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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lupertazzi (ranked 1408 p4p, 200 weight class) and Sam Witcher (ranked 629 p4p, 93 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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186 cm
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192 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Lupertazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Witcher!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupertazzi lands with a hook. Witcher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Witcher lands a nice hook to Lupertazzi's body. Lupertazzi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Witcher swings for the body but Lupertazzi moves out of range.
Witcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Witcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lupertazzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lupertazzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Witcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lupertazzi misses with a straight right.
Witcher wants to counter the offense by Lupertazzi and move into the clinch position.
Lupertazzi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Witcher's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Witcher's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Witcher.
It looks like Diego Lupertazzi has been cut.
Witcher digs a right hand into Lupertazzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lupertazzi's gas tank.
Witcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lupertazzi has a couple of punches blocked by Witcher.
Witcher blocking some punches.
Witcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Witcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Witcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lupertazzi throws a head punch that misses.
Witcher lands a left hand.
Witcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lupertazzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Witcher has a couple of punches blocked by Lupertazzi.
Witcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Lupertazzi controls his hands.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Lupertazzi lands.
Lupertazzi gets tackled into the cage by Witcher. Witcher maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lupertazzi fails to land.
Witcher lands an uppercut.
Witcher can't find room to land a body shot as Lupertazzi controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Witcher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lupertazzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lupertazzi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lupertazzi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Witcher has closed the distance and engaged Lupertazzi in a clinch.
Witcher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lupertazzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupertazzi is looking to control Witcher's arms but Witcher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lupertazzi has his back to the cage.
Lupertazzi blocking some punches.
Witcher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Witcher fails to land.
Witcher tries a body shot but Lupertazzi blocks it.
Witcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Witcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Witcher fails to land.
Witcher misses with the head strike.
Witcher pushes Lupertazzi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi manages to break the clinch.
Witcher lands a glancing blow to the side of Lupertazzi's head.
Witcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi swings for the body but Witcher moves out of range.
Witcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lupertazzi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lupertazzi scores with a sloppy right hand. Witcher should have avoided that one.
Lupertazzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Witcher darts in and clinches Lupertazzi up against the cage.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch.
Lupertazzi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Lupertazzi misses.
Lupertazzi rushes Witcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch.
Witcher staying out of range there.
Witcher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Witcher misses with some punches.
Witcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Witcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lupertazzi's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witcher presses Lupertazzi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lupertazzi breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Lupertazzi misses.
Witcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lupertazzi throws out the jab.
Witcher looks to land a left hand but Lupertazzi moved out of range nicely.
Sam Witcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Witcher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lupertazzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Witcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lupertazzi moves away.
Witcher throws a body punch but Lupertazzi moves out of range.
Lupertazzi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Witcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Lupertazzi is just out of range.
Witcher clinches with his opponent.
Lupertazzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupertazzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lupertazzi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Witcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Lupertazzi.
Witcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Lupertazzi blocks a body shot from Witcher.
Lupertazzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lupertazzi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Witcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lupertazzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi tries to bum rush Witcher with a series of wild strikes but Witcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lupertazzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Witcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Witcher slips a jab from Lupertazzi.
Witcher scores with a jab to the head.
Witcher tries to keep at a distance but Lupertazzi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lupertazzi misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Witcher throws a punch but it's blocked by Lupertazzi.
Witcher prevents a body shot from Lupertazzi.
Witcher misses with the head strike.
Witcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Lupertazzi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Witcher lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupertazzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupertazzi manages to break the clinch.
Lupertazzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupertazzi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Witcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Witcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Lupertazzi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Witcher misses the jab.
Lupertazzi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lupertazzi slips under a jab.
Lupertazzi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Witcher cracks Lupertazzi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Witcher looks to land a left hand but Lupertazzi moved out of range nicely.
Witcher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Witcher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Witcher misses with a hook to the body
and Lupertazzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Witcher ducks under a wild hook from Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi loads up on a big right hand but Witcher slips the punch.
Witcher clinches up with Lupertazzi and pushes him back against the cage.
Lupertazzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Witcher misses with a body punch.
Witcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Witcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lupertazzi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Witchers head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Witcher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lupertazzi backwards.
A short body shot lands from Witcher as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Witcher.
Lupertazzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupertazzi misses with a body punch.
Lupertazzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Witcher misses with a hook. Lupertazzi ducked under it nicely.
Lupertazzi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Witcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Lupertazzi circles away.
Witcher misses with an uppercut
and Lupertazzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lupertazzi digs a good body shot into Witcher's ribs.
Lupertazzi throws a big shot that misses.
Lupertazzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Witcher is just out of range.
Lupertazzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Witcher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Witcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Witcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupertazzi misses with the head strike.
Witcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupertazzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Witcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Witcher.
Lupertazzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupertazzi lands a nice uppercut.
Lupertazzi blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Witcher blocks an uppercut.
Witcher scores with a hook to the body.
Lupertazzi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lupertazzi manages to break the clinch.
Witcher rushes Lupertazzi and presses him up against the cage.
Witcher lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Witcher.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Witcher scores with a shot to the side of Lupertazzi's head.
Lupertazzi is rocked!
Witcher creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lupertazzi with a big uppercut! Lupertazzi tries to clinch up but Witcher pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lupertazzi to the mat! Lupertazzi covers up and Witcher unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sam Witcher!
Sam Witcher took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Riners Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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RATING
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