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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Garrone (ranked 740 p4p, 1052 weight class) and Oswaldo Fadda Jr (ranked 99 p4p, 135 weight class). Fadda Jr has chosen KORDHELL - VUK VUK as his entrance music. Oswaldo Fadda Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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| 185 cm 37 170 19 - 10 - 0 |
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185 cm 41 175 24 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Excellent boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francesco Garrone! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldo Fadda Jr! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Some wild striking there from Garrone.
Fadda Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Fadda Jr missing with a left hand there. Garrone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Garrone throws a big counter combination but Fadda Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Garrone throws a poor cross that misses
and Fadda Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Francesco Garrone has been cut. Garrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fadda Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here. Fadda Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fadda Jr throws a shot to the body.
Garrone misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garrone throws a combination that misses and Fadda Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Garrone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fadda Jr is out of range and Garrone settles back down. Garrone swings and misses with a shot to the body and Garrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Garrone swinging wildly here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nice shot by Garrone. Garrone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fadda Jr backs up against the cage.
Garrone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fadda Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Fadda Jr ducks under a wild hook from Garrone. Fadda Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Garrone blocks a jab. Fadda Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrone. Garrone looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Garrone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Garrone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fadda Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Garrone is looking to score with low kicks. It seemed like Fadda Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Garrone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Garrone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook. The fighters circling - Fadda Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Fadda Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garrone to score with a decent uppercut. Garrone misses with a two punch combination.
Fadda Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garrone has time to react.
 Francesco Garrone's cut is getting worse. Garrone throws a series of punches but Fadda Jr moves out of range. Garrone scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Garrone throws a poor cross that misses
and Fadda Jr counters with a nice body shot. Fadda Jr slips a jab and a cross from Garrone.
Garrone throws a chopping leg kick but Fadda Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Fadda Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. A jab from Garrone misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Garrone throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fadda Jr swings for the body but Garrone moves out of range.
Garrone throws a one two combo.
Garrone misses with a body punch
and Fadda Jr counters with a right hand to the body. Garrone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fadda Jr. Fadda Jr misses with a body punch
and Garrone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Fadda Jr misses with an uppercut. Fadda Jr misses with a hook. Fadda Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Garrone counters with a left and a right that stings Fadda Jr. Fadda Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garrone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. This has been an exciting period of action! Garrone dips to his left and cracks Fadda Jr with an uppercut! Fadda Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garrone had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Garrone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fadda Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Garrone counters with a right hand to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Fadda Jr loads up on a big right hand but Garrone slips the punch. Francesco Garrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Garrone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fadda Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 Francesco Garrone's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Garrone scores with a three punch combo!
Fadda Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garrone at a distance.
Fadda Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Garrone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook. Garrone connects with a right hand. Fadda Jr shakes it off. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Garrone scores with a hook. Garrone throws a head kick that misses. Fadda Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Garrone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fadda Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Garrone. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Garrone dominated that round. The cut man is working on Francesco Garrone's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fadda Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fadda Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Fadda Jr thows a left - swing and a miss! Garrone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fadda Jr under the eye. Garrone scores with a punch to the head. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Fadda Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Garrone has got the better of the exchanges. Fadda Jr misses with a wild body shot. Garrone ducks under a wild hook from Fadda Jr. Fadda Jr scores with a nice strike. Garrone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Fadda Jr has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Fadda Jr connects with a right hand. Garrone shakes it off.
 Garrone is rocked! Garrone takes a body punch but keeps moving. Oh Garrone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Fadda Jr throws a big shot that misses. The fighters circling - Fadda Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Garrone seems to have got his legs back now. This has been an exciting period of action! Garrone misses with an uppercut. Fadda Jr saw that one coming.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Fadda Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fadda Jr! But no joy. Fadda Jr scores with a nice strike.
 Jeez, Francesco Garrone's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Fadda Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Garrone looks to land a left hand but Fadda Jr moved out of range nicely. Fadda Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Garrone throws a combination that misses and Fadda Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Francesco Garrone's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oswaldo Fadda Jr! Oswaldo Fadda Jr decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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