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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tarintino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Calzattrounewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Calzattrounewis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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193 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Tarintino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Calzattrounewis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Tarintino. No joy for Calzattrounewis on that attempt.
Tarintino looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tarintino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Calzattrounewis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tarintino is rocked!
Calzattrounewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarintino defending well though.
Oh Tarintino is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calzattrounewis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tarintino seems to have got his legs back now.
Calzattrounewis throwing shots but Tarintino is blocking nicely.
Calzattrounewis is controlling the pace.
Tarintino preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
It looks like Calzattrounewis is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarintino wants to improve his position but Calzattrounewis is controlling well.
Tarintino trying to hold on to Calzattrounewis's head to control him but Calzattrounewis postures up.
Tarintino regains full guard. Nicely done.
Calzattrounewis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tarintino is proving hard to escape from.
Calzattrounewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calzattrounewis won't allow Tarintino to sweep him here.
Calzattrounewis content to stall in guard here.
Tarintino is trying to control the position but Calzattrounewis postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tarintino being controlled here, momentarily.
Tarintino is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tarintino controls Calzattrounewis momentarily but Calzattrounewis frees himself.
Tarintino wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tarintino.
Calzattrounewis lands with a cross.
Tarintino walks into a left hand.
Calzattrounewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tarintino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tarintino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tarintino is breathing heavily.
Calzattrounewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarintino circles away.
Tarintino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Calzattrounewis counters with a single leg into guard. Tarintino didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calzattrounewis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tarintino looking for a guillotine here but Calzattrounewis defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarintino is trying to control the position but Calzattrounewis postures up.
Tarintino has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Calzattrounewis has passed into side control.
Tarintino tries to bench press Calzattrounewis off him but Calzattrounewis keeps the position.
Calzattrounewis working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Calzattrounewis fails to land the takedown.
Calzattrounewis with a poor takedown
and Tarintino decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Calzattrounewis's guard.
Tom Tarintino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Calzattrounewis.
Calzattrounewis keeping full guard, as Tarintino tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Calzattrounewis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Calzattrounewis shoots in looking for a takedown. Tarintino tries to sprawl out of it but Calzattrounewis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tarintino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tarintino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tarintino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calzattrounewis.
Tarintino shoots and misses
and Calzattrounewis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tarintino trying to hold on to Calzattrounewis's head to control him but Calzattrounewis postures up.
Calzattrounewis is taking a breather. Tarintino says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarintino tries to roll over but Calzattrounewis keeps him under control.
Tarintino is trying to maintain the position but Calzattrounewis is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Calzattrounewis is looking to take a break and control but Tarintino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tarintino is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tarintino wants to control but Calzattrounewis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Calzattrounewis misses with a double jab.
Calzattrounewis wants to clinch.
Tarintino keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Calzattrounewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Tarintino misses.
Calzattrounewis with a hook.
Calzattrounewis shoots in looking for a takedown. Tarintino tries to sprawl out of it but Calzattrounewis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tarintino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Calzattrounewis with a poor takedown
and Tarintino decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Calzattrounewis's guard.
Tom Tarintino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Calzattrounewis.
Tarintino wants to control from the top but Calzattrounewis keeps moving.
Calzattrounewis managing to control the position.
Calzattrounewis is looking to stand up but Tarintino isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarintino sitting in guard here, content to control.
Calzattrounewis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tarintino postures up in Calzattrounewis's guard and throws a big left but Calzattrounewis blocks it.
Calzattrounewis wants to stand but Tarintino is controlling the position.
Calzattrounewis controlling Tarintino's posture.
Calzattrounewis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Calzattrounewis throws a leg kick
and Tarintino counters with a series of strikes. Calzattrounewis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Calzattrounewis drops Tarintino with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tarintino looks back up at him and smiles so Calzattrounewis waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Calzattrounewis lands a nice hook to Tarintino's body. Tarintino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tarintino misses with a looping right.
Tarintino throws a sloppy head kick and Calzattrounewis moves out of range easily.
Tarintino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Tarintino.
Calzattrounewis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tarintino tries to avoid it but Calzattrounewis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tarintino to the ground. Tarintino escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tarintino tries for a takedown but Calzattrounewis circles away easily
and Calzattrounewis counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calzattrounewis is working for takedown but Tarintino is calmly controlling the position for now.
Calzattrounewis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tarintino gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Calzattrounewis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Calzattrounewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tarintino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Calzattrounewis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Calzattrounewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tarintino tries to get to full guard but Calzattrounewis has control of the leg.
Tarintino is looking to control Calzattrounewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tarintino avoid being mounted?
Calzattrounewis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Calzattrounewis passes to full mount!
Calzattrounewis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tarintino regains half guard.
Calzattrounewis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Calzattrounewis controlling the action here.
Tarintino trying to hold on to Calzattrounewis's head to control him but Calzattrounewis postures up.
Still in half guard, Calzattrounewis seems content to control.
Calzattrounewis postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tarintino to stand up.
Tarintino fails with the takedown
and Calzattrounewis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzattrounewis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tarintino tries to roll over but Calzattrounewis keeps him under control.
Tarintino wants to control but Calzattrounewis is keeping busy.
Tarintino works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tarintino controlling Calzattrounewis's posture.
Calzattrounewis postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarintino has his hands on Calzattrounewis's head, controlling the position.
Calzattrounewis wanted to stand there but Tarintino had control of the position.
Tarintino controls Calzattrounewis momentarily but Calzattrounewis frees himself.
Calzattrounewis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tarintino is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tarintino scores a takedown into full mount!
Tarintino working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tom Tarintino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calzattrounewis gets back to half guard.
Tarintino tries to pass the half guard into mount. Calzattrounewis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Calzattrounewis is refusing to be controlled, as Tarintino sits in half guard.
Tarintino missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Calzattrounewis is trying to stand back up but Tarintino is controlling him
Calzattrounewis trying to control but Tarintino postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Calzattrounewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Calzattrounewis 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Calzattrounewis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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