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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Fadda Jr (ranked 530 p4p, 534 weight class) and Itziar Belmond (ranked 73 p4p, 74 weight class). Fadda Jr comes to the cage accompanied by KORDHELL - VUK VUK. Itziar Belmond is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itziar Belmond!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmond throws a hook but Fadda Jr blocks it.
Belmond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belmond counters with a good, hard body kick but Fadda Jr shrugs it off.
Belmond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belmond walks into a left hand.
Belmond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fadda Jr.
Belmond appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr throws out a loose jab but Belmond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fadda Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Belmond counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fadda Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Belmond. Fadda Jr shrugs it off though.
Fadda Jr misses with a straight left.
Fadda Jr lands with a good body shot.
Fadda Jr with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fadda Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belmond counters with a leg kick.
Fadda Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fadda Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belmond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belmond has Fadda Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belmonds head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belmond.
Belmond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Belmond throws an elbow but misses.
Fadda Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fadda Jr tries to work over Belmond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fadda Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fadda Jr digs a right hand underneath Belmond's ribcage. Belmond let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Fadda Jr.
Belmond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr avoids the elbow strike from Belmond, against the cage.
Fadda Jr tries to work over Belmond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belmond misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fadda Jr.
Belmond blocks an uppercut.
Fadda Jr tries to work over Belmond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fadda Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Belmond.
Belmond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fadda Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belmond blocking some punches.
Belmond lands an elbow that stopped Fadda Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Fadda Jr working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Fadda Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belmond throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fadda Jrs head.
Fadda Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Belmond.
Fadda Jr misses with the head strike.
Fadda Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belmond.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belmond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fadda Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Belmond.
Fadda Jr digs a right hand underneath Belmond's ribcage. Belmond let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fadda Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Belmond backwards.
Fadda Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Belmond lands with a left to the head.
Fadda Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belmond backwards.
Fadda Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belmond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Belmond.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fadda Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fadda Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belmond backwards.
Fadda Jr misses with some punches.
Belmond cracks Fadda Jr with a nice body shot.
Belmond scores with a shot to the side of Fadda Jr's head.
Fadda Jr tries to work over Belmond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fadda Jr tries to work over Belmond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Belmond.
It looks like Oswaldo Fadda Jr has been cut.
Fadda Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belmond backwards.
Fadda Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belmond's elbow.
Belmond struggles to land a body shot inside as Fadda Jr controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr lands an uppercut.
Belmond stops a takedown attempt from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr lands a body shot.
Belmond is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fadda Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fadda Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr tries to throw a body punch but Belmond avoids it by throwing Fadda Jr back against the cage.
Belmond misses with a body punch.
Fadda Jr is working for takedown but Belmond is calmly controlling the position for now.
Belmond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Fadda Jr fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Belmond.
Belmond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fadda Jr's defenses.
Fadda Jr prevents a body shot from Belmond.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Belmond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fadda Jr's brow.
Fadda Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fadda Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belmond has a couple of punches blocked by Fadda Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belmond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fadda Jr misses with the head strike.
Fadda Jr lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fadda Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oswaldo Fadda Jr's cut.
That's time! Fadda Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fadda Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belmond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fadda Jr ducks under a wild hook from Belmond.
Belmond tries to move into range but Fadda Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fadda Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Belmond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fadda Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fadda Jr. Belmond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fadda Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belmond slips a jab from Fadda Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fadda Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belmond avoids it really well and circles away.
Belmond throws a sloppy head kick and Fadda Jr moves out of range easily.
Belmond cracks Fadda Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda Jr throws out a loose jab but Belmond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belmond throws a head kick but Fadda Jr moves out of range.
Belmond throws a body punch but Fadda Jr moves out of range.
Belmond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fadda Jr.
Nice shot lands for Fadda Jr.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Belmond 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.
Fadda Jr connects with a single shot there.
Itziar Belmond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belmond slips a jab from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Belmond counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice sprawl there from Belmond as Fadda Jr shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oswaldo Fadda Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fadda Jr missing with a left hand there. Belmond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belmond lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fadda Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fadda Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Fadda Jr scores with the left hand. Belmond knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadda Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belmond.
Fadda Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Belmond counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fadda Jr's knee momentarily.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Fadda Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fadda Jr shoots for a takedown but Belmond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big right from Fadda Jr misses.
Fadda Jr backing away here, and Belmond unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fadda Jr misses with a straight right.
Belmond throws a leg kick that misses.
Fadda Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Belmond moves out of range as Fadda Jr strikes.
Fadda Jr jabs Belmond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fadda Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belmond's head.
Fadda Jr takes a swing at Belmond's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fadda Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Belmond counters with a nice uppercut.
Fadda Jr missing with a left hand there. Belmond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fadda Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belmond can do to turn this around?
Fadda Jr looks to land a left hand but Belmond moved out of range nicely.
Fadda Jr loads up on a big right hand but Belmond slips the punch.
Belmond avoids the body shot from Fadda Jr.
Belmond just misses with a punch to the body.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Fadda Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Belmond counters with a nice body shot.
Belmond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fadda Jr's sensitive parts.
Fadda Jr throws a hook but Belmond blocks it.
Belmond blocks a jab.
Belmond throws a solid leg kick but Fadda Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belmond.
Belmond defending well as Fadda Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Fadda Jr misses with a left hand
and Belmond counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belmond tried to score with a low kick but Fadda Jr checks it.
A head kick misses from Belmond.
Belmond moves forwards but Fadda Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belmond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fadda Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Belmond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fadda Jr throwing a counter right hand but Belmond manages to avoid it.
Fadda Jr lands with a straight right. Belmond didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Fadda Jr misses its intended target.
Fadda Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Belmond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fadda Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belmond.
Nice uppercut lands for Belmond. That snapped Fadda Jr's head back.
Fadda Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Belmond moves into the clinch.
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 Oswaldo Fadda Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oswaldo Fadda Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fadda Jr misses with a hook.
Belmond tries a quick counter leg kick but Fadda Jr is wise to it.
Fadda Jr looks to throw the jab but Belmond is out of range.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fadda Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Belmond counters with a low kick, right behind Fadda Jr 's knee.
Nice body punch from Fadda Jr.
Belmond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fadda Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Belmond misses.
Belmond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fadda Jr misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmond fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fadda Jr thuds his right hand into Belmond's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Belmond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Fadda Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fadda Jr 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadda Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook.
Belmond feints and then cracks Fadda Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fadda Jr down.
Belmond drops his hands momentarily and Fadda Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fadda Jr misses with a body shot.
Fadda Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belmond moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fadda Jr. Belmond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fadda Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belmond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fadda Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Belmond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fadda Jr misses with a looping right.
Fadda Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fadda Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Belmond cracks Fadda Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Belmond stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belmond wants it to stay on the feet.
Itziar Belmond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadda Jr misses with a left hand
and Belmond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fadda Jr throws a hook to the side of Belmond's head but Belmond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fadda Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Belmond counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fadda Jr. Belmond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belmond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fadda Jr.
Belmond lands a jab.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook.
Belmond staying out of range there.
Fadda Jr misses with a straight right.
Belmond takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fadda Jr throws a looping overhand right but Belmond ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Belmond.
Fadda Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmond throws the left hand but Fadda Jr avoids the punch easily.
Fadda Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fadda Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Fadda Jr lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Fadda Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belmond counters with a body kick.
Belmond blocks a jab.
Belmond looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fadda Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Belmond.
Belmond slips a straight right by Fadda Jr.
Belmond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fadda Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Fadda Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Belmond throws a jab when Fadda Jr was well out of range.
Fadda Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belmond holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Belmond fails to land.
Belmond lands with a light punch inside.
Belmond has a couple of punches blocked by Fadda Jr.
Still in the clinch, Belmond scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belmond lands an elbow inside that Fadda Jr shrugs off.
Fadda Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Belmond is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oswaldo Fadda Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belmond lands an elbow just above Fadda Jr 's eye.
Belmond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Belmond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Belmond.
Fadda Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fadda Jr presses Belmond against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belmond scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fadda Jr has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Belmond regains guard immediately.
Fadda Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Itziar Belmond.
I think Fadda Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
Our winner, Oswaldo Fadda Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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