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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osmany Pizziconi (ranked 1418 p4p, 1227 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 184 p4p, 159 weight class). Manolito Tai Kung will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Osmany Pizziconi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizziconi with a poor takedown
letting Tai Kung counter with a right hand.
Pizziconi goes for a double leg but Tai Kung avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tai Kung continues to drive forward.
Tai Kung lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pizziconi jumps guard and drags Tai Kung to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tai Kung trying to control the position from guard on top but Pizziconi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pizziconi punching from the bottom - just letting Tai Kung know he's still in a fight.
Tai Kung is fighting to break Pizziconi's control of his arms but Pizziconi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tai Kung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tai Kung is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tai Kung must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tai Kung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pizziconi is keeping the position for now.
Pizziconi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tai Kung wants to control from the top but Pizziconi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizziconi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tai Kung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tai Kung wants to stand but Pizziconi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tai Kung slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tai Kung stuffs the takedown attempt from Pizziconi. Pizziconi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osmany Pizziconi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pizziconi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pizziconi goes for a double leg but Tai Kung avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tai Kung continues to drive forward.
Tai Kung manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tai Kung avoiding damage.
Tai Kung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tai Kung slaps away a takedown attempt from Pizziconi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pizziconi dives in and grabs Tai Kung's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tai Kung pushes down on Pizziconi's head and hops out.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown but Tai Kung shows good takedown defense.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manolito Tai Kung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tai Kung misses with a straight left.
Tai Kung has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tai Kung throws a body shot but no joy.
Pizziconi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tai Kung circles away.
Tai Kung tries to keep at a distance but Pizziconi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tai Kung breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung throws a right and a left that Pizziconi avoids nicely.
Pizziconi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tai Kung defends well and Pizziconi ends up having to push Tai Kung into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tai Kung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pizziconi tries to pull guard but Tai Kung won't allow it.
Tai Kung has a couple of punches blocked by Pizziconi.
Pizziconi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pizziconi tries to pull guard but Tai Kung holds him up against the cage and eventually Pizziconi drops back down to his feet.
Pizziconi blocks the elbow strike.
Pizziconi is trying to trip Tai Kung. He has hold of a leg but Tai Kung is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pizziconi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pizziconi stopping the sweep attempt from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung is still trying to improve position.
Pizziconi is looking to work some ground and pound but Tai Kung has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pizziconi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pizziconi landing some decent shots from guard.
Tai Kung keeping moving, preventing Pizziconi from controlling successfully.
Pizziconi won't allow Tai Kung to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pizziconi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tai Kung trying to keep a closed guard but Pizziconi is proving a slippery customer.
Pizziconi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Tai Kung dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pizziconi shoots in for a double leg but Tai Kung sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tai Kung keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pizziconi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tai Kung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tai Kung can't find room to land a body shot as Pizziconi controls the action.
Tai Kung throws an elbow that misses.
Pizziconi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tai Kung is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osmany Pizziconi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pizziconi tries to pull guard but Tai Kung forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung blocks an uppercut.
Tai Kung struggles to land a body shot inside as Pizziconi controls his hands.
Tai Kung avoiding damage.
Pizziconi tries for a takedown but Tai Kung manages to get underhooks.
Tai Kung displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pizziconi up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pizziconi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tai Kung throws a punch but it's blocked by Pizziconi.
Tai Kung lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pizziconi wants to stall.
Tai Kung misses with a punch on the inside.
Tai Kung lands with a right to the head.
Pizziconi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pizziconi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tai Kung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pizziconi stalls.
Tai Kung stalls.
Tai Kung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pizziconi tries for a takedown but Tai Kung manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung gets underhooks to prevent Pizziconi's takedown attempt.
Tai Kung stalling in the clinch.
Pizziconi wants a takedown.
Tai Kung just leaning against Pizziconi, taking a breather.
Pizziconi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tai Kung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tai Kung connects with an inside leg kick.
Pizziconi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pizziconi lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pizziconi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tai Kung is keeping the position for now.
Tai Kung is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi won't allow Tai Kung to sweep him here.
Tai Kung manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pizziconi manages to get himself to full guard.
Tai Kung looking to pass the guard.
Tai Kung landing some decent shots from guard.
Tai Kung looking to pass the guard.
Pizziconi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pizziconi is on top in guard.
Pizziconi stays in close to Tai Kung's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi wants to control from the top but Tai Kung keeps moving.
Pizziconi throwing strikes but missing.
Pizziconi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tai Kung can't keep his opponent in guard - Pizziconi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pizziconi wants to take a breather but Tai Kung is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tai Kung manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Tai Kung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tai Kung stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tai Kung wants it to stay on the feet.
Pizziconi looks for a takedown but Tai Kung sprawls well.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pizziconi shoots in but Tai Kung avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osmany Pizziconi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pizziconi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tai Kung circles away quickly and effectively.
Tai Kung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pizziconi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tai Kung finds it's way round the side to connect with Pizziconi's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown but Tai Kung shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Osmany Pizziconi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pizziconi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Tai Kung as Pizziconi shoots in.
Pizziconi has Tai Kung up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tai Kung stalling against the cage.
Pizziconi is trying to pull guard but Tai Kung has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tai Kung fails to land.
Tai Kung has Pizziconi pushed against the cage.
Tai Kung lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tai Kung has a couple of punches blocked by Pizziconi.
Pizziconi misses with a knee to the head.
Pizziconi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tai Kung fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tai Kung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung misses the jab.
Tai Kung looks to throw a body kick
and Pizziconi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pizziconi prevents Tai Kung from improving his position.
Pizziconi controlling the pace.
Pizziconi is thwarting Tai Kung's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung tries to get to full guard but Pizziconi has control of the leg.
Tai Kung is trying to maintain the position but Pizziconi is very close to passing his half guard.
Pizziconi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tai Kung does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pizziconi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tai Kung stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown but Tai Kung shows good takedown defense.
Tai Kung looks to throw the jab but Pizziconi is out of range.
Osmany Pizziconi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manolito Tai Kung is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tai Kung scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tai Kung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pizziconi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pizziconi tries for a takedown but Tai Kung sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pizziconi shoots in and drives through. Tai Kung sprawls well.
Pizziconi walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Tai Kung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tai Kung winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Tai Kung!
Manolito Tai Kung seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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