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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marty Camozzi (ranked 4546 p4p, 3794 weight class) and Rui Veloso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rui Veloso is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marty Camozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rui Veloso!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camozzi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Veloso bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Camozzi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Camozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Veloso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veloso! But no joy.
Camozzi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camozzi looks to land a body kick but Veloso moved away.
Veloso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camozzi goes for a double leg but Veloso avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Veloso continues to drive forward.
Veloso throws out a counter right but Camozzi avoids it with no problem.
Veloso digs a right hand into Camozzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Camozzi's gas tank.
Veloso cracks Camozzi with a nice 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!
Veloso is looking to break free of the clinch but Camozzi has double underhooks.
Camozzi is trying to drag Veloso to the mat but Veloso just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Camozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camozzi is breathing heavily.
Veloso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veloso tries to break free but Camozzi pushes him back against the cage.
Camozzi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Veloso stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Veloso - that landed with a thud.
Veloso lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Veloso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Veloso digs a right hand underneath Camozzi's ribcage. Camozzi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Veloso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camozzi keeps control of Veloso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Veloso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Camozzi fails with a takedown attempt.
Veloso is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Camozzi with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camozzi misses with a combination
and Veloso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veloso punishes Camozzi's body with a nice straight punch.
Camozzi moves in looking to clinch but Veloso pushes him off.
Camozzi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Veloso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Camozzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camozzi tries to clinch there but Veloso circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veloso! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camozzi shoots in and drives through. Veloso sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veloso! But no joy.
Veloso lands with an uppercut that bounces Camozzi off the cage and back into range.
Camozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veloso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Camozzi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Camozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Veloso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been informed that Veloso has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Veloso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camozzi shoots in for a double leg but Veloso sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Veloso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Camozzi looks for a takedown but Veloso sprawls well.
Veloso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veloso lands a jab.
Camozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Veloso circles away.
Veloso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Camozzi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Veloso tries to avoid it but Camozzi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Veloso to the ground. Veloso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Camozzi throws a push kick but Veloso slaps the foot to one side.
Veloso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Camozzi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Veloso avoids it really well and circles away.
It seemed like Veloso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Veloso 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.
Camozzi with a poor takedown
letting Veloso counter with a right hand.
Camozzi fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Veloso on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Camozzi closes the distance but Veloso moves to the side
and Veloso counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camozzi tries to work over Veloso's front leg with a kick but Veloso checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veloso! But no joy.
Marty Camozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camozzi throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Veloso misses.
Camozzi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rui Veloso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veloso keeps the fight on the outside.
Veloso throws out a counter right but Camozzi avoids it with no problem.
Veloso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Veloso keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Camozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veloso keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Veloso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camozzi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Veloso but Veloso pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Camozzi throws a head kick that misses.
Veloso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Camozzi misses.
Veloso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Camozzi misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camozzi shoots for a double leg takedown but Veloso sprawls well. He's pushed Camozzi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Veloso scores with a sloppy right hand. Camozzi should have avoided that one.
Camozzi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Veloso works Camozzi's body with a nice hook.
Veloso lands a jab to the nose.
Veloso thuds a left hand into Camozzi's body.
Camozzi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veloso thuds his right hand into Camozzi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camozzi tries to clinch up but Veloso circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veloso! But no joy.
Camozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Veloso circles away.
Veloso now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Camozzi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Camozzi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Veloso connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Camozzi scrambles back to his feet.
Veloso slaps away a takedown attempt from Camozzi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Veloso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camozzi tries to clinch there but Veloso circles away.
A little jabbing left from Veloso on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Veloso. No joy for Camozzi on that attempt.
Veloso lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veloso digs a good body shot into Camozzi's ribs.
Rui Veloso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veloso lands a head shot.
Veloso lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horrible takedown attempt by Camozzi or perhaps it was just good defense by Veloso, which made it look bad.
Camozzi misses with a takedown
and Veloso counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Camozzi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rui Veloso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Camozzi shoots in but Veloso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like Veloso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camozzi throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Veloso to counter with a crisp jab.
Camozzi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Camozzi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Veloso on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Camozzi with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Veloso counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camozzi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Veloso pinned against the cage. Veloso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Camozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Veloso.
Veloso might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Veloso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Veloso displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Camozzi.
Camozzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Veloso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Camozzi does no damage.
Veloso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Camozzi fails to land the takedown.
Veloso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Veloso works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Veloso lands an overhand right.
Camozzi closes the distance but Veloso moves to the side
and Veloso counters with a stiff right hand.
Camozzi drops his hands momentarily and Veloso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camozzi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Veloso as he jumps to the side.
It seemed like Veloso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice cross by Veloso.
Camozzi is rocked!
Camozzi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Veloso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Camozzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Veloso fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Camozzi to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Camozzi looks to clinch but Veloso throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Camozzi taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rui Veloso!
During a confident post fight interview, Rui Veloso thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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