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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lombardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick O Shae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Lombardi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lombardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick O Shae !
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombardi throws a head kick that misses
and O Shae counters with a low kick, right behind Lombardi 's knee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Shae , right into the meat.
Lombardi wants to clinch.
Lombardi misses with a left hand
and O Shae counters with a good low kick that Lombardi was not able to check.
Lombardi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lombardi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardi throws a head kick but O Shae moves out of range.
O Shae tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Shae clinches.
O Shae pushes off an throws an elbow but Lombardi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Shae stalling against the cage.
Lombardi stalling against the cage.
Lombardi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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.
Lombardi trying to stall but O Shae improves his position.
Lombardi lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Shae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lombardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombardi scores with a shot to the side of O Shae 's head.
Nice elbow from O Shae .
It looks like Vincent Lombardi has been cut.
Lombardi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
Lombardi lands with a light punch inside.
Lombardi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lombardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lombardi fails to land.
Lombardi throws a head punch that misses.
Lombardi blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for O Shae to work.
Lombardi trying to control the position but instead, O Shae has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lombardi into the cage.
O Shae lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Shae .
O Shae blocking some punches.
O Shae blocks an uppercut.
Lombardi lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Shae throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Shae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lombardi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lombardi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lombardi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lombardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from O Shae .
O Shae lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombardi.
Lombardi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lombardi blocks the elbow strike.
Lombardi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombardi.
Lombardi avoids a wild elbow strike from O Shae .
O Shae blocking some punches.
Lombardi scores with a shoulder strike.
O Shae pushes off an throws an elbow but Lombardi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lombardi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lombardi avoids a wild elbow strike from O Shae .
O Shae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lombardi throws a punch but it's blocked by O Shae .
Lombardi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lombardi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
O Shae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Shae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lombardi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Shae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombardi throws a punch but it's blocked by O Shae .
A bit of stalling here from Lombardi.
A head punch on the inside from Lombardi fails to land.
O Shae stalling against the cage.
Lombardi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lombardi misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Shae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
Lombardi blocks an elbow strike.
Lombardi throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Shae has Lombardi pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Shae .
Lombardi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Shae uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .
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 Vincent Lombardi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vincent Lombardi'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.
Lombardi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Shae manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lombardi checks a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from O Shae in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lombardi misses with a low kick.
Lombardi throws a hook but O Shae avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardi throws a poor cross that misses
and O Shae counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lombardi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lombardi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Shae buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lombardi misses with a leg kick
and O Shae counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lombardi throws a big shot that misses.
Lombardi blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lombardi misses with a body shot
and O Shae counters with a nice body shot.
O Shae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lombardi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Shae counters with a thumping low kick.
Lombardi misses with an uppercut
and O Shae counters with a head kick.
O Shae cracks the inside of Lombardi's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lombardi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lombardi misses with a hook
and O Shae counters with a flying knee. Nice.
O Shae scores with a leg kick.
Lombardi misses with a hook. O Shae ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi misses with a combination
and O Shae counters with a leg kick.
Lombardi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lombardi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Shae counters with a good low kick that Lombardi was not able to check.
Lombardi misses with a lunging right hand
and O Shae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombardi misses with a right hand
and O Shae counters with a good low kick that Lombardi was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick O Shae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vincent Lombardi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
O Shae throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Shae lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lombardi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lombardi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lombardi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Shae counters with a big head kick but Lombardi shrugs it off.
O Shae 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lombardi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Shae scrambles back to his feet.
Lombardi misses with an uppercut
and O Shae counters with a head kick. That will keep Lombardi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lombardi is looking to clinch but O Shae is avoiding it.
Lombardi throws a sloppy head kick
and O Shae makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lombardi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Shae .
Lombardi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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.
Lombardi avoids the head kick by O Shae .
O Shae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lombardi.
O Shae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lombardi.
Lombardi misses with a hook
and O Shae counters with a solid body kick.
Lombardi scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi misses with an uppercut
and O Shae counters with a low kick, right behind Lombardi 's knee.
A head kick misses from O Shae .
Vincent Lombardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombardi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Shae counters with a low kick, right behind Lombardi 's knee.
Lombardi throws a leg kick
and O Shae counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Shae throws a head kick that misses
and Lombardi counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi throws an off balance right hand
and O Shae counters with a stiff right hand.
O Shae pushes Lombardi up against the cage in a clinch.
Lombardi misses with some punches.
O Shae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lombardi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Shae uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Lombardi.
The referee is keeping an eye on O Shae - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
O Shae lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lombardi.
Lombardi throws a head punch that misses.
Lombardi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Shae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombardi lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick O Shae .
I think O Shae 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick O Shae !
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energy
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