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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Gennari (ranked 5016 p4p, 3536 weight class) and Giovani Doyle (ranked 488 p4p, 403 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Gennari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giovani Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gennari tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Gennari lands a head kick. Doyle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Doyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gennari.
Doyle scores with a nice head shot.
Doyle slips a straight right by Gennari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gennari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bruno Gennari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gennari scoring well with a low kick there.
Doyle throws a hook to the side of Gennari's head but Gennari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Gennari.
Gennari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennari scores with the left hand. Doyle knows he should have avoided that one.
Gennari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gennari lands with a straight right. Doyle didn't see that one coming.
Doyle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gennari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doyle takes a swing at Gennari's ribcage but misses.
Doyle 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.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Gennari.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gennari moves away.
Gennari wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Gennari.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gennari was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Decent striking displayed by Gennari there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennari throws a head kick that misses
and Doyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gennari.
Gennari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gennari scores with a sloppy right hand. Doyle should have avoided that one.
Gennari looks to land a body kick but Doyle moved away.
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Gennari ducks down to avoid it.
Gennari throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Doyle unleashes a big counter combination but Gennari bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Doyle throws a body punch but Gennari moves out of range.
Gennari is looking to counter punch.
Gennari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gennari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Gennari.
Doyle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gennari with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennari throws a leg kick which misses Doyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Doyle tries to avoid it.
Gennari scores with a head kick.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gennari with a nice calf kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gennari.
Gennari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gennari throws a head kick but Doyle moves out of range.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gennari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Gennari darts in trying to clinch
and Doyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gennari misses.
Gennari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gennari.
Doyle throws a counter combo.
Gennari takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gennari.
Gennari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doyle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gennari. That's going to slow Doyle down.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doyle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gennari throws a sloppy head kick
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Decent striking displayed by Doyle there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Gennari dominated that round.
That's time! Gennari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gennari slips under a jab.
Gennari drives through and clinches with Doyle against the cage.
Gennari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gennari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
A short right from Gennari.
Stalling in the clinch from Gennari.
Doyle stalling against the cage.
Doyle misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Gennari.
Gennari misses with a punch on the inside.
Gennari effectively controlling the action here.
Gennari missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Doyle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Gennari.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Doyle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A frustrated look appears on Doyle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gennari.
Gennari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doyle is trying to push Gennari away but Gennari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gennari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gennari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doyle avoids it.
Gennari missing with knees to the body.
Gennari tries to land knees in the clinch but Doyle avoids the damage to the body.
Gennari looking to throw knees to the head but Doyle is blocking nicely.
Gennari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doyle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gennari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gennari obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennari stalls.
Doyle cracks Gennari with a nice body shot.
Gennari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gennari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doyle slips under a jab.
Gennari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doyle misses with a double jab.
Doyle walks into a left hand.
Doyle lands a really nice looking cross but Gennari seems unphased.
Jab, jab by Gennari - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Gennari tenderised Doyle's leg. Doyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gennari with a nice calf kick.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gennari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gennari appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gennari scores with a head kick.
Gennari defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Gennari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gennari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Gennari counters with a leg kick.
Doyle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gennari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gennari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Gennari dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Gennari slips the punch.
Doyle throws a body punch but Gennari moves out of range.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Gennari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Gennari.
Doyle is looking for the big counter here.
Gennari jabs Doyle right on the nose. Doyle blinks but takes it well.
Bruno Gennari is winning the standup battle so far.
Gennari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gennari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Gennari.
Gennari slips under a jab from Doyle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Gennari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gennari misses with a left hand
and Doyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gennari. Gennari obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Gennari misses the target.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Gennari.
Doyle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gennari.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gennari.
Gennari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doyle.
Gennari avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Gennari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gennari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruno Gennari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gennari.
Doyle swings for the body but Gennari moves out of range.
Gennari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gennari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doyle is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Doyle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gennari counters with a good low kick that Doyle was not able to check.
Gennari tries to clinch up.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gennari.
Gennari scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gennari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gennari throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennari throws a leg kick which misses Doyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Doyle tries to avoid it.
Gennari tries to clinch there but Doyle circles away.
Gennari loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Doyle swings widly with a right hand
and Gennari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle lands a right hook to the body.
Doyle cracks Gennari with an open hand slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gennari.
Doyle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doyle misses with a body shot
and Gennari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gennari lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gennari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gennari.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Gennari ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle moves out of range as Gennari strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gennari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gennari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Gennari.
Gennari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Doyle 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.
Gennari lands a jab to the nose.
Giovani Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gennari lands a leg kick that knocks Doyle off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Gennari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gennari 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Gennari!
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