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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Netti (ranked 503 p4p, 351 weight class) and Mario Rossi (ranked 71 p4p, 50 weight class). Rossi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mr Rossi kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mario Netti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Netti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Netti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Netti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Netti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rossi.
Rossi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Mario Netti has been cut.
Netti slips a jab from Rossi.
Netti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Netti throws a head kick that misses.
Rossi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Netti throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi avoids the body shot from Netti.
Rossi drops his hands momentarily and Netti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Netti connects with a right hand. Rossi shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Netti misses with a hook
and Rossi counters with a right hand to the body.
Netti scores with a body shot.
Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Netti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rossi looks to score with a jab to the body but Netti is just out of range.
Rossi throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Netti.
Rossi throws a series of punches but Netti moves out of range.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Netti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Netti misses with a hook. Rossi ducked under it nicely.
Rossi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Netti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rossi misses with a head kick.
Netti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rossi under the eye.
Rossi ducks right into an uppercut from Netti.
Netti with a nice cross.
Rossi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A good leg kick by Rossi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi tries to move into range but Netti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mario Netti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Netti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rossi doesn't seem bothered though.
Netti feints and then cracks Rossi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rossi down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Netti.
Netti throws a shot from downtown. Rossi moves away and avoids it.
Netti throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Netti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rossi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Netti.
Netti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rossi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Netti with a hook.
Netti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Rossi throws a head kick but Netti moves out of range.
Netti ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Rossi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rossi misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Netti coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Netti.
Rossi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rossi misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi walks into a left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Netti as he connects with a hook.
Netti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rossi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rossi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Netti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Netti misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rossi.
Netti throws a head kick but Rossi moves out of range.
Netti lands a jab to the nose.
Netti wants to clinch up but Rossi keeps it at a distance.
Rossi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rossi throws a leg kick
and Netti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Netti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Netti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Netti misses with a looping left.
Rossi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Netti tries to clinch up but Rossi circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi moves into range and clinches up with Netti.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Netti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rossi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rossi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Netti pushes off an throws an elbow but Rossi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Netti misses with the head strike.
Netti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Netti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rossi misses with the head strike.
Netti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Netti decides to pull guard.
Rossi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rossi misses with a combination
and Netti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Netti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Netti jumps guard but Rossi stands there with Netti around his waist. Netti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rossi misses with a body punch.
Rossi avoids the elbow strike from Netti, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Netti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Netti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Netti has closed the distance and engaged Rossi in a clinch.
Rossi misses with some punches.
Netti digs a right hand into Rossi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rossi's gas tank.
Rossi tries to work over Netti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rossi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Netti.
Netti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Netti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rossi's brow.
Rossi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rossi rushes Netti and presses him up against the cage.
Netti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Netti is trying to pull guard but Rossi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rossi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Netti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Netti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rossi blocks the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Rossi lands but Netti takes it in his stride.
Rossi misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Netti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rossi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rossi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Netti moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRossi.
Netti misses with a right hand
and Rossi counters with a straight right hand.
Netti throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Netti misses.
Netti drives through and clinches with Rossi against the cage.
Rossi tries to work over Netti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rossi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab from Netti misses.
Rossi throws out a loose jab but Netti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Netti tries to counter by clinching up but Rossi breaks away and moves out of range.
Mario Netti is winning the standup battle so far.
Rossi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Netti at a distance.
Netti slips a straight right by Rossi.
Rossi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Netti just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Rossi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Netti throws a hook but Rossi avoids it easily.
Rossi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Netti. That one must have hurt.
Netti scores with a jab.
Jab by Netti.
Netti throws a body shot but no joy.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick and Netti moves out of range easily.
Netti throws a head kick that misses.
Netti ducks under a wild hook from Rossi.
Rossi moves away from the strike by Netti.
Netti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Netti avoids the body shot from Rossi.
Netti moves out of range as Rossi throws a body kick.
Netti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi avoids the body shot from Netti.
Rossi throws a jab when Netti was well out of range.
Netti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Netti takes one to the chin there.
Rossi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Rossi misses.
Rossi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Netti. Netti obviously looking to wear him down.
Rossi looks to score with a jab to the body but Netti is just out of range.
Netti thumps Rossi with a low kick.
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Netti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Netti dips to his left and cracks Rossi with an uppercut!
Netti lands a left and a right that send Rossi crashing to the mat, dazed. Netti thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rossi is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Netti tried to score with a low kick but Rossi checks it.
Rossi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Netti with a body shot.
Rossi is still on wobbly legs! Can Netti finish him?
Netti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Netti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rossi manages to avoid it.
Rossi seems to have recovered his senses.
Rossi misses with an uppercut. Netti saw that one coming.
No joy there for Netti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Netti tries to clinch there but Rossi circles away.
Rossi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rossi lands a nice shot to the body.
Rossi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Netti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rossi misses with a wild combination.
Netti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Netti throws a sloppy head kick
and Rossi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Netti misses with a hook
and Rossi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rossi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rossi cracks Netti with a nice body shot.
Netti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mario Netti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Netti'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Netti just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Netti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rossi lands with a cross.
Rossi jabs at Netti's body.
Rossi is looking to clinch.
Rossi lands with a straight right. Netti didn't see that one coming.
Good leg kick by Rossi.
Netti throws a right hand that misses
and Rossi counters with a one-two to the body.
Netti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Netti misses the jab.
Rossi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Netti fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rossi.
Netti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rossi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rossi blocks a jab.
It seemed like Rossi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Netti.
Netti throws a series of punches but Rossi moves out of range.
Netti connects with a looping right hand.
Netti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Netti missing with a left hand there. Rossi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rossi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rossi connects with the punch.
Netti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Netti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rossi with a nice cross.
Netti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rossi in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi ducks right into an uppercut from Netti.
Rossi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mario Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Netti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Netti lands an overhand right.
Rossi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rossi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Netti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Netti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rossi moves out of range as Netti strikes.
Netti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rossi cracks Netti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rossi throws a front kick aimed at Netti's knee but Netti avoids it well.
Rossi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Netti throws a body shot but no joy.
Netti dips to his left and cracks Rossi with an uppercut!
Netti loads up on a big right hand but Rossi slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Netti with a hook.
Rossi loads up on a big right hand but Netti slips the punch.
Rossi misses with a body shot.
Rossi scores with a body shot.
Netti throws a hook but Rossi blocks it.
Rossi lands a really nice looking cross but Netti seems unphased.
Netti throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Netti instigates a clinch.
Rossi lands a nice uppercut.
Rossi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Netti's elbow.
Netti pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Netti looking for a guillotine here but Rossi defends easily.
Rossi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Netti.
Rossi throws a counter combo.
Netti throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rossi tries a head kick but it misses.
Netti closes the distance and clinches.
Rossi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Netti needs to keep his hands up - Rossi had a free shot at his head there.
A cross from Netti lands.
Netti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Netti connects with a leg kick.
Netti throws the left hand but Rossi avoids the punch easily.
Netti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rossi's sensitive parts.
Netti sizes up Rossi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mario Netti.
Well Netti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Netti!
Mario Netti tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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