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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Fierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitali has chosen Cain's entrance theme as his entrance music. Cain Vitali will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stuart Fierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Vitali!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fierce misses with a hook. Vitali ducked under it nicely.
Vitali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fierce moves in looking to clinch but Vitali pushes him off.
Fierce tries to clinch but Vitali is having none of it.
Fierce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vitali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fierce lands a slapping body shot.
Fierce fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Vitali misses.
Fierce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vitali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fierce misses with a double jab
and Vitali counters with a three punch combo that has Fierce backing up. Fierce nods at Vitali to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fierce tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vitali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fierce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fierce moves in looking to clinch but Vitali pushes him off.
Fierce tries to clinch up.
Vitali fails to land with a series of punches.
Vitali throws a right and a left that Fierce avoids nicely.
Fierce tries to clinch but Vitali moves out of range.
Vitali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fierce circles away quickly and effectively.
Fierce tries to clinch but Vitali moves away
and Vitali counters with a two punch combo.
Vitali avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vitali misses with a wild combination.
Vitali keeps the fight on the outside.
Fierce throws a hook to the side of Vitali's head but Vitali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vitali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fierce is looking to clinch but Vitali is avoiding it.
Fierce tries to clinch up.
Fierce tries to clinch up.
Fierce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fierce tries to clinch but Vitali is having none of it.
Fierce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vitali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fierce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vitali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fierce wants to clinch up but Vitali keeps it at a distance.
Fierce tries to clinch there but Vitali circles away.
Fierce looks to score with a jab to the body but Vitali is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fierce tries to clinch up.
Fierce tries to clinch but Vitali is having none of it.
Fierce tries to clinch
and Vitali counters with a two punch combo.
Fierce tries to clinch but Vitali moves away
and Vitali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fierce swings for the body but Vitali moves out of range.
Fierce tries to clinch up but Vitali circles away and keeps his distance.
Vitali swats away the attempt to clinch by Fierce.
Vitali misses with a double jab
letting Fierce counter with a right hand.
Fierce doesn't manage to clinch there - Vitali circles away.
Fierce wants to clinch
and Vitali counters with a left and a right that stings Fierce.
Some wild striking there from Vitali.
Vitali is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fierce throws a lazy right hand but Vitali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fierce wants to clinch.
Stuart Fierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fierce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fierce throws a sloppy body shot
and Vitali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fierce wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fierce looks to clinch
and Vitali counters with a three punch combo that has Fierce backing up. Fierce nods at Vitali to acknowledge the strikes.
Fierce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vitali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fierce wants to clinch but Vitali slips to the side
and Vitali counters with a series of strikes. Fierce will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Vitali dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fierce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fierce is looking to clinch.
Fierce has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fierce tries to clinch there but Vitali circles away.
Fierce clinches but Vitali breaks the clinch
and Vitali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vitali looks to land a combination but Fierce avoids it well.
Fierce darts in trying to clinch
and Vitali counters with a one-two to the body.
Fierce moves in looking to clinch but Vitali pushes him off.
Vitali keeps the fight on the outside.
Fierce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vitali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fierce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vitali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fierce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cain Vitali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fierce tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vitali counters with a left and a right that stings Fierce.
Fierce tries to clinch but Vitali is having none of it.
Fierce closes the distance but Vitali moves to the side
and Vitali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fierce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vitali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vitali keeps the fight on the outside.
Vitali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Vitali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vitali staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vitali counters with a left and a right that stings Fierce.
Vitali slips under a jab.
Vitali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fierce wants to clinch
and Vitali counters with a one-two to the body.
Fierce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fierce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vitali slips a jab from Fierce.
Fierce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vitali throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali swats away the attempt to clinch by Fierce.
Vitali misses with a series of wild punches.
Vitali staying out of range there.
Vitali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vitali keeps the fight on the outside.
Fierce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fierce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fierce wants to clinch.
Fierce moves in looking to clinch but Vitali pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fierce tries to clinch up.
Fierce misses with an uppercut.
Fierce darts in trying to clinch
and Vitali counters with a two punch combo.
Fierce is looking to clinch but Vitali is avoiding it.
Fierce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Vitali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fierce tries to clinch but Vitali moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fierce wants to clinch up but Vitali keeps it at a distance.
Fierce tries to clinch but Vitali moves out of range.
Fierce is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Vitali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vitali throws a nice looking combination but Fierce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fierce tries to clinch there but Vitali circles away.
Fierce closes the distance but Vitali moves to the side
and Vitali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fierce tries to clinch
and Vitali counters with a two punch combo.
Fierce is looking to clinch but Vitali is avoiding it.
Fierce tries to clinch but Vitali moves out of range.
Fierce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vitali.
Fierce throws a hook to the side of Vitali's head but Vitali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vitali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fierce digs a good hook to Vitali's body.
Fierce tries to clinch but Vitali moves away
and Vitali counters with a left and a right that stings Fierce.
Vitali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fierce doesn't manage to clinch there - Vitali circles away.
A shot to the body from Fierce misses
and Vitali counters with a three punch combo that has Fierce backing up. Fierce nods at Vitali to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fierce closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vitali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fierce moves in looking to clinch but Vitali pushes him off.
Fierce wants to clinch.
Fierce misses the jab.
Fierce wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali fails to land with a series of punches.
Fierce moves in looking to clinch but Vitali pushes him off.
Fierce is looking to clinch but Vitali is avoiding it.
Fierce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vitali throws a nice looking combination but Fierce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vitali misses with a two punch combination.
Fierce is looking to clinch.
Fierce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vitali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vitali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fierce tries to clinch up but Vitali circles away and keeps his distance.
Fierce looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fierce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vitali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fierce looks to land a right hand but Vitali moved out of range.
Fierce closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vitali counters with a series of strikes. Fierce will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Vitali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fierce darts in trying to clinch
and Vitali counters with a two punch combo.
Stuart Fierce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fierce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fierce misses with a jab to the body
and Vitali counters with a series of strikes. Fierce will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fierce throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vitali counters with a one-two to the body.
Fierce looks to clinch
and Vitali counters with a three punch combo that has Fierce backing up. Fierce nods at Vitali to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fierce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fierce doesn't manage to clinch there - Vitali circles away.
Fierce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fierce lands a jab.
Fierce doesn't manage to clinch there - Vitali circles away.
Fierce misses with a straight right.
Fierce tries to clinch up.
Fierce throws a looping overhand right but Vitali ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Vitali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vitali 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Cain Vitali!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Cain Vitali!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Cain Vitali!
Cain Vitali wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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