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Event:
NJMMA #40: Colnago v Braddock
Date: Feb 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Azzaroni misses with a hook.
IsMore tries to counter by clinching up but Azzaroni breaks away and moves out of range.
Azzaroni swings widly with a right hand
and IsMore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azzaroni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azzaroni misses with a hook.
Azzaroni misses with a left hand
letting IsMore counter with a right hand.
IsMore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azzaroni.
Azzaroni misses with a hook
and IsMore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
IsMore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Azzaroni misses with a body shot
#CL#
and IsMore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
IsMore misses with a hook from the clinch.
IsMore prevents Azzaroni from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Azzaroni fails to land.
Azzaroni misses with some punches.
#T1##BC2#
Azzaroni breaks from the clinch.
Azzaroni is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
IsMore throws an off balance right hand
enabling Azzaroni to counter with a crisp jab.
Azzaroni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping IsMore at a distance.
Azzaroni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Azzaroni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
IsMore slips a jab from Azzaroni.
IsMore ducks under a wild hook from Azzaroni.
IsMore tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Azzaroni manages to circle out of the way.
Azzaroni throws a hook but IsMore blocks it.
IsMore staying out of range there.
Azzaroni throws a big shot that misses.
Azzaroni might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Azzaroni lands a head shot.
Azzaroni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Azzaroni throws out a loose jab but IsMore uses good head movement to avoid it.
IsMore moves out of range as Azzaroni strikes.
Azzaroni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
IsMore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD#
IsMore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Azzaroni to the mat! Azzaroni manages to get full guard.
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!
IsMore with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
IsMore chips away with some ground and pound.
IsMore looking to sit in guard and control but Azzaroni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
IsMore isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Azzaroni stacks IsMore on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Azzaroni!
IsMore can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
IsMore sneaks back into half guard.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
IsMore has his hands clasped together around Azzaroni's back. He's all about the action.
IsMore is trying to maintain the position but Azzaroni is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
IsMore wants to improve his position but Azzaroni is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
IsMore is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Azzaroni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Azzaroni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Azzaroni misses.
IsMore is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
IsMore slips under a jab from Azzaroni.
Azzaroni swings widly with a right hand
#CL#
and IsMore moves into the clinch.
IsMore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
IsMore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azzaroni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of IsMore backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azzaroni pushes IsMore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
IsMore working aggressively here.
Azzaroni misses with the head strike.
IsMore misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
IsMore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Azzaroni. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
IsMore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
IsMore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azzaroni's elbow.
Azzaroni misses with the head strike.
IsMore scores with a shot to the side of Azzaroni's head.
Azzaroni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt IsMore or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Azzaroni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Azzaroni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Azzaroni.
Azzaroni misses with a punch on the inside.
IsMore misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Azzaroni is trying to break free.
Azzaroni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Azzaroni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but IsMore has him pressed against the cage.
Azzaroni has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azzaroni.
Azzaroni can't find room to land a body shot as IsMore controls the action.
Azzaroni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Azzaroni misses with some punches.
IsMore blocking some punches.
Azzaroni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
IsMore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Azzaroni's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for IsMore. #T3#
IsMore throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azzaroni.
IsMore throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Azzaroni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
IsMore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azzaroni throws out the jab.
IsMore throwing a counter right hand but Azzaroni manages to avoid it.
Azzaroni missing with a left hand there. IsMore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
IsMore is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Azzaroni.
IsMore slips a straight right by Azzaroni.
Romeo Azzaroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Azzaroni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azzaroni throws a hook to the side of IsMore's head but IsMore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azzaroni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract IsMore.
IsMore is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Azzaroni.
Romeo Azzaroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Azzaroni throws the left hand but IsMore avoids the punch easily.
IsMore is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Azzaroni.#T4#
IsMore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azzaroni.
Azzaroni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by IsMore.
Azzaroni swings away with a body shot that misses
and IsMore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azzaroni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azzaroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but IsMore moves away.
IsMore takes a swing at Azzaroni's ribcage but misses.
Azzaroni throws a lazy right hand but IsMore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
IsMore was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azzaroni misses with a straight right.
Azzaroni's jab looks to have found its range, popping IsMore under the eye.
Azzaroni throws a hook but IsMore blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Azzaroni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
The fighters circling - Azzaroni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from IsMore misses the target.
Azzaroni misses with a looping left.
IsMore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
IsMore moves away from the strike by Azzaroni.
Azzaroni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #KD2#
Azzaroni feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends IsMore sprawling to the canvas! IsMore rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Azzaroni finish him?!
Azzaroni misses with an uppercut
and IsMore counters with a stiff right hand.
Azzaroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but IsMore was well out of range. Poor timing from Azzaroni.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Azzaroni.#ROC2#
IsMore is rocked!
Azzaroni looks to throw the jab but IsMore is out of range.
IsMore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
IsMore slips under a jab from Azzaroni.#T1#
Azzaroni throws a hook to the side of IsMore's head but IsMore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
IsMore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azzaroni.
IsMore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
IsMore moves forwards but Azzaroni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
IsMore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Azzaroni misses with a straight left.
IsMore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Azzaroni throws a shot from downtown. IsMore moves away and avoids it.
Azzaroni throws a hook but IsMore blocks it.
IsMore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azzaroni.
IsMore tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Azzaroni manages to circle out of the way.#T2#
Azzaroni misses with an uppercut. IsMore saw that one coming.
Azzaroni misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by IsMore.
It looked like IsMore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Azzaroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but IsMore moves away.
IsMore appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Azzaroni misses with a looping right.
Azzaroni throws out a loose jab but IsMore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azzaroni throws a jab but it's blocked by IsMore.
IsMore ducks under a wild hook from Azzaroni.
Azzaroni lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
IsMore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
IsMore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T3#
Azzaroni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent IsMore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Azzaroni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by IsMore.
Azzaroni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Azzaroni lunges at IsMore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by IsMore's hand.
Romeo Azzaroni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azzaroni missing with a left hand there. IsMore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romeo Azzaroni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Azzaroni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Azzaroni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
IsMore wants to clinch up but Azzaroni keeps it at a distance.
Azzaroni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between IsMore's hands.
IsMore blocks a jab.#T4#
IsMore shoots for a double leg takedown but Azzaroni sprawls well. He's pushed IsMore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Azzaroni! But no joy.
Azzaroni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azzaroni throws a hook to the side of IsMore's head but IsMore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azzaroni misses with a right hand
and IsMore counters with a left to the body.
IsMore slips under a jab.
Azzaroni misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azzaroni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
IsMore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
IsMore misses with an uppercut.
More IsMore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
IsMore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
IsMore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Azzaroni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Azzaroni has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Azzaroni!
A very excited looking Romeo Azzaroni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
NJMMA #33: Bullet v MacGowan
Date: Jan 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Azzaroni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Page.
Page misses with the combination.
Azzaroni scores with a body shot.
Page takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azzaroni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Page tries to clinch but Azzaroni moves out of range.
Page misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Azzaroni - just one landing.
Page closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Azzaroni counter with a right hand.
Azzaroni punishes Page's body with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Page has Azzaroni up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Azzaroni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1##CL#
Page takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Page.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Azzaroni controls his hands.
A short right from Azzaroni on the inside.
Azzaroni lands with a light punch inside.
Azzaroni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page misses with a body punch.
Azzaroni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Page tries to throw a body punch but Azzaroni avoids it by throwing Page back against the cage.
Page scores with a shoulder strike.
Azzaroni has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Page seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Azzaroni can turn it around.
Azzaroni misses with some punches.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azzaroni swings wildly with an uppercut but Page uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azzaroni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Azzaroni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Page tries to clinch up but Azzaroni circles away and keeps his distance.
Azzaroni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Page momentarily.
Azzaroni connects with a body shot that sends Page's belly button to the back.
Page tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Azzaroni to counter with a crisp jab.
Page moves to clinch but Azzaroni breaks away
and Azzaroni counters with a straight right hand.#KD2#
Azzaroni lands a big uppercut and Page crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Page looks OK. Azzaroni waves Page back to his feet!#ROC2#
Page is rocked!
Brad Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page misses with a hook
and Azzaroni counters with a huge left! Page is in big trouble! He's backing up but Azzaroni isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Page from any more damage. A dominating finish by Azzaroni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romeo Azzaroni!
Romeo Azzaroni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Azzaroni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arago shoots in for a takedown but Azzaroni shows good takedown defense.
Arago closes the distance and clinches up with Azzaroni, looking for a takedown. Arago pushes Azzaroni against the cage but Azzaroni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Azzaroni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arago walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arago misses with a takedown
enabling Azzaroni to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Arago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azzaroni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Azzaroni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#KD2#
Azzaroni cracks Arago with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Arago looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Azzaroni finish him?
#CUT2#
It looks like Ivan Arago has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azzaroni shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Arago takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Azzaroni sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Arago bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Romeo Azzaroni!
A relieved looking Romeo Azzaroni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Ivan Arago had this to say: 'He's like a piece of iron.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Matisson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azzaroni to score with a decent uppercut.
Matisson misses with a double jab.
#CL2#
Azzaroni moves into the clinch successfully.
Matisson tries to stall but Azzaroni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matisson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Azzaroni has him pressed against the cage.
Matisson is trying to pull guard but Azzaroni has him pressed against the cage.
Matisson wants to take the fight to the mat but Azzaroni manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Azzaroni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matisson backwards.
Azzaroni lands a body punch in the clinch.
Azzaroni lands an uppercut.
Azzaroni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Azzaroni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matisson backwards.
Azzaroni unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Matisson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Azzaroni is unloading with more strikes now! Matisson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romeo Azzaroni!
A very excited looking Romeo Azzaroni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 20, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Azzaroni clinches with his opponent.
Azzaroni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Azzaroni manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Azzaroni misses.
Phoenix misses with a double jab
and Azzaroni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azzaroni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phoenix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azzaroni scrambles back to his feet.
Paul Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azzaroni lands a lovely overhand right.
No joy there for Phoenix , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phoenix lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Phoenix !
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Azzaroni clinches up with Phoenix and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Azzaroni manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Azzaroni misses.
Phoenix misses with a double jab.
Azzaroni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Phoenix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#KD2#
and Azzaroni counters with a crisp right hand that drops Phoenix ! Azzaroni lets Phoenix back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
Phoenix is rocked!
Azzaroni ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Phoenix out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Romeo Azzaroni!
A victorious Romeo Azzaroni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 17, 2017 |
#R1#
Gunnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azzaroni moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Azzaroni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azzaroni moves away.
Azzaroni connects with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Adam Gunnar has been cut.
Azzaroni connects with a single shot there.#KD#
Azzaroni drops Gunnar with a beautiful combination! Gunnar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Azzaroni is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Gunnar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunnar is aggressively charging in as Azzaroni backs up avoiding any damage. Azzaroni tosses out a jab and Gunnar runs right into it face first! Gunnar is out cold! Azzaroni dropped down on all fours and is barking in Gunnar's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Romeo Azzaroni!
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