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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luca Vietti (ranked 4392 p4p, 444 weight class) and Hamad Abdulakashalakmun (ranked 3142 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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180 cm
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184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luca Vietti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hamad Abdulakashalakmun!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdulakashalakmun displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Abdulakashalakmun misses with a straight right.
Vietti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Abdulakashalakmun just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Abdulakashalakmun does it's job there.
Abdulakashalakmun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Abdulakashalakmun tries to get set, Vietti tries to push him back and clinch up but Abdulakashalakmun manages to avoid the attempt.
Vietti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abdulakashalakmun counters with a stiff right hand.
Vietti walks into a jab.
Vietti throws a hook but Abdulakashalakmun avoids it easily.
Hamad Abdulakashalakmun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdulakashalakmun cracks a nice hook into Vietti's ribs.
Abdulakashalakmun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdulakashalakmun lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdulakashalakmun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vietti slips under a jab.
Vietti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vietti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abdulakashalakmun defends it nicely.
Vietti takes one to the chin there.
Abdulakashalakmun works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abdulakashalakmun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Abdulakashalakmun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vietti moves away.
Abdulakashalakmun scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Abdulakashalakmun misses the target.
Vietti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Abdulakashalakmun throws a right and a left that Vietti avoids nicely.
A jab from Abdulakashalakmun misses.
Vietti is looking to counter punch.
Abdulakashalakmun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vietti.
Vietti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdulakashalakmun is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vietti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Abdulakashalakmun connects with the punch.
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!
Abdulakashalakmun misses with a looping left.
Abdulakashalakmun misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Vietti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abdulakashalakmun punishes Vietti's body with a nice straight punch.
Abdulakashalakmun misses with a double jab.
Jab, jab by Abdulakashalakmun - just one landing.
Abdulakashalakmun has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdulakashalakmun misses with a straight left.
Abdulakashalakmun looks to land a right hand but Vietti moved out of range.
Abdulakashalakmun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdulakashalakmun lands a right hook to the body.
Abdulakashalakmun lands a nice shot to the body.
Abdulakashalakmun throws a combination that misses
and Vietti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Abdulakashalakmun is trying to break the clinch but Vietti is controlling him.
Abdulakashalakmun is pressed up against the cage. Vietti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abdulakashalakmun down to the mat. Abdulakashalakmun avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luca Vietti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vietti fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdulakashalakmun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Viettis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vietti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Abdulakashalakmun misses.
Abdulakashalakmun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abdulakashalakmun lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vietti backs up against the cage.
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!
Abdulakashalakmun tests Vietti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vietti avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamad Abdulakashalakmun dominated that 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdulakashalakmun. Vietti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vietti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Abdulakashalakmun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vietti manages to avoid it.
Vietti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vietti blocks a jab.
Vietti attempts a counter takedown but Abdulakashalakmun avoids it well and moves away.
Vietti goes for a double leg but Abdulakashalakmun avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abdulakashalakmun continues to drive forward.
Abdulakashalakmun stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abdulakashalakmun connects with a right hand. Vietti shakes it off.
Vietti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vietti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hamad Abdulakashalakmun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdulakashalakmun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vietti.
Vietti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abdulakashalakmun lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdulakashalakmun misses with a body shot.
Abdulakashalakmun scores with a jab.
Vietti staying out of range there.
Vietti feinted with a counter takedown.
That kick from Vietti tenderised Abdulakashalakmun's leg. Abdulakashalakmun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vietti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vietti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vietti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abdulakashalakmun.
Abdulakashalakmun jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abdulakashalakmun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vietti throws a series of punches but Abdulakashalakmun avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdulakashalakmun throws a body punch but Vietti moves out of range.
Abdulakashalakmun lands with a shot to the body.
Abdulakashalakmun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Vietti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abdulakashalakmun counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Vietti misses the target.
Abdulakashalakmun lunges at Vietti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vietti's hand.
Abdulakashalakmun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdulakashalakmun lands a slapping body shot.
Abdulakashalakmun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abdulakashalakmun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abdulakashalakmun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdulakashalakmun throws a hook but Vietti blocks it.
Abdulakashalakmun lands a right hook to the body.
Abdulakashalakmun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abdulakashalakmun digs a good hook to Vietti's body.
Abdulakashalakmun 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.
Abdulakashalakmun fails to land with a series of punches.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Vietti. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Donk. Abdulakashalakmun catches Vietti right on the button with a cross.
Abdulakashalakmun with a hook.
Abdulakashalakmun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hamad Abdulakashalakmun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdulakashalakmun works Vietti's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdulakashalakmun. Vietti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdulakashalakmun swings for the body but Vietti moves out of range.
Abdulakashalakmun misses with a body shot.
Abdulakashalakmun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abdulakashalakmun lands a slapping body shot.
Vietti slips under a jab from Abdulakashalakmun.
Vietti tries to counter with a takedown but Abdulakashalakmun is quick to defend against it.
Abdulakashalakmun misses with a few strikes there.
Vietti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamad Abdulakashalakmun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Abdulakashalakmun scores with a shot to the body.
Vietti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abdulakashalakmun.
Vietti changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vietti slips a jab from Abdulakashalakmun.
Vietti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdulakashalakmun scores with a decent looking hook.
Abdulakashalakmun scores with a hook to the body. Vietti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abdulakashalakmun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vietti moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdulakashalakmun throws a series of punches but Vietti avoids them all with ease.
Abdulakashalakmun connects with a nice looking jab.
Abdulakashalakmun misses with a two punch combination.
Vietti throws a series of punches but Abdulakashalakmun moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Abdulakashalakmun misses the target.
Vietti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A jab lands there for Abdulakashalakmun.
Abdulakashalakmun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vietti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Abdulakashalakmun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abdulakashalakmun lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abdulakashalakmun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vietti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abdulakashalakmun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vietti.
Abdulakashalakmun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abdulakashalakmun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vietti moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vietti misses with a body shot.
Abdulakashalakmun cracks Vietti with a good jab.
Vietti takes one on the button.
Abdulakashalakmun scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vietti misses with a double jab.
Abdulakashalakmun swings for the body but Vietti moves out of range.
Vietti drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Abdulakashalakmun tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vietti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Abdulakashalakmun is not content to let Vietti control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Vietti seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vietti trying to control the action but Abdulakashalakmun is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vietti has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Abdulakashalakmun is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Vietti yanks on the arm and Abdulakashalakmun is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Vietti.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luca Vietti!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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