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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Hooper (ranked 426 p4p, 61 weight class) and Alessandro Orsini (ranked 851 p4p, 109 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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33 - 17 - 2 |
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Hooper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alessandro Orsini!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooper lands a lovely overhand right.
Hooper takes a swing at Orsini's ribcage but misses.
Orsini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orsini swings for the body but Hooper moves out of range.
Orsini missing with a left hand there. Hooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hooper works the jab nicely.
Hooper lands a jab to Orsini's midsection.
Hooper loads up on a big right hand but Orsini slips the punch.
Hooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsini.
Orsini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooper.
Orsini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hooper moves away.
Hooper feinted with a counter takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hooper.
Orsini throws a jab but it's blocked by Hooper.
Orsini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hooper.
Hooper misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orsini on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini throws out a loose jab but Hooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orsini moves out of range of the strikes.
Hooper misses with a straight right.
Hooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hooper scores with a hook.
Orsini moves out of range as Hooper strikes.
And Orsini responds with a good body kick, but Hooper manages to step out the way in time.
Hooper slips a jab and a cross from Orsini.
Hooper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Croatia in the buildup to the fight.
Orsini just misses with a punch to the body.
Hooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Orsini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hooper lands with a shot to the body.
Hooper slips a straight right by Orsini.
Hooper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orsini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orsini.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hooper gets a takedown into half guard.
Hooper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Orsini with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hooper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Orsini is trying to maintain the position but Hooper is very close to passing his half guard.
Orsini manages to get to full guard.
Hooper trying to control but Orsini is working from the bottom.
Orsini is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hooper trying to control but Orsini is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooper is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Orsini is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Orsini controls Hooper momentarily but Hooper frees himself.
Hooper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hooper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Orsini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hooper.
Hooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Orsini has wrist control.
Hooper is working Orsini over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Orsini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hooper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Orsini keeping moving, preventing Hooper from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper lands a couple of elbows.
Hooper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hooper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hooper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hooper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Orsini is retaining full guard.
Orsini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hooper is working Orsini over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hooper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hooper landing some decent shots from guard.
Orsini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hooper is working Orsini over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Hooper dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Hooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hooper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Orsini slips under a jab.
Hooper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hooper misses with a looping right.
Hooper manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Orsini on his heels. He'll look to pass Orsini's guard now, I'm sure.
Orsini has momentary wrist control but Hooper slips an elbow through the middle.
Hooper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Orsini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hooper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Orsini's head.
Hooper working some strikes from top position.
Orsini has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hooper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hooper scoring with some ground and pound.
Orsini is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Orsini has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hooper has managed to get both his arms back between Orsini's legs - danger averted.
Troy Hooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orsini looking to control but Hooper passes into half guard.
Hooper is trying to control the action in half guard but Orsini is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hooper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orsini can do to turn this around?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hooper lands a nice short elbow.
Hooper trying to control from half guard but Orsini is working away.
Hooper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hooper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hooper looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Orsini wants to control but Hooper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini wants to get back to full guard.
Orsini makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Orsini.
Orsini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hooper is one step ahead there.
Hooper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Orsini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hooper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Orsini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hooper stands up over Orsini, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Orsini has momentary wrist control but Hooper slips an elbow through the middle.
Hooper working some strikes from top position.
Hooper landing with the ground and pound.
Orsini is trying to control the position but Hooper postures up.
Hooper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hooper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hooper throwing strikes but missing.
Hooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Orsini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooper looking to pass the guard.
Hooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Orsini has wrist control.
Hooper throws an elbow that misses. Orsini uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hooper's guard. Nice move by Orsini!
Orsini postures up and lands a big shot to Hooper's brow.
Hooper looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Orsini puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hooper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orsini.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hooper wants to control but Orsini is keeping busy.
Hooper is staying active underneath Orsini, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Hooper dominated that second 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.
A jab from Orsini misses.
Hooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orsini looks to land a left hand but Hooper moved out of range nicely.
Orsini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hooper.
Orsini throws out a counter right but Hooper avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Orsini misses.
Orsini shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hooper is trying to defend but Orsini finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hooper keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hooper trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsini prevents Hooper from improving his position.
Hooper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Orsini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper is pressing down on Orsini's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hooper controlling Orsini's posture.
Hooper keeping moving, preventing Orsini from controlling successfully.
Orsini looking to sit in guard and control but Hooper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Orsini pushes a forearm under Hooper's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hooper is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alessandro Orsini!
Alessandro Orsini is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Alessandro Orsini was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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