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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Vinetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Vinetto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Vinetto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlo Gambino!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Gambino.
Gambino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinetto.
Gambino misses with an uppercut.
Vinetto takes one on the button.
It looks like Vincent Vinetto has been cut.
Gambino takes a swing at Vinetto's ribcage but misses.
Gambino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinetto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vinetto misses with a punch to the body.
Vinetto has a couple of punches blocked by Gambino.
Vinetto swings wildly with an uppercut but Gambino uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Vinetto to work.
I was talking to Vinetto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gambino.
Vinetto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vinetto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinetto misses with the head strike.
Vinetto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gambino blocks a body shot from Vinetto.
Vinetto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Vinetto.
Vinetto wants to break free but Gambino has control.
Vinetto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vinetto working aggressively here.
Gambino can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vinetto backwards.
Vinetto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambino working aggressively here.
Vinetto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vinetto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinetto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gambino swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinetto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gambino blocks an uppercut.
Gambino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vinetto looks to score with a jab to the body but Gambino is just out of range.
Vinetto slips under a jab from Gambino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinetto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gambino doesn't seem bothered though.
Gambino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vinetto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gambino throws a lazy right hand but Vinetto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinetto misses with the combination.
Vinetto connects with a body shot.
Gambino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinetto counters with a left to the body.
Gambino throws a body punch but Vinetto moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino darts in looking for a takedown but Vinetto gets double underhooks and turns Gambino into the cage.
Vinetto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gambino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Gambino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gambino can't find room to land a body shot as Vinetto controls the action.
Gambino stalling in the clinch but Vinetto improves position.
Vinetto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gambino just misses with a punch to the body.
Gambino loads up on a big right hand but Vinetto slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gambino goes for a double leg but Vinetto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vinetto continues to drive forward.
Vincent Vinetto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlo Gambino.
Vinetto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vinetto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Vinetto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vinetto sends Gambino crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Vinetto is motioning to the referee to let Gambino up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Vinetto is looking to wear down Gambino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gambino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gambino misses with a jab to the body
and Vinetto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gambino avoids the body shot from Vinetto.
Vinetto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gambino misses with an uppercut
and Vinetto counters with a nice right hand that sends Gambino toppling to the canvas! Gambino scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Vinetto finish him?!
Gambino is rocked!
Gambino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gambino is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinetto finish him?
Gambino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vinetto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gambino seems to have recovered his senses.
Gambino is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino looks up at the clock. Bad move! Vinetto lands a right hand from hell, dropping Gambino. Vinetto pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Vinetto!
Vincent Vinetto is the new light heavyweight champion!
Vincent Vinetto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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FIGHT
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