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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jody Felterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Vercotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vercotti has chosen Poverty - Ennio Morricone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jody Felterbush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luigi Vercotti!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vercotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Felterbush was well out of range. Poor timing from Vercotti.
Vercotti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vercotti misses with a body shot.
Felterbush throws a sloppy head kick and Vercotti moves out of range easily.
Felterbush slips a straight right by Vercotti.
Vercotti misses the body punch
and Felterbush counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vercotti's knee momentarily.
Felterbush slips a jab from Vercotti.
Felterbush moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Felterbush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Vercotti.
Felterbush lands with a kick to the temple. Vercotti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vercotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Felterbush moves away.
Felterbush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Felterbush looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Felterbush throws the kick towards the body but Vercotti avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercotti misses with a looping right.
Vercotti misses with a hook. Felterbush ducked under it nicely.
Felterbush takes a jab right on the kisser.
Felterbush dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vercotti. That did some damage!
A bone on bone clash there as Vercotti blocks the leg kick.
Felterbush moves forwards but Vercotti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Felterbush attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vercotti misses with a straight left.
Felterbush throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vercotti's head.
Vercotti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vercotti lands with a shot to the body.
Felterbush avoids the body shot from Vercotti.
Felterbush has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Felterbush there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Vercotti.
Vercotti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Felterbush on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Felterbush misses with an uppercut. Vercotti saw that one coming.
Luigi Vercotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Felterbush takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Felterbush throws a sloppy head kick and Vercotti moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Felterbush.
Felterbush lunges at Vercotti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vercotti's hand.
Vercotti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Felterbush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vercotti.
Felterbush takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Felterbush takes a jab right on the kisser.
Felterbush looks for the body kick but Vercotti saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercotti lands a lovely overhand right.
Vercotti misses with a hook.
Vercotti has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Felterbush looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vercotti scores with a body shot.
Luigi Vercotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felterbush thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vercotti if he has to take too many more of those.
Vercotti connects with a body shot that sends Felterbush's belly button to the back.
Felterbush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vercotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Felterbush.
Felterbush walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vercotti tests Felterbush's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vercotti digs a good hook to Felterbush's body.
Vercotti scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Vercotti lands.
Vercotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot lands for Vercotti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vercotti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Felterbush thuds his shin into the meat of Vercotti's side.
Vercotti tries to close the distance and clinch but Felterbush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vercotti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Felterbush.
Felterbush pushes Vercotti away with a front kick.
A shot to the liver by Vercotti. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vercotti scores with a body shot.
Vercotti thows a body shot but no joy.
Felterbush moves out of range as Vercotti strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Vercotti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vercotti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Felterbush counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vercotti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Felterbush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vercotti lands a really nice looking cross but Felterbush seems unphased.
Good leg kick by Felterbush there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vercotti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vercotti lands a right hook to the body.
Felterbush misses with a body kick.
Vercotti scores with a hook to the body. Felterbush takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vercotti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Felterbush was well out of range. Poor timing from Vercotti.
Vercotti throws out a powerful jab.
Vercotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Felterbush moves away.
Felterbush throws a sloppy head kick and Vercotti moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vercotti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Vercotti.
Nice defenses there by Felterbush.
A big right from Vercotti misses.
No joy there for Felterbush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vercotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Felterbush manages to avoid it.
Felterbush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vercotti.
Felterbush ducks right into an uppercut from Vercotti.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vercotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Felterbush is looking to land body kicks.
Felterbush with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vercotti to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush throws a head kick but Vercotti moves out of range.
Vercotti throws out a loose jab but Felterbush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vercotti lands the left hand.
Vercotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Felterbush manages to avoid it.
Felterbush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Felterbush throws a sloppy head kick and Vercotti moves out of range easily.
Felterbush misses the shot to the body.
Felterbush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vercotti.
Vercotti lands with a good body shot.
Vercotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Felterbush throws a hook but Vercotti avoids it easily.
Vercotti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Felterbush. Felterbush circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luigi Vercotti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercotti misses with a body shot.
Vercotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vercotti digs a good body shot into Felterbush's ribs.
Felterbush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Felterbush connects with the punch.
Felterbush throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vercotti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Felterbush.
Vercotti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Felterbush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Felterbush throws a nice head kick!
Vercotti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Felterbush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Felterbush looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Felterbush fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vercotti on the side of the head.
Vercotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Felterbush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vercotti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Felterbush walks into a jab.
Vercotti throws a hook to the side of Felterbush's head but Felterbush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Felterbush slips under a jab.
Felterbush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vercotti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felterbush walks into a jab.
Felterbush throws a sloppy head kick and Vercotti moves out of range easily.
Vercotti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vercotti slips under a jab.
Vercotti jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vercotti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Vercotti 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vercotti throws a lazy right hand but Felterbush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vercotti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vercotti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vercotti is working Felterbush over against the ropes.
Felterbush has a couple of punches blocked by Vercotti.
Vercotti lands a body shot.
Vercotti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Felterbush backwards.
Vercotti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Felterbush is trying to stall.
Vercotti misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vercotti.
Vercotti pushes Felterbush back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Vercotti.
Vercotti can't find room to land a body shot as Felterbush controls the action.
Felterbush has picked Vercotti up - he's going for a ride! Felterbush dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vercotti controlling the position well.
Felterbush is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vercotti has managed to free his arm - good work.
Felterbush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vercotti is looking to improve his position.
Vercotti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Felterbush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vercotti trying to control but Felterbush postures up.
Felterbush stalling away here and it's allowed Vercotti to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vercotti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Felterbush advances to half guard.
Vercotti wants to improve his position but Felterbush is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Felterbush is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jody Felterbush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vercotti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vercotti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Felterbush is working away from the top position though.
Felterbush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Felterbush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Felterbush takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Felterbush 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.
Vercotti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vercotti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vercotti manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Felterbush has Vercotti in his guard.
Felterbush had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vercotti defends it easily.
Felterbush looking for a triangle here. Vercotti is fighting it but it looks tight! Felterbush pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Vercotti is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jody Felterbush!
Jody Felterbush seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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