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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinchenzo Fratello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan LaVelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fratello might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Made You Look. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vinchenzo Fratello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan LaVelle!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaVelle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fratello shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
LaVelle has his foot on Fratello's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fratello works his way back into a safe position though.
Fratello has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fratello lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fratello controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
LaVelle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fratello not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fratello got a little sloppy there for a moment and LaVelle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fratello has managed to get both his arms back between LaVelle's legs - danger averted.
Fratello content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fratello knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for LaVelle on the ground.
Fratello postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fratello sitting in guard, not really doing much.
LaVelle is looking for a triangle but Fratello pushes his legs off easily.
LaVelle looks gassed!
Fratello avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fratello seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
LaVelle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fratello defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaVelle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fratello controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fratello lands a couple of digs.
Fratello controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Vinchenzo Fratello just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fratello closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming LaVelle to the mat! LaVelle manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fratello is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fratello got a little sloppy there for a moment and LaVelle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fratello has managed to get both his arms back between LaVelle's legs - danger averted.
Fratello showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fratello postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fratello tries to free his leg and advance position but LaVelle is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
LaVelle has his foot on Fratello's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fratello works his way back into a safe position though.
Fratello landing some decent shots from guard.
Fratello is stalling in the full guard.
Fratello with a nice head shot there.
LaVelle is looking for a triangle but Fratello pushes his legs off easily.
LaVelle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fratello controls the pace.
LaVelle has momentary wrist control but Fratello slips an elbow through the middle.
Fratello wants to pass the guard but LaVelle is keeping the position.
Fratello stays in close to LaVelle's body and controls the position.
Fratello trying to control but LaVelle is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinchenzo Fratello dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
LaVelle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fratello counters with a nice double leg into side control. LaVelle won't be happy with that.
Fratello lands a few punches from side control.
Vinchenzo Fratello overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fratello grinds an elbow into LaVelle's temple.
LaVelle is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fratello's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fratello working over LaVelle with some ground and pound. LaVelle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
LaVelle is breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Fratello.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fratello stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fratello's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Vinchenzo Fratello just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fratello changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. LaVelle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaVelle regains half guard.
Fratello lands strikes from half guard.
Fratello not doing much here.
LaVelle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fratello is figuring out what he wants to do next.
LaVelle actively working from the bottom here.
Fratello content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
LaVelle has hold of Fratello's hands but Fratello slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fratello is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaVelle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fratello sitting in guard here, content to control.
LaVelle working for a triangle but Fratello defends it easily.
Fratello controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fratello postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fratello is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
LaVelle working for a triangle but Fratello defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fratello's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
LaVelle being controlled here, momentarily.
Fratello lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fratello content to stall in guard here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Vinchenzo Fratello just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fratello drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinchenzo Fratello dominated that second round.
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!
Fratello shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
LaVelle has his foot on Fratello's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fratello works his way back into a safe position though.
Fratello trying to control the position from guard on top but LaVelle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LaVelle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fratello looking to pass the guard.
LaVelle is looking for a triangle but Fratello pushes his legs off easily.
LaVelle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fratello controls the pace.
Fratello postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fratello makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaVelle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fratello content to stall in guard here.
LaVelle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fratello slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
LaVelle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fratello passes into half guard.
Well, if Fratello is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
LaVelle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fratello scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nathan LaVelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Fratello looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks LaVelle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fratello is figuring out what he wants to do next.
LaVelle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fratello pulls his head out easily.
Fratello is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fratello looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fratello throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
LaVelle gets back to full guard.
Fratello is working LaVelle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaVelle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fratello is aware though and is defending well.
Fratello got a little sloppy there for a moment and LaVelle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fratello has managed to get both his arms back between LaVelle's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LaVelle being controlled here, momentarily.
Fratello in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vinchenzo Fratello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fratello trying to control but LaVelle is working from the bottom.
Fratello looking to pass the guard.
LaVelle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
LaVelle looking for a guillotine here but Fratello defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaVelle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
LaVelle looking for a guillotine here but Fratello defends easily.
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!
Fratello controls from within his opponent's guard.
LaVelle keeping moving, preventing Fratello from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan LaVelle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fratello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinchenzo Fratello!
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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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