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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Gambatesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Handle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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235 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dino Gambatesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Handle!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambatesa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Handle circles away quickly and effectively.
Gambatesa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Handle.
Gambatesa works Handle's body with a nice hook.
No joy there for Gambatesa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gambatesa fails to land with a series of punches.
Gambatesa scores with a nice head shot.
Gambatesa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Handle looks for the body kick but Gambatesa saw that one coming.
Handle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gambatesa as he jumps to the side.
Dino Gambatesa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambatesa jabs at Handle's body.
Gambatesa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gambatesa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Handle under the eye.
Handle shoots in and gets a takedown into Gambatesa's guard.
Handle wants to control from the top but Gambatesa keeps moving.
Handle won't allow Gambatesa to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambatesa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gambatesa tries to get out of the position.
Handle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Handle tries to free his leg and advance position but Gambatesa is retaining full guard.
Handle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gambatesa wants to sweep but no luck.
Handle prevents Gambatesa from getting back to his feet.
Handle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Don Handle hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Handle doesn't manage to clinch there - Gambatesa circles away.
Handle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gambatesa quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Handle wants to work for an arm triangle but Gambatesa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gambatesa looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gambatesa is not content to let Handle control the position.
Handle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Handle throwing shots but Gambatesa is blocking nicely.
Gambatesa is refusing to be controlled, as Handle sits in half guard.
Handle trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Don Handle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gambatesa throws a series of punches but Handle moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Handle trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambatesa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gambatesa wants to get back to his feet but Handle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Handle wants to control from the top but Gambatesa keeps moving.
Handle forces his way into half guard.
Gambatesa is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gambatesa is refusing to be controlled, as Handle sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambatesa is looking for a sweep. Handle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Handle thows a huge punch but Gambatesa dodges it nicely.
Handle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Handle wants to work for an arm triangle but Gambatesa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Handle wants to control but Gambatesa is keeping him busy.
Gambatesa is looking to escape.
Handle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gambatesa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Handle passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gambatesa!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Handle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Gambatesa as Handle shoots in.
Gambatesa darts in trying to clinch
so Handle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Handle content to stall in guard here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Handle. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gambatesa keeping moving, preventing Handle from controlling successfully.
Handle is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Handle looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Don Handle.
Gambatesa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Handle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Handle.
Handle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gambatesa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Handle wants to control from the top but Gambatesa keeps moving.
Handle advances position into side control!
Don Handle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Handle wants to control but Gambatesa is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Handle seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle decides to stand back up.
Handle shoots in but Gambatesa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gambatesa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dino Gambatesa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gambatesa throws a right and a left that Handle avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gambatesa.
Gambatesa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Handle slips a jab and a cross from Gambatesa.
Gambatesa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gambatesa.
Handle pushes Gambatesa up against the cage in a clinch.
Gambatesa is looking to break free of the clinch but Handle has double underhooks.
Gambatesa is trying to break the clinch but Handle is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gambatesa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dino Gambatesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Handle.
Gambatesa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Handle moves into the clinch.
Handle stalls.
A frustrated look appears on Gambatesa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gambatesa wants to get back to striking at distance but Handle won't allow it.
Handle has Gambatesa pressed against the cage, preventing Gambatesa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gambatesa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Handle has him pressed against the cage.
Gambatesa can't break the clinch.
Handle prevents Gambatesa from breaking the clinch.
Handle jumps guard.
Gambatesa trying to control the position from guard on top but Handle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Handle avoids the attempt from Gambatesa to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Handle controlling the position easily from mount.
Handle throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gambatesa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Handle tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Handle with good strikes from the mount here!
Handle looking to ground and pound but Gambatesa is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Handle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Handle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gambatesa's head.
Gambatesa connects with the punch.
Gambatesa scores with a sloppy right hand. Handle should have avoided that one.
Gambatesa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gambatesa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Handle's hands.
Gambatesa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Handle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gambatesa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Handle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gambatesa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Handle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gambatesa's waist but Gambatesa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Handle off to one side.
Gambatesa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gambatesa tried to score with a low kick but Handle checks it.
Gambatesa misses with a double jab.
Handle gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambatesa is trying to force a seperation but Handle has the dominant position.
Gambatesa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Handle has Gambatesa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Handle pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gambatesa tumbling to the mat - Handle dives into Gambatesa's guard.
Handle stopping the sweep attempt from Gambatesa.
Gambatesa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gambatesa keeping moving, preventing Handle from controlling successfully.
Handle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gambatesa is staying active underneath Handle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Handle has hold of Gambatesa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gambatesa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Handle throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gambatesa because Handle loaded up on that one.
Handle misses with a head shot.
Gambatesa wants to control but Handle is having none of it.
Handle content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handle moves to back control.
Handle scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Handle biding his time, controlling Gambatesa.
Handle has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Gambatesa! Can he survive? No! He's out! Handle gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Don Handle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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