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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 158 p4p, 402 weight class) and Adrian Picklesbly (ranked 30 p4p, 66 weight class). Picklesbly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Angels in Heaven - Chris Rodrigues & the Spoon Lady kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Picklesbly!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Corassa.
Corassa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corassa misses with a hook.
We've been informed that Picklesbly has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Picklesbly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corassa.
Picklesbly throws an overhand right that lands on Corassa's shoulder, as Corassa tries to avoid the shot.
Picklesbly misses with a lunging right hand
and Corassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corassa works Picklesbly's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Corassa misses.
Corassa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good shot there by Corassa.
Corassa loads up on a big right hand but Picklesbly slips the punch.
Picklesbly thinks about the counter body kick.
Corassa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Corassa misses its intended target.
Corassa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corassa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Picklesbly misses with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Picklesbly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Corassa.
Picklesbly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corassa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Corassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picklesbly.
Corassa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Picklesbly just manages to avoid it.
Picklesbly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Corassa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Picklesbly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Corassa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corassa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Picklesbly is out of range.
Picklesbly misses with a looping left.
Corassa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Picklesbly is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Corassa.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picklesbly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Picklesbly.
Corassa throws a shot to the body.
Corassa feints and then cracks Picklesbly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Picklesbly down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picklesbly misses with a looping left.
Picklesbly catches Corassa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Picklesbly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Corassa. Corassa obviously looking to wear him down.
Picklesbly throws a poor cross that misses
and Corassa counters with a straight right hand.
Picklesbly darts in trying to clinch
and Corassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Corassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picklesbly moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Picklesbly! But no joy.
Picklesbly drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Corassa connects with a leg kick.
Picklesbly throws a leg kick
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corassa loads up on a big right hand but Picklesbly slips the punch.
Corassa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Picklesbly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Corassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Picklesbly misses with a body punch
and Corassa counters with a straight right hand.
Corassa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly rushes Corassa and presses him up against the cage.
Corassa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Picklesbly's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Picklesbly.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Picklesbly.
Corassa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Picklesbly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corassa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corassa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Corassa keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Corassa misses the target.
Corassa lands a leg kick that knocks Picklesbly off balance momentarily.
Corassa lands a nice hook to Picklesbly's body. Picklesbly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corassa avoids the body shot from Picklesbly.
Corassa throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Picklesbly misses.
Picklesbly throws a poor cross that misses
and Corassa counters with a good, hard body kick but Picklesbly shrugs it off.
Picklesbly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly misses with a looping right.
Corassa thinks about countering with a body kick.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Picklesbly was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
Corassa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Picklesbly misses.
Picklesbly throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Picklesbly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Picklesbly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corassa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Picklesbly.
Corassa with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picklesbly takes one to the chin there.
Corassa misses with a head kick.
Corassa misses with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
That kick from Corassa tenderised Picklesbly's leg. Picklesbly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Picklesbly throws a hook but Corassa blocks it.
Corassa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eduardo Corassa is winning the standup battle so far.
Picklesbly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corassa lands a head kick!
Picklesbly tries to close the distance and clinch but Corassa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Picklesbly tries to clinch up
and Corassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corassa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Picklesblys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Corassa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Picklesbly can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa scores with a leg kick.
Picklesbly throws a hook to the side of Corassa's head but Corassa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corassa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Picklesbly clinches.
Picklesbly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Picklesbly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corassa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corassa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Corassa just misses with a punch to the body.
Corassa lands with a nice body kick.
Corassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picklesbly throws out the jab.
Picklesbly swings widly with a right hand
and Corassa counters with a thumping low kick.
Picklesbly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Corassa lands with a right hand.
Picklesbly missing with a left hand there. Corassa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corassa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corassa lands a leg kick that knocks Picklesbly off balance momentarily.
Picklesbly throws out a loose jab but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Picklesbly's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corassa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Picklesbly tries to counter with a clinch but Corassa shakes him off and moves away.
Corassa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Picklesbly.
Corassa lands a front kick.
Picklesbly misses with a jab to the body
and Picklesbly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corassa lands a jab.
Corassa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picklesbly.
Corassa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Corassa throws a body punch but Picklesbly moves out of range.
Picklesbly tries to move into range but Corassa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Corassa with a hook.
Corassa connects with a looping right hand.
Corassa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Picklesbly lands with a shot to the body.
Corassa lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Corassa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Corassa.
Picklesbly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Corassa.
Picklesbly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corassa counters with a straight right hand.
A clash of legs there as Picklesbly blocks the low kick.
Picklesbly avoids the body shot from Corassa.
Corassa misses with a wild body shot.
Picklesbly throws a poor cross that misses
and Corassa counters with a straight right hand.
Corassa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corassa throws a leg kick
and Picklesbly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picklesbly misses with a straight right.
Corassa throws a body kick that misses.
Corassa moves away from the strike by Picklesbly.
Corassa gets tackled into the cage by Picklesbly. Picklesbly maintains the clinch.
Picklesbly taking a breather.
Corassa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Corassa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Corassa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa with a nice cross.
Picklesbly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Picklesbly closes the distance but Corassa moves to the side
enabling Corassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Corassa lunges at Picklesbly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Picklesbly's hand.
Corassa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picklesbly moves away.
A nice leg kick from Corassa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corassa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Picklesbly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Picklesbly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Picklesbly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Corassa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Picklesbly slips a straight right by Corassa.
Picklesbly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Corassas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Picklesbly moves to clinch but Corassa breaks away
and Corassa counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Corassa there.
Corassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Picklesbly manages to avoid it.
Corassa throws an off balance right hand
and Picklesbly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corassa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picklesbly.
Corassa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Picklesbly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corassa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Picklesbly misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Picklesbly's sensitive parts.
Picklesbly throws a right hand that misses
and Corassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corassa takes one to the chin there.
Picklesbly throws a wild body kick that Corassa sees coming a mile off.
Jab by Corassa.
A swing and a miss from Picklesbly.
Corassa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corassa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corassa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Picklesbly throws a right hand that misses
and Corassa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Corassa lands with an uppercut that bounces Picklesbly off the cage and back into range.
Picklesbly slips under a jab.
Corassa cracks Picklesbly with a good jab.
Adrian Picklesbly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo Corassa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Picklesbly blocks the body kick.
Corassa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corassa moves out of range of the leg kick from Picklesbly.
Corassa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Picklesbly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corassa cracks Picklesbly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Picklesbly throws out a loose jab but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa delivers a nice body kick.
Corassa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Picklesbly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Picklesbly throws a right hand that misses
and Corassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Picklesbly takes a swing at Corassa's ribcage but misses.
Corassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picklesbly.
Corassa throws a body shot but no joy.
Corassa lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corassa doesn't seem bothered though.
Picklesbly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Picklesbly misses with a left hand
and Corassa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Picklesbly's knee momentarily.
Picklesbly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Corassa finds it's way round the side to connect with Picklesbly's head.
Picklesbly takes the fight into the clinch.
Picklesbly missing with knees to the body.
Corassa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Picklesbly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Corassa blocks an elbow strike.
Corassa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Picklesbly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa dodges an elbow strike from Picklesbly.
Picklesbly misses with an elbow strike.
Corassa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corassa slips a straight right by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Picklesbly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picklesbly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Corassa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Picklesbly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
Picklesbly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corassa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Picklesbly misses with a body shot.
Picklesbly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corassa.
That kick from Corassa tenderised Picklesbly's leg. Picklesbly is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Corassa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corassa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Corassa!
An out of breath Eduardo Corassa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Adrian Picklesbly had this to say: 'If I get beat in the clinch, on the ground, or get the lights turned out, so be it. But when I lose by the pitter patter....what a joke.'.
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