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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Bozzano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 cm
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280 lbs
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199 cm
25
270 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Greek! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francesco Bozzano! The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bozzano scores with a punch to the head. Greek moves in looking to clinch but Bozzano pushes him off. Greek throws a series of punches but Bozzano avoids them all with ease. Bozzano jabs at Greek's body. Bozzano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bozzano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Bozzano cracks Greek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Thomas Greek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Greek fails with a takedown attempt. Greek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bozzano counters with a nice uppercut. Greek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greek tries a head kick but it misses.
Greek throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bozzano was covering up waiting for the punch and Greek finishes the takedown easily into guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bozzano seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greek wants to control from the top but Bozzano keeps moving. Greek is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Greek thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Bozzano is trying to keep Greek in close.
Greek gets to his feet - Bozzano follows without any prompting. Bozzano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Greek tries to clinch there but Bozzano circles away.
Greek looking to score a takedown here. Bozzano is defending well but Greek drives through and ends up in Bozzano's guard. Bozzano keeping moving, preventing Greek from controlling successfully. Bozzano wants to control but Greek passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Greek in particular looking to stall. Bozzano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Greek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Bozzano wants to get back to full guard. Greek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bozzano defending well though. Greek tries to pass to full mount but Bozzano defends it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Greek is trying to control. Bozzano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Bozzano won't allow Greek to pass to mount. Greek not doing much here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Greek fails with a takedown attempt. Greek walks into a left hand. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Greek is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Greek dives in and grabs Bozzano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bozzano pushes down on Greek's head and hops out. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francesco Bozzano will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Greek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Bozzano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Bozzano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Greek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Bozzano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Greek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Greek tries to clinch but fails miserably and Bozzano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A shot to the liver by Bozzano. Beautiful body shot. A shot to the liver by Bozzano. Beautiful body shot. Bozzano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Greek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bozzano works Greek's body with a nice hook. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bozzano connects with a jab. Bozzano drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Greek right on the button. Greek goes down! Bozzano follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bozzano gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francesco Bozzano! Francesco Bozzano was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
22% |
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