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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rydolf Karel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Pacino Delegratti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hail Czech. This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
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170 cm
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190 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rydolf Karel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Pacino Delegratti!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karel moves out of range of the body kick.
Karel throws a big shot that misses.
Karel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Karel swats away the attempt to clinch by Delegratti.
Karel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delegratti circles away quickly and effectively.
Delegratti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice takedown defense from Karel. No joy for Delegratti on that attempt.
Karel throws a shot from downtown. Delegratti moves away and avoids it.
Karel lands a nice shot that snaps Delegratti's head back.
Karel throws a shot from downtown. Delegratti moves away and avoids it.
Karel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karel misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Karel. Beautiful body shot.
Delegratti fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delegratti throws a sloppy head kick and Karel moves out of range easily.
Karel connects with a crisp jab.
Karel throws a body punch but Delegratti moves out of range.
Karel staying out of range there.
Karel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Karel throws a big shot that misses.
Delegratti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delegratti lands a jab.
Karel moves out of range of the strikes.
Delegratti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karel throws out the jab.
Delegratti moves into the clinch.
Delegratti misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karel has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Delegratti regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karel wants to pass the guard but Delegratti is keeping the position.
Karel is working hard here to advance position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Delegratti can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karel 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. Rydolf Karel wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Karel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Delegratti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Delegratti moves out of range as Karel strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Karel as he connects with a hook.
Karel throws a right hand that Delegratti ducks under and follows up with a left that Delegratti also avoids with ease.
Delegratti dodges the punch combination from Karel.
Some wild striking there from Karel.
An inside leg kick lands from Delegratti.
Delegratti tries to clinch but Karel is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delegratti wants to clinch up but Karel keeps it at a distance.
Delegratti misses the shot to the body.
Karel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karel swats away the attempt to clinch by Delegratti.
Karel sizes up Delegratti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karel throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delegratti missing with a left hand there. Karel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delegratti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karel.
Delegratti shoots in looking for a takedown. Karel tries to sprawl out of it but Delegratti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rydolf Karel dominated that round.
That's time! Karel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karel lands with a shot to the body.
Delegratti tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delegratti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Delegratti counters with a stiff right hand.
Rydolf Karel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karel misses with a wild body shot.
Delegratti tries to clinch up but Karel circles away and keeps his distance.
Delegratti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karel.
Karel throws a looping overhand right but Delegratti ducks down to avoid it.
Karel throws a jab but it's blocked by Delegratti.
Karel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delegratti.
Delegratti wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel slips under a jab from Delegratti.
Nice takedown defense from Karel. No joy for Delegratti on that attempt.
Karel connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot lands for Karel.
Karel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Delegratti.
Delegratti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karel.
Delegratti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delegratti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delegratti walks into a left hand.
Karel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delegratti.
Delegratti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rydolf Karel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Delegratti.
Karel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karel misses with an uppercut. Delegratti saw that one coming.
Karel throws a hook but Delegratti blocks it.
No joy there for Karel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delegratti under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karel counters with a stiff right hand.
Karel throws a jab when Delegratti was well out of range.
Rydolf Karel is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Delegratti. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delegratti connects with an inside leg kick.
Karel throws a lazy right hand but Delegratti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Delegratti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delegratti ducks under a wild hook from Karel.
Karel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Karel throws a jab but it's blocked by Delegratti.
Karel connects with a crisp jab.
Delegratti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Delegratti misses with a looping right.
Karel throws a jab but it's blocked by Delegratti.
Delegratti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Delegratti there.
Delegratti moves away from the strike by Karel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Delegratti fails with a takedown attempt.
Karel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Delegrattis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karel lands with a straight right. Delegratti didn't see that one coming.
Karel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delegratti.
Delegratti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delegratti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delegratti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delegratti takes one to the chin there.
Delegratti wants to clinch.
Delegratti misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rydolf Karel dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Karel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Delegratti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Delegratti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delegratti cracks Karel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Delegratti slips a jab from Karel.
Karel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck for Delegratti with that takedown attempt.
Delegratti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karel momentarily.
Delegratti takes one to the chin there.
Karel misses with a shot to the body
and Delegratti counters with a body kick that stops Karel in his tracks momentarily.
Rydolf Karel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Delegratti on the side of the head.
Karel swings for the body but Delegratti moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delegratti looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Karel!
Karel regains half guard.
Delegratti winds up and cracks Karel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Karel won't allow Delegratti to pass to mount.
Karel is trying to get back to full guard.
Delegratti is trying to control the action in half guard but Karel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Delegratti tries to pass the half guard into mount. Karel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Delegratti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Delegratti is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Al Pacino Delegratti wasn't active enough on the ground.
Karel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Delegratti misses with a head kick.
Delegratti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delegratti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karel missing with a left hand there. Delegratti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Delegratti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Karel looks to score with a jab to the body but Delegratti is just out of range.
Karel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Delegratti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Delegratti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karel.
Delegratti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karel.
Karel throws a right hand that Delegratti ducks under and follows up with a left that Delegratti also avoids with ease.
Al Pacino Delegratti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delegratti walks into a straight right hand from Karel.
Delegratti feints and then cracks Karel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karel down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delegratti scores with a jab to the head.
Delegratti shoots in for a takedown but Karel shows good takedown defense.
Karel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Delegratti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Delegratti moves away from the strike by Karel.
Karel avoids the head kick by Delegratti.
Karel stuns Delegratti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Delegratti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delegratti pushes Karel up against the cage in a clinch.
Delegratti prevents a takedown attempt there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delegratti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Delegratti can't find room to land a body shot as Karel controls the action.
Karel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Delegratti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Pacino Delegratti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rydolf Karel!
Post fight, Rydolf Karel stared into the camera and said 'HAIL TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC WHITE POWER WPWW'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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