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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinando Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Charles could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ferdinando Ferrari's chin.
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180 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ferdinando Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles walks into a stiff left hand from Ferrari.
Charles scores with a nice head shot.
Ferrari misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferrari is defended easily by Charles.
Charles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferrari shoots in but no luck this time.
A big right from Ferrari misses.
Charles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Charles misses with an elbow strike.
Charles misses with a body punch.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Charles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferrari backwards.
Ferrari lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrari avoids the elbow strike from Charles, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charles.
Ferrari is trying to pull guard but Charles has him pressed against the cage.
David Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinando Ferrari.
Ferrari is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is pressed up against the cage. Ferrari has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Charles down to the mat. Charles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ferrari throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferrari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferrari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ferrari cracks Charles with an open hand slap.
Ferrari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Charles's waist but Charles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferrari off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferrari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Charles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferrari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Charles moves into the clinch.
Ferrari misses with the head strike.
Charles tries to work over Ferrari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferrari is looking for a takedown.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferrari pushes Charles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Ferrari.
Charles misses with the head strike.
Ferrari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferrari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ferrari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferrari is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Charles to keep the fight standing.
Ferrari has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Charles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferrari blocks the elbow strike.
Charles working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charles.
Ferrari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charles misses with an uppercut.
Charles throws a front kick that sends Ferrari stumbling back into the cage.
Charles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferrari.
Charles lands with a hook. Ferrari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari sizes up Charles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ferrari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferrari.
Ferrari tests Charles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Charles's corner calls for a 1-2. Charles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ferrari slips under a jab from Charles.
Charles digs a good body shot into Ferrari's ribs.
A slow jab from Charles misses its intended target.
Ferrari takes one to the chin there.
Ferrari closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Charles did well to prevent Ferrari getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ferrari thows a huge punch but Charles dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles is not content to let Ferrari control the position.
Ferrari wants to pass the guard but Charles is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Charles to regain full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferrari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charles 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.
Charles manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ferrari is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Charles dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferrari shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Charles manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ferrari's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Charles trying to control the position.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Ferrari from controlling successfully.
Charles pulls Ferrari in close to his closed guard and prevents Ferrari from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ferrari controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ferdinando Ferrari hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Charles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Charles slips a jab from Ferrari.
Ferrari looks for the body kick but Charles saw that one coming.
Ferrari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Charles pinned against the cage. Charles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Charles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looks like Charles has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Charles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferrari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferrari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Charles moves into the clinch.
Ferrari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferrari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ferrari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferrari is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferrari.
Charles gets through Ferrari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ferrari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ferrari blocks a body shot from Charles.
Ferrari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferrari blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferrari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferrari tries to pull guard but Charles won't allow it.
David Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ferdinando Ferrari.
Charles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ferrari lands a nice shot to the body.
Charles lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferrari backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferrari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
Charles scores with a shot to the side of Ferrari's head.
Ferrari tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Ferrari misses with the head strike.
Ferrari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charles blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Ferrari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charles misses with an elbow strike.
Ferrari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferrari looks for a takedown but Charles sprawls well.
Charles blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Ferrari.
Charles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Charles lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Charles throws a quick inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Charles.
Charles tries to clinch there but Ferrari circles away.
Ferrari tries for a takedown but Charles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Charles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ferrari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferrari dodges the punch combination from Charles.
Charles jabs Ferrari right on the nose. Ferrari blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Charles.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrari is just out of range.
Ferrari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ferrari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferrari blocks a head kick by Charles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferrari.
Ferrari with a nice cross.
Charles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferrari looks for a takedown but Charles sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Charles will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ferrari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferrari 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.
Charles has managed to clinch.
Charles throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferrari.
Ferrari lands with a left to the head.
Ferrari is trying to break the clinch but Charles has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Charles - that landed with a thud.
Ferrari wants a takedown.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferrari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Charles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ferrari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Charles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari blocks an uppercut.
Charles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles scores with a shoulder strike.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charles.
Ferrari is rocked!
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ferrari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferrari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Charles.
Ferrari is still on wobbly legs! Can Charles finish him?
Charles lands an elbow inside that Ferrari shrugs off.
Charles lands a right hand.
Charles dips a shoulder and cracks Ferrari with a mighty uppercut! Ferrari falls back against the cage and Charles unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ferrari is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Charles screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Charles!
Our winner, David Charles, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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