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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 884 p4p, 50 weight class) and Derek Vinyard (ranked 854 p4p, 48 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amodei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amodei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vinyard's sensitive parts.
Amodei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vinyard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vinyard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Amodei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinyard. Vinyard obviously looking to wear him down.
Amodei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinyard lands a head kick. Amodei smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Giuseppe Amodei has been cut.
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amodei.
Amodei connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Amodei.
Amodei lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinyard throws a jab when Amodei was well out of range.
Amodei scores with a hook to the body. Vinyard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vinyard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinyard moves into the clinch successfully.
Amodei is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vinyard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vinyard prevents a body shot from Amodei.
A short left from Amodei.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Amodei.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Amodei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amodei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amodei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amodei breaks the clinch.
Vinyard misses with a straight right.
A clash of legs there as Amodei blocks the low kick.
Amodei cracks Vinyard with an open hand slap.
Derek Vinyard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinyard throws a poor cross that misses
and Amodei makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Amodei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vinyard pinned against the cage. Vinyard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amodei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amodei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vinyard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amodei.
Amodei lands a lovely overhand right.
Amodei motions for Vinyard to come forward. Amodei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Amodei misses with a hook. Vinyard ducked under it nicely.
Amodei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Vinyard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vinyard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei misses with a shot to the body
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
Vinyard throws a sloppy body shot
and Amodei counters with a nice leg kick.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Amodei's shoulder, as Amodei tries to avoid the shot.
Amodei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amodei. Vinyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amodei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinyard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Amodei stuns Vinyard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Amodei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vinyard's sensitive parts.
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Amodei ducks down to avoid it.
Amodei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vinyard tries to work over Amodei's front leg with a kick but Amodei checks it.
Amodei misses with a takedown attempt - Vinyard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe Amodei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Amodei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Amodei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Vinyard.
Amodei blocks a body shot from Vinyard.
Amodei swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amodei prevents a body shot from Vinyard.
Amodei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinyard looks to land a left hand but Amodei moved out of range nicely.
Amodei misses with a hook. Vinyard ducked under it nicely.
Amodei thows a leg kick but Vinyard checks it
and Amodei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Giuseppe Amodei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Amodei's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Amodei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Amodei finds it's way through Vinyard's defenses.
It looks like Amodei has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Giuseppe Amodei is winning the standup battle so far.
Amodei connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Vinyard.
Amodei connects with a right hand. Vinyard shakes it off.
Amodei throws a leg kick which misses Vinyard's front leg but catches the back leg as Vinyard tries to avoid it.
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amodei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amodei is looking to score with low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Amodei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Vinyard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vinyard fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Amodei 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Amodei lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amodei sizes up Vinyard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei throws a right and a left that Vinyard avoids nicely.
Amodei cracks Vinyard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vinyard swings widly with a right hand
and Amodei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amodei slips under a jab from Vinyard.
Amodei throws a nice inside leg kick.
Amodei throws a head kick that Vinyard semi-blocks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Amodei.
Vinyard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vinyard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Amodei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinyard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amodei, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amodei looks to throw the jab but Vinyard is out of range.
Vinyard scores with a jab to the head.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amodei.
Amodei misses with a straight right.
Amodei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vinyard can do to turn this around?
Vinyard slips a straight right by Amodei.
Amodei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinyard. Vinyard obviously looking to wear him down.
Amodei throws a front kick aimed at Vinyard's knee but Vinyard avoids it well.
Amodei slips under a jab.
Amodei lands a leg kick that knocks Vinyard off balance momentarily.
Vinyard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amodei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amodei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amodei walks into a stiff left hand from Vinyard.
Amodei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard tries to sprawl but Amodei drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Amodei is trying to control. Vinyard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Amodei works his way into full mount!
Amodei fails to move to back control.
Vinyard tries to lock up and control but Amodei gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Amodei can't control as he wanted to and Vinyard manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amodei wants to take a breather but Vinyard is having none of it.
Amodei is just content to waste time from the top position. Vinyard takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vinyard keeping moving, preventing Amodei from controlling successfully.
Vinyard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Amodei wants to control from the top but Vinyard keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Amodei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Amodei's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Amodei throws a shot to the body.
Amodei misses with a body shot.
Vinyard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Amodei misses its intended target.
Amodei slips under a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vinyard throws a jab but it's blocked by Amodei.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amodei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Amodei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vinyard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amodei looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei lands the left hand.
Jab from Amodei.
Amodei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Amodei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vinyard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amodei can pounce on him.
Vinyard blocks a jab.
Amodei throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinyard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vinyard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from Amodei.
Amodei throws a body punch but Vinyard moves out of range.
Amodei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vinyard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Amodei has time to react.
Vinyard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Derek Vinyard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Amodei loads up on a big right hand but Vinyard slips the punch.
Vinyard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Amodei tries to stall but Vinyard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinyard.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amodei blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amodei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Vinyard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Amodei lands a nice shot to the body.
Amodei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amodei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Amodei controlling the action here for a moment.
Amodei slowing the pace effectively.
Amodei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amodei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amodei.
Vinyard stops a takedown attempt from Amodei.
Amodei tries to break free but Vinyard pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Vinyard.
Vinyard is pressed up against the cage. Amodei has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vinyard down to the mat. Vinyard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vinyard misses.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amodei.
Vinyard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vinyard misses with a looping right.
Amodei throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Amodei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amodei slips under a jab.
Amodei lands a nice shot that snaps Vinyard's head back.
Vinyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinyard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Amodei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amodei throws a right hand that misses
and Vinyard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amodei misses with a takedown attempt - Vinyard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Vinyard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Amodei 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Amodei!
A victorious Giuseppe Amodei thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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