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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Der Schnitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Torregrossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torregrossa has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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184 cm
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180 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Der Schnitzel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giovanni Torregrossa!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schnitzel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike from Schnitzel.
Schnitzel lands a knee to the body.
Torregrossa looks gassed!
Schnitzel lands a nice elbow.
Schnitzel lands an elbow just above Torregrossa 's eye.
Schnitzel lands an elbow just above Torregrossa 's eye.
Torregrossa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schnitzel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Torregrossa wants to break free but Schnitzel has control.
Schnitzel throws an elbow but it misses.
Schnitzel breaks from the clinch.
Schnitzel moves into range and clinches up with Torregrossa.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike.
Schnitzel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schnitzel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schnitzel misses with an elbow strike.
Schnitzel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torregrossa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torregrossa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schnitzel breaks the clinch.
Schnitzel works the jab nicely.
Schnitzel clinches up against the cage.
Torregrossa avoids a wild elbow strike from Schnitzel.
Torregrossa avoiding damage as Schnitzel throws knees to the body.
Schnitzel throws an elbow that misses.
Schnitzel misses with an elbow strike.
Schnitzel throws an elbow but it misses.
Schnitzel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torregrossa avoids it.
Schnitzel lands a damaging elbow.
Schnitzel lands an elbow that stopped Torregrossa in his tracks for a moment.
Schnitzel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schnitzel throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitzel pushes Torregrossa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schnitzel manages to break the clinch.
Schnitzel has Torregrossa up against the cage in a clinch.
Torregrossa takes an elbow to the temple.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike.
Schnitzel pushes off an throws an elbow but Torregrossa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Torregrossa missing with knees to the body.
Schnitzel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torregrossa's defenses.
Schnitzel lands an elbow inside that Torregrossa shrugs off.
Schnitzel lands an elbow that stopped Torregrossa in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Schnitzel.
Schnitzel lands an elbow inside that Torregrossa shrugs off.
Schnitzel lands a nice knee to the body.
Schnitzel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schnitzel lands a damaging elbow.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike.
Schnitzel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torregrossa's defenses.
Nice elbow from Schnitzel.
Schnitzel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike from Schnitzel.
Schnitzel lands an elbow inside that Torregrossa shrugs off.
Schnitzel pushes off an throws an elbow but Torregrossa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schnitzel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schnitzel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schnitzel lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike from Schnitzel.
Schnitzel lands an elbow that stopped Torregrossa in his tracks for a moment.
Schnitzel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schnitzel gets a clinch.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike.
Torregrossa blocks the elbow strike.
Torregrossa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike.
Torregrossa takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schnitzel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Torregrossa's brow.
Torregrossa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Torregrossa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torregrossa lands a nice elbow.
Schnitzel scores with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Schnitzel.
Torregrossa has had enough of the clinch but Schnitzel keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Schnitzel.
Schnitzel pushes Torregrossa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike from Schnitzel.
Schnitzel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schnitzel just misses with a punch to the body.
Torregrossa throws a sloppy head kick and Schnitzel moves out of range easily.
Schnitzel keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzel rushes Torregrossa and presses him up against the cage.
Schnitzel lands an elbow inside that Torregrossa shrugs off.
Schnitzel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schnitzel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Torregrossa blocks the elbow strike.
Schnitzel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schnitzel.
Schnitzel avoids the head kick by Torregrossa.
Schnitzel gets a clinch.
Schnitzel lands a nice knee to the body.
Schnitzel tries to land knees in the clinch but Torregrossa avoids the damage to the body.
Torregrossa lands an elbow that stopped Schnitzel in his tracks for a moment.
Schnitzel manages to break the clinch.
Torregrossa throws a series of strikes that have Schnitzel backpedaling.
Schnitzel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schnitzel feints and then cracks Torregrossa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torregrossa down.
Giovanni Torregrossa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torregrossa moves in looking to clinch but Schnitzel pushes him off.
Torregrossa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torregrossa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schnitzel clinches with his opponent.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike.
Schnitzel lands an elbow that stopped Torregrossa in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torregrossa is trying to break the clinch but Schnitzel has him pressed against the cage.
Torregrossa missing with knees to the body.
Torregrossa is trying to force a seperation but Schnitzel has the dominant position.
Schnitzel keeps control of Torregrossa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schnitzel lands an elbow just above Torregrossa 's eye.
Schnitzel lands an elbow just above Torregrossa 's eye.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike from Schnitzel.
Schnitzel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Schnitzel.
Torregrossa looking to throw knees to the head but Schnitzel is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schnitzel.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Schnitzel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schnitzel breaks the clinch.
Schnitzel closes the distance and pushes Torregrossa back into the cage.
Torregrossa managing to block the knees to the body from Schnitzel.
Torregrossa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schnitzel throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torregrossa closes the distance but Schnitzel moves to the side
and Schnitzel counters by moving into the clinch.
Torregrossa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Torregrossa landing knees to the head.
Torregrossa is looking to break free of the clinch but Schnitzel has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Schnitzel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Der Schnitzel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Torregrossa throws a lazy head kick
and Schnitzel counters by clinching up.
Schnitzel lands an elbow inside.
Schnitzel lands an elbow that stopped Torregrossa in his tracks for a moment.
Schnitzel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Torregrossa takes an elbow to the temple.
Torregrossa blocks the elbow strike.
Schnitzel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Schnitzel lands an elbow inside that Torregrossa shrugs off.
Schnitzel throws an elbow but it misses.
Schnitzel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schnitzel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Torregrossa tries to circle away but Schnitzel has him pinned against the cage.
Schnitzel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schnitzel lands an elbow inside.
Schnitzel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schnitzel misses with an elbow strike.
Der Schnitzel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schnitzel breaks from the clinch.
Torregrossa lands a high kick!
Schnitzel pushes Torregrossa up against the cage in a clinch.
Schnitzel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schnitzel'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.
Schnitzel manages to break the clinch.
Torregrossa tries to keep at a distance but Schnitzel has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torregrossa tries to break free but Schnitzel pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schnitzel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Schnitzel.
Schnitzel misses with an elbow strike.
Torregrossa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torregrossa lands a nice knee to the body.
Torregrossa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torregrossa misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Torregrossa.
Schnitzel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torregrossa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schnitzel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torregrossa throws a sloppy head kick and Schnitzel moves out of range easily.
Schnitzel avoids the head kick by Torregrossa.
Schnitzel clinches.
Schnitzel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schnitzel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schnitzel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schnitzel closes the distance and pushes Torregrossa back into the cage.
Torregrossa avoids the elbow strike from Schnitzel, against the cage.
Torregrossa avoids the elbow strike from Schnitzel, against the cage.
Torregrossa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schnitzel has him pressed against the cage.
Torregrossa with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzel lands an elbow that stopped Torregrossa in his tracks for a moment.
Schnitzel lands a damaging elbow.
Schnitzel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schnitzel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Torregrossa tries to land a knee to the head but Schnitzel blocks with his arms.
Schnitzel has Torregrossa pressed against the cage, preventing Torregrossa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schnitzel obliges.
Torregrossa dodges an elbow strike from Schnitzel.
Schnitzel manages to break the clinch.
Schnitzel pushes Torregrossa up against the cage in a clinch.
Torregrossa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schnitzel has him pressed against the cage.
Schnitzel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schnitzel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torregrossa tries to break free but Schnitzel pushes him back against the cage.
Schnitzel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torregrossa's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Torregrossa.
Torregrossa dodges an elbow strike from Schnitzel.
Torregrossa misses with a knee strike.
Schnitzel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Torregrossa blocks the elbow strike.
Schnitzel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torregrossa avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schnitzel throws an elbow but misses.
Torregrossa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schnitzel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schnitzel manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torregrossa throws a head kick that misses.
Schnitzel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torregrossa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torregrossa tries to clinch up.
Schnitzel closes the distance and pushes Torregrossa back into the cage.
Schnitzel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schnitzel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schnitzel lands an elbow that stopped Torregrossa in his tracks for a moment.
Torregrossa tries to circle away but Schnitzel has him pinned against the cage.
Schnitzel lands an elbow that stopped Torregrossa in his tracks for a moment.
Schnitzel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Torregrossa tries to break the clinch but Schnitzel is controlling the position.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike.
Torregrossa dodges an elbow strike from Schnitzel.
Torregrossa is looking to break free of the clinch but Schnitzel has double underhooks.
Schnitzel breaks the clinch.
Torregrossa throws a series of punches but Schnitzel moves out of range.
Schnitzel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Torregrossa does no damage.
Torregrossa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torregrossa lands a head kick. Schnitzel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Schnitzel clinches up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schnitzel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Torregrossa's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Torregrossa can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schnitzel throws an elbow but misses.
Torregrossa throws an elbow that misses.
Schnitzel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torregrossa's defenses.
Torregrossa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Schnitzel lands an elbow inside that Torregrossa shrugs off.
Torregrossa avoids a wild elbow strike from Schnitzel.
Schnitzel lands an elbow that stopped Torregrossa in his tracks for a moment.
Schnitzel breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Torregrossa lands a head kick!
A leg kick checked by Torregrossa.
Schnitzel has closed the distance and engaged Torregrossa in a clinch.
Schnitzel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torregrossa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schnitzel pushes Torregrossa up against the cage in a clinch.
Torregrossa dodges an elbow strike from Schnitzel.
Torregrossa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torregrossa misses with an elbow over the top.
Schnitzel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schnitzel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torregrossa tries to clinch up but Schnitzel circles away and keeps his distance.
Giovanni Torregrossa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torregrossa moves in looking to clinch but Schnitzel pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Der Schnitzel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Torregrossa drops his hands momentarily and Schnitzel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schnitzel clinches up with Torregrossa and pushes him back against the cage.
Torregrossa manages to break the clinch.
Schnitzel forces Torregrossa back against the cage and clinches.
Schnitzel lands an elbow inside.
Schnitzel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Torregrossa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Torregrossa tries to circle away but Schnitzel has him pinned against the cage.
Schnitzel dodges an elbow strike from Torregrossa.
Schnitzel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schnitzel takes the fight into the clinch.
Schnitzel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schnitzel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schnitzel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schnitzel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torregrossa's defenses.
Schnitzel lands a nice elbow.
Schnitzel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torregrossa's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torregrossa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Schnitzel.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike.
Schnitzel has Torregrossa pressed against the cage.
Schnitzel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torregrossa wants to get back to striking at distance but Schnitzel won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike.
Schnitzel tries to land knees in the clinch but Torregrossa avoids the damage to the body.
Torregrossa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torregrossa is trying to break the clinch but Schnitzel is controlling him.
Torregrossa dodges an elbow strike from Schnitzel.
Schnitzel breaks from the clinch.
Schnitzel takes the fight into the clinch.
Torregrossa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schnitzel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schnitzel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Torregrossa's brow.
Schnitzel managing to block the knees to the body from Torregrossa.
Nice elbow from Torregrossa.
Schnitzel lands a nice elbow.
Torregrossa manages to break the clinch.
Schnitzel tries to clinch up but Torregrossa circles away and keeps his distance.
Torregrossa misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Torregrossa.
Torregrossa tries to close the distance and clinch but Schnitzel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schnitzel instigates a clinch.
Schnitzel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Torregrossa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torregrossa doesn't manage to clinch there - Schnitzel circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Schnitzel closes the distance and pushes Torregrossa back into the cage.
Torregrossa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Torregrossa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torregrossa is trying to break the clinch but Schnitzel has him pressed against the cage.
Torregrossa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schnitzel blocks the elbow strike.
Schnitzel lands a damaging elbow.
Schnitzel lands an elbow just above Torregrossa 's eye.
Schnitzel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schnitzel avoids the elbow strike from Torregrossa, against the cage.
Schnitzel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schnitzel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Torregrossa pushes off an throws an elbow but Schnitzel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schnitzel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torregrossa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torregrossa tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Schnitzel.
Torregrossa throws a head kick that misses.
Torregrossa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schnitzel closes the distance and clinches.
Torregrossa dodges an elbow strike from Schnitzel.
Torregrossa tries to break free but Schnitzel pushes him back against the cage.
Schnitzel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Schnitzel.
Torregrossa lands a damaging elbow.
Schnitzel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Torregrossa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schnitzel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torregrossa backwards.
Schnitzel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Schnitzel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schnitzel missing with knees to the body.
Torregrossa blocks the elbow strike.
Torregrossa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schnitzel pushes off an throws an elbow but Torregrossa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Torregrossa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schnitzel throws an elbow that misses.
Schnitzel throws an elbow that misses.
Torregrossa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torregrossa missing with knees to the body.
Schnitzel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schnitzel forces Torregrossa back against the cage and clinches.
Schnitzel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torregrossa lands an elbow inside.
Torregrossa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schnitzel has him pressed against the cage.
Torregrossa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torregrossa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schnitzel tries a knee to the head but Torregrossa blocks it.
Torregrossa tries to break the clinch but Schnitzel is controlling the position.
Torregrossa wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Torregrossa blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Schnitzel.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schnitzel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Torregrossa's brow.
Schnitzel manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Schnitzel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Torregrossa doesn't seem phased though.
Torregrossa darts in trying to clinch
and Schnitzel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schnitzel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schnitzel misses with an elbow strike.
Torregrossa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Torregrossa is trying to force a seperation but Schnitzel has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Torregrossa.
Schnitzel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giovanni Torregrossa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schnitzel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torregrossa takes an elbow to the temple.
Torregrossa blocks the elbow strike.
Torregrossa breaks from the clinch.
Der Schnitzel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torregrossa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schnitzel counters by clinching up.
Schnitzel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schnitzel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Der Schnitzel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schnitzel 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Der Schnitzel!
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