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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galen Dusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joao Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dusi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dusi connects with a leg kick. Pinto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pinto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dusi throws a nice head kick!
Dusi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pinto fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pinto is defended easily by Dusi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinto looks to land a left hand but Dusi moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dusi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusi thumps Pinto with a low kick.
Dusi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dusi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dusi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pinto's sensitive parts.
Dusi is looking to slow Pinto down with leg kicks.
Dusi throws a push kick but Pinto slaps the foot to one side.
Galen Dusi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dusi connects with a leg kick. Pinto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pinto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dusi swivels and escapes.
Pinto is breathing heavily.
Pinto fails with a takedown attempt.
Pinto avoids the body shot from Dusi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dusi throws a series of strikes that have Pinto backpedaling.
Pinto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dusi.
Pinto shoots in for a takedown but Dusi shows good takedown defense.
Pinto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinto.
Dusi avoids a kick to the body.
Dusi connects with a right hand. Pinto shakes it off.
A solid body kick from Dusi.
Dusi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dusi.
Pinto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dusi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pinto. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dusi connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dusi connects with an inside leg kick.
Dusi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dusi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dusi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dusi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pinto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dusi jabs at Pinto's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dusi misses with a wild body shot.
Dusi lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Dusi.
That kick from Dusi tenderised Pinto's leg. Pinto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dusi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pinto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusi closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Dusi.
Dusi working aggressively here.
Dusi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dusi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dusi throws a head punch that misses.
Dusi misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Dusi fails to land.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Dusi.
Dusi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dusi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dusi struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dusi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pinto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galen Dusi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dusi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pinto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dusi 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.
Pinto tries to work over Dusi's front leg with a kick but Dusi checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dusi.
Galen Dusi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dusi connects with a leg kick. Pinto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dusi connects with a body shot.
Pinto fails with a takedown attempt.
Dusi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pinto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dusi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dusi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinto closes the distance and clinches up with Dusi, looking for a takedown. Pinto pushes Dusi against the cage but Dusi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pinto shoots in for a takedown but Dusi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pinto's calf.
Dusi keeps Pinto at a distance using the push kick.
Dusi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pinto's calf.
Dusi scores with a nice body kick.
Dusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dusi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pinto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dusi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice body kick there by Dusi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dusi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pinto if he has to take too many more of those.
Dusi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dusi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dusi throws a head kick that half lands.
Dusi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dusi throws a leg kick which misses Pinto's front leg but catches the back leg as Pinto tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pinto.
Dusi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pinto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dusi.
Pinto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pinto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dusi scores with a head kick. Pinto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dusi scores with a nice body kick.
Pinto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dusi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pinto.
Dusi cracks the inside of Pinto's front leg.
Pinto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dusi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pinto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Dusi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dusi - that will leave a mark!
Dusi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dusi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pinto will feel that in the morning.
Joao Pinto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pinto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dusi. That one must have hurt.
Dusi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pinto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dusi delivers a nice body kick.
Dusi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dusi lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dusi cracks the inside of Pinto's front leg.
Dusi scores with a punch to the head.
Dusi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pinto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dusi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pinto's calf.
Dusi lands with a slapping head kick.
Dusi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pinto gets tackled into the cage by Dusi. Dusi maintains the clinch.
Dusi lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dusi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinto.
Dusi lands a nice shot to the body.
Dusi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dusi misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Dusi fails to land.
Dusi misses with the head strike.
Dusi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dusi throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galen Dusi 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. This is the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Dusi.
Pinto moves into the clinch.
Dusi presses Pinto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dusi.
Dusi gets through Pinto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dusi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dusi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dusi lands with a right to the head.
Dusi lands a body shot.
Dusi lands a right hand.
Dusi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dusi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dusi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinto's elbow.
Pinto is trying to pull guard but Dusi has him pressed against the cage.
Dusi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dusi lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusi lands with a right to the head.
Dusi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dusi misses with the head strike.
Dusi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dusi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinto.
Galen Dusi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pinto looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dusi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dusi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dusi lands with a left to the head.
Dusi swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dusi lands a shoulder strike.
Dusi struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
A short right from Dusi.
Dusi is working Pinto over against the cage.
Dusi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusi lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dusi tries a body shot but Pinto blocks it.
Dusi misses with a punch to the body.
Dusi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dusi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dusi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Dusi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pinto tries to circle away but Dusi has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Dusi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinto blocking some punches.
Dusi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dusi swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dusi lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Dusi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinto's elbow.
Dusi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinto.
Dusi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dusi struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Dusi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dusi working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinto.
Dusi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dusi throws a head punch that misses.
Pinto tries to pull guard but Dusi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dusi.
Dusi struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinto controls his hands.
Dusi swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dusi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dusi lands a left hand.
Pinto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galen Dusi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Dusi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinto tries to break free but Dusi pushes him back against the cage.
Dusi pushes Pinto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dusi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinto backwards.
Dusi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dusi lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dusi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dusi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinto.
Dusi lands a right hand.
Joao Pinto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dusi gets through Pinto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinto trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galen Dusi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dusi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galen Dusi!
A victorious Galen Dusi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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