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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franco Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brian haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ennio Morricone - Vamos amatar companeros. 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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200 lbs
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185 cm
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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, Franco Nero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, brian haley!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nero gets the takedown into side control.
Nero creates some space and throws a big elbow, but haley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nero misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nero sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but haley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nero looking to punish the body of his opponent here but haley is avoiding damage well.
haley wants to get back to his feet.
Nero has knee on belly momentarily but haley bucks him off and regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Nero.
Nero misses with a head shot. haley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nero looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nero throwing strikes from guard but haley blocks nicely.
Nero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as haley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nero's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as haley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like brian haley has been cut.
haley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nero gets a takedown into half guard.
haley looks gassed!
haley taking some punishment here, with Nero in his half guard.
Nero thows a huge punch but haley dodges it nicely.
Nero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed haley's head.
Nero wants to advance to full mount but haley doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero throwing strikes from guard but haley blocks nicely.
Nero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. haley is keeping the position for now.
Nero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
haley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nero.
Nero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of haley's head.
haley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nero tries to free his leg and advance position but haley is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as haley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice body punch from Nero.
Nero cracks haley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nero darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. haley defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
haley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nero is nestled in close to haley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Nero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on brian haley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nero scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
haley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nero throws a shot to the body.
Nero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of haley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but haley circles away quickly and effectively.
brian haley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nero feints and as haley raises his hands in defense, Nero changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nero lands a couple of digs.
Nero cracks haley with a solid left hand.
Nero lands a couple of elbows.
Nero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as haley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nero stops haley from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nero throwing strikes but missing.
haley keeping full guard, as Nero tries to pass.
Nero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nero scores with a jab to the jaw.
haley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
haley fails in his attempt to clinch.
haley takes one to the chin there.
haley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nero misses with a double jab.
haley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nero lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as haley backs up against the cage.
brian haley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
haley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nero scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nero stops haley from getting back to his feet.
Nero tries to pass the half guard into mount. haley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nero is working hard here to advance position.
Nero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Franco Nero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nero lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
haley regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Nero.
Nero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. haley doesn't seem bothered though.
Nero scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nero is trying to move to mount but haley reverses beautifully and ends up in Nero's guard.
haley wants to stand but Nero has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nero tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nero throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franco Nero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on brian haley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nero lands with a nice body punch.
Nero looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for haley!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nero landing shots from mount.
Nero scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of haley's face.
Nero putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish haley?
Nero looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
haley really wants to buck Nero off and get back to his feet.
haley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Nero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
haley's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Nero putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
haley is trying to stand up.
Nero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. haley looks a forlorn figure.
Nero with shots to the head and body - haley looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
haley taking shots to the head.
Nero lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nero throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for haley because Nero loaded up on that one.
Nero landing strikes from the mount.
haley blocking the ground and pound.
Nero thowing shots but they're missing.
Nero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that haley can do to turn this around?
haley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nero raining down shots from the mount!
Nero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of haley's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
haley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nero lands a big elbow.
haley blocking the ground and pound.
Nero unloads with some shots from mount but haley bucks and avoids them well.
Nero throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for haley because Nero loaded up on that one.
haley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nero unloads with some shots from mount but haley bucks and avoids them well.
Nero working haley over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
haley trying desperately to get to his feet.
Nero thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nero pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nero throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for haley because Nero loaded up on that one.
Nero throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nero misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
brian haley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nero lands a big elbow.
haley manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by haley, under a barage of strikes from Nero.
Franco Nero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nero wants to free his trapped foot but haley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franco Nero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nero 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franco Nero!
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energy
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