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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Francisco Modesto (ranked 5614 p4p, 487 weight class) and Paulie Galtieri (ranked 2445 p4p, 255 weight class). Modesto comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire. The crowd seem to be enjoying Galtieri's choice of entrance music: Woke up this morning - Alabama 3. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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166 cm
23
146 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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170 cm
24
154 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Francisco Modesto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulie Galtieri! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Galtieri slips under a jab. A combination from Modesto does no damage. Modesto misses with a straight left. Galtieri closes the distance and clinches. Galtieri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Galtieri has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Galtieri misses with a hook from the clinch. Galtieri lands a left hand.
Galtieri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Modesto working aggressively here.
Modesto is trying to maintain a safe position but Galtieri gets an underhook and turns Modesto into the cage. Modesto lands with a short shot to the head. A hook to the body from Modesto.
Modesto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Modesto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galtieri. Modesto avoids a wild elbow strike from Galtieri. Modesto misses with a hook from the clinch. Modesto is looking to control Galtieri's arms but Galtieri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Modesto has his back to the cage. Modesto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A head punch blocked on the inside by Modesto. Modesto takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Modesto tries to throw a body punch but Galtieri avoids it by throwing Modesto back against the cage. Galtieri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Modesto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Galtieri lands with a short head shot on the inside. Modesto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Galtieri. Modesto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Modesto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galtieri backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Galtieri. Modesto misses with a punch to the body.
Modesto struggles to land a body shot inside as Galtieri controls his hands.
Modesto is trying to maintain a safe position but Galtieri gets an underhook and turns Modesto into the cage. Modesto stalling the fight.
A short right from Galtieri. Galtieri lands a shoulder strike. Modesto takes a shot to the head.
Modesto is rocked! Galtieri cracks Modesto with a nice body shot. Oh Modesto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Modesto takes a shot to the head. Clinched against the cage, Galtieri lands a big elbow that drops Modesto! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Modesto is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulie Galtieri! During a confident post fight interview, Paulie Galtieri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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