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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Weismuller (ranked 341 p4p, 946 weight class) and Rodrigo Carioni (ranked 49 p4p, 140 weight class). Weismuller comes to the cage accompanied by Nobody Speak. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Weismuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Carioni!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Weismuller. Carioni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weismuller misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Carioni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carioni lands a jab.
A big left from Carioni misses.
A jab from Carioni misses.
Weismuller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carioni has time to react.
Carioni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weismuller.
Carioni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weismuller.
Carioni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weismuller manages to avoid it.
Carioni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weismuller throws out the jab.
Weismuller defending well as Carioni loads up on a big left hand.
Weismuller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Weismuller throws out a leg kick but Carioni moves out of range and Weismuller only half commits.
Carioni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weismuller throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Carioni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carioni misses with a straight left.
Weismuller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carioni.
Weismuller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Weismuller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carioni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carioni has time to react.
Weismuller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Weismuller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Weismuller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carioni.
Weismuller swings widly with a right hand
and Carioni counters with a left to the body.
Weismuller connects with a looping right hand.
Carioni misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Carioni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carioni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Weismuller can pounce on him.
Weismuller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carioni.
Weismuller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Weismuller moves in looking to clinch but Carioni pushes him off.
Carioni misses with a body shot.
Weismuller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Weismuller misses with a hook. Carioni ducked under it nicely.
Carioni wants to counter the offense by Weismuller and move into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carioni cracks Weismuller with a good jab.
Carioni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioni throws a nice looking combination but Weismuller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weismuller defending well as Carioni loads up on a big left hand.
Weismuller closes the distance and clinches.
Carioni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weismuller misses with the head strike.
Carioni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller manages to break the clinch.
Carioni missing with a left hand there. Weismuller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weismuller catches Carioni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Weismuller slips a straight right by Carioni.
Weismuller throws a leg kick but Carioni moved away.
Carioni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weismuller swings wildly with an uppercut but Carioni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carioni blocks an uppercut.
Carioni lands a hook that snaps the head of Weismuller backwards.
Carioni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weismuller rushes Carioni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weismuller swings wildly with an uppercut but Carioni uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a punch but it's blocked by Carioni.
Weismuller cracks Carioni with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Weismuller fails to land.
Carioni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weismuller backwards.
Carioni tries to break the clinch but Weismuller is controlling the position.
Carioni breaks from the clinch.
Carioni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weismuller walks into a straight right hand from Carioni.
Carioni 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Weismuller.
Weismuller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carioni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carioni misses with a shot to the body
and Weismuller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carioni misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carioni throws out a loose jab but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carioni walks into a left hand.
Carioni misses with a looping right.
Weismuller lands with a straight right. Carioni didn't see that one coming.
Carioni scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Tommy Weismuller has been cut.
Carioni throws an off balance right hand
and Weismuller counters with a nice leg kick.
Weismuller throws a nice head kick!
Weismuller scores with a hook to the body. Carioni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Carioni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weismuller tried to counter with a leg kick but Carioni avoided it.
Weismuller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Weismuller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Weismuller.
Weismuller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carioni takes a swing at Weismuller's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weismuller misses with a hook
and Weismuller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Weismuller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carioni swings widly with a right hand
enabling Weismuller to counter with a crisp jab.
Weismuller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carioni.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodrigo Carioni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Weismuller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Weismuller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carioni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carioni misses with a left hand
and Weismuller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weismuller moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Carioni.
Weismuller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carioni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weismuller.
Carioni lands with a cross.
Carioni throws a big shot that misses.
Carioni throws a hook to the side of Weismuller's head but Weismuller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carioni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weismuller.
Carioni misses with an uppercut
and Weismuller counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigo Carioni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carioni slips under a jab.
Weismuller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weismuller misses with a hook
enabling Carioni to counter with a crisp jab.
Weismuller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carioni misses with a right hand
and Weismuller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Weismuller connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Rodrigo Carioni has been cut.
Carioni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller cracks a nice hook into Carioni's ribs.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carioni throws the left hand but Weismuller avoids the punch easily.
Weismuller walks into a jab.
It looks like Weismuller has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A punch lands to the side of Carioni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carioni. Weismuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carioni swings for the body but Weismuller moves out of range.
Carioni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weismuller.
Weismuller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carioni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weismuller.
Carioni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carioni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carioni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Weismuller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carioni.
Carioni missing with a left hand there. Weismuller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carioni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carioni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioni uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weismuller has time to react.
Weismuller looks to land a right hand but Carioni moved out of range.
Weismuller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weismuller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weismuller connects with a right hand. Carioni shakes it off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Weismuller lands a glancing blow to the side of Carioni's head.
A shot to the liver by Carioni. Beautiful body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Weismuller.
Weismuller looks to throw the jab but Carioni is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Weismuller.
Weismuller tries a head kick but it misses.
Weismuller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Weismuller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carioni scores with a nice strike.
Carioni swings widly with a right hand
and Weismuller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carioni moves away from the strike by Weismuller.
Carioni connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carioni checks a low kick from Weismuller.
Carioni misses with a straight left.
Weismuller throws a hook but Carioni avoids it easily.
Carioni misses with a wild body shot.
Weismuller throws a poor cross that misses
and Carioni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weismuller lands with a right hand.
Weismuller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carioni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Weismuller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carioni checks it well.
It seemed like Carioni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carioni misses with a hook. Weismuller ducked under it nicely.
Carioni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot by Carioni.
A jab lands there for Carioni.
Weismuller avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weismuller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carioni. That did some damage!
Weismuller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carioni misses with a body shot
and Weismuller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Weismuller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Carioni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Weismuller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Weismuller scores with a punch to the head.
Carioni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weismuller.
Nice defenses there by Weismuller.
Carioni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carioni misses with a straight right.
Carioni checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carioni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Weismuller with a nice cross.
Carioni looks to land a right hand but Weismuller moved out of range.
Weismuller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carioni.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Weismuller will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Weismuller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That kick from Weismuller tenderised Carioni's leg. Carioni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Weismuller misses with a hook to the body
and Carioni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weismuller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carioni misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Weismuller.
Carioni misses with a looping right.
Weismuller tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carioni manages to circle out of the way.
Weismuller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carioni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Weismuller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carioni.
Carioni throws an overhand right that lands on Weismuller's shoulder, as Weismuller tries to avoid the shot.
Weismuller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carioni throws out a counter right but Weismuller avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weismuller throws a head kick that misses.
Carioni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carioni connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weismuller connects with a leg kick.
Carioni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Weismuller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Weismuller.
Weismuller tries to counter by clinching up but Carioni breaks away and moves out of range.
Weismuller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carioni swings for the body but Weismuller moves out of range.
Weismuller is looking to counter punch.
Weismuller wants to clinch.
Weismuller throws the left hand but Carioni avoids the punch easily.
Weismuller throws a hook but Carioni blocks it.
Weismuller misses with a hook
and Weismuller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carioni takes one on the button.
Weismuller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carioni throws a lazy right hand but Weismuller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weismuller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carioni lands with a good body shot.
Carioni connects with the punch.
Carioni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Weismuller slips under a jab.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Weismuller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weismuller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carioni blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Carioni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carioni, as that shot connected.
Carioni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Weismuller is rocked!
Carioni waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Weismuller. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Weismuller to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Oh Weismuller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carioni decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Weismuller, up you get!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Carioni! Weismuller is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Carioni!
A relieved looking Rodrigo Carioni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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