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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shelby Casey (ranked 4857 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Bergoglio (ranked 4739 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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346 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shelby Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Bergoglio!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bergoglio fails to pull guard.
Bergoglio is looking for a takedown.
Bergoglio is trying to pull guard but Casey has him pressed against the cage.
Shelby Casey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Bergoglio.
Casey gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Casey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Casey prevents Bergoglio from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bergoglio looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Casey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bergoglio's head.
Bergoglio trying to control but Casey postures up.
Casey throwing shots but Bergoglio is blocking nicely.
Casey drops an elbow to the side of Bergoglio's head.
Casey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bergoglio defending well though.
Bergoglio trying to control here.
Casey working Bergoglio over with strikes.
Casey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Casey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Casey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergoglio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Casey is working away from the top position though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casey stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bergoglio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Casey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bergoglio wants to get back to his feet but Casey passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Casey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bergoglio defending well though.
Casey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bergoglio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Casey is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergoglio trying to control but Casey postures up.
Casey working over Bergoglio with some ground and pound. Bergoglio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Casey not doing much here.
Casey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bergoglio wants to get back to his feet.
Bergoglio is looking for a sweep. Casey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bergoglio looks winded!
Bergoglio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelby Casey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bergoglio stalks Casey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Casey's face. Casey staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Shelby Casey has been cut.
Bergoglio shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Casey napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Casey throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Bergoglio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Casey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bergoglio can do to turn this around?
Bergoglio clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergoglio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Casey smiles and moves away.
Bergoglio throws a lazy body kick
and Casey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Casey connects with a nice short shot to Bergoglio's temple.
Bergoglio throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bergoglio is breathing heavily.
Casey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Casey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Casey stands up from half guard.
Bergoglio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Casey, pushing him back against the cage.
Bergoglio jumps guard but Casey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shelby Casey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Bergoglio.
Casey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bergoglio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Casey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bergoglio is looking for a takedown.
Bergoglio is looking for a takedown.
Casey prevents the takedown attempt.
Casey gets underhooks to prevent Bergoglio's takedown attempt.
Casey jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Casey is on top in guard.
Casey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Casey connects with a couple of short punches.
Casey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Casey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bergoglio trying to keep a closed guard but Casey is proving a slippery customer.
Casey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Casey works over Bergoglio with some ground and pound from guard.
Casey scoring with some ground and pound.
Casey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Casey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey landing with the ground and pound.
Casey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Casey with a nice head shot there.
Casey stands up over Bergoglio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Casey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Casey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelby Casey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shelby Casey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bergoglio throws a body kick that misses
and Casey counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bergoglio!
Bergoglio wants to control but Casey postures up.
Shelby Casey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Casey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bergoglio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ground and pound from Casey seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergoglio throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Bergoglio tries to buck Casey off but Casey is having none of it.
Casey throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Casey throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bergoglio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey is trying to ground and pound but Bergoglio uses the momentary lack of control by Casey to regain half guard.
Bergoglio wants to get back to full guard.
Casey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bergoglio pushes Casey off looking to stand but Casey dives back in and keeps control.
Bergoglio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Casey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Casey lands with a punch from half guard.
Casey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Casey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bergoglio has hold of Casey's hands but Casey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Casey drops an elbow to the side of Bergoglio's head.
Casey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Casey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Casey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bergoglio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Casey scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergoglio trying to control here.
Casey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bergoglio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bergoglio lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Casey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Casey seems content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Francis Bergoglio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bergoglio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bergoglio's face as Casey controls the position.
Casey is putting a hurting on Bergoglio here, landing some big shots from side control.
Casey creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Casey lands a nice forearm strike.
Bergoglio is rocked!
Casey is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bergoglio looks calm but he's in trouble here. Casey gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bergoglio is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Casey lets go of the hold and Bergoglio can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shelby Casey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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