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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Veterano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veterano has chosen Turn The Lights Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
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190 cm
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203 lbs
7 - 12 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uncle Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Veterano!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veterano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rico.
Rico swings away with a body shot that misses
and Veterano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Veterano misses.
Veterano jabs Rico to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rico moves away from the strike by Veterano.
Veterano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Veterano throws an overhand right that lands on Rico's shoulder, as Rico tries to avoid the shot.
Veterano lands a jab to the nose.
Rico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veterano.
Rico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veterano manages to avoid it.
Veterano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Veterano throws a big shot that misses.
Veterano scores with a hook to the body. Rico takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rico is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veterano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
Veterano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Veterano throws a lazy right hand but Rico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rico is looking to wear down Veterano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rico walks into a straight right hand from Veterano.
Rico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veterano.
Veterano missing with a left hand there. Rico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rico lands a slapping body shot.
Rico slips a straight right by Veterano.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but Veterano is just out of range.
Rico moves out of range as Veterano strikes.
Rico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veterano.
Veterano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rico.
Veterano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rico on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Veterano lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rico moves out of range of the strikes.
Rico thows a body shot but no joy.
Rico lands a nice looking body shot.
Veterano throws a hook but Rico avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rico shoots for a double leg takedown but Veterano sprawls well. He's pushed Rico's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Veterano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Veterano misses.
Veterano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rico was well out of range. Poor timing from Veterano.
Veterano throws a series of strikes that have Rico backpedaling.
Rico scores with a shot to the body.
Rico shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rico thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Veterano's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico seems to be looking for submissions.
Veterano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rico thows a huge punch but Veterano dodges it nicely.
Rico drops an elbow to the side of Veterano's head.
Rico not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veterano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rico.
Rico keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ground and pound from Rico.
Rico is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rico thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rico throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Veterano wants to improve his position but Rico is controlling well.
Rico not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rico is working for a kimura but Veterano is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Veterano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Veterano controlling the position well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Veterano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rico throws a body punch but Veterano moves out of range.
A jab from Veterano finds it's way through Rico's defenses.
Veterano is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Veterano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rico cracks a nice hook into Veterano's ribs.
Rico throws out a loose jab but Veterano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rico throws a body punch but Veterano moves out of range.
Veterano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
Veterano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Veterano duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veterano lands a jab to the head.
Veterano misses with the combination.
Rico darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Veterano counter with a right hand.
Rico swings for the body but Veterano moves out of range.
Veterano with a nice cross.
Marcelo Veterano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veterano misses with a few strikes there.
Rico misses with a hook. Veterano ducked under it nicely.
Veterano throws a nice looking combination but Rico bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veterano.
Veterano misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rico to counter with a crisp jab.
Veterano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rico.
Rico swings away with a body shot that misses
and Veterano counters with a three punch combo that has Rico backing up. Rico nods at Veterano to acknowledge the strikes.
Rico slips under a jab from Veterano.
Rico throws a left and a right that both miss
and Veterano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rico takes a swing at Veterano's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rico ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but Veterano is just out of range.
Veterano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
Marcelo Veterano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rico just misses with a punch to the body.
Veterano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veterano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rico.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but Veterano is just out of range.
Marcelo Veterano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veterano throws a jab but it's blocked by Rico.
Rico slips under a jab.
Veterano scores with a shot to the body.
Rico swings for the body but Veterano moves out of range.
Rico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veterano moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Rico misses
and Veterano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rico misses with a body shot.
Rico misses with an uppercut. Veterano saw that one coming.
Rico works over Veterano's head and body with a nice combination.
Rico lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Veterano at a distance.
Veterano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rico on the side of the head.
Veterano lands a jab.
Veterano cracks Rico with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rico misses with a body shot.
Veterano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Veterano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veterano avoids the body shot from Rico.
Veterano feints a jab promting Rico to slip. Veterano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rico slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rico throws a hook but Veterano avoids it easily.
Veterano moves out of range as Rico strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rico. Veterano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veterano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Veterano looks to land a right hand but Rico moved out of range.
Rico thows a body shot but no joy.
Rico shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Veterano but Veterano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Veterano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rico.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veterano throws out a powerful jab.
Veterano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Veterano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A cross from Veterano lands.
Veterano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rico staying out of range there.
Rico shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Veterano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rico. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rico wants to take a breather but Veterano is having none of it.
Rico is trying for a kimura here. Veterano looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rico wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uncle Rico!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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