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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valentino Andolini (ranked 1500 p4p, 1549 weight class) and Kael Gardener (ranked 192 p4p, 201 weight class). Valentino Andolini has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Valentino Andolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kael Gardener!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andolini fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andolini throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Gardener.
Andolini swings widly with a right hand
and Gardener counters with a stiff right hand.
Andolini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gardener is looking for the big counter here.
Andolini throws a shot from downtown. Gardener moves away and avoids it.
Valentino Andolini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardener swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andolini moves into the clinch.
Andolini prevents a body shot from Gardener.
Still in the clinch, Andolini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andolini throws an elbow that misses.
Gardener prevents a body shot from Andolini.
Andolini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andolini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gardener's elbow.
Andolini definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Andolini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gardener's elbow.
Andolini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andolini pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gardener misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andolini throws a punch but it's blocked by Gardener.
Andolini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andolini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andolini pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gardener lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andolini.
Andolini has a couple of punches blocked by Gardener.
A frustrated look appears on Gardener's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Andolini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gardener.
Andolini throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gardeners head.
Andolini struggles to land a body shot inside as Gardener controls his hands.
Andolini is stalling here.
Gardener goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gardener looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot in the inside from Gardener.
Gardener lands a hook that snaps the head of Andolini backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gardener.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardener lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andolini backwards.
Gardener presses Andolini against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gardener's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gardener misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andolini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andolini wants to stall.
Gardener swings wildly with an uppercut but Andolini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardener working aggressively here.
Gardener manages to break the clinch.
Andolini throws a lazy right hand but Gardener sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Gardener misses.
Andolini throws a lazy uppercut
and Gardener connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Valentino Andolini has been cut.
Gardener moves away from the strike by Andolini.
Andolini misses with a lunging right hand
and Andolini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andolini is rocked!
Andolini misses with a shot to the body
and Gardener counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Andolini out cold! What a finish! Gardener is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kael Gardener!
After winning the bout, Kael Gardener thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
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