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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Berto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
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165 cm
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Berto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Moretti swivels and escapes.
Berto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Berto thumps Moretti with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Berto.
Moretti tries to keep at a distance but Berto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Berto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Berto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Berto has Moretti up against the cage in a clinch.
Berto breaks from the clinch.
Moretti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Berto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Berto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moretti.
Moretti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moretti wants it to stay on the feet.
Berto misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berto moves in looking to clinch but Moretti pushes him off.
Moretti throws a shot to the body.
Moretti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moretti shoots in but no luck this time.
Moretti misses with a few strikes there.
Moretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Berto.
No joy there for Moretti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moretti throws a solid leg kick but Berto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moretti.
Berto takes the fight into the clinch.
Moretti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Berto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moretti lands a two punch combo.
Berto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berto lands with a kick to the temple. Moretti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Berto forces Moretti back against the cage and clinches.
Berto manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Moretti looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moretti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Berto backs up against the cage.
Berto swats away the attempt to clinch by Moretti.
Berto moves into the clinch successfully.
Berto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moretti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Berto throwing strikes but missing.
Moretti wants to sweep here but Berto controlling him for the moment.
Moretti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Berto controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berto passes Moretti's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Berto thows a huge punch but Moretti dodges it nicely.
Berto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Berto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Berto slips a nice elbow through Moretti's hands, connecting with Moretti's forehead.
Berto stands up from half guard.
Berto scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Berto.
Berto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Berto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Berto moves into the clinch.
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!
Berto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moretti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Berto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moretti's face.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Berto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moretti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berto.
Berto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here.
Moretti is looking for a sweep.
Berto has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Moretti does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Berto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moretti darts in trying to clinch
and Berto counters with an outside leg kick.
Moretti staying out of range there.
Berto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Berto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moretti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berto lands with a kick to the temple. Moretti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Moretti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Berto closes the distance and clinches.
Berto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moretti tries to clinch but Berto moves away
and Berto counters with a head kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Moretti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Berto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Berto tries a head kick but it misses.
Berto throws a head kick that Moretti semi-blocks.
Moretti cracks a nice hook into Berto's ribs.
A head kick misses from Berto.
Moretti drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Berto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moretti is controlling him.
Berto is looking to stand back up but Moretti counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Berto.
Moretti thows a huge punch but Berto dodges it nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Berto makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Berto scores with a head kick.
Berto connects with a high kick.
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moretti's sensitive parts.
Moretti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marco Moretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berto scores with a nice body kick.
Berto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berto throws a sloppy head kick and Moretti moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Berto.
Moretti throws a series of punches but Berto avoids them all with ease.
Berto clinches up with Moretti and pushes him back against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Berto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berto clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Berto.
Berto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moretti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Berto.
Moretti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Berto.
A head kick misses from Berto.
Berto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moretti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Berto throws a sloppy head kick
and Moretti counters with a stiff right hand.
Berto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Berto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Berto wants to stand but Moretti is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Moretti keeping moving, preventing Berto from controlling successfully.
Moretti is working an open guard so Berto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Crunch! Berto slams his shin into Moretti's torso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Berto controlling the action here.
Marco Moretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andre Berto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Berto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Andre Berto!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Andre Berto!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Andre Berto!
Andre Berto wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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RATING
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