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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Sifreddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sifreddi has chosen I'm too sexy as his entrance music. Rocco Sifreddi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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135 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Sifreddi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Carter misses
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sifreddi.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Sifreddi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sifreddi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sifreddi avoids a kick to the body.
Sifreddi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sifreddi's waist but Sifreddi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carter off to one side.
Carter tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sifreddi stuffs the takedown attempt from Carter. Carter gets slowly back to his feet.
Sifreddi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sifreddi digs a good hook to Carter's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter darts in trying to clinch
and Sifreddi counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sifreddi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter tries to land a body kick
enabling Sifreddi to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sifreddi has closed the distance and engaged Carter in a clinch.
Carter is trying to drag Sifreddi to the mat but Sifreddi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sifreddi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sifreddi pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sifreddi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sifreddi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sifreddi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sifreddi thuds a left hand into Carter's body.
Carter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sifreddi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carter wants to clinch but Sifreddi slips to the side
and Sifreddi counters with a right hand to the body.
Sifreddi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Sifreddi does it's job there.
Sifreddi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Carter. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sifreddi instigates a clinch.
Sifreddi cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
Sifreddi lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sifreddi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sifreddi cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
Sifreddi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sifreddi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sifreddi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carter with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Sifreddi to counter with a crisp jab.
Sifreddi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sifreddi with a jab.
Sifreddi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sifreddi lands with a good body shot.
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!
Sifreddi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
Sifreddi lands with a good body shot.
Sifreddi clinches with his opponent.
Carter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sifreddi is defending well.
Sifreddi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Sifreddi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sifreddi is pressed up against the cage. Carter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sifreddi down to the mat. Sifreddi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sifreddi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sifreddi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sifreddi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sifreddi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Sifreddi 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.
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter with a poor takedown
and Sifreddi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carter thinking.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Sifreddi clinches.
A short left from Sifreddi.
Sifreddi connects with a knee to the head.
Sifreddi connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sifreddi.
Sifreddi is pushing Carter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carter jumps guard but Sifreddi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sifreddi lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Sifreddi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Sifreddi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter jumps guard but Sifreddi stands there with Carter around his waist. Carter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sifreddi digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sifreddi pushes Carter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sifreddi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sifreddi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter wants to clinch up but Sifreddi keeps it at a distance.
Sifreddi has Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Sifreddi lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sifreddi - that landed with a thud.
Sifreddi breaks from the clinch.
Sifreddi lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Sifreddi.
Sifreddi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sifreddi moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sifreddi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Sifreddi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Sifreddi.
Sifreddi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sifreddi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sifreddi manages to break the clinch.
Sifreddi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sifreddi lands a right hook to the body.
Sifreddi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carter rather than just go for the knockout.
Sifreddi forces Carter back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sifreddi.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Rocco Sifreddi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter is trying to break free.
Sifreddi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt
and Sifreddi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sifreddi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rocco Sifreddi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sifreddi lands with a shot to the body.
Sifreddi takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sifreddi lands a body shot.
Sifreddi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sifreddi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carter is rocked!
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!
Carter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sifreddi is fending him off so far but Carter persists. Nope, Sifreddi circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sifreddi jabs at Carter's body.
Carter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michael Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sifreddi closes the distance and clinches.
Carter seems to have got his legs back now.
Sifreddi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sifreddi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sifreddi lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sifreddi scores with a body shot.
Sifreddi digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Sifreddi 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sifreddi jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sifreddi digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs.
Sifreddi lands a nice looking body shot.
Sifreddi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sifreddi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sifreddi has managed to clinch.
Carter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sifreddi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sifreddi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sifreddi scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sifreddi closes the distance and clinches.
Sifreddi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sifreddi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sifreddi lands a really nice looking cross but Carter seems unphased.
Carter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sifreddi is fending him off so far but Carter persists. Nope, Sifreddi circles away and we're back to standing.
Sifreddi closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sifreddi scores with a hook to the body.
Carter jumps guard but Sifreddi stands there with Carter around his waist. Carter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sifreddi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carter's defenses.
Sifreddi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sifreddi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sifreddi connects with a body shot.
Sifreddi scores with a jab to the body.
Sifreddi throws out a powerful jab.
Carter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sifreddi digs a good hook to Carter's body.
Sifreddi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sifreddi scores with a shot to the body.
Sifreddi stalks Carter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carter's face. Carter staggers backwards, shaken.
Sifreddi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sifreddi takes the fight into the clinch.
Sifreddi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sifreddi manages to break the clinch.
Carter tries to clinch up
and Sifreddi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sifreddi jabs at Carter's body.
Sifreddi connects with a body shot.
Carter doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Sifreddi to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocco Sifreddi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sifreddi connects with a body shot that sends Carter's belly button to the back.
Sifreddi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sifreddi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
Sifreddi closes the distance and clinches.
Sifreddi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sifreddi.
Sifreddi manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michael Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sifreddi moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Sifreddi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sifreddi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Sifreddi!
Rocco Sifreddi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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