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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Milano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Redhair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milano comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - If You Want Blood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Milano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Redhair!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Milano shoots in but no luck this time.
Redhair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Redhair wants to clinch up but Milano keeps it at a distance.
Redhair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milano feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Redhair looking for a sweep. Not yet Redhair, not yet.
Milano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redhair is keeping the position for now.
Redhair controlling Milano's posture.
Milano wants to pass the guard but Redhair is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redhair keeping moving, preventing Milano from controlling successfully.
Redhair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Milano has gone for a leg lock! Redhair slips out almost immediately though and dives into Milano's guard.
Redhair controlling from the top position.
Milano wants to sweep here but Redhair controlling him for the moment.
Milano trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Redhair tries to free his leg and advance position but Milano is retaining full guard.
Redhair wants to stand but Milano has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Redhair trying to control the position from guard on top but Milano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Milano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Milano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Redhair circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Milano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milano keeps the fight on the outside.
Redhair misses with a low kick.
Richard Redhair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redhair lands a left and a right that send Milano crashing to the mat, dazed. Redhair thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Milano is rocked!
It looks like Vincenzo Milano has been cut.
Redhair rushes Milano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Milano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Milano wants a takedown.
Redhair lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milano jumps guard but Redhair stands there with Milano around his waist. Milano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redhair.
Redhair lands a hook that snaps the head of Milano backwards.
Milano goes for a takedown attempt but Redhair pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Milano seems to have got his legs back now.
Redhair tries to clinch but Milano is having none of it.
Redhair wants to clinch.
Redhair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Redhair throws out a leg kick but Milano moves out of range and Redhair only half commits.
Milano shoots in and drives through. Redhair sprawls well.
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.
Nice takedown defense from Redhair. No joy for Milano on that attempt.
Redhair cracks a nice hook into Milano's ribs.
Redhair tries to clinch but Milano is having none of it.
Redhair clinches.
Redhair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Redhair presses Milano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Redhair pushes Milano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milano tries to score a body lock takedown but Redhair shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Milano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Redhair walks away with a smile on his face. Milano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Redhair motions for Milano to come forward. Redhair throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Milano shoots in for a takedown but Redhair shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Milano is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redhair wants to clinch.
Redhair is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Redhair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincenzo Milano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Redhair tries to close the distance and clinch but Milano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Milano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Redhair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milano circles away quickly and effectively.
Redhair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Redhair has a couple of punches blocked by Milano.
Redhair cracks Milano with a nice body shot.
Milano blocking some punches.
Milano tries for a takedown. No joy.
Redhair avoiding damage as Milano throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redhair.
Redhair swings wildly with an uppercut but Milano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redhair throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milano has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Redhair uses from the top position.
Redhair showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Redhair trying to control the position from guard on top but Milano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milano working for a triangle but Redhair defends it easily.
Redhair passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Redhair decides to stand up, so the ref orders Milano to his feet.
Redhair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Milano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Redhair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Milano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Redhair.
Milano shoots in for a takedown but Redhair shows good takedown defense.
Vincenzo Milano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Redhair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Redhair paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Redhair.
Milano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Milano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Milano with a couple of short strikes.
Milano throws some wild stikes that Redhair manages to avoid easily.
Milano wants to control the pace but Redhair is squirming around nicely.
Redhair sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redhair is staying active underneath Milano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Redhair trying to control here.
Redhair controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milano is looking to stall here but Redhair recovers full guard.
Redhair bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Milano's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Milano throws his legs up looking for a submission but Redhair uses it to pass to side control.
Milano tries to control but Redhair manages to take his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redhair struggling to keep hold of the position.
Redhair is riding his opponent, not letting Milano buck him off.
Redhair trying to control.
Redhair biding his time, controlling Milano.
Milano manages to reverse the position and now he's in Redhair's guard. Nice work there by Milano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Redhair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vincenzo Milano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Milano scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Redhair is looking to improve his position.
Milano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Redhair defending well though.
Redhair is trying to stand up here but Milano is controlling him well.
Milano is just content to waste time from the top position. Redhair takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Milano trying to control but Redhair is working from the bottom.
Milano throwing strikes but missing.
Milano looking to sit in guard and control but Redhair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redhair trying to control but Milano is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Redhair moves in looking to clinch but Milano pushes him off.
Redhair is looking to clinch.
Milano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Redhair avoids it really well and circles away.
Richard Redhair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Redhair circles away.
Milano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two 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.
Redhair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Milano pulls guard effortlessly.
Milano keeping moving, preventing Redhair from controlling successfully.
Milano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Redhair is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Milano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Redhair trying to control the position from guard on top but Milano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redhair content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redhair is looking to stand up but Milano won't let him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Milano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Milano counters by moving into the clinch.
Milano decides to pull guard.
Milano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Redhair is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Milano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Redhair can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Redhair passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Redhair taking a breather here.
Milano is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Milano flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Milano is looking for a sweep. Redhair is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Milano trying to control from the bottom.
Vincenzo Milano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redhair with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Milano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Redhair has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Redhair!
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energy
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