strike by Ross.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mo throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Mo misses
and Ross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ross lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mo will feel that in the morning.
Mo looks to throw the jab but Ross is out of range.
Mo misses with a right hand
and Ross counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mo is lucky that one didn't land flush. #KD#
Mo 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 Mo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Mo finish him?#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mo knocks out Ross with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Mo before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Mo picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Mo!
A very excited looking Jan Mo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
FEN 8 - Black eight
Date: Oct 15, 2016 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ross lands with a straight right. Otumba didn't see that one coming.
Ross fails to land with a series of punches.
Otumba drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ross sprawls and moves away.
Ross scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ross connects with a leg kick. Otumba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ross lands with a nice body punch.
Ross fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ross connects with the punch.#T1#
Ross moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Otumba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ross can pounce on him.
Ross misses with a wild combination.
Otumba half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Otumba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T2#
Nice shot lands for Ross.
Otumba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ross.
Otumba tries to counter with a takedown but Ross is quick to defend against it.
Ross lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#T3#
Otumba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otumba drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ross sprawls and moves away.
Otumba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Otumba on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ross throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Otumba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Otumba wants to pass to mount but Ross is defending the position. #T4#
Ross blocking the ground and pound attempt from Otumba.
Otumba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Otumba with the ground and pound but Ross uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Otumba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Otumba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Otumba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #ES2#
Ross manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross lands a jab-cross combination.
Ross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Otumba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvin Ross dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Ross lands with a cross.
Irvin Ross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ross stalks Otumba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Otumba's face. Otumba staggers backwards, shaken.
Otumba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ross.
Otumba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross lands a jab to the nose.
Ross lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T1#
Ross is looking to slow Otumba down with leg kicks.
Ross throws a combination. Otumba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Otumba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ross is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ross throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Ross.
Otumba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Otumba there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Ross cracks Otumba with a good jab.
Ross scores with a one two! Otumba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Irvin Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross scores with a nice right hand.
Ross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ross has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right-left combo lands from Ross.
Ross lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Ross throws a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Ross both land. Nice combination.
Otumba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ross thumps Otumba with a low kick.
Ross lands a jab-cross combination.
Otumba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ross.
#T4#
Ross scores with a jab.
Irvin Ross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross lands with a hook. Otumba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ross moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ross scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvin Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Otumba on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ross lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Ross does no damage.
Otumba feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross scores with a one two! Otumba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ross lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#T1#
Ross throws a nice inside leg kick.
Irvin Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otumba manages to avoid it.
Otumba appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ross throws a series of strikes that have Otumba backpedaling.
Ross lands the left hand.
Ross lands a jab-cross combination.
Ross tries to bum rush Otumba with a series of wild strikes but Otumba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T2#
Ross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ross.
Ross swings for the body but Otumba moves out of range.
Otumba changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otumba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Otumba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T3#
Ross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ross is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ross cracks Otumba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ross throws a series of punches but Otumba avoids them all with ease.
Otumba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ross connects with a right hand. Otumba shakes it off.
Ross listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T4#
Ross lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Otumba at a distance.
Otumba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ross bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otumba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Otumba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stephen Otumba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irvin Ross is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ross jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irvin Ross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Paul Aken scores the fight 25:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 25:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irvin Ross!
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Event:
FEN 7 - SEVEN sins
Date: Sep 30, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Huber drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ross wants to stand and escape but Huber is having none of it. #SUB#
Huber drops back looking for a leg! Ross is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ross manages to kick Huber off! Huber jumps back into Ross's guard.
Huber scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Huber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Huber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Huber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Huber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huber passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Huber has hold of Ross's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ross seems comfortable defending it but Huber has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ross is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ross is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Huber couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mario Huber!
In his post fight interview, Mario Huber started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
FEN 6 - Wonder Six!
Date: Sep 10, 2016 |
#R1#
Ross fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#TD#
Kovacs decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SU#
Kovacs postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ross to stand up. #CL#
Kovacs forces Ross back against the cage and clinches.
Ross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Kovacs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL#
Kovacs clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.
Ross is trying to force a seperation but Kovacs has the dominant position.
Ross gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kovacs.
#BC#
Kovacs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovacs is just out of range.
A punch combination from Ross misses.
Kovacs appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovacs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T1#
Kovacs moves out of range as Ross strikes.#CL#
Kovacs clinches.
Ross's coach down at Land of the Rising Fun was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ross's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#BC#
Kovacs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kovacs tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Kovacs throws a series of punches but Ross moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ross.#CL#
Kovacs moves into range and clinches up with Ross.
Kovacs prevents Ross from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Kovacs breaks from the clinch.
Ross takes a swing at Kovacs's ribcage but misses.
Kovacs is looking for a counter combo.
Ross thuds a left hand into Kovacs's body.
Ross just misses with a punch to the body.
Kovacs is looking for a counter combo.
Ross lands a two punch combo.
#CL#
Kovacs rushes Ross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Kovacs breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Kovacs dodges the punch combination from Ross.
#CL#
Kovacs rushes Ross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kovacs tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Kovacs displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ross up against the cage.#BC2#
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovacs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kovacs scores with a leg kick.
Kovacs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ross avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Kovacs. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Kovacs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kovacs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Ross.
Ross scores with a body shot.
#CL#
Kovacs has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Ross wants to break free but Kovacs has control.
Ross wants to break free but Kovacs has control.
#BC#
Kovacs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walter Kovacs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross lands a lovely overhand right.
Ross throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T4#
Ross jabs at Kovacs's body.
Ross throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Kovacs clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Kovacs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Kovacs clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kovacs.
Ross can't break the clinch.
Kovacs taking a breather.
Kovacs taking a breather.
Ross tries to break the clinch but Kovacs is controlling the position. #BC#
Kovacs breaks from the clinch.
Kovacs looks to clinch
and Ross counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Kovacs moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Irvin Ross will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Kovacs tries to clinch up.
Ross now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ross misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Ross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kovacs throws a big counter combination but Ross scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kovacs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ross counters with a left to the body.
Kovacs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Irvin Ross seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Ross gets tackled into the cage by Kovacs. Kovacs maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Kovacs works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kovacs postures up in Ross's guard and throws a big left but Ross blocks it.
Ross wants to stand up but Kovacs is controlling him. #SU#
Ross is working an open guard so Kovacs takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ross is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kovacs rather than just go for the knockout.#T1#
Kovacs darts in trying to clinch
and Ross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovacs thinking.
Kovacs doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Ross missing with a left hand there. Kovacs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovacs throws a big counter combination but Ross scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Irvin Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross misses with a looping left.
Kovacs fails with the takedown
and Ross counters with a right hand to the body.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Ross is having none of it.
Kovacs moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.
Ross throws a counter combo.#CL#
Kovacs pushes Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Ross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kovacs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ross to keep the fight standing.
Kovacs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ross fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Kovacs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Ross looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kovacs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kovacs throws a series of punches but Ross avoids them all with ease.
Kovacs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ross counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovacs thinking.
Walter Kovacs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Ross moves away #KD2#
and Ross counters with a crisp one two that drops Kovacs! Ross thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kovacs to his feet! Kovacs is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross drops Kovacs with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kovacs! Ross dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irvin Ross!
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Event:
Just 5
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Ciuchten darts in trying to clinch
and Ross makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ross misses with a series of wild punches.
Ciuchten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ciuchten is looking to clinch.
Ciuchten tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Ross. Those never looked like landing.
Ciuchten wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross throws a right and a left that Ciuchten avoids nicely.
Ciuchten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ross stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross flicks out a counter leg kick but Ciuchten steps away.
Ross misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T1#
Ciuchten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD#
Ciuchten scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ross tries to kick Ciuchten off in order to stand up. Ciuchten Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Ciuchten has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ciuchten in side control, just content to control the action for now. #SU#
Ciuchten decides to stand back up. Ciuchten steps back and let's Ross get back to his feet.#CL#
Ciuchten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ross wants to get back to striking at distance but Ciuchten won't allow it.
#T2##BC#
Ciuchten manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Ciuchten closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.
Ross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciuchten has him pressed against the cage.
Ross tries to circle away but Ciuchten has him pinned against the cage.
Ross's coach down at Land of the Rising Fun was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ross's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#TD#
Ciuchten manages to pull guard.
Ciuchten keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
Ross prevents Ciuchten from getting back to his feet.
Ciuchten looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ciuchten wants to stand but Ross is controlling the position.
Ross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ciuchten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross being controlled here momentarily.
Ciuchten wants to stand and escape but Ross is having none of it. #T3#
Ross throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ciuchten is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ross is controlling him. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Ciuchten clinches.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Ciuchten has him pressed against the cage.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Ciuchten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ciuchten misses with a few strikes there.
Ciuchten slips a jab and a cross from Ross.
Good standup being displayed there by Ciuchten as he connects with a hook.
Ciuchten closes the distance but Ross moves to the side
enabling Ross to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ross takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ciuchten throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ciuchten misses with a wild body shot.
Ross is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ciuchten with a body shot.
Irvin Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Ciuchten moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciuchten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Ciuchten as the two fighters clinch.
Ross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ciuchten lands a body punch. #BC2#
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ciuchten tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
#TD#
Ciuchten dives in and scores a takedown into Ross's guard.
Ross is wriggling around but Ciuchten manages to pass to half guard.
#REVB#
Ross is trying to stand up here but Ciuchten is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingen Ciuchten dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Ciuchten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kingen Ciuchten is winning the standup battle so far.
Ciuchten changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ross tries to avoid it but Ciuchten manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ross to the ground. Ross escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ross is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ciuchten closes the distance but Ross moves to the side
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ross works Ciuchten's body with a nice hook.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Ross misses with a looping left.
Ciuchten thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ciuchten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Ciuchten tries to move into range but Ross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ciuchten shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ross as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciuchten staying out of range there.#CL#
Ross tries to keep at a distance but Ciuchten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ciuchten pushes off an throws an elbow but Ross leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ross tries to break free but Ciuchten pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Ciuchten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ross is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciuchten has double underhooks.
Ciuchten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciuchten tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingen Ciuchten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciuchten can't get the takedown.
#BC#
Ciuchten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kingen Ciuchten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciuchten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciuchten tries to clinch up.
As Ciuchten backs off Ross throws a huge counter combo but Ciuchten manages to avoid it all.
Ciuchten tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Ross counter with a right hand.
Ciuchten tries to clinch up but Ross circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL#
Ciuchten has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ciuchten scores with a nice short uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Irvin Ross has been cut.
Ciuchten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Ciuchten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ross has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T2#
Ross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Ciuchten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ciuchten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ciuchten tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Ciuchten wants to clinch but Ross slips to the side
letting Ross counter with a right hand.
Ciuchten wants to clinch.
Ross unleashes a big counter combination but Ciuchten bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ciuchten shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Ross to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ciuchten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ciuchten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kingen Ciuchten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciuchten wants to clinch.#T3#
Sloppy strikes from Ross. Those never looked like landing.
Ciuchten wants to clinch but Ross slips to the side
enabling Ross to counter with a crisp jab.
Ciuchten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ross is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ciuchten shoots in looking for a takedown. Ross tries to sprawl out of it but Ciuchten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ross manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ross let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A head kick misses from Ciuchten.
Ciuchten misses with a lunging right hand
and Ross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Ross lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ciuchten doesn't seem phased though.
Ciuchten throws a body shot but no joy.
Ross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ross might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ciuchten fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T4#
Ross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Ciuchten rushes Ross and presses him up against the cage.
Ross managing to block the knees to the body from Ciuchten.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciuchten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ciuchten tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ross just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ciuchten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ross blocks it with crossed arms.
Ciuchten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ciuchten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ciuchten trying to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Ciuchten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ciuchten throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Ciuchten is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ross.
Ross is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ross tries to move into range but Ciuchten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#ROC#
Ross is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvin Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Irvin Ross's cut.
That's time! Ciuchten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ross lands a jab.
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Ciuchten finish him?
Nice defenses there by Ross.
As Ciuchten backs off Ross throws a huge counter combo but Ciuchten manages to avoid it all.
Ciuchten doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Ross seems to have recovered his senses.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ciuchten shoots in for a takedown but Ross shows good takedown defense.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ciuchten slips a straight right by Ross.
Ross stuffs the takedown attempt from Ciuchten. Ciuchten gets slowly back to his feet.
Ross now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ciuchten closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Ross to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross lands a nice hook to Ciuchten's body. Ciuchten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ciuchten or perhaps it was just good defense by Ross, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingen Ciuchten. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Ciuchten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ciuchten scores with a body shot.
Ross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ciuchten.
Ciuchten lands a nice shot to the body.
Ross connects with a nice looking jab.
Ross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ciuchten seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ross loads up on a big right hand but Ciuchten slips the punch.
Ciuchten misses with a double jab.
Ross looks to land a right hand but Ciuchten moved out of range.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciuchten is just out of range.
Ciuchten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Ross was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Ciuchten throws a body punch but Ross moves out of range.
Ciuchten moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.#T2##CL#
Ciuchten clinches.
Ciuchten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ciuchten tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Ciuchten throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciuchten stalling.
Ciuchten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ross blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ciuchten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Ciuchten breaks from the clinch.
Ciuchten is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Ciuchten tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Ciuchten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ciuchten wants to clinch
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Ciuchten throws a head kick that misses.
Ciuchten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ciuchten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ciuchten is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Ciuchten moves into the clinch.
Ross is trying to push Ciuchten away but Ciuchten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ross tries to circle away but Ciuchten has him pinned against the cage.
Ciuchten is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ross to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Ciuchten.
Ross is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciuchten has double underhooks.
Ciuchten prevents Ross from breaking the clinch.
Ciuchten lands a body shot. #T4#
Ross blocks a body shot from Ciuchten.
Ciuchten's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ciuchten effectively controlling the action here.
Ciuchten looking to throw knees to the head but Ross is blocking nicely.
Ciuchten misses with a punch to the body.
Ciuchten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross letting Ciuchten take a breather here.
Ciuchten misses with an elbow over the top.
Ciuchten lands a right hand. #BC#
Ciuchten breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingen Ciuchten showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ciuchten 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingen Ciuchten!
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Event:
FEN 4 - Big four!
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Ross fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#TD2#
Voodoo Daddy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ross sprawls well initially but Voodoo Daddy persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB2#
Voodoo Daddy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB2#
Voodoo Daddy is trying for a kimura here. Ross looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Voodoo Daddy wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Big Bad Voodoo Daddy!
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
FEN 3 - The game is over!
Date: Jul 23, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Ciuchten shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ross manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ross is looking to stand back up but Ciuchten counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ross.
Ross tries to kick Ciuchten off in order to stand up. Ciuchten Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #SU#
Ciuchten stands up and beckons Ross to his feet.
Ciuchten ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
A little feinted left hand from Ciuchten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciuchten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ciuchten tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ross lands with a cross.
Ross throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ciuchten was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ross with a nice cross.#T1#
No luck for Ciuchten with that takedown attempt. #CL#
Ciuchten instigates a clinch.
Ciuchten has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
Ross avoiding damage as Ciuchten throws knees to the body.
Ross has had enough of the clinch but Ciuchten keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Ciuchten fails to land. #BC2#
Ross breaks the clinch.
Ciuchten fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ross doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ciuchten looks for a takedown but Ross sprawls well.
Ross has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ciuchten is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingen Ciuchten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciuchten is breathing heavily.
Ross throws a body shot but no joy.
Ciuchten tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ross tries a quick counter leg kick but Ciuchten is wise to it.
Ross misses with a hook. Ciuchten ducked under it nicely. #T2##TD#
Ciuchten throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ross tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ciuchten is in Ross's guard.
Ross is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ciuchten dives into side control.
Ross is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ciuchten tries to advance to mount but can't. #SU#
Ciuchten decides to stand back up. Ciuchten steps back and let's Ross get back to his feet.#T3#
Ciuchten shoots in and drives through. Ross sprawls well.
Ross bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ross lands a jab to the head.
Ross misses with a wild body shot.
Ciuchten has been working on his balance at Netherlands Top Team & KT, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Ross.
Ciuchten dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ross.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Ciuchten tries to clinch up but Ross circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ciuchten looks to clinch
and Ross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ciuchten is looking to clinch.
A combination from Ross does no damage.
Ciuchten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ross.
Ciuchten throws a big counter combination but Ross scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ciuchten swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Ross scores with a four punch combination!
Ciuchten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ross to score with a decent uppercut.
Ross lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ross is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#TD#
Ciuchten looking to score a takedown here. Ross is defending well but Ciuchten drives through and ends up in Ross's guard.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Ciuchten passes into half guard.
Ciuchten prevents Ross from standing back up.
Ross wants to stand back up but Ciuchten manages to pass into side control.
#ES2#
Ross throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvin Ross dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Ciuchten closes the distance but Ross moves to the side
and Ross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Ross gets tackled into the cage by Ciuchten. Ciuchten maintains the clinch.
Ciuchten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ross has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Ciuchten is controlling him.
Ross wants to get back to striking at distance but Ciuchten won't allow it.
Ciuchten stalling in the clinch.
Ross is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ciuchten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
Ciuchten moves away from the strike by Ross.
Ciuchten fails with the takedown
and Ross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Ross with a hook.
Ciuchten slips under a jab.
Ciuchten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ross jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ciuchten is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Ciuchten 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 a nice shot that snaps Ciuchten's head back.
Ciuchten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ciuchten shoots in but no luck this time.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciuchten moves away.
Kingen Ciuchten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross throws a series of punches but Ciuchten avoids them all with ease.
Ciuchten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ross.
Ross lands a jab to the nose.
Kingen Ciuchten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciuchten throws a shot from downtown. Ross moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Ross slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciuchten throws a body punch but Ross moves out of range.
Ross might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ross sizes up Ciuchten with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Irvin Ross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciuchten circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Ciuchten misses the target.
Ross displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ciuchten.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingen Ciuchten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciuchten takes a jab right on the kisser.
A left and a right from Ross both land. Nice combination.
Ross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ciuchten.
Ciuchten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ross tries to bum rush Ciuchten with a series of wild strikes but Ciuchten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ciuchten takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T3#
Ross takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ross throws a big shot that misses.
Ciuchten doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Ross's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ciuchten under the eye.
Ciuchten darts in trying to clinch
and Ross counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ross, as that shot connected.
Irvin Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ciuchten tries to clinch but Ross moves away
and Ross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ross scores with a one two! Ciuchten had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ross misses with a low kick.#CL#
Ciuchten moves into the clinch.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Ciuchten has him pressed against the cage.
Ciuchten throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T4#
Ciuchten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross tries to break the clinch but Ciuchten is controlling the position.
Ross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ciuchten has Ross pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ross manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ross is trying to push Ciuchten away but Ciuchten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ciuchten missing with knees to the body.
Ciuchten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ciuchten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ross's efforts to push away.
Ross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciuchten has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Ciuchten breaks the clinch.
Ross digs a good body shot into Ciuchten's ribs.
Ross misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvin Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ross displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ciuchten.
A slow jab from Ross misses its intended target.
Ciuchten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ciuchten.
Ross swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ciuchten.
Ciuchten throws a jab when Ross was well out of range.
Ciuchten tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ross counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross lands with a straight right. Ciuchten didn't see that one coming.
Ciuchten looks to clinch
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Ross - just one landing. #T1#
Ross connects with a single shot there.
Nice body punch from Ross.
Ross scores with a punch to the head.
Ross tests Ciuchten's chin there with a solid looking shot.#TD#
Ciuchten shoots in and gets a takedown into Ross's guard.
Ross wants to stand up but Ciuchten is controlling him.
Ciuchten might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ross is wriggling around but Ciuchten manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES2#
Ross has one foot on Ciuchten's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciuchten doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ross counters with a three punch combo that has Ciuchten backing up. Ciuchten nods at Ross to acknowledge the strikes.
Ciuchten fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ross! But no joy.
Ciuchten staying out of range there.
Ciuchten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ross manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Ross's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ross bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ciuchten tries to clinch but Ross moves away
and Ross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ciuchten wants to clinch
and Ross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ciuchten doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ross counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingen Ciuchten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross misses with the combination.
#T3#
Ross scores with a one two! Ciuchten had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ciuchten just misses with a punch to the body.
Ross throws a big shot that misses.
Ciuchten tries to clinch up but Ross circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciuchten backing away here, and Ross unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ross throws out a powerful jab.
A combination from Ross does no damage. #CL#
Ciuchten darts in and clinches Ross up against the cage.#BC2#
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ciuchten looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ross fails to land with a series of punches.
Ross looks to land a combination. Ciuchten sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciuchten misses with a straight right.
Ross swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ciuchten is looking to wear down Ross with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#TD#
Ciuchten looking to score a takedown here. Ross is defending well but Ciuchten drives through and ends up in Ross's guard.#ES2#
Ross kicks Ciuchten off and gets to his feet.
Ross scores with a hook to the body. Ciuchten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciuchten.
Ciuchten is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ross's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciuchten circles away quickly and effectively.
Ciuchten walks into a jab.
Ciuchten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ciuchten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ross.
Kingen Ciuchten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irvin Ross is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#CL#
Ciuchten has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irvin Ross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irvin Ross!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Ross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rollins Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ross counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Rollins Jr.
Ross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rollins Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rollins Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rollins Jr misses with a head kick.
Rollins Jr tries to work over Ross's front leg with a kick but Ross checks it.
Rollins Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Ross lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rollins Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rollins Jr under the eye.
Rollins Jr tries to land a body kick
and Ross counters with a straight right hand.
Ross throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rollins Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.#TD2#
Rollins Jr tries to sprawl but Ross drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rollins Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rollins Jr wants to control but Ross is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Ross content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB2#
Ross is trying for a kimura here. Rollins Jr looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ross wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Irvin Ross!
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Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Ross connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ross throws a series of punches but Fire avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Ross both land. Nice combination. #CUT2#
It looks like John Fire has been cut.#TD#
Fire fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ross to the ground. Fire is now in Ross's guard.
Ross is wriggling around but Fire manages to pass to half guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Fire is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Fire is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ross defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Fire seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Fire seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Fire looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T1##ES2#
Ross kicks Fire off and gets back to his feet.
Fire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ross counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ross is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ross.
Fire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#TD#
Fire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
#T2##ES2#
Ross makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ross. That's going to slow Fire down.
Fire shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ross as he avoids it easily.
Ross lands a body shot.
Ross scores with a jab.
Ross connects with a looping right hand.
Fire 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 Fire off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Fire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fire is breathing heavily.
Fire has his takedown stuffed
and Ross counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ross scores with a decent looking hook.
Ross connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T3#
Ross throws a series of punches but Fire moves out of range.
Ross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fire is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ross.
A shot to the liver by Ross. Beautiful body shot.
Ross shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fire eats them both and turns towards Ross to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
John Fire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross connects with a body shot that sends Fire's belly button to the back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ross, as that shot connected.
Ross's corner calls for a 1-2. Ross obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ross clobbers Fire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Fire fails with a takedown attempt.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ross scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Ross lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fire backs up against the cage.
Ross scores with a nice strike.
Fire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ross lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ross is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fire had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Danga de danga de dang - Ross scores with a four punch combination!
Ross feints a jab promting Fire to slip. Ross then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fire slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fire fails to land the takedown.
Ross keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Fire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ross is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvin Ross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Fire's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Fire shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ross but Ross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#TD#
Fire gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Fire is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ross has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ross tries to kick Fire off but Fire keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Ross is defending against the submission attempts here by Fire.
#SUB#
Ross is defending against the submission attempts here by Fire.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1##SUB#
Fire is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ross has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Fire seems to be looking for submissions.
#ES2#
Ross has one foot on Fire's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ross clobbers Fire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T2#
Fire shoots in for a takedown but Ross shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ross lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fire fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ross avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Fire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross connects with a body shot.
Ross bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fire's head backwards.
Fire takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross misses with the combination.
Fire on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ross lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fire's sensitive parts. #T3#
Fire shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ross as he avoids it easily.
Ross lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice shot by Ross.
A left and a right from Ross both land. Nice combination.
Ross tests Fire's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC2#
Fire is rocked!#CUT2#
John Fire's cut is getting worse.
Fire looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ross connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Fire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ross connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Fire to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Ross!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Irvin Ross!
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