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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 336 p4p, 1328 weight class) and Bill Hilly (ranked 58 p4p, 197 weight class). Hilly has chosen Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10] as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Cesare Tiramanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hilly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilly throws a looping overhand right but Tiramanti ducks down to avoid it.
Hilly moves away from the strike by Tiramanti.
Hilly takes a swing at Tiramanti's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Hilly.
Hilly throws a shot from downtown. Tiramanti moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Hilly. Those never looked like landing.
Tiramanti scores with a three punch combo!
Tiramanti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tiramanti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tiramanti duly obliges.
Tiramanti shoots in and bounces Hilly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hilly is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly keeping full guard, as Tiramanti tries to pass.
Tiramanti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hilly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hilly working a defensive guard here.
Hilly keeping full guard, as Tiramanti tries to pass.
Hilly pulls Tiramanti in close to his closed guard and prevents Tiramanti from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tiramanti sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hilly's guard.
Hilly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tiramanti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hilly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hilly trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hilly controlling the position well.
Hilly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tiramanti is working away from the top position though.
Hilly is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hilly keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hilly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hilly is pressing down on Tiramanti's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hilly 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.
Tiramanti drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tiramanti jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tiramanti is fighting to break Hilly's control of his arms but Hilly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti wants to control from the top but Hilly keeps moving.
Tiramanti is really struggling to control Hilly but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hilly looking for a sweep. Not yet Hilly, not yet.
Tiramanti trying to control the position from guard on top but Hilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tiramanti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiramanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hilly.
Tiramanti slips a jab from Hilly.
Tiramanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hilly was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiramanti.
Hilly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiramanti cracks Hilly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tiramanti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hilly circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti slips a straight right by Hilly.
Tiramanti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hilly's waist but Hilly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tiramanti off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Tiramanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiramanti manages to avoid it.
Hilly misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiramanti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hilly misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hilly misses the target.
Tiramanti digs a good body shot into Hilly's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiramanti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiramanti misses with a low kick.
Hilly throws out a counter right but Tiramanti avoids it with no problem.
Hilly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tiramanti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hilly misses with an uppercut. Tiramanti saw that one coming.
Hilly misses the shot to the body.
Tiramanti blocks a jab.
Tiramanti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tiramanti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hilly throws the left hand but Tiramanti avoids the punch easily.
Hilly lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cesare Tiramanti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tiramanti misses with a shot to the body
and Hilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hilly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tiramanti to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tiramanti trying to control the position from guard on top but Hilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hilly looking for a sweep. Not yet Hilly, not yet.
Hilly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hilly wants to sweep but no luck.
Tiramanti trying to control but Hilly is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly controls Tiramanti momentarily but Tiramanti frees himself.
Tiramanti wants to control from the top but Hilly keeps moving.
Tiramanti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hilly wants to sweep but no luck.
Hilly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tiramanti trying to control but Hilly is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hilly throws a shot from downtown. Tiramanti moves away and avoids it.
Tiramanti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hilly.
Tiramanti throws a push kick but Hilly slaps the foot to one side.
Tiramanti avoids the body shot from Hilly.
Tiramanti lands a jab.
Hilly misses with a body kick.
Hilly scores with a jab. Tiramanti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hilly misses with a body shot.
Tiramanti moves away from the strike by Hilly.
Tiramanti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hilly but Hilly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hilly as he avoids it easily.
Tiramanti moves forwards but Hilly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Hilly misses.
Tiramanti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hilly throws an overhand right that lands on Tiramanti's shoulder, as Tiramanti tries to avoid the shot.
Tiramanti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiramanti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hilly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tiramanti lands a jab-cross combination.
Tiramanti throws a head kick that misses.
Tiramanti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hilly.
Tiramanti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hilly in his tracks.
Tiramanti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hilly throws out the jab.
Hilly scores with a shot to the body.
Hilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiramanti throwing a counter right hand but Hilly manages to avoid it.
Tiramanti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti closes the distance and clinches up with Hilly, looking for a takedown. Tiramanti pushes Hilly against the cage but Hilly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesare Tiramanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hilly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hilly misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Tiramanti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hilly swings widly with a right hand
and Tiramanti counters by clinching up.
Hilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hilly is looking to land body kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Hilly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiramanti.
As Hilly tries to get set, Tiramanti tries to push him back and clinch up but Hilly manages to avoid the attempt.
Tiramanti scores with a nice strike.
Tiramanti staying out of range there.
Tiramanti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hilly manages to circle out of the way.
Hilly throws the left hand but Tiramanti avoids the punch easily.
Hilly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tiramanti circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiramanti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tiramanti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiramanti throws a shot from downtown. Hilly moves away and avoids it.
Tiramanti misses with a wild body shot.
Tiramanti misses with a straight left.
Hilly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Tiramanti lands.
Tiramanti misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiramanti misses with a takedown attempt
and Hilly counters with a straight right hand.
Bill Hilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiramanti looks to land a right hand but Hilly moved out of range.
Hilly throws a body punch but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Hilly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hilly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiramanti at a distance.
Hilly throws a lazy right hand but Tiramanti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Tiramanti lands.
Tiramanti scores with a nice strike.
Tiramanti throws a lazy right hand but Hilly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiramanti dodges the punch combination from Hilly.
Tiramanti is looking for a counter combo.
Hilly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cesare Tiramanti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hilly pulls Tiramanti in to control the position.
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 Cesare Tiramanti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tiramanti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hilly misses with an uppercut
enabling Tiramanti to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiramanti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hilly.
Hilly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tiramantis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tiramanti moves away from the strike by Hilly.
Tiramanti misses with an uppercut. Hilly saw that one coming.
Hilly drops his hands momentarily and Tiramanti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tiramanti throws a hook to the side of Hilly's head but Hilly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hilly throws a body kick that misses.
Tiramanti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hilly has time to react.
Hilly throws a hook but Tiramanti avoids it easily.
Tiramanti appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tiramanti dives in and grabs Hilly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hilly pushes down on Tiramanti's head and hops out.
Hilly looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiramanti is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiramanti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Tiramanti as he connects with a hook.
Tiramanti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Hilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hilly misses.
Tiramanti throws a right hand that misses
and Hilly counters with a straight right hand.
Hilly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hilly looks to throw the jab but Tiramanti is out of range.
Hilly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hilly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hilly dodges the punch combination from Tiramanti.
Hilly throws a hook to the side of Tiramanti's head but Tiramanti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hilly thuds a left hand into Tiramanti's body.
Tiramanti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bill Hilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiramanti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilly swings widly with a right hand
and Tiramanti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiramanti lands a head kick!
Tiramanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiramanti at a distance.
Tiramanti throws a big shot that misses.
Hilly jabs at Tiramanti's body.
Tiramanti takes one on the button.
Tiramanti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiramanti.
Tiramanti scores with the left hand. Hilly knows he should have avoided that one.
Hilly throws a hook but Tiramanti blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti feints and then cracks Hilly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hilly down.
A big right from Hilly misses.
Tiramanti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hilly misses with a looping left.
Tiramanti cracks Hilly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tiramanti gets the takedown into side control.
Tiramanti is trying to get an arm triangle but Hilly is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tiramanti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hilly struggling a bit here.
Hilly is looking for a sweep.
Hilly has one of Tiramanti's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Hilly tries to buck Tiramanti off but Tiramanti is having none of it.
Tiramanti decides to stand back up.
Hilly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tiramanti tried to score with a low kick but Hilly checks it.
Hilly throws out a counter right but Tiramanti avoids it with no problem.
Hilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cesare Tiramanti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiramanti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiramanti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hilly throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilly throws a hook but Tiramanti avoids it easily.
Tiramanti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hilly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiramanti lands a lovely overhand right.
Tiramanti throws a right hand that Hilly ducks under and follows up with a left that Hilly also avoids with ease.
Tiramanti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tiramanti showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiramanti is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hilly defends it well.
Hilly is looking for a sweep. Tiramanti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hilly holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hilly is trying to get back to full guard.
Bill Hilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hilly looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cesare Tiramanti.
Well Tiramanti 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesare Tiramanti!
Cesare Tiramanti 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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