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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasili Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Giovanni might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Til I Collapse [ Eminem ]. Gregorovitsj is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pink Panther Theme. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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199 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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185 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasili Gregorovitsj!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovanni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giovanni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregorovitsj looks to score with a jab to the body but Giovanni is just out of range.
Gregorovitsj clinches up with Giovanni and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Giovanni as the two fighters clinch.
Giovanni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giovanni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gregorovitsj backwards.
Gregorovitsj slowing the pace effectively.
Giovanni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gregorovitsj or not.
Giovanni can't find room to land a body shot as Gregorovitsj controls the action.
Giovanni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Giovanni slows down the pace here.
Giovanni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gregorovitsj letting Giovanni take a breather here.
Giovanni misses with a punch on the inside.
Gregorovitsj looking to slow down the pace here.
Giovanni breaks the clinch.
Gregorovitsj takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Giovanni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gregorovitsj.
Giovanni dodges the punch combination from Gregorovitsj.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni misses with a lunging right hand
and Gregorovitsj counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gregorovitsj throws a right and a left that Giovanni avoids nicely.
Gregorovitsj takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gregorovitsj tries to clinch up but Giovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Gregorovitsj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gregorovitsj falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Giovanni counter with a right hand.
It looks like Vasili Gregorovitsj has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni throws a hook to the side of Gregorovitsj's head but Gregorovitsj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj thumps Giovanni with a low kick.
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.
Gregorovitsj misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gregorovitsj pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Giovanni looks for the body kick but Gregorovitsj saw that one coming.
Giovanni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gregorovitsj throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giovanni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasili Gregorovitsj's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gregorovitsj wants to clinch.
Vasili Gregorovitsj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregorovitsj lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giovanni circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giovanni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gregorovitsj throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giovanni counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni misses with an uppercut
and Gregorovitsj counters with a stiff right hand.
Giovanni throws a series of punches but Gregorovitsj avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the liver by Giovanni. Beautiful body shot.
Gregorovitsj tries to clinch up
and Giovanni counters with a left and a right that stings Gregorovitsj.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Gregorovitsj misses
and Giovanni counters with a left to the body.
Gregorovitsj lands a jab-cross combination.
Gregorovitsj walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giovanni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giovanni.
Gregorovitsj looks to land a body kick but Giovanni moved away.
Gregorovitsj lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gregorovitsj throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gregorovitsj misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gregorovitsj throws a right hand that Giovanni ducks under and follows up with a left that Giovanni also avoids with ease.
Gregorovitsj tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Giovanni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Giovanni misses with a right hand
and Gregorovitsj counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vasili Gregorovitsj's cut.
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!
Gregorovitsj tries to clinch there but Giovanni circles away.
Gregorovitsj swinging wildly here.
Gregorovitsj looks to clinch
and Giovanni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gregorovitsj thinking.
Some wild striking there from Gregorovitsj.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giovanni slips a jab and a cross from Gregorovitsj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giovanni counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gregorovitsj thinking.
Giovanni lands a right hook to the body.
Gregorovitsj takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gregorovitsj throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Giovanni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gregorovitsj takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Giovanni misses with a jab to the body
and Gregorovitsj finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giovanni.
Gregorovitsj throws a lazy body kick
and Giovanni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gregorovitsj throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gregorovitsj feints and then cracks Giovanni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Giovanni down.
Giovanni is looking to wear down Gregorovitsj with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gregorovitsj lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj darts in trying to clinch
and Giovanni counters with a nice leg kick.
Gregorovitsj misses with a few strikes there.
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.
Giovanni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gregorovitsj throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Giovanni.
Gregorovitsj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giovanni.
Gregorovitsj throws a right and a left that Giovanni avoids nicely.
Gregorovitsj throws a right and a left that Giovanni avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Giovanni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giovanni 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Giovanni!
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hype
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RATING
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