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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Calliente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rome Terrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincenzo Calliente looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Calliente!
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, Rome Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calliente drives through with a takedown into guard.
Terrell pulls Calliente in close to prevent any damage.
Calliente postures up.
Calliente is stalling in the full guard.
Terrell is trying to keep Calliente in close.
Calliente knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Terrell on the ground.
Calliente drops back, looking for a kneebar! Terrell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Terrell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Terrell!
Calliente is looking for a sweep.
Terrell trying to control the action but Calliente is working from the bottom.
Calliente is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Terrell is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calliente controls the position for a moment.
Terrell working away.
Calliente is breathing heavily.
Terrell works to advance to full mount. Calliente defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Terrell controlling his opponent.
Calliente is trying to escape the mount.
Terrell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Calliente is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Terrell has hold of Calliente's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Calliente manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Calliente is squirming around, avoiding Terrell's attempts to control the action.
Calliente tries to hold on but Terrell postures up.
Terrell scoring with strikes but Calliente is staying in there.
Terrell with good strikes from the mount here!
Terrell trying to control but Calliente is having none of it.
Terrell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Calliente kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calliente tries to lock up and control but Terrell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Terrell wants to control the pace but Calliente is squirming around nicely.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rome Terrell just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Calliente tries to bum rush Terrell with a series of wild strikes but Terrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terrell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terrell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calliente swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terrell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Calliente counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Calliente.
Terrell tries to break the clinch but Calliente is controlling the position.
Calliente wants the takedown. Terrell is fighting it off but Calliente persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Terrell's guard against the cage.
Calliente throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Calliente manages to get to full guard.
Calliente looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terrell is one step ahead there.
Terrell postures up.
Terrell preventing the sweep.
Calliente is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Calliente tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vincenzo Calliente will probably get the nod.
That's time! Calliente's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Terrell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Calliente but Calliente pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Calliente avoids a punch combination nicely.
Calliente closes the distance and clinches.
Calliente jumps into guard, dragging Terrell to the mat.
Calliente keeping moving, preventing Terrell from controlling successfully.
Calliente is trying to control the position but Terrell postures up.
Calliente looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terrell is one step ahead there.
Calliente is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Terrell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Calliente keeping moving, preventing Terrell from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Calliente blocks a head kick by Terrell.
Calliente shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Terrell gets full guard.
Calliente has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Calliente stands up from Terrell's guard - Calliente perhaps looking for a knockout.
Calliente fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Terrell sprawls well initially but Calliente persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Calliente is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Terrell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Calliente.
Calliente trying to pass the guard but Terrell defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calliente is tying to control. Terrell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Terrell regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Calliente.
Calliente postures up in Terrell's guard and throws a big left but Terrell blocks it.
Terrell thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Terrell keeping full guard, as Calliente tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Terrell is on top in guard.
Terrell tries to free his leg and advance position but Calliente is retaining full guard.
Calliente is pulling down on Terrell's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calliente wants to control the position but Terrell says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Calliente is looking to escape.
Calliente is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Terrell is looking to stall here but Calliente recovers full guard.
Calliente looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Calliente is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Terrell is controlling him.
Calliente keeping moving, preventing Terrell from controlling successfully.
Calliente pushes Terrell off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calliente has managed to clinch.
Calliente is trying to trip Terrell. He has hold of a leg but Terrell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Calliente persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Calliente looking to pass the guard.
Vincenzo Calliente overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Terrell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Terrell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Calliente can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Calliente preventing the sweep.
Terrell wants to stand and escape but Calliente is having none of it.
Terrell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Calliente dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Terrell closes the distance but Calliente moves to the side
and Calliente counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Calliente is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Terrell is just riding it out for now. Calliente eventually gives up the hold.
Calliente missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Terrell gets back to full guard.
Terrell keeping moving, preventing Calliente from controlling successfully.
Calliente sitting in guard here, content to control.
Calliente tries to free his leg and advance position but Terrell is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrell trying to keep a closed guard but Calliente is proving a slippery customer.
Terrell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calliente missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Calliente looking to pass the guard.
Terrell has his foot on Calliente's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calliente works his way back into a safe position though.
Terrell doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Calliente keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Terrell's head.
Calliente advances position into side control!
Terrell sneaks back into half guard.
Terrell gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell is pulling down on Calliente's head. It's preventing any offense from Calliente, at least for the moment.
Calliente trying to control the position from guard on top but Terrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calliente is really struggling to control Terrell but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Calliente in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Calliente throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Calliente stands up over Terrell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Calliente trying to control but Terrell is working from the bottom.
Calliente showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calliente decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Calliente looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Terrell!
Calliente prevents Terrell from getting the reversal.
Terrell wants to control but Calliente is having none of it.
Terrell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Terrell trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell is trying to get back to full guard.
Terrell is looking to control Calliente's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Terrell avoid being mounted?
Terrell wants to get back to his feet.
Terrell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Calliente works his foot free and advances to mount.
Calliente content just to control the position here.
Rome Terrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calliente postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Terrell looks a forlorn figure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Calliente showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Calliente 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincenzo Calliente!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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