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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gratien Coquerelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abah Suradiredja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gratien Coquerelle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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184 cm
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gratien Coquerelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abah Suradiredja!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coquerelle.
Suradiredja shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suradiredja showed some decent athleticism there.
Suradiredja passes the guard and advances to mount!
Suradiredja working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coquerelle avoids a series of strikes thrown by Suradiredja.
Suradiredja is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Coquerelle is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Coquerelle flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Suradiredja anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Coquerelle and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Suradiredja slips an arm under Coquerelle chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Suradiredja has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Suradiredja is squeezing on Coquerelle like an anaconda would it's prey. Coquerelle fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Abah Suradiredja!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Cantoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micky Pavano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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Basic striking
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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 Sydney, Joseph Cantoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micky Pavano!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavano shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cantoni is looking to control Pavano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cantoni avoid being mounted?
Pavano winds up and cracks Cantoni with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pavano tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cantoni controls his leg.
Pavano gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Cantoni shoots in looking for a takedown. Pavano tries to sprawl out of it but Cantoni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pavano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pavano throws a right and a left that Cantoni avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantoni takes one to the chin there.
Micky Pavano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavano looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cantoni!
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!
Cantoni takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pavano working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantoni is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cantoni looks to move to half guard but instead Pavano has passed into mount! Damn!
Pavano landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pavano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cantoni hang on?
Cantoni is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cantoni tries to lock up and control but Pavano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cantoni sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
It looks like Pavano is going to stand back up.
Cantoni is looking for a sweep. Pavano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pavano seems to be looking for submissions.
Pavano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavano stands up out of the half guard.
Pavano shoots in looking for a takedown. Cantoni tries to sprawl out of it but Pavano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cantoni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pavano lands a glancing blow to the side of Cantoni's head.
Cantoni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pavano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cantoni under the eye.
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!
Pavano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cantoni.
A head kick misses from Pavano.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cantoni.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Cantoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cantoni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pavano throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cantoni.
Cantoni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pavano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cantoni doesn't seem bothered though.
Pavano lands a right hook to the body.
Pavano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cantoni shoots in for a takedown but Pavano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Pavano.
Pavano jabs Cantoni right on the nose. Cantoni blinks but takes it well.
Cantoni tries to clinch up.
Cantoni shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pavano sprawls well. Pavano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cantoni gets slowly back to his feet.
Pavano dodges the punch combination from Cantoni.
Pavano throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavano shoots in and bounces Cantoni off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cantoni wants to sweep here but Pavano controlling him for the moment.
Pavano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cantoni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pavano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cantoni's head.
Cantoni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pavano is aware though and is defending well.
Pavano pushes down on Cantoni's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pavano wants to stand up but Cantoni is controlling the position.
Pavano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cantoni punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micky Pavano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cantoni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pavano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Cantoni does no damage.
Pavano throws a sloppy head kick and Cantoni moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Pavano.
Joseph Cantoni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pavano slips under a jab from Cantoni.
Cantoni throws a sloppy head kick and Pavano moves out of range easily.
Pavano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cantoni shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pavano sprawls well. Pavano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cantoni gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Pavano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavano scores with a decent looking hook.
Cantoni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pavano avoids it really well and circles away.
Cantoni fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Cantoni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantoni shoots in looking for a takedown but Pavano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cantoni's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pavano has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pavano connects with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Pavano.
Cantoni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pavano circles away.
Cantoni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pavano scores with a jab.
Oh Cantoni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pavano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cantoni seems to have got his legs back now.
Pavano lands a big head kick that sends Cantoni tumbling to the mat! Pavano takes a step backwards and waves Cantoni back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cantoni looks up at the clock. Bad move! Pavano lands a right hand from hell, dropping Cantoni. Pavano pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micky Pavano!
Micky Pavano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Rigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Costner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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 Sydney, Cliff Rigano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Costner!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rigano looks to score with a jab to the body but Costner is just out of range.
Rigano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rigano defending well as Costner loads up on a big left hand.
Costner throws a one two combo.
Rigano misses with a wild body shot.
A solid body kick from Rigano.
Rigano cracks the inside of Costner's front leg.
A punch combination from Costner misses.
Rigano misses with a wild combination.
Cliff Rigano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rigano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Costner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rigano thinks about countering with a head kick.
Costner throws a shot from downtown. Rigano moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rigano lands with a kick to the temple. Costner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Costner throws a right hand that misses
and Rigano counters with a nice body kick.
Rigano throws a jab but it's blocked by Costner.
Costner throws a hook but Rigano blocks it.
Rigano dodges the punch combination from Costner.
An attempted straight right counter from Rigano misses the target.
Rigano misses with the combination.
Costner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Costner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rigano cracks the inside of Costner's front leg.
Rigano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costner.
Costner cracks Rigano with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Costner takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rigano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Costner throws a series of punches but Rigano avoids them all with ease.
Costner is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rigano throws a head kick that Costner semi-blocks.
Costner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rigano waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Costner. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Costner to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Costner is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rigano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Costner is still in real trouble! Can Rigano finish him?
Costner seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigano slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rigano is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Costner's shoulder. That is not cool.
Costner looks to move to half guard but instead Rigano has passed into mount! Damn!
Rigano controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rigano has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rigano moves to the back.
Costner is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Rigano off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Rigano not allowing Costner to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Rigano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Costner.
Costner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rigano slips a jab and a cross from Costner.
A counter left hand to the body from Rigano misses its target.
Rigano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rigano defending well as Costner loads up on a big left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rigano. Costner shrugs it off though.
Costner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rigano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rigano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigano throws a series of punches but Costner avoids them all with ease.
Rigano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rigano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crack! A monster head kick from Rigano and Costner falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Rigano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cliff Rigano!
After winning the bout, Cliff Rigano thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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187 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Decimus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decimus Meridius looks to land a left hand but Kimura moved out of range nicely.
Decimus Meridius misses with a straight left.
Kimura slips under a jab.
Kimura shoots in and drives through. Decimus Meridius sprawls well.
Kimura is looking to clinch.
Kimura doesn't manage to clinch there - Decimus Meridius circles away.
Kimura throws a low kick, looking for Decimus Meridius's leg but Decimus Meridius calmly moves out of range.
Kimura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decimus Meridius connects with a body shot.
Decimus Meridius misses with a double jab.
Kimura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decimus Meridius scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Masahiko Kimura has been cut.
Kimura is looking to clinch.
Kimura wants to clinch.
Decimus Meridius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kimura throws a wild body kick that Decimus Meridius sees coming a mile off.
Kimura fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Decimus Meridius checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kimura is rocked!
Decimus Meridius ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Kimura's jaw. Kimura's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Decimus Meridius does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximus Decimus Meridius!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Altreto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Quinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Altreto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cesar Quinta!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinta staying out of range there.
Quinta throws a series of punches but Altreto moves out of range.
Quinta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Altreto throws out the jab.
Altreto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Quinta sprawling to the canvas! Quinta rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Altreto finish him?!
Quinta is rocked!
It looks like Cesar Quinta has been cut.
Altreto lands with a shot to the body.
Quinta is still on wobbly legs! Can Altreto finish him?
Altreto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Altreto misses with a hook
and Quinta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quinta shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Altreto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Quinta seems to have recovered his senses.
Quinta scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinta in side control lands a decent elbow.
Altreto being controlled for a moment.
Quinta lands a few punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Altreto wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinta working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Altreto bucks up and tries to throw Quinta off but instead Quinta has got his back!
Altreto trying to get back to his feet but Quinta is in full control for now.
Altreto is trapped and Quinta is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Quinta lands strikes to the head.
Quinta lands strikes to the head.
Altreto is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Quinta looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinta looking to break Altreto's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Altreto remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Quinta will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Altreto looking very determined here, making life difficult for Quinta.
Quinta scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Altreto is looking for a way out.
Quinta lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
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!
Altreto is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Quinta controls the action.
Quinta connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Altreto to escape the position.
Altreto tries to roll but Quinta sticks to his back.
A lull in the action here.
Altreto is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Quinta is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Altreto is defending well though. Quinta let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinta scores with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Altreto is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Quinta looking for the choke from the back.
Quinta biding his time, controlling Altreto.
Altreto is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
A lull in the action here.
Altreto fending off the submission attempt from Quinta.
Quinta is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Altreto. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Altreto wants to get back to his feet.
Altreto trying to control the hands but Quinta won't let him.
Quinta is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Altreto knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Altreto for a finish.
Altreto is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
A lull in the action here.
Altreto is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Quinta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cesar Quinta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Quinta manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Altreto on his heels. He'll look to pass Altreto's guard now, I'm sure.
Quinta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Altreto is keeping the position for now.
Quinta is stalling in the full guard.
Altreto is looking to stand back up but Quinta counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Altreto.
Quinta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Altreto is looking to escape.
Quinta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Altreto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Quinta seems content to control.
Quinta prevents Altreto from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Quinta.
Quinta wants to pass to mount but Altreto is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Quinta there.
Cesar Quinta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quinta wants to work for an arm triangle but Altreto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Altreto tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Quinta manages to move to mount!
Quinta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quinta has hold of Altreto's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Altreto manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Quinta breaks from Altreto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Quinta landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Quinta connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Altreto'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.
Quinta raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Altreto's face.
Altreto is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Quinta landing shots from mount.
Altreto is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Quinta content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Altreto squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Quinta is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Altreto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Quinta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Quinta looking to secure an arm triangle but Altreto defends it well.
Quinta with the ground and pound from mount.
Quinta lands a big elbow.
Quinta wants to control the pace but Altreto is squirming around nicely.
Quinta takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Altreto'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinta lands a couple of good shots and Altreto has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Quinta is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Altreto is defending well though. Quinta let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Altreto is trying to stand back up.
Quinta has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Quinta's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Quinta scores with punches from the back.
Altreto trying to get back to his feet but Quinta is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Quinta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cesar Quinta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Quinta avoids the body shot from Altreto.
Quinta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Altreto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quinta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quinta clinches up with Altreto and pushes him back against the cage.
Quinta has picked Altreto up - he's going for a ride! Quinta dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Quinta lands strikes from half guard.
Altreto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quinta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Altreto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Quinta.
Quinta is trying to work for a kimura but Altreto is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Altreto kicks Quinta off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinta closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Altreto quickly recovers to half guard.
Altreto is looking to escape.
Altreto won't allow Quinta to pass to mount.
Altreto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Quinta is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Altreto sees it coming and defends easily.
Quinta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Altreto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quinta seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Altreto is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Quinta is looking for a kimura but Altreto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Quinta to get the leverage.
Quinta wants to take a breather but Altreto is having none of it.
Quinta performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cesar Quinta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Altreto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quinta closes the distance and clinches.
Quinta jumps guard and drags Altreto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Quinta has his foot on Altreto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Altreto works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quinta is on top in guard.
Altreto wants to sweep here but Quinta controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altreto wants to stand and escape but Quinta is having none of it.
Altreto trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Quinta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quinta throwing strikes but missing.
Quinta postures up in Altreto's guard and throws a big left but Altreto blocks it.
Quinta throws a big elbow that misses.
Quinta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quinta trying to control the position from guard on top but Altreto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Quinta stops Altreto from standing up.
Quinta has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Madz **21 Elite coaches**. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Quinta looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Altreto misses with a looping right.
Quinta darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Quinta wants to take a breather but Altreto is having none of it.
Altreto wants to get back to his feet.
Altreto is not content to let Quinta control the position.
Quinta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Altreto tries to kick Quinta off but Quinta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Quinta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Luiz Altreto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cesar Quinta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quinta controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cesar Quinta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quinta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesar Quinta!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Kartella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Callard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kartella comes to the cage accompanied by Real G's. 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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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Drake Kartella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rob Callard!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kartella scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Kartella.
Callard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Callard misses its intended target.
Kartella swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kartella throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Callard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kartella swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Callard jabs at Kartella's body.
Callard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Callard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Callard is looking to take a break and control but Kartella is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Callard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Callard is looking to take a break and control but Kartella is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kartella tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Callard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Callard misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Callard landing a few strikes.
Callard is putting a hurting on Kartella here, landing some big shots from side control.
Callard postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Callard is working Kartella over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Callard tries to score with some ground and pound. Kartella controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Callard is looking to take a break and control but Kartella is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kartella is trying to improve his position.
Callard looking to control but instead Kartella has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Callard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Callard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Callard in particular looking to stall.
Callard throwing shots but Kartella is blocking nicely.
Callard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kartella won't allow Callard to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartella avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Callard.
Callard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kartella keeps working.
Kartella trying to hold on to Callard's head to control him but Callard postures up.
Callard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Callard trying to mount his opponent but Kartella defends it.
Callard looks to land a strike but Kartella avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Callard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kartella swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Callard trying to control but Kartella is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Callard landing with the ground and pound.
Kartella pushes a forearm under Callard's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Callard is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Drake Kartella!
Drake Kartella 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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