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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Grecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Mangano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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138 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Grecko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Mangano!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grecko looks to score with a jab to the body but Mangano is just out of range.
Grecko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grecko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grecko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grecko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grecko misses with a punch on the inside.
Grecko misses with a punch to the body.
Mangano blocking some punches.
Mangano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grecko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Mangano has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Grecko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grecko letting Mangano take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangano trying to stall but Grecko improves his position.
Grecko tries a body shot but Mangano blocks it.
Grecko tries to throw a body punch but Mangano avoids it by throwing Grecko back against the cage.
Mangano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mangano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grecko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mangano wants to sweep here but Grecko controlling him for the moment.
Grecko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangano keeping full guard, as Grecko tries to pass.
Grecko wants to control from the top but Mangano keeps moving.
Mangano is trying to keep Grecko in close.
Mangano is controlling Grecko's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Grecko just wasn't active enough.
Grecko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecko scores with a hook to the body. Mangano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grecko misses the jab.
Grecko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mangano checks a leg kick nicely.
Grecko swings widly with a right hand
and Mangano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grecko's knee momentarily.
Mangano blocks a low kick nicely.
Grecko shoots in and gets a takedown into Mangano's guard.
Grecko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mangano trying to control the position.
Grecko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko wants to control from the top but Mangano keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mangano throws the kick towards the body but Grecko avoids it.
Grecko throws the left hand but Mangano avoids the punch easily.
Mangano keeps the fight on the outside.
Grecko misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grecko thumps Mangano with a low kick.
Mangano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grecko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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!
Mangano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Grecko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grecko tries to work over Mangano's front leg with a kick but Mangano checks it.
Mangano throws a body punch but Grecko moves out of range.
Mangano blocks a leg kick.
Grecko is looking to land body kicks.
Grecko looks to score with a jab to the body but Mangano is just out of range.
Grecko throws a leg kick
and Mangano counters with a left to the body.
Grecko misses with an uppercut. Mangano saw that one coming.
Mangano blocks a jab.
Grecko throws a chopping leg kick but Mangano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grecko misses with a kick to the body.
Mangano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Mangano.
Nice cross by Grecko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mangano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grecko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grecko looks to land a body kick but Mangano moved away.
Nice defenses there by Mangano.
Mangano throws a shot from downtown. Grecko moves away and avoids it.
Grecko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mangano swivels and escapes.
Grecko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grecko looks to score with a jab to the body but Mangano is just out of range.
Grecko throws a lazy right hand but Mangano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mangano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vincent Mangano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grecko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangano gets tackled into the cage by Grecko. Grecko maintains the clinch.
Grecko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mangano blocking some punches.
Mangano blocks a body shot from Grecko.
Mangano trying to control the position but instead, Grecko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mangano into the cage.
Grecko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grecko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grecko misses with some punches.
Grecko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangano's elbow.
Mangano has had enough of the clinch but Grecko keeps him there for the moment.
Mangano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grecko stalling in the clinch but Mangano improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangano.
Mangano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mangano is trying to break the clinch but Grecko is controlling him.
Grecko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grecko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangano pushes Grecko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mangano is looking to control Grecko's arms but Grecko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mangano has his back to the cage.
Grecko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grecko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grecko tries a body shot but Mangano blocks it.
Mangano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grecko.
Grecko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manganos head.
Grecko misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grecko.
Grecko tries to throw a body punch but Mangano avoids it by throwing Grecko back against the cage.
Grecko lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grecko.
Grecko swings wildly with an uppercut but Mangano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grecko misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grecko fails to land.
Grecko gets through Mangano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mangano breaks from 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!
Grecko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mangano slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Grecko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mangano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mangano.
Grecko misses the jab.
Mangano blocks a low kick nicely.
Grecko misses with a body shot.
Grecko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mangano moves out of range of the strikes.
Tony Grecko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangano throws a lazy right hand but Grecko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grecko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mangano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grecko throws a looping overhand right but Mangano ducks down to avoid it.
Mangano swings for the body but Grecko moves out of range.
Grecko throws a body punch but Mangano moves out of range.
Grecko throws a hook but Mangano blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecko looks to land a right hand but Mangano moved out of range.
Grecko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grecko lands a nice shot that snaps Mangano's head back.
Mangano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grecko rather than just go for the knockout.
Mangano motions for Grecko to come forward. Mangano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mangano lands with an overhand left.
Mangano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mangano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grecko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mangano tries a head kick but it misses.
Grecko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mangano swats away the attempt to clinch by Grecko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecko misses with a straight left.
Grecko is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mangano's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Grecko tries to land a front kick but Mangano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grecko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grecko gets a double leg takedown into Mangano's guard.
Grecko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mangano being controlled here, momentarily.
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!
Mangano controlling the position.
Vincent Mangano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Grecko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mangano 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 stands the fighters back up. Tony Grecko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Grecko is looking to clinch.
Grecko throws a lazy body kick
and Mangano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Grecko misses the target.
Grecko feints and then cracks Mangano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mangano down.
Grecko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grecko dives in and scores a takedown into Mangano's guard.
Mangano 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangano can't keep his opponent in guard - Grecko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grecko is trying to control the action in half guard but Mangano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grecko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mangano is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grecko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Grecko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grecko 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Grecko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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