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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Ferrara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrara's entrance music is Sons Of Odin (Manowar). A fine choice. Leo Milani will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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187 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincenzo Ferrara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Milani!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrara looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ferrara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Milani defending well though.
Ferrara perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Milani wants to get back to his feet.
Milani looks gassed!
Ferrara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ferrara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ferrara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Ferrara is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ferrara thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Milani's head.
Ferrara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferrara gets a takedown into half guard.
Ferrara thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Milani to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrara wants to control from the top but Milani keeps moving.
Ferrara stays in close to Milani's body and controls the position.
Ferrara drops back looking for a leg! Milani is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Milani manages to kick Ferrara off! Ferrara jumps back into Milani's guard.
Ferrara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrara is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ferrara wants to control from the top but Milani keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ferrara closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Milani to the mat! Milani manages to get full guard.
Ferrara drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferrara jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Milani can do anything to dispel that myth.
Milani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ferrara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferrara is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Ferrara dominated that round.
That's time! Ferrara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ferrara closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ferrara lands in his opponent's guard.
Ferrara wants to control from the top but Milani keeps moving.
Milani is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrara content to stall in guard here.
Milani keeping moving, preventing Ferrara from controlling successfully.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ferrara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ferrara is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ferrara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Milani's head.
Milani keeping moving, preventing Ferrara from controlling successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Vincenzo Ferrara just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Milani gets caught flat footed, as Ferrara shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrara throwing strikes but missing.
Milani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferrara.
Milani keeping moving, preventing Ferrara from controlling successfully.
Milani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ferrara wants to control from the top but Milani keeps moving.
Ferrara is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Milani is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Ferrara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Milani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ferrara shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Milani napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Milani is not content to let Ferrara control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferrara tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Ferrara dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Milani has his takedown stuffed
and Ferrara counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Milani keeping moving, preventing Ferrara from controlling successfully.
Ferrara is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Milani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ferrara.
Ferrara trying to control but Milani is working from the bottom.
Ferrara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ferrara throws a big right hand that misses.
Milani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferrara trying to control but Milani is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Milani keeping moving, preventing Ferrara from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ferrara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Milani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferrara thows a body shot but no joy.
Milani gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ferrara to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ferrara trying to control but Milani is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferrara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leo Milani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferrara trying to control the position from guard on top but Milani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrara is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ferrara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vincenzo Ferrara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ferrara trying to control but Milani is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferrara closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Milani did well to prevent Ferrara getting side control.
Ferrara is keen to just control but Milani is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Ferrara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferrara 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincenzo Ferrara!
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