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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Andruzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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191 cm
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189 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Andruzzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Quick!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andruzzi rushes Quick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quick has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Andruzzi regains guard immediately.
Quick trying to control but Andruzzi is working from the bottom.
Quick thows a big elbow that misses.
Andruzzi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quick.
Andruzzi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andruzzi tries to get out of the position.
Andruzzi seems keen to control Quick's posture.
Andruzzi keeping moving, preventing Quick from controlling successfully.
Andruzzi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Quick uses it to pass to side control.
Andruzzi is looking to regain half guard here but Quick keeps moving and retains side control.
Quick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andruzzi tries to control but Quick manages to take his back.
Andruzzi trying to control the action but Quick just sinks the hooks in.
Quick is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Andruzzi up.
Quick gets his hands free as Andruzzi looks to control.
Quick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andruzzi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Quick lands punches and elbows.
Andruzzi trying to control but not successfully.
Andruzzi can't escape the position.
Quick punishes Andruzzi with strikes from the back mount.
Quick lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Quick lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Quick connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Andruzzi to escape the position.
Andruzzi is trapped and Quick is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andruzzi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Andruzzi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quick on the ground.
Quick scores with punches to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quick is landing with strikes from the back.
Andruzzi takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Quick is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Quick gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Quick gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Quick apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Andruzzi misses with a takedown attempt
so Quick counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Quick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Andruzzi's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quick works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Andruzzi taking some punishment here, with Quick in his half guard.
Quick is taking a breather. Andruzzi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Quick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Quick wants to control but Andruzzi is keeping him busy.
Quick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andruzzi wants to control but Quick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Andruzzi pushes Quick off looking to stand but Quick dives back in and keeps control.
Quick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andruzzi defending well though.
Andruzzi is trying to control but can't.
Andruzzi is breathing heavily.
Quick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andruzzi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quick stops Andruzzi from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Andruzzi trying to control from the bottom.
Quick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ground and pound from Quick.
Andruzzi wants to improve his position but Quick is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andruzzi is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andruzzi is staying active underneath Quick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andruzzi wants to control but Quick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Quick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Quick working the head and body with strikes.
Andruzzi punching from the bottom.
Andruzzi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quick pulls his head out easily.
Quick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quick blocks the strikes from Andruzzi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andruzzi trying to control from the bottom.
Andruzzi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Quick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Quick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Andruzzi forces Quick back against the cage and clinches.
Quick works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Quick is in close to Andruzzi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andruzzi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andruzzi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Quick working some strikes from top position.
Quick postures up in Andruzzi's guard and throws a big left but Andruzzi blocks it.
Andruzzi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andruzzi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Quick lands a couple of elbows.
Nick Quick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Andruzzi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andruzzi kicks Quick off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quick gets a takedown into half guard.
Quick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Andruzzi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Quick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andruzzi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quick.
Quick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andruzzi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quick.
Andruzzi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Quick there.
Andruzzi is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Quick is tapping! Great win for Andruzzi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Andruzzi!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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