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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Pizetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Florance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pizetti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to That's Amore. The crowd seem to be enjoying Florance's choice of entrance music: 'Till I Collapse . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Pizetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Florance!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Florance misses with a wild body shot.
Pizetti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Florance swivels and escapes.
Florance throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pizetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Florance scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice takedown defense from Florance. No joy for Pizetti on that attempt.
Pizetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Florance misses with a head kick.
Pizetti slips under a jab.
Florance misses with a wild body shot.
Florance throws a sloppy head kick and Pizetti moves out of range easily.
Pizetti blocks a head kick by Florance.
Florance moves into the clinch successfully.
Florance landing knees to the body.
Pizetti breaks from the clinch.
Reggie Florance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Florance stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Pizetti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Florance lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pizetti takes a step back to recover.
Pizetti is breathing heavily.
Florance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pizetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Florance moves into range and clinches up with Pizetti.
Florance with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Florance throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florance lands a good knee to the midsection. Pizetti won't want to take too many of those.
Florance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pizetti blocks it with crossed arms.
Florance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pizetti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Florance scores with a knee to the head.
Florance lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Florance.
Florance lands a knee to the body.
Florance lands a knee to the head.
Florance with a knee to the head.
Florance lands a knee to the head.
Florance tries a knee to the head but Pizetti blocks it.
Florance misses with a knee to the head.
Florance swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pizetti drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Florance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pizetti.
Florance misses with a knee strike.
Florance tries to land a knee to the head but Pizetti blocks with his arms.
Pizetti drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Florance misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizetti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pizetti tries to pull guard but Florance won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Florance.
Florance with a knee to the head.
Florance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Florance has Pizetti pressed against the cage.
Pizetti has picked Florance up - he's going for a ride! Pizetti dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pizetti not doing much here.
Florance manages to get to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pizetti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florance has his hands on Pizetti's head, controlling the position.
Florance is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Florance is pulling down on Pizetti's head to control his posture.
Pizetti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Florance wants to stand up but Pizetti is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pizetti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pizetti passes Florance's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pizetti is keen to just control but Florance is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Florance dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Florance lands a front kick.
Florance rushes Pizetti and presses him up against the cage.
Florance is struggling to control the position.
Florance misses with a knee strike.
Florance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pizetti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Reggie Florance has been cut.
Pizetti wants a takedown but no success here.
Florance connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pizetti's face.
Pizetti managing to block the knees to the body from Florance.
Pizetti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pizetti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Florance pulls his leg out and moves away.
A shot to de liver by Pizetti. Beautiful body shot.
Pizetti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Florance is fending him off so far but Pizetti persists. Nope, Florance circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Pizetti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Florance tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pizetti fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pizetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pizetti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Florance has managed to clinch.
Florance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pizetti blocks it with crossed arms.
Florance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pizetti blocks it with crossed arms.
Florance tries a knee to the head but Pizetti blocks it.
Pizetti tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Florance smiles and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pizetti is defended easily by Florance.
Florance tries to clinch there but Pizetti circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
No luck for Pizetti with that takedown attempt.
Florance looks to clinch
and Pizetti counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Florance!
Pizetti is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Florance has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Florance has given up his back here.
Florance is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Pizetti.
Florance looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Florance do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Florance holding both Pizetti 's hands and preventing any damage.
Pizetti has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Florance is keeping busy.
Florance has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pizetti scores with punches from the back.
Can Florance hold on?! Pizetti is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Pizetti wants to control but Florance is keeping busy.
Florance trying to control but not successfully.
Florance staying busy and making it hard for Pizetti to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Pizetti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Florance's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Florance tries to land a front kick but Pizetti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pizetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Florance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pizetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Florance is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Pizetti does no damage.
Florance closes the distance and clinches.
Florance keeps control of Pizetti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Florance lands a good knee to the midsection. Pizetti won't want to take too many of those.
Pizetti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Florance pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Florance connects with a knee to the head.
Florance scores with a knee to the head.
Pizetti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Florance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pizetti blocks it with crossed arms.
Florance crunches a lovely knee into Pizetti's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Florance misses with a knee strike.
Florance lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pizetti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Florance misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Florance connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pizetti's face.
Florance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pizetti blocks it with crossed arms.
Florance misses with a knee to the head.
Florance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pizetti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Florance manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pizetti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pizetti changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Florance fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Pizetti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Florance closes the distance and pushes Pizetti back into the cage.
Florance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Florance gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pizetti.
Pizetti is leaning against Florance and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Florance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Florance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Pizetti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Florance with a knee to the head.
Pizetti goes for a takedown in the clinch but Florance prevents it.
Florance looking to throw knees to the head but Pizetti is blocking nicely.
Florance working aggressively here.
Florance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Florance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Florance landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pizetti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Florance is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Florance looking to throw knees to the head but Pizetti is blocking nicely.
Florance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pizetti blocks it with crossed arms.
Pizetti digs a right hand into Florance's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Florance's gas tank.
Pizetti tries to pull guard but Florance holds him up against the cage and eventually Pizetti drops back down to his feet.
Florance with a knee to the head.
Florance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pizetti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Florance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pizetti blocks it with crossed arms.
Florance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pizetti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Florance throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Florance stops a takedown attempt from Pizetti.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Florance.
Florance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pizetti tries for a takedown but Florance manages to get underhooks.
Florance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pizetti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Florance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pizetti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Florance tries to land a knee to the head but Pizetti blocks with his arms.
Florance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Florance prevents Pizetti from breaking the clinch.
Pizetti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Florance gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Florance tries to land knees in the clinch but Pizetti avoids the damage to the body.
Florance trying to land knees to the body.
Florance gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pizetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Florance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pizetti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Florance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Florance avoiding damage as Pizetti throws knees to the body.
Florance stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pizetti fails to pull guard.
Florance misses with a knee to the head.
Pizetti fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pizetti tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Florance just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pizetti has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Florance avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pizetti tries to pull guard but Florance won't allow it.
Florance landing knees to the head.
Florance with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pizetti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pizetti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pizetti blocks an elbow strike.
Florance is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pizetti is defending well for now.
Florance throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Florance comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Florance has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Florance!
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