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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Vercetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asiong Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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245 lbs
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250 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlo Vercetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asiong Salonga!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vercetti slips a jab and a cross from Salonga.
Salonga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Asiong Salonga has been cut.
Salonga loads up on a big right hand but Vercetti slips the punch.
Vercetti 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.
Salonga misses with a kick to the body.
Salonga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Salonga unleashes a big counter combination but Vercetti bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vercetti is looking to clinch.
Salonga misses with a looping right.
Salonga lands a leg kick that knocks Vercetti off balance momentarily.
Salonga throws the left hand but Vercetti avoids the punch easily.
Salonga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salonga there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vercetti slips under a jab from Salonga.
Salonga moves out of range as Vercetti strikes.
Salonga misses with a kick to the body.
Vercetti throws a hook but Salonga blocks it.
Salonga misses with a looping right.
Vercetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Salonga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salonga is looking to land body kicks.
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!
Vercetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab from Vercetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vercetti throws a lazy right hand but Salonga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salonga misses with a low kick.
Asiong Salonga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vercetti throws a wild body kick that Salonga sees coming a mile off.
Vercetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salonga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vercetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salonga.
Salonga misses with a hook. Vercetti ducked under it nicely.
Vercetti scores with the left hand. Salonga knows he should have avoided that one.
Vercetti misses with a hook
and Salonga counters with a nice leg kick.
Vercetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vercetti moves into the clinch successfully.
Vercetti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Salonga blocking some punches.
Vercetti leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Vercetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vercetti lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salonga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vercetti keeps control of Salonga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salonga can't find room to land a body shot as Vercetti controls the action.
Salonga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vercetti blocks a body shot from Salonga.
Salonga misses with some punches.
Vercetti blocks a body shot from Salonga.
Vercetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Salonga controls his hands.
Vercetti lands with a light punch inside.
Vercetti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Salonga's coach down at School Of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Salonga's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vercetti controlling the action here for a moment.
Vercetti lands with a right to the head.
Salonga struggles to land a body shot inside as Vercetti controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salonga tries to work over Vercetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salonga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vercetti fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Salonga fails to land.
Vercetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salonga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Vercetti.
Salonga tries a body shot but Vercetti blocks it.
Vercetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salonga's elbow.
Nice body punch from Vercetti.
Vercetti stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vercetti.
Salonga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vercetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salonga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salonga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salonga is trying to force a seperation but Vercetti has the dominant position.
Vercetti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vercetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salongas head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vercetti blocks a body shot from Salonga.
A right hand to the body from Salonga.
Salonga gets through Vercetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salonga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vercetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salonga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vercetti.
Vercetti misses with a low kick.
Salonga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Salonga.
Vercetti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vercetti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vercetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salonga lands a body punch.
Salonga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vercetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salonga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Vercetti on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Vercetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asiong Salonga's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Salonga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salonga throws an overhand right that lands on Vercetti's shoulder, as Vercetti tries to avoid the shot.
Vercetti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vercetti swinging wildly here.
Salonga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vercetti is out of range and Salonga settles back down.
Vercetti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vercetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Salonga throws out a loose jab but Vercetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salonga throws a big shot that misses.
Salonga throws a jab when Vercetti was well out of range.
Vercetti connects with a leg kick. Salonga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vercetti moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Vercetti misses the target.
Vercetti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salonga walks into a left hand.
Salonga throws a right hand that misses
and Vercetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salonga motions for Vercetti to come forward. Salonga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salonga, as that shot connected.
Vercetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salonga throws a wild body kick that Vercetti sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonga misses with a hook.
Salonga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vercetti moves away.
Salonga lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salonga throws a right and a left that Vercetti avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Salonga. Those never looked like landing.
Salonga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vercetti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salonga throws a looping overhand right but Vercetti ducks down to avoid it.
Vercetti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vercetti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carlo Vercetti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salonga is breathing heavily.
Salonga has had enough of the clinch but Vercetti keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Salonga.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vercetti.
Vercetti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salongas head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vercetti lands a shoulder strike.
Vercetti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vercetti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salonga backwards.
Salonga is rocked!
Vercetti stalls.
Salonga is still on wobbly legs! Can Vercetti finish him?
Salonga is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A short right from Vercetti on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vercetti unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Salonga! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Vercetti is unloading with more strikes now! Salonga drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlo Vercetti!
Carlo Vercetti took some time post fight to say the following; 'I am the Don!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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