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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Bergasmarchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap comes to the cage accompanied by Beach Party Vietnam. Bergasmarchi has chosen Faith no More - Ashes to Ashes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
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153 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danilo Bergasmarchi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergasmarchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Giap.
Bergasmarchi can't break the clinch.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bergasmarchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giap lands with a left to the head.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giap moves into range and clinches up with Bergasmarchi.
Giap lands with a short shot to the head.
Bergasmarchi has hold of one of Giap's legs. Giap is fighting the takedown attempt but Bergasmarchi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bergasmarchi wants to control from the top but Giap keeps moving.
Giap is pulling down on Bergasmarchi's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi tries to free his leg and advance position but Giap is retaining full guard.
Bergasmarchi trying to control but Giap is working from the bottom.
Bergasmarchi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Danilo Bergasmarchi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Giap is looking to clinch but Bergasmarchi is avoiding it.
Giap tries to clinch but Bergasmarchi is having none of it.
Giap wants to clinch but Bergasmarchi slips to the side
and Bergasmarchi counters with a series of strikes. Giap will be more careful next time no doubt.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Giap tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bergasmarchi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergasmarchi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Giap does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Giap is trying to stand back up but Bergasmarchi is controlling him
Giap makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Giap tries to clinch there but Bergasmarchi circles away.
Bergasmarchi swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Vo Nguyen Giap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giap lands a slapping body shot.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergasmarchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bergasmarchi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Giap's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi trying to control but Giap is working from the bottom.
Bergasmarchi won't allow Giap to get back to his feet.
Bergasmarchi trying to control but Giap is working from the bottom.
Giap wants to stand up but Bergasmarchi is controlling him.
Bergasmarchi tries to free his leg and advance position but Giap is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap controls Bergasmarchi momentarily but Bergasmarchi frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Giap lands a jab to Bergasmarchi's midsection.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap wants to clinch up but Bergasmarchi keeps it at a distance.
Bergasmarchi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bergasmarchi counters with a series of strikes. Giap will be more careful next time no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bergasmarchi fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danilo Bergasmarchi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bergasmarchi avoids the body shot from Giap.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giap tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bergasmarchi counters with a one-two to the body.
Giap wants to clinch up but Bergasmarchi keeps it at a distance.
Giap wants to clinch.
Bergasmarchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Giap wants to clinch but Bergasmarchi slips to the side
and Bergasmarchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danilo Bergasmarchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergasmarchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Bergasmarchi pushes him off.
Bergasmarchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bergasmarchi throws a series of punches but Giap avoids them all with ease.
Giap gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bergasmarchi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Giap swings wildly with an uppercut but Bergasmarchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergasmarchi is trying to force a seperation but Giap has the dominant position.
Giap swings wildly with an uppercut but Bergasmarchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergasmarchi tries to circle away but Giap has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bergasmarchi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergasmarchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bergasmarchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bergasmarchi misses with a combination
and Giap counters with a straight right hand.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bergasmarchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giap wants to clinch.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Bergasmarchi pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap wants to clinch
and Bergasmarchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Bergasmarchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Giap.
Giap moves into range and clinches up with Bergasmarchi.
Bergasmarchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bergasmarchi avoids a wild elbow strike from Giap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Danilo Bergasmarchi has been cut.
Giap misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giap.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Bergasmarchi circles away.
Giap moves into the clinch.
Giap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Giap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Giap on the inside.
Giap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giap gets underhooks to prevent Bergasmarchi's takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giap is leaning against Bergasmarchi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Giap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vo Nguyen Giap dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danilo Bergasmarchi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Giap has managed to clinch.
Bergasmarchi blocks a body shot from Giap.
Giap taking a breather.
Bergasmarchi is trying to force a seperation but Giap has the dominant position.
A short right from Giap on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giap.
Giap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Giap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Bergasmarchi.
Bergasmarchi is trying to break the clinch but Giap has him pressed against the cage.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bergasmarchi is trying to break the clinch but Giap is controlling him.
Giap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bergasmarchi is rocked!
Bergasmarchi blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Giap.
Bergasmarchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Giap finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Giap.
Giap gets underhooks to prevent Bergasmarchi's takedown attempt.
Giap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bergasmarchi backwards.
Giap lands a big right hand that drops Bergasmarchi! The killer instinct kicks in and Giap finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Giap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vo Nguyen Giap!
Vo Nguyen Giap made sure to mention his sponsor, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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