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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Pellegrini (ranked 227 p4p, 345 weight class) and Miami Vice (ranked 38 p4p, 59 weight class). Vice comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vice kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Pellegrini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miami Vice!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellegrini misses with a hook.
Vice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pellegrini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vice on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vice avoids the body shot from Pellegrini.
Vice is looking for the big counter here.
Vice circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pellegrini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pellegrini at a distance.
Vice scores with a jab. Pellegrini acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pellegrini digs a good hook to Vice's body.
Pellegrini works the jab nicely.
It looks like Miami Vice has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pellegrini.
Pellegrini closes the distance but Vice moves to the side
and Vice counters with a straight right hand.
Pellegrini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pellegrini.
Vice checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vice! But no joy.
Pellegrini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pellegrini lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pellegrini.
Pellegrini connects with a body shot that sends Vice's belly button to the back.
Pellegrini tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vice counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pellegrini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vice needs to keep his hands up - Pellegrini had a free shot at his head there.
Pellegrini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vice shapes to counter with a head kick.
Vice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pellegrini throws out the jab.
Vice now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vice 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.
Pellegrini rushes Vice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pellegrini wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Pellegrini.
Vice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pellegrini tries to clinch
and Vice counters with a stiff right hand.
Pellegrini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vice appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pellegrini takes one on the button.
It looks like Vinnie Pellegrini has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pellegrini throws a leg kick but Vice moved away.
Pellegrini avoids a kick to the body.
Vice misses with a hook. Pellegrini ducked under it nicely.
Pellegrini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vice throws out a counter right but Pellegrini avoids it with no problem.
Pellegrini closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pellegrini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pellegrini lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Vice.
Vice lands a nice uppercut.
Vice misses with the head strike.
Pellegrini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pellegrini backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pellegrini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pellegrini tries a knee to the head but Vice blocks it.
Pellegrini unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vice throws a punch but it's blocked by Pellegrini.
A hook to the body from Vice.
Pellegrini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pellegrini scores with a shot to the side of Vice's head.
Pellegrini digs a right hand underneath Vice's ribcage. Vice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pellegrini takes a shot to the head.
Vice misses with the head strike.
Vice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vice breaks the clinch.
Vice gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vice takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pellegrini 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vinnie Pellegrini will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vice keeps the fight on the outside.
Vice is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick misses from Pellegrini.
Vice throws out a counter right but Pellegrini avoids it with no problem.
Vice misses with a kick to the body.
Pellegrini feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vice misses with a low kick.
Pellegrini lands with a straight right. Vice didn't see that one coming.
Vinnie Pellegrini is winning the standup battle so far.
Pellegrini takes a swing at Vice's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pellegrini.
Pellegrini throws a head kick that misses
and Vice counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Pellegrini misses
and Pellegrini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pellegrini scores with a jab to the head.
Vinnie Pellegrini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrini wants to clinch.
Pellegrini takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pellegrini scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vice lands with a hook. Pellegrini tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick from Pellegrini is predictable there
and Vice counters with a crisp one two that drops Pellegrini! Vice thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pellegrini to his feet! Pellegrini is in big trouble!
Pellegrini is rocked!
Pellegrini misses with a right hand
and Vice counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miami Vice!
A victorious Miami Vice thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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