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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teo Christofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teo Christofi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas De Ertu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Ertu.
De Ertu shoots in but no luck this time.
Christofi with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Ertu counters with a straight right hand.
De Ertu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Teo Christofi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas De Ertu.
De Ertu darts in trying to clinch
and Christofi counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Nicolas De Ertu has been cut.
Christofi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Ertu's guard.
Christofi stands up over De Ertu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christofi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christofi is looking to work some ground and pound but De Ertu has wrist control.
De Ertu throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christofi throws a strike but De Ertu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Ertu wants to stand but Christofi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
De Ertu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Ertu trying to control but Christofi is working from the bottom.
Christofi pushes De Ertu off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu misses with a series of wild punches.
De Ertu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Ertu is looking to clinch but Christofi is avoiding it.
De Ertu misses with a double jab
and Christofi moves into the clinch.
Christofi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Ertu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu takes a shot to the head.
De Ertu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Ertu wants a takedown but no success here.
De Ertu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Christofi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Christofi is trying to trip De Ertu. He has hold of a leg but De Ertu is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Christofi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
De Ertu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Christofi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Christofi scoring with some ground and pound.
Christofi throws a big elbow that misses.
Christofi wants to control from the top but De Ertu keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christofi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christofi throws a big elbow that misses.
Christofi 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.
Christofi trying to control but De Ertu is working from the bottom.
Christofi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Christofi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Christofi with a nice head shot there.
De Ertu wants to stand and escape but Christofi is having none of it.
Christofi connects with a couple of short punches.
Christofi distracts De Ertu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Ertu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Christofi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Christofi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Ertu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Ertu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teo Christofi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicolas De Ertu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Christofi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Christofi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Ertu tries to clinch there but Christofi circles away.
De Ertu tries to clinch up.
De Ertu shoots in and drives through. Christofi sprawls well.
Christofi stuffs the takedown attempt from De Ertu. De Ertu gets slowly back to his feet.
De Ertu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Christofi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Teo Christofi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas De Ertu.
Christofi cracks De Ertu with an uppercut from hell and De Ertu crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Christofi's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
De Ertu is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu can't keep his opponent in guard - Christofi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Ertu is still in real trouble! Can Christofi finish him?
Christofi working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Ertu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Christofi trying to control the position from guard on top but De Ertu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christofi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Ertu's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christofi is working De Ertu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Ertu is trying to keep Christofi in close.
Christofi scoring with some ground and pound.
De Ertu wants to stand but Christofi is controlling the position.
De Ertu is breathing heavily.
Christofi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Ertu's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christofi landing with the ground and pound.
De Ertu wants to sweep here but Christofi controlling him for the moment.
Christofi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Christofi landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christofi loads up on a big left hand. De Ertu felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Christofi looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! De Ertu can't hide his disappointment, as Christofi celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teo Christofi!
During a confident post fight interview, Teo Christofi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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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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