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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Torcadall Sailcirc (ranked 581 p4p, 74 weight class) and Matteo Boretti (ranked 1791 p4p, 222 weight class). Boretti has chosen Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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203 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torcadall Sailcirc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boretti walks into a stiff left hand from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc ducks under a wild hook from Boretti.
Sailcirc shoots in and drives through. Boretti sprawls well.
Boretti lands with a slapping head kick.
Boretti moves out of range as Sailcirc strikes.
Boretti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sailcirc cracks a nice hook into Boretti's ribs.
Boretti throws a series of punches but Sailcirc avoids them all with ease.
Sailcirc on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sailcirc slips a straight right by Boretti.
Boretti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Sailcirc misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matteo Boretti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boretti throws a hook but Sailcirc blocks it.
Boretti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sailcirc takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sailcirc ducks under a wild hook from Boretti.
Boretti scores with a jab. Sailcirc acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sailcirc throws an overhand right that lands on Boretti's shoulder, as Boretti tries to avoid the shot.
Sailcirc lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boretti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti tests Sailcirc's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boretti moves into range and clinches up with Sailcirc.
Boretti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boretti lands a nice uppercut.
Boretti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sailcirc can't find room to land a body shot as Boretti controls the action.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boretti misses with some punches.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Sailcirc.
Boretti blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Sailcirc.
Sailcirc working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc breaks from the clinch.
Sailcirc throws a body shot but no joy.
Boretti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sailcirc avoids the head kick by Boretti.
Sailcirc shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boretti sprawls well. Boretti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sailcirc gets slowly back to his feet.
Boretti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses.
Boretti throws a series of punches but Sailcirc moves out of range.
Boretti dodges the punch combination from Sailcirc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Boretti.
Sailcirc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boretti.
Sailcirc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boretti misses the jab.
Sailcirc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Boretti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sailcirc throws a lazy uppercut
and Boretti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boretti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boretti throws a hook but Sailcirc blocks it.
Sailcirc appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Boretti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boretti moves out of range of the strikes.
Torcadall Sailcirc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boretti throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Boretti.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boretti! But no joy.
Boretti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boretti misses with a body shot.
Boretti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boretti throws out a loose jab but Sailcirc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sailcirc drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boretti sprawls and moves away.
Boretti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sailcirc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boretti counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sailcirc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boretti is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sailcirc blocks a head kick by Boretti.
Boretti lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti misses with a straight right.
Sailcirc scores with the left hand. Boretti knows he should have avoided that one.
Boretti stuffs the takedown attempt from Sailcirc. Sailcirc gets slowly back to his feet.
Boretti is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sailcirc tests Boretti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boretti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sailcirc.
A punch combination from Sailcirc misses.
Boretti throws a hook but Sailcirc blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Boretti misses
and Sailcirc counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sailcirc is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sailcirc seems to be looking for submissions.
Sailcirc is trying to work for a kimura but Boretti is defending well.
Boretti won't allow Sailcirc to pass to mount.
Boretti wants to control but Sailcirc is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc is looking for a kimura here.
Sailcirc is looking to advance position but Boretti won't allow it.
Boretti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sailcirc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boretti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sailcirc is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Boretti to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Sailcirc tries to free his leg and advance position but Boretti is retaining full guard.
Sailcirc trying to control but Boretti is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boretti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boretti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sailcirc can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sailcirc advances to half guard.
Sailcirc is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sailcirc is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sailcirc is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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 Torcadall Sailcirc will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Boretti throws a jab when Sailcirc was well out of range.
Sailcirc changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sailcirc lands with a cross.
Sailcirc dives in for a single leg takedown but Boretti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Boretti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boretti throws a lazy right hand but Sailcirc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sailcirc appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sailcirc on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boretti throws the left hand but Sailcirc avoids the punch easily.
Sailcirc feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matteo Boretti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boretti cracks Sailcirc with an open hand slap.
Sailcirc displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boretti throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boretti misses with a left hand
and Sailcirc decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boretti's guard.
Sailcirc trying to control but Boretti is working from the bottom.
Sailcirc pushes down on Boretti's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sailcirc is working for a kimura but Boretti is defending it quite comfortably.
Sailcirc is looking for a kimura but Boretti is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sailcirc to get the leverage.
Boretti trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti is refusing to be controlled, as Sailcirc sits in half guard.
Sailcirc is thwarting Boretti's attempts to control the position.
Sailcirc is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sailcirc is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boretti is just riding it out for now. Sailcirc eventually gives up the hold.
Sailcirc trying to control from Boretti's half guard. Boretti has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailcirc trying to control the position from guard on top but Boretti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sailcirc passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Boretti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sailcirc tries for a kimura but Boretti is defending well.
Sailcirc tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sailcirc is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boretti knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sailcirc thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sailcirc tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boretti tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Torcadall Sailcirc.
I think Sailcirc has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torcadall Sailcirc!
Torcadall Sailcirc gave a mention to Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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