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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietro Falasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falasco has chosen Se lento ancora il fulmine as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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203 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Hoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pietro Falasco!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falasco scores with a hook.
Hoy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falasco.
A combination from Falasco does no damage.
A leg kick checked by Falasco.
Falasco works Hoy's body with a nice hook.
Falasco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoy's waist but Hoy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Falasco off to one side.
Falasco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoy.
Hoy avoids the head kick by Falasco.
Hoy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falasco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Falasco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hoy can pounce on him.
Falasco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Falasco throws a hook but Hoy blocks it.
Hoy stuns Falasco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Falasco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoy.
Falasco staying out of range there.
Hoy misses with a body shot
and Falasco counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falasco throws a hook but Hoy blocks it.
Hoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoy scores with a hook to the body. Falasco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falasco.
Falasco is looking to chop away at Hoy's legs.
Hoy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Falasco checks it well.
Hoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falasco was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoy.
Hoy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Falasco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Falasco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoy manages to avoid it.
Falasco dips to his left and cracks Hoy with an uppercut!
Hoy works Falasco's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Falasco finds it's way through Hoy's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hoy misses with a low kick.
Falasco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hoy throws a sloppy head kick and Falasco moves out of range easily.
Falasco misses the jab.
Hoy slips a jab and a cross from Falasco.
Falasco throws a push kick but Hoy slaps the foot to one side.
Hoy throws a head kick that misses
and Falasco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Falasco has Hoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoy takes an elbow to the temple.
Hoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoy works on Falasco's body with a couple of short punches.
Hoy can't find room to land a body shot as Falasco controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Falasco.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoy.
Hoy avoiding damage as Falasco throws knees to the body.
Falasco lands an elbow just above Hoy 's eye.
Falasco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hoy breaks the clinch.
Falasco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Falasco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoy to score with a decent uppercut.
Hoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Falasco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoy connects with a body shot that sends Falasco's belly button to the back.
Hoy lands a jab.
Falasco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falasco lands with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Falasco.
Falasco moves in looking to clinch but Hoy pushes him off.
Falasco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Falasco.
Falasco clobbers Hoy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Falasco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoy lands with a shot to the body.
Falasco is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hoy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Decent striking displayed by Hoy there.
Hoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falasco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoy misses with a straight left.
Hoy checks the leg kick.
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 Nate Hoy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hoy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Falasco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hoy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Falasco throws a shot from downtown. Hoy moves away and avoids it.
Falasco slips a straight right by Hoy.
Hoy missing with a left hand there. Falasco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falasco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoy.
Falasco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falasco throws a body punch but Hoy moves out of range.
Hoy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Falasco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falasco dips to his left and cracks Hoy with an uppercut!
Falasco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falasco cracks Hoy with an open hand slap.
Hoy connects with a right hand. Falasco shakes it off.
Hoy misses with a wild body shot.
Falasco walks into a stiff left hand from Hoy.
Hoy misses with an uppercut. Falasco saw that one coming.
Hoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Falasco.
Falasco thumps Hoy with a low kick.
Falasco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hoy.
Hoy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falasco walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoy misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falasco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Falasco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoy works the jab nicely.
Falasco misses with a wild body shot.
Hoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoy misses with a leg kick
and Falasco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falasco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nate Hoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoy walks into a straight right hand from Falasco.
Hoy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Falasco with a nice cross.
Falasco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falasco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoy throws a jab when Falasco was well out of range.
Hoy misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy lands a jab.
Falasco throws the left hand but Hoy avoids the punch easily.
Falasco misses with a series of wild punches.
Falasco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoy.
Falasco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Falasco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Falasco misses.
Falasco staying out of range there.
Falasco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Falasco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Falasco jabs Hoy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falasco tries to clinch there but Hoy circles away.
Hoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falasco.
Hoy looks to land a right hand but Falasco moved out of range.
Falasco throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Falasco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Falasco is out of range.
Hoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falasco.
Falasco misses with a double jab
and Hoy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoy misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoy slips under a jab from Falasco.
Hoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falasco.
Falasco blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falasco. Hoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pietro Falasco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Falasco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoy throws out the jab.
Hoy misses with a hook. Falasco ducked under it nicely.
Hoy throws a shot to the body.
Hoy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Falasco. That one must have hurt.
Falasco thuds his shin into the meat of Hoy's side.
Hoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoy ducks under a wild hook from Falasco.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falasco.
Hoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falasco was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoy.
Falasco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hoy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hoy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoy scores with a jab. Falasco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falasco moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoy lands with a right to the head.
Falasco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoy working aggressively here.
Hoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hoy.
Falasco trying to land knees to the body.
Falasco misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Falasco lands a nice elbow.
Hoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falasco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Falasco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoy managing to block the knees to the body from Falasco.
Falasco blocks a body shot from Hoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falasco working aggressively here.
Falasco throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoy pushes Falasco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoy tries a body shot but Falasco blocks it.
Falasco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoy takes an elbow to the temple.
Hoy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoy managing to block the knees to the body from Falasco.
Nate Hoy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Falasco lands a left hand.
Hoy has a couple of punches blocked by Falasco.
Hoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Falasco tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoy avoids the damage to the body.
Hoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Falasco.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoy takes a shot to the head.
Hoy working aggressively here.
Falasco holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Falasco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoy avoids it.
Hoy breaks from the clinch.
Hoy jabs Falasco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hoy ducks under a wild hook from Falasco.
Falasco darts in and clinches Hoy up against the cage.
Falasco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falasco misses with an elbow over the top.
Falasco throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoy.
Falasco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hoy misses with some punches.
Hoy tries a body shot but Falasco blocks it.
Falasco swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoy can't find room to land a body shot as Falasco controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falasco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Falasco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falasco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoy misses with a body punch.
Falasco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pietro Falasco.
I think Falasco 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pietro Falasco!
A relieved looking Pietro Falasco thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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