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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Corigliani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Sadollah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amir Sadollah has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Salvatore Corigliani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Sadollah!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corigliani gets the takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sadollah trying to remain calm as Corigliani controls from the top position.
Corigliani has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sadollah!
Corigliani scoring with strikes but Sadollah is staying in there.
Corigliani controlling the pace for now.
Sadollah is in a horrible position here. Corigliani smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Amir Sadollah has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corigliani controlling the position easily from mount.
Corigliani is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sadollah is surviving well by controlling Corigliani's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadollah trying desperately to get to his feet.
Corigliani connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Corigliani controlling the pace for now.
Corigliani wants to finish this one by submission but Sadollah is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Corigliani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corigliani raining down shots from the mount!
Corigliani thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Corigliani controlling the pace for now.
Corigliani swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sadollah is now in Corigliani's guard. A big mistake from Corigliani there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sadollah is looking to stand up but Corigliani won't let him.
Corigliani on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Corigliani tries to get out of the position.
Corigliani wriggles free and stands up.
Corigliani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sadollah's waist but Sadollah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Corigliani off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Sadollah. No joy for Corigliani on that attempt.
Corigliani shoots in for a takedown but Sadollah shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Corigliani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corigliani is breathing heavily.
Sadollah fakes the leg kick and cracks Corigliani in the body.
Corigliani takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corigliani gets tackled into the cage by Sadollah. Sadollah maintains the clinch.
Sadollah wants to break free but Corigliani has control.
Corigliani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corigliani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sadollah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sadollah missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sadollah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corigliani avoids it.
Sadollah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salvatore Corigliani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Sadollah as Corigliani shoots in.
Sadollah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sadollah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Sadollah.
Good leg kick by Sadollah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sadollah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from Sadollah lands but Corigliani takes it in his stride.
Sadollah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Sadollah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Salvatore Corigliani will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Amir Sadollah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sadollah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sadollah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Corigliani if he has to take too many more of those.
Horrible takedown by Corigliani or perhaps it was just good defense by Sadollah which made him look bad.
Sadollah feints and then cracks Corigliani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corigliani down.
Sadollah keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sadollah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corigliani.
Sadollah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sadollah throws a leg kick which misses Corigliani's front leg but catches the back leg as Corigliani tries to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sadollah.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sadollah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sadollah throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Sadollah.
Corigliani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sadollah. Sadollah obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sadollah!
Sadollah closes the distance and clinches.
Sadollah is trying to push Corigliani away but Corigliani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadollah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sadollah wants to get back to striking at distance but Corigliani won't allow it.
Sadollah wants to get back to striking at distance but Corigliani won't allow it.
Corigliani is trying to drag Sadollah to the mat but Sadollah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Corigliani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sadollah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sadollah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sadollah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sadollah has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corigliani is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sadollah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sadollah can't break the clinch.
Corigliani keeps control of Sadollah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Sadollah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Corigliani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sadollah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sadollah wants to get back to striking at distance but Corigliani won't allow it.
Sadollah tries to circle away but Corigliani has him pinned against the cage.
Sadollah tries to circle away but Corigliani has him pinned against the cage.
Sadollah is trying to push Corigliani away but Corigliani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sadollah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corigliani drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Corigliani drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sadollah pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sadollah clinches up with Corigliani and pushes him back against the cage.
Corigliani tries to break free but Sadollah pushes him back against the cage.
Corigliani is trying to break the clinch but Sadollah is controlling him.
Sadollah working hard to break the clinch.
Corigliani managing to block the knees to the body from Sadollah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Sadollah.
Sadollah is pressed up against the cage. Corigliani has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sadollah down to the mat. Sadollah avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sadollah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sadollah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Corigliani has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sadollah avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sadollah trying to land knees to the body.
Sadollah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sadollah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sadollah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sadollah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Amir Sadollah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sadollah has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Sadollah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Amir Sadollah's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Sadollah lands a leg kick that knocks Corigliani off balance momentarily.
Corigliani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sadollah circles away quickly and effectively.
Sadollah connects with an inside leg kick.
Corigliani moves in looking to clinch but Sadollah pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Sadollah.
Sadollah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corigliani, pushing him back against the cage.
Sadollah tries to break free but Corigliani pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sadollah.
Sadollah tries to land knees in the clinch but Corigliani avoids the damage to the body.
Sadollah has had enough of the clinch but Corigliani keeps him there for the moment.
Corigliani is trying to drag Sadollah to the mat but Sadollah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sadollah wants to break free but Corigliani has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadollah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corigliani avoids it.
Sadollah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corigliani has him pressed against the cage.
Corigliani turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Corigliani manages to end up in side control.
Sadollah is not content to let Corigliani control the position.
Sadollah is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Corigliani working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah is trying to buck Corigliani off.
Sadollah is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee asks Corigliani politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Corigliani prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sadollah is not content to let Corigliani control the position.
Corigliani has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Corigliani remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Corigliani tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sadollah sneaks out the side door and pushes Corigliani away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Salvatore Corigliani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sadollah moves into the clinch successfully.
Sadollah gets underhooks to prevent Corigliani's takedown attempt.
Corigliani tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Corigliani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sadollah is looking to break free of the clinch but Corigliani has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadollah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sadollah scores a nice knee to the body.
Sadollah trying to land knees to the body.
Corigliani tries to score a body lock takedown but Sadollah shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sadollah tries to land knees in the clinch but Corigliani avoids the damage to the body.
Sadollah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corigliani.
Sadollah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corigliani has Sadollah pressed against the cage, preventing Sadollah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corigliani drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Corigliani misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Sadollah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sadollah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Sadollah!
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