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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Batson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo has chosen Volbeat - The Human Instrument as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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186 lbs
42 - 20 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
34 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Batson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Russo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Batson misses.
A swing and a miss from Batson.
Batson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Russo.
Batson slips a jab from Russo.
Russo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Russo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Batson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Russo 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 Batson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Batson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Batson is looking to chop away at Russo's legs.
Batson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Russo's sensitive parts.
Russo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Russo takes one to the side of the head.
Russo misses with a wild combination.
Bill Batson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russo sizes up Batson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Batson takes one to the side of the head.
Russo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Batson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Russo.
Batson scores with a punch to the head.
Batson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Batson misses with a body shot.
Russo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Batson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Russo is defended easily by Batson.
Batson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Russo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Batson.
Russo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Batson.
Batson blocks a leg kick.
Batson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russo circles away quickly and effectively.
Russo tries to keep at a distance but Batson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Batson lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo breaks the clinch.
Russo moves out of range of the strikes.
Batson thows a body shot but no joy.
Batson blocks a low kick nicely.
Batson throws a hook to the side of Russo's head but Russo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russo cracks Batson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Batson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Russo will feel that in the morning.
Batson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Russo on the side of the head.
Russo throws a leg kick
and Batson counters by clinching up.
Russo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Batson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Russo throws a hook but Batson avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
Russo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Batson.
Russo moves out of range of the strikes.
Batson rushes Russo and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Batson tries to work over Russo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batson tries to work over Russo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batson lands a body punch.
Batson misses with some punches.
Russo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Russo is trying to force a seperation but Batson has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Batson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Batson throws a low kick but Russo avoids it.
Russo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Batson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Batson punishes Russo's body with a nice straight punch.
Batson misses with an uppercut.
Batson wants to clinch but Russo slips to the side
and Russo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Batson won't be happy with that.
Batson parries the strikes from Russo easily there. Russo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Batson to escape.
Russo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Russo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Russo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Batson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Russo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Russo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Russo in side control, throwing shots but Batson defends.
Batson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Batson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Batson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Russo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Russo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Russo pushing down on Batson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Russo is looking to take a break and control but Batson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Russo throws a strike but Batson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Russo scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batson pulls Russo in close to prevent any damage.
Russo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Russo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Batson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Russo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Russo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Batson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Russo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to control but Batson is working from the bottom.
Batson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Russo throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Russo wants to pass the guard but Batson is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batson is trying to control the position but Russo postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Russo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Batson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
Batson misses with a two punch combination.
Batson throws a series of punches but Russo avoids them all with ease.
Batson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bill Batson is winning the standup battle so far.
Batson throws a right hand that misses
so Russo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Russo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Russo lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Russo tries to free his leg and advance position but Batson is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo is fighting to break Batson's control of his arms but Batson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Batson can't keep his opponent in guard - Russo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Batson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Russo.
Russo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Batson defending well though.
Russo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Batson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Russo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Batson's head.
Russo wants to work for an arm triangle but Batson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Russo trying to control from half guard but Batson is working away.
Batson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Russo.
Batson tries to roll over but Russo keeps him under control.
Russo throwing shots but Batson is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo is working for a kimura but Batson is defending it quite comfortably.
Russo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Batson tries to roll over but Russo keeps him under control.
Russo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batson is trying desperately to improve position.
Russo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Russo lands a big shot there that rocks Batson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Russo landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Batson is bucking up trying to escape but Russo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Russo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Russo 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Russo!
Post fight, Vinny Russo took to the microphone: 'Yo, yo, yo - what up peeps. Man, that was a dang good fight. Umm, I think I'm doing good - Soy's been happy and stuff, which is good. And I'm having a good time teaching the young boys a thing or two - stretching them, rolling, etc. Ok, later guys.'.
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energy
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hype
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