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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Per Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Castiglioni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giuseppe Castiglioni has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Per Svensson's chin.
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199 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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188 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giuseppe Castiglioni!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson throws a big shot that misses.
Per Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson feints and as Castiglioni raises his hands in defense, Svensson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Castiglioni looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Svensson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Svensson is controlling the pace.
Svensson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Castiglioni has managed to free his arm - good work.
Svensson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Castiglioni trying to control but Svensson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Svensson working over Castiglioni with some ground and pound. Castiglioni looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Castiglioni is defending against the submission attempts here by Svensson.
Svensson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Castiglioni for as long as he can get away with.
Svensson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castiglioni is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Svensson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Castiglioni tries to move into range but Svensson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castiglioni.
Castiglioni is looking to land body kicks.
Svensson takes a swing at Castiglioni's ribcage but misses.
Castiglioni checks a leg kick.
Svensson fails to land the takedown.
Castiglioni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Svensson.
Svensson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castiglioni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Svensson throws a hook but Castiglioni avoids it easily.
Castiglioni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Svensson throws a sloppy head kick and Castiglioni moves out of range easily.
Svensson swings for the body but Castiglioni moves out of range.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castiglioni moves away.
Castiglioni throws a looping overhand right but Svensson ducks down to avoid it.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Castiglioni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svensson moves in looking to clinch but Castiglioni pushes him off.
Castiglioni misses with a wild body shot.
Castiglioni throws a head kick but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson closes the distance and clinches.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castiglioni obliges.
Svensson misses with a knee strike.
Svensson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castiglioni avoiding damage as Svensson throws knees to the body.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Per Svensson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Castiglioni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Svensson.
Castiglioni lands with a nice body punch.
Castiglioni walks into a left hand.
Svensson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castiglioni keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svensson. Castiglioni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castiglioni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Per Svensson has been cut.
Good work by Castiglioni as he checks the leg kick.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Castiglioni circles away.
Svensson clinches up against the cage.
Svensson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Svensson misses with a knee to the head.
Castiglioni lands an elbow inside that Svensson shrugs off.
Castiglioni looking to stall.
Svensson swings wildly with an uppercut but Castiglioni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castiglioni jumps guard but Svensson stands there with Castiglioni around his waist. Castiglioni gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Castiglioni wants to stall.
A body shot lands from Svensson.
Castiglioni working hard to break the clinch.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
Svensson trying to land knees to the body.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
Svensson presses Castiglioni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castiglioni gets underhooks to prevent Svensson's takedown attempt.
Castiglioni managing to block the knees to the body from Svensson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svensson.
Castiglioni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svensson looks to land a body kick but Castiglioni moved away.
Castiglioni throws a leg kick which misses Svensson's front leg but catches the back leg as Svensson tries to avoid it.
Castiglioni moves forwards but Svensson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Svensson tries for a takedown but Castiglioni sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Castiglioni - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castiglioni throws the kick towards the body but Svensson avoids it.
Castiglioni throws a head kick but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Castiglioni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Svensson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Svensson moves in looking to clinch but Castiglioni pushes him off.
Castiglioni throws a sloppy head kick and Svensson moves out of range easily.
Castiglioni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castiglioni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svensson throws a leg kick
and Castiglioni counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castiglioni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Svensson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Castiglioni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castiglioni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svensson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castiglioni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Svensson finds it's way through Castiglioni's defenses.
Castiglioni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Svensson on the side of the head.
Castiglioni has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body kick there by Castiglioni.
Castiglioni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svensson.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castiglioni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Castiglioni.
Svensson throws out a loose jab but Castiglioni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castiglioni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Svensson.
Castiglioni tries to move into range but Svensson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castiglioni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Castiglioni wants it to stay on the feet.
Svensson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castiglioni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castiglioni throws a sloppy head kick
and Svensson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Castiglioni!
Castiglioni regains half guard.
Svensson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Svensson thows a huge punch but Castiglioni dodges it nicely.
Svensson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castiglioni wants to improve his position but Svensson is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Castiglioni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Per Svensson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Svensson misses with a body kick.
Svensson thuds his right hand into Castiglioni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Castiglioni.
Castiglioni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svensson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castiglioni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castiglioni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Castiglioni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Castiglioni looks to land a combination but Svensson avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castiglioni misses with the body kick
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castiglioni throws a head kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Castiglioni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Svensson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Svensson lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson prevents Castiglioni from breaking the clinch.
Svensson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castiglioni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Svensson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Svensson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Svensson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Svensson obliges.
Svensson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Svensson tries to land knees in the clinch but Castiglioni avoids the damage to the body.
Svensson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Svensson.
Svensson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Giuseppe Castiglioni has been cut.
Svensson wants the takedown. Castiglioni is fighting it off but Svensson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Castiglioni's guard against the cage.
Svensson throwing strikes from guard but Castiglioni blocks nicely.
Svensson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson scoring with some ground and pound.
Castiglioni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Svensson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Svensson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Castiglioni's head.
Svensson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Svensson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson cracks Castiglioni with a solid left hand.
Svensson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svensson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four 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.
Svensson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Castiglioni keeping moving, preventing Svensson from controlling successfully.
Svensson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castiglioni is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Svensson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Per Svensson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Svensson 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Per Svensson!
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hype
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