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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Giacobbe Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Ricky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid Muay Thai
Big heart
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Prefers standup
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giacobbe Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Ricky!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno clinches with his opponent.
Bruno throws a head punch that misses.
Ricky breaks from the clinch.
Bruno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ricky circles away quickly and effectively.
Ricky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ricky throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bruno.
A cross from Ricky lands.
Bruno throws a head kick but Ricky moves out of range.
Ricky throws a counter combo.
Ricky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruno rushes Ricky and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ricky keeps control of Bruno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bruno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruno is looking to clinch.
Ricky throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricky gets tackled into the ropes by Bruno. Bruno maintains the clinch.
Ricky breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricky misses with a hook.
Bruno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ricky misses with a hook.
Bruno tries to clinch but Ricky is having none of it.
Bruno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruno scores with a one two! Ricky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bruno tries to clinch up but Ricky circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ricky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ricky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno tries a head kick but it misses.
Ricky moves out of range of the body kick from Bruno.
Bruno blocks a head kick by Ricky.
Bruno tries to clinch there but Ricky circles away.
Ricky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bruno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Bruno was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ricky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bruno counters with a leg kick.
Ricky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bruno is able to avoid easily.
Ricky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bruno scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Ricky stalling against the ropes.
Ricky looking to slow down the pace here.
Bruno tries to throw a body punch but Ricky avoids it by throwing Bruno back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jay Ricky will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bruno clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ricky is trying to push Bruno away but Bruno has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ricky tries to break free but Bruno pushes him back against the ropes.
Ricky keeps control of Bruno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bruno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricky lands with a good body shot.
Bruno drives through and clinches with Ricky against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricky has Bruno pressed against the ropes, preventing Bruno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ricky taking a breather.
Bruno manages to break the clinch.
Ricky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bruno looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruno lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bruno closes the distance and pushes Ricky back into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ricky misses with some punches.
Ricky looking to stall.
Bruno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bruno tries to land a knee to the head but Ricky blocks with his arms.
Ricky breaks the clinch.
Ricky closes the distance and clinches.
Ricky looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruno tries to clinch up but Ricky circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bruno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bruno seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ricky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ricky instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruno stalling in the clinch but Ricky improves position.
Ricky works on Bruno's body with a couple of short punches.
Ricky is trying to push Bruno away but Bruno has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ricky tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruno avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giacobbe Bruno dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bruno clinches up with Ricky and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ricky has Bruno pressed against the ropes, preventing Bruno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ricky is trying to break free.
Bruno wants to stall.
Bruno lands a body punch.
Bruno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruno moves into range and clinches up with Ricky.
Ricky slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricky tries to work over Bruno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ricky managing to block the knees to the body from Bruno.
Bruno working hard to break the clinch.
Ricky manages to break the clinch.
Bruno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricky tries to clinch up.
Jay Ricky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ricky misses with a head kick.
Ricky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ricky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bruno counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bruno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricky.
Ricky darts in trying to clinch
and Bruno counters with a thumping low kick.
Ricky blocks the body kick.
Ricky forces Bruno back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bruno breaks from the clinch.
Bruno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruno wants to clinch.
Bruno looks to land a combination but Ricky avoids it well.
Ricky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ricky.
A head kick misses from Bruno.
Ricky rushes Bruno and presses him up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giacobbe Bruno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bruno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giacobbe Bruno!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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