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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 1928 p4p, 3195 weight class) and Nusrat Baigan (ranked 114 p4p, 175 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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11 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 20 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nusrat Baigan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baigan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Amodei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baigan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Amodei counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baigan's knee momentarily.
Baigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baigan misses with a head kick.
Amodei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baigan throws a leg kick but Amodei checks it.
Amodei swings for the body but Baigan moves out of range.
Baigan misses with a head kick.
Baigan throws an off balance right hand
and Amodei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Baigan misses.
Baigan tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amodei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amodei moves out of range as Baigan strikes.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Baigan.
Baigan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amodei manages to avoid it.
Amodei is looking to slow Baigan down with leg kicks.
Baigan misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amodei throws a jab when Baigan was well out of range.
Baigan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Baigan throws a head kick but Amodei moves out of range.
Baigan connects with a crisp jab.
Baigan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amodei fires out a quick counter leg kick but Baigan just manages to avoid it.
Amodei looks to score with a jab to the body but Baigan is just out of range.
Amodei throws a lazy right hand but Baigan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Amodei feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baigans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Amodei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baigan throws out the jab.
Amodei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baigan lands with a kick to the temple. Amodei shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Baigan checks a leg kick.
Baigan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baigan walks into a straight right hand from Amodei.
A bone on bone clash there as Baigan blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baigan checks a leg kick nicely.
Amodei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baigan looks to land a right hand but Amodei moved out of range.
Amodei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baigan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amodei just misses with a punch to the body.
Baigan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Amodei ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nusrat Baigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Baigan.
Baigan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Amodei.
Amodei misses with a low kick.
Baigan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Amodei gets a clinch.
Baigan blocking some punches.
Amodei lands a shoulder strike.
Amodei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amodei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baigan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baigan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Amodei. Amodei obviously looking to wear him down.
Amodei just misses with a punch to the body.
Amodei moves into range and clinches up with Baigan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amodei.
Baigan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baigan throws a low kick but Amodei moves out of range easily.
Baigan just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Baigan lands but Amodei takes it in his stride.
Baigan misses with a head kick.
Amodei misses with a shot to the body
and Baigan counters with a straight right hand.
Baigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amodei throws a body punch but Baigan moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Baigan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baigan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baigan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A punch combination from Baigan misses.
Nusrat Baigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baigan misses with a head kick.
Baigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amodei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Baigan.
Baigan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Amodei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baigan on the side of the head.
Baigan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Amodei to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amodei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baigan lands a glancing blow to the side of Amodei's head.
A leg kick checked by Baigan.
Baigan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amodei appears to be looking for a big counter.
Baigan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Amodei makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Amodei wants to land a leg kick but Baigan is out of range.
Amodei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baigan moves away.
Amodei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baigan.
A left and a right from Amodei both land. Nice combination.
Baigan misses with a wild combination.
Amodei takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baigan connects with a high kick.
Baigan throws a right hand that Amodei ducks under and follows up with a left that Amodei also avoids with ease.
Amodei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baigan.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baigan 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 Amodei has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Amodei and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Amodei throws a sloppy head kick and Baigan moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amodei clinches up against the cage.
Amodei misses with a punch to the body.
Amodei works on Baigan's body with a couple of short punches.
Amodei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baigan's elbow.
Baigan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Amodei dominated that round.
That's time! Amodei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baigan misses with a body shot.
Baigan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Amodei in his tracks.
Baigan misses with a two punch combination.
Baigan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amodei attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Amodei avoids the head kick by Baigan.
Baigan misses with a right hand
and Amodei counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Amodei moves into the clinch successfully.
Amodei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amodei lands with a left to the head.
Baigan breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Amodei.
Amodei looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amodei trying to control the position from guard on top but Baigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Amodei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baigan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei stopping the sweep attempt from Baigan.
Amodei tries to free his leg and advance position but Baigan is retaining full guard.
Baigan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Amodei trying to move into half guard but instead Baigan has managed to sweep!
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.
Baigan preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amodei has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Baigan has passed into side control.
Baigan working away.
Amodei is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Amodei is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Baigan is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Amodei is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Amodei bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Baigan controls Amodei momentarily but Amodei frees himself.
Amodei trying to control but Baigan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei wants to pass the guard but Baigan is keeping the position.
Amodei is pushing down on Baigan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Baigan is fighting to maintain full guard but Amodei has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amodei seems to be working for a kimura but Baigan defends the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Giuseppe Amodei will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Amodei feints and then cracks Baigan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baigan down.
Baigan throws a right and a left that Amodei avoids nicely.
Baigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baigan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Amodei.
Amodei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amodei lands a slapping body shot.
Amodei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baigan was well out of range. Poor timing from Amodei.
Nusrat Baigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amodei throws a body shot but no joy.
Baigan misses with a two punch combination.
Baigan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Amodei scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amodei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baigan backwards.
Baigan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amodei backwards.
A short uppercut from Amodei.
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!
Still in the clinch, Amodei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Amodei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baigan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Baigan fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Amodei.
Baigan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baigan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amodei lands a right hand.
Baigan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baigan tries to throw a body punch but Amodei avoids it by throwing Baigan back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baigan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Amodei throws a head punch that misses.
Baigan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amodei misses with a punch on the inside.
Baigan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amodei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amodei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baigan backwards.
Amodei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baigan's elbow.
Amodei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baigan backwards.
Baigan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Amodei backwards.
Amodei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baigan backwards.
A short right from Amodei.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baigan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amodei misses with a punch on the inside.
Amodei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baigan scores with a shot to the side of Amodei's head.
Baigan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amodei lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baigan or not.
Baigan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Baigan on the inside.
Amodei misses with some punches.
Amodei presses Baigan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baigan prevents a body shot from Amodei.
Amodei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amodei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baigan.
Amodei tries to work over Baigan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baigan blocks an uppercut.
Baigan breaks from the clinch.
Baigan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amodei can pounce on him.
Amodei throws a leg kick which misses Baigan's front leg but catches the back leg as Baigan tries to avoid it.
Baigan misses with a hook
and Amodei counters with a low kick, right behind Baigan 's knee.
Baigan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amodei is looking to slow Baigan down with leg kicks.
Baigan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baigan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei clobbers Baigan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Amodei with a nice calf kick.
Baigan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Amodei just misses with a punch to the body.
Baigan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baigan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amodei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baigan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giuseppe Amodei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amodei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baigan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nusrat Baigan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baigan slips a straight right by Amodei.
Amodei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Amodei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baigan can do to turn this around?
Baigan tried to score with a low kick but Amodei checks it.
Baigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amodei moves away.
Amodei half committed to a counter leg kick.
Amodei wants to slow Baigan down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Baigan.
Amodei lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baigan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baigan lands a nice hook to Amodei's body. Amodei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baigan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Amodei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baigan misses with a looping right.
Amodei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amodei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baigan under the eye.
Amodei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baigan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Amodei. That's going to slow Baigan down.
Amodei jabs Baigan right on the nose. Baigan blinks but takes it well.
A left and a right from Baigan both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Giuseppe Amodei has been cut.
Baigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baigan misses with a body shot
letting Amodei counter with a right hand.
Amodei digs a good body shot into Baigan's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amodei pushes Baigan up against the cage in a clinch.
Baigan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Baigan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Amodei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amodei has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Amodei!
Giuseppe Amodei decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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