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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Genaro Capotella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capotella comes into the arena with Scampia 167 blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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, Genaro Capotella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson misses with a combination
and Capotella counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Capotella counters with a nice uppercut.
Capotella stalks Tyson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyson's face. Tyson staggers backwards, shaken.
Capotella connects with a looping right hand.
Tyson closes the distance but Capotella moves to the side
and Capotella counters with a nice uppercut.
Capotella lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyson tries to clinch up
and Capotella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson goes for a double leg but Capotella avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Capotella continues to drive forward.
An attempted straight right counter from Capotella misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson has his takedown stuffed
and Capotella counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Capotella.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capotella lands with an overhand left.
Capotella is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tyson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Capotella connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson is rocked!
Genaro Capotella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Tyson.
Capotella throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tyson on the side of the head.
Tyson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Capotella finish him?
Capotella scores with a nice strike.
Capotella is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Capotella lands a nice shot that snaps Tyson's head back.
Capotella drops Tyson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tyson looks back up at him and smiles so Capotella waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capotella fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyson looks winded!
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Capotella pinned against the cage. Capotella gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Capotella cracks Tyson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tyson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Capotella finish him?
Capotella is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capotella scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Capotella darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tyson seems to have recovered his senses.
Capotella lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyson moves to clinch but Capotella breaks away
and Capotella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Capotella scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tyson in his tracks.
Capotella is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Capotella throws an overhand right that drops Tyson like a sack of potatoes! Capotella dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genaro Capotella!
Genaro Capotella 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
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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