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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edoardo Bertolone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roi Vincent Eli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bertolone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Fight song - Marylin Manson. Eli has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F11JqLUBCfY as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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130 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edoardo Bertolone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roi Vincent Eli!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bertolone scores with a nice body kick.
Bertolone slips a jab and a cross from Eli.
Bertolone throws the kick towards the body but Eli avoids it.
Bertolone is looking to clinch but Eli is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bertolone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bertolone fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertolone connects with a solid leg kick.
Bertolone tries a head kick but it misses.
Eli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bertolone. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Bertolone.
Bertolone misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eli avoids the head kick by Bertolone.
Bertolone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bertolone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eli's head.
Bertolone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bertolone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eli misses with a few strikes there.
Eli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bertolone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four 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.
Eli swats away the attempt to clinch by Bertolone.
Eli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bertolone.
Bertolone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bertolone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eli counters with a three punch combo that has Bertolone backing up. Bertolone nods at Eli to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edoardo Bertolone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bertolone counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bertolone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bertolone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bertolone misses with a head kick.
Bertolone avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertolone throws a head kick but Eli moves out of range.
Eli misses with a double jab
and Bertolone counters with a head kick.
Bertolone tries to clinch
and Eli counters with a two punch combo.
That's two 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.
Eli avoids the head kick by Bertolone.
Bertolone wants to clinch.
Bertolone clinches but Eli breaks the clinch
and Eli counters with a three punch combo that has Bertolone backing up. Bertolone nods at Eli to acknowledge the strikes.
Bertolone darts in trying to clinch
and Eli counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone throws a sloppy head kick and Eli moves out of range easily.
Eli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bertolone counters with a big head kick but Eli shrugs it off.
Bertolone looks to clinch
and Eli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Edoardo Bertolone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Eli misses.
Bertolone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bertolone counters with a big head kick but Eli shrugs it off.
Eli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bertolone looks for the body kick but Eli saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edoardo Bertolone dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Eli avoids the head kick by Bertolone.
Bertolone swinging wildly here.
Edoardo Bertolone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bertolone misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bertolone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Eli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bertolone counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli avoids the head kick by Bertolone.
Eli tries to bum rush Bertolone with a series of wild strikes but Bertolone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eli misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Eli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bertolone counters with a series of strikes. Eli will be more careful next time no doubt.
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.
Eli throws a right hand that Bertolone ducks under and follows up with a left that Bertolone also avoids with ease.
Bertolone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eli takes a step back to recover.
Bertolone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bertolone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone throws a sloppy head kick and Eli moves out of range easily.
Bertolone tries to clinch up but Eli circles away and keeps his distance.
Eli misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bertolone throws a right hand that Eli ducks under and follows up with a left that Eli also avoids with ease.
Eli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bertolone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Eli is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bertolone throws a sloppy head kick and Eli moves out of range easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eli throws a right and a left that Bertolone avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edoardo Bertolone clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eli misses with a two punch combination.
Bertolone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eli moves out of range of the body kick from Bertolone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bertolone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bertolone looks to clinch
and Eli counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertolone tries a head kick but it misses.
Bertolone dodges the punch combination from Eli.
Bertolone throws a sloppy head kick and Eli moves out of range easily.
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.
Bertolone throws a head kick but Eli moves out of range.
Bertolone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bertolone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli misses with a two punch combination.
Bertolone throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Eli.
Bertolone throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four 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.
Eli throws a combination that misses
and Bertolone counters with a big head kick but Eli shrugs it off.
Eli throws a nice looking combination but Bertolone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eli throws a combination that misses
and Bertolone counters with a head kick.
Bertolone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bertolone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edoardo Bertolone had his way with Roi Vincent Eli in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bertolone tries to land a leg kick but Eli saw it coming and moves away.
Bertolone throws a head kick that Eli semi-blocks.
A head kick by Bertolone misses
and Eli counters with a one-two to the body.
Bertolone throws a head kick but Eli moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli throws a combination that misses
and Bertolone counters with a body kick that stops Eli in his tracks momentarily.
Bertolone throws a head kick but Eli moves out of range.
Eli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bertolone counters with a three punch combo that has Eli backing up. Eli nods at Bertolone to acknowledge the strikes.
Eli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bertolone.
Bertolone delivers a nice body kick.
Eli looks to land a combination but Bertolone avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bertolone circles away quickly and effectively.
Edoardo Bertolone is winning the standup battle so far.
Bertolone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bertolone misses with a jab to the body
and Eli counters with a series of strikes. Bertolone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bertolone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bertolone makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Eli really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone throws a head kick that misses.
Bertolone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eli counters with a two punch combo.
Bertolone scores with a push kick.
Eli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bertolone counters with an inside leg kick.
Edoardo Bertolone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone throws a head kick that misses.
Eli misses with a double jab.
Bertolone scores with a head kick.
Bertolone misses with a combination
and Eli counters with a three punch combo that has Bertolone backing up. Bertolone nods at Eli to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edoardo Bertolone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bertolone 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edoardo Bertolone!
Edoardo Bertolone retains his bantamweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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