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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gennero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gennero 's entrance music is Wally's Pep Talk. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Gennero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gennero lands with a nice body kick.
Gennero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ed Gennero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gennero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gennero takes a swing at Pinto's ribcage but misses.
Gennero tries to move into range but Pinto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gennero throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Gennero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gennero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pinto staying out of range there.
Pinto throws out a loose jab but Gennero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto slips a straight right by Gennero .
Gennero tries to work over Pinto's front leg with a kick but Pinto checks it.
Pinto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloppy strikes from Gennero . Those never looked like landing.
Gennero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gennero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gennero misses with a wild body shot.
Pinto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gennero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Gennero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gennero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto throws out a loose jab but Gennero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gennero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinto takes a swing at Gennero 's ribcage but misses.
Pinto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gennero throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinto.
Pinto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gennero takes a swing at Pinto's ribcage but misses.
Pinto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gennero connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pinto scrambles back to his feet.
Gennero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gennero throws out a loose jab but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto lands a nice shot to the body.
Gennero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pinto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gennero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinto lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pinto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gennero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinto throws a lazy right hand but Gennero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gennero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinto was well out of range. Poor timing from Gennero .
Pinto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gennero misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Pinto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pinto scores with a hook.
Pinto misses with a straight right.
Gennero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pinto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gennero misses with the body kick
and Pinto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gennero wants to clinch up but Pinto keeps it at a distance.
Gennero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pinto doesn't manage to clinch there - Gennero circles away.
Gennero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gennero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gennero connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Gennero .
Gennero thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pinto if he has to take too many more of those.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gennero .
Gennero looks for the body kick but Pinto saw that one coming.
Pinto lands with a good body shot.
Gennero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinto moves away.
Nice defenses there by Pinto.
Gennero moves in looking to clinch but Pinto pushes him off.
Gennero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gennero swings for the body but Pinto moves out of range.
Pinto misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Gennero , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pinto blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Gennero .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gennero misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pinto! But no joy.
Pinto checks a low kick from Gennero .
Gennero throws a jab when Pinto was well out of range.
Gennero throws out a loose jab but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gennero scores with a hook to the body. Pinto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Gennero does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Gennero does a little dance to reset his feet.
It appears Gennero was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gennero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gennero pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pinto back to the cage. Gennero follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gennero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gennero looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinto is just out of range.
Gennero darts in trying to clinch
and Pinto counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Gennero dominated that round.
That's time! Gennero 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gennero stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pinto throws a jab but it's blocked by Gennero .
Gennero connects with a leg kick. Pinto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gennero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pinto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gennero misses with a wild body shot.
Gennero throws a hook to the side of Pinto's head but Pinto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinto lands with a hook. Gennero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gennero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ed Gennero is winning the standup battle so far.
Gennero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pinto throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinto takes a swing at Gennero 's ribcage but misses.
Gennero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pinto throws a poor cross that misses
and Gennero counters with a good low kick that Pinto was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gennero .
Pinto cracks Gennero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pinto throws a hook but Gennero blocks it.
No joy there for Gennero , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gennero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pinto in his tracks.
Gennero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gennero dips to his left and cracks Pinto with an uppercut!
Gennero throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinto.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pinto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gennero has got the better of the exchanges.
Gennero walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pinto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gennero throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pinto counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Pinto misses.
Pinto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Pinto misses.
Gennero misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Pinto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gennero scores with a push kick.
Pinto avoids the body shot from Gennero .
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gennero at a distance.
Gennero 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.
Gennero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pinto counters with a left to the body.
Pinto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gennero throws out the jab.
Gennero catches Pinto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pinto takes a swing at Gennero 's ribcage but misses.
Gennero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gennero throws out a loose jab but Pinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto misses with a body shot.
Pinto takes a swing at Gennero 's ribcage but misses.
Gennero just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto tests Gennero 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gennero loads up on a big right hand but Pinto slips the punch.
Gennero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Gennero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gennero .
Gennero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Pinto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gennero defending well as Pinto loads up on a big left hand.
Gennero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pinto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Gennero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gennero is looking to land body kicks.
Gennero lands with an uppercut that bounces Pinto off the cage and back into range.
Pinto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gennero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pinto just misses with a punch to the body.
Gennero is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gennero ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Gennero does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gennero . Pinto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinto throws a body punch but Gennero moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pinto 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.
Gennero misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Pinto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gennero lands with an overhand left.
Gennero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gennero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinto moves out of range as Gennero strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A big left from Pinto misses.
Gennero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pinto misses with a lunging right hand
and Gennero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ed Gennero will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gennero lands with a shot to the body.
Pinto lands a jab.
Gennero thows a body kick. Pinto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gennero looks to land a left hand but Pinto moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Pinto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pinto throws a poor cross that misses
and Gennero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinto works the jab nicely.
A jab from Gennero misses.
Pinto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gennero throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto moves out of range as Gennero throws a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Gennero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pinto doesn't seem phased though.
Gennero throws a lazy right hand but Pinto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinto slips a jab from Gennero .
A little jabbing left from Pinto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Gennero - just one landing.
Gennero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinto can do to turn this around?
Pinto scores with a jab. Gennero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pinto lands the left hand.
Pinto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pinto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gennero on the side of the head.
Gennero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinto.
Gennero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gennero is looking to counter punch.
Gennero throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinto ducks under a wild hook from Gennero .
Pinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gennero .
Pinto closes the distance and pushes Gennero back into the cage.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gennero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinto prevents a body shot from Gennero .
Pinto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gennero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinto lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pinto is working Gennero over against the cage.
Gennero misses with the head strike.
Pinto cracks Gennero with a nice body shot.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Pinto.
Pinto lands with a light punch inside.
Gennero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gennero backwards.
Gennero tries to work over Pinto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gennero misses with some punches.
Pinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gennero is rocked!
Pinto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Gennero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinto unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gennero ! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pinto is unloading with more strikes now! Gennero drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Pinto!
A relieved looking Arthur Pinto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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