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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Lukaszewicz (ranked 4207 p4p, 527 weight class) and Luca Conti (ranked 4561 p4p, 556 weight class). Lukaszewicz comes to the cage accompanied by Alter Bridge - Show me a leader. Robert Lukaszewicz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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216 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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198 cm
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216 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Lukaszewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luca Conti!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Lukaszewicz coming out on top.
Lukaszewicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conti dodges the punch combination from Lukaszewicz.
Conti has a takedown stuffed.
Lukaszewicz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conti.
Conti connects with a body shot.
Conti closes the distance and clinches up with Lukaszewicz, looking for a takedown. Conti pushes Lukaszewicz against the cage but Lukaszewicz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Conti fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Lukaszewicz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Conti.
We've been told by Lukaszewicz's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lukaszewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Conti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Conti lands in his opponent's guard.
Lukaszewicz wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lukaszewicz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukaszewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conti throws a shot to the body.
Conti closes the distance and pushes Lukaszewicz back into the cage.
Lukaszewicz tries to break free but Conti pushes him back against the cage.
Conti crunches a lovely knee into Lukaszewicz's ribcage.
Conti tries for a takedown. No joy.
Robert Lukaszewicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luca Conti.
Conti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Conti lands a nice knee to the body.
Lukaszewicz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Conti to keep the fight standing.
Conti lands a nice elbow.
Lukaszewicz wants to get back to striking at distance but Conti won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Conti.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Conti obliges.
Conti is looking for a takedown.
Lukaszewicz wants to get back to striking at distance but Conti won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conti lands a knee to the body.
Lukaszewicz is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lukaszewicz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Conti working Lukaszewicz over with knees to the body.
Conti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Conti working Lukaszewicz over with knees to the body.
Conti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Conti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Conti.
Lukaszewicz prevents a body shot from Conti.
Conti lands an elbow just above Lukaszewicz 's eye.
Conti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conti lands a nice elbow.
Lukaszewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Conti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lukaszewicz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukaszewicz has had enough of the clinch but Conti keeps him there for the moment.
Conti lands a good knee to the midsection. Lukaszewicz won't want to take too many of those.
Conti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Robert Lukaszewicz has been cut.
Conti wants the takedown. Lukaszewicz is fighting it off but Conti persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lukaszewicz's guard against the cage.
Conti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Conti working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Conti landing some decent shots from guard.
Conti lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lukaszewicz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lukaszewicz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lukaszewicz tries to get out of the position.
Conti wants to control from the top but Lukaszewicz keeps moving.
Conti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conti trying to control but Lukaszewicz is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Conti trying to control the position from guard on top but Lukaszewicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lukaszewicz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Conti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Conti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lukaszewicz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Conti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Lukaszewicz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Conti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Conti tries to clinch up
and Lukaszewicz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch combination from Lukaszewicz misses.
Conti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lukaszewicz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conti thinking.
Lukaszewicz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conti.
Lukaszewicz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conti lunges at Lukaszewicz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lukaszewicz's hand.
Lukaszewicz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conti closes the distance and clinches.
Lukaszewicz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Conti lands an elbow just above Lukaszewicz 's eye.
Conti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Conti.
Lukaszewicz tries to break the clinch but Conti is controlling the position.
Lukaszewicz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Conti.
Conti scores with a knee to the head.
Lukaszewicz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Conti walks away with a smile on his face. Lukaszewicz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lukaszewicz misses with a hook
and Conti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lukaszewicz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Conti connects with a leg kick. Lukaszewicz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lukaszewicz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Conti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Lukaszewicz misses
and Conti counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conti thuds a left hand into Lukaszewicz's body.
Conti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Conti thuds a left hand into Lukaszewicz's body.
Lukaszewicz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lukaszewicz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lukaszewicz tries to keep at a distance but Conti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conti lands a nice elbow.
Conti lands an elbow inside that Lukaszewicz shrugs off.
Lukaszewicz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Conti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Conti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lukaszewicz's defenses.
Conti lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukaszewicz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lukaszewicz is looking to break free of the clinch but Conti has double underhooks.
Conti scores a nice knee to the body.
Conti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Conti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lukaszewiczs head.
Conti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Conti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Luca Conti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Conti lands a damaging elbow.
Conti scores a nice knee to the body.
Conti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Conti obliges.
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!
Conti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Conti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conti lands a shoulder strike.
Conti has Lukaszewicz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lukaszewicz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Robert Lukaszewicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luca Conti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conti lands an elbow inside.
Conti lands a good knee to the midsection. Lukaszewicz won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Conti - that landed with a thud.
Conti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conti crunches a lovely knee into Lukaszewicz's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Conti.
Lukaszewicz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Conti.
Conti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Conti with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Conti.
Conti lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Conti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Lukaszewicz's cut.
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!
Conti misses the shot to the body.
Lukaszewicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lukaszewicz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conti manages to avoid it.
Conti moves into the clinch successfully.
Lukaszewicz is trying to force a seperation but Conti has the dominant position.
Conti lands a damaging elbow.
Lukaszewicz is trying to push Conti away but Conti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Conti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lukaszewicz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Conti drops Lukaszewicz with a big knee straight up the middle! Lukaszewicz is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Lukaszewicz is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Conti and Lukaszewicz falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Conti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luca Conti!
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