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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simao Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Castrogiovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castrogiovanni has chosen Dean Martin - That's Amore as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simao Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paolo Castrogiovanni!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castrogiovanni misses with a body kick.
Castrogiovanni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castrogiovanni throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castrogiovanni counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
Castrogiovanni takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Castrogiovanni misses with a hook.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Castrogiovanni counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Castrogiovanni thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Castrogiovanni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrogiovanni.
Castrogiovanni throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Castrogiovanni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castrogiovanni.
Paolo Castrogiovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castrogiovanni looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that misses.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Castrogiovanni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva throws a series of punches but Castrogiovanni moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Castrogiovanni misses with a hook.
Castrogiovanni connects with a solid leg kick.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrogiovanni.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Castrogiovanni has wrist control.
Castrogiovanni keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Castrogiovanni is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva is in close to Castrogiovanni's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Castrogiovanni keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Castrogiovanni blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrogiovanni 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castrogiovanni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva prevents Castrogiovanni from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
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 Simao Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Castrogiovanni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castrogiovanni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Castrogiovanni.
Castrogiovanni looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Castrogiovanni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Castrogiovanni throws a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Silva misses.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castrogiovanni throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a right and a left that Castrogiovanni avoids nicely.
Castrogiovanni is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Castrogiovanni tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Castrogiovanni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni misses with a series of wild punches.
Castrogiovanni tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a series of punches but Castrogiovanni avoids them all with ease.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Castrogiovanni swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Castrogiovanni. Beautiful body shot.
Castrogiovanni lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Castrogiovanni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Castrogiovanni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paolo Castrogiovanni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castrogiovanni tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castrogiovanni can pounce on him.
Castrogiovanni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to bum rush Castrogiovanni with a series of wild strikes but Castrogiovanni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castrogiovanni throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Castrogiovanni looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castrogiovanni can pounce on him.
Castrogiovanni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Castrogiovanni.
Castrogiovanni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva avoids the head kick by Castrogiovanni.
Castrogiovanni is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrogiovanni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Castrogiovanni quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Castrogiovanni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva blocks a head kick by Castrogiovanni.
Castrogiovanni throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Castrogiovanni throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva blocks a head kick by Castrogiovanni.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrogiovanni.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Castrogiovanni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni slips under a jab from Silva.
Castrogiovanni shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castrogiovanni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castrogiovanni misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castrogiovanni. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva avoids the head kick by Castrogiovanni.
Castrogiovanni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Castrogiovanni goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Simao Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castrogiovanni. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castrogiovanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castrogiovanni throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva looks to land a combination but Castrogiovanni avoids it well.
Castrogiovanni throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Castrogiovanni.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrogiovanni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrogiovanni.
Castrogiovanni throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Castrogiovanni.
Castrogiovanni misses with a wild combination.
Castrogiovanni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castrogiovanni circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Castrogiovanni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castrogiovanni slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Nice body kick there by Castrogiovanni.
Castrogiovanni connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castrogiovanni throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paolo Castrogiovanni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Castrogiovanni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paolo Castrogiovanni!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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