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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Why (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevie Why is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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183 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevie Why!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinny Russo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Why dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Why connects with a body shot.
Why throws a jab when Russo was well out of range.
Why misses with a jab to the body
and Russo counters with an inside leg kick.
Russo shoots in for a takedown but Why shows good takedown defense.
Why misses with a combination
enabling Russo to counter with a crisp jab.
Why will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Why cracks Russo with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Why. Russo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Why clinches up with Russo and pushes him back against the cage.
Russo keeps control of Why as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Russo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Why counters with a three punch combo that has Russo backing up. Russo nods at Why to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Why misses with an uppercut. Russo saw that one coming.
Why misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russo.
Russo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Stevie Why has been cut.
Why avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Why throws a poor cross that misses
and Russo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Why's guard.
Russo trying to control but Why is working from the bottom.
Why is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Why is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Why is working away from the top position though.
Why wants to control but Russo is keeping him busy.
Why throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russo wants to control but Why is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Russo trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Why manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo is squirming around, avoiding Why's attempts to control the action.
Russo tries to lock up and control but Why gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Why trying to control but Russo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Russo tries to hold on but Why pushes him away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Russo taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Russo tries to lock up and control but Why gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Why landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Why lands a nice shot to the head.
Russo tries to hold on but Why pushes him away.
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 Stevie Why will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stevie Why's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Russo dodges the punch combination from Why.
Why gets the takedown into side control.
Russo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Why wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Russo wants to control but Why postures up.
Why moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Why wants to control but Russo is keeping him busy.
Why decides to stand back up. Why steps back and let's Russo get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo throws a looping overhand right but Why ducks down to avoid it.
Why tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Why misses with a double jab.
Russo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Why backs up against the cage.
A jab from Russo misses.
Why misses with a wild combination.
Why lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russo circles away quickly and effectively.
Why swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Why throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Russo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Why connects with a single shot there.
Russo throws the left hand but Why avoids the punch easily.
Russo looks to land a combination but Why avoids it well.
Russo misses with a hook.
Why tries to clinch but Russo moves out of range.
Why swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Russo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Why throws a jab but it's blocked by Russo.
Why throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Russo counters with a shoot takedown. Why fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Why is trying to keep Russo in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Why lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Russo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo gets back to half guard.
Russo tries to roll over but Why keeps him under control.
Russo looking for submissions off his back.
Russo is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Why decides to stand up.
Why throws a right hand that misses
and Russo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Why thinking.
Why throws a series of punches but Russo moves out of range.
Why tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Russo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevie Why is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Why throws a combination that misses
and Russo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Why's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Russo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stevie Why's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Russo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Russo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stevie Why seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo lands a lovely overhand right.
Why misses with an uppercut
letting Russo counter with a right hand.
Vinny Russo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Russo jabs Why right on the nose. Why blinks but takes it well.
Russo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Why manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Why throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Why takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Why moves in looking to clinch but Russo pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Why misses
enabling Russo to counter with a crisp jab.
Why throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Russo counters with a series of strikes. Why will be more careful next time no doubt.
Why is rocked!
Russo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Why to the mat! Why manages to get full guard.
Oh Why is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Why is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Russo trying to control but Why is working from the bottom.
Why seems to have got his legs back now.
Why tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Why is pulling down on Russo's head to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Why wants to sweep but no luck.
Russo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Stevie Why just wasn't active enough.
Russo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Why sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Why takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Russo moves to clinch but Why breaks away
and Why counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Why is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Russo has his foot on Why's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Why works his way back into a safe position though.
Why stands up from Russo's guard - Why perhaps looking for a knockout.
Why slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Why swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russo misses with a left hand
and Why counters with a stiff right hand.
Why misses with a lunging right hand
and Russo counters with a left to the body.
Russo shoots in and drives through. Why sprawls well.
Why swinging wildly here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Russo enables Why to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Russo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Russo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Why tries to free his leg and advance position but Russo is retaining full guard.
Stevie Why overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Why can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Why pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russo is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vinny Russo.
I think Russo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Vinny Russo!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Vinny Russo!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Vinny Russo!
Vinny Russo wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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