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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Pasqualli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasqualli's entrance music is Ball Tongue by Korn. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 cm
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164 lbs
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178 cm
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Pasqualli! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Carlos! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Carlos fails with a takedown attempt. Carlos closes the distance and clinches up with Pasqualli, looking for a takedown. Carlos pushes Pasqualli against the cage but Pasqualli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Pasqualli jabbing away but nothing is landing. Pasqualli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center. Pasqualli thows a body shot but no joy. Nice takedown defense from Pasqualli. No joy for Carlos on that attempt. Pete Pasqualli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Carlos. Carlos avoids the body shot from Pasqualli.
Pasqualli misses with a hook. Pasqualli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carlos is defended easily by Pasqualli. Horrible takedown by Carlos or perhaps it was just good defense by Pasqualli which made him look bad. Carlos wants to clinch and Pasqualli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Carlos looks gassed! Pasqualli thows a body shot but no joy. Pasqualli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pete Pasqualli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pasqualli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pasqualli swings for the body but Carlos moves out of range.
Pasqualli moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pasqualli working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pasqualli. Pasqualli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carlos or not. Pasqualli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Nice body punch from Pasqualli. Pasqualli misses with a hook from the clinch. Nice body punch from Pasqualli. Pasqualli lands a right hand. Pasqualli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Pasqualli takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses. Pasqualli takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses. Pasqualli lands with an overhand left. No joy there for Pasqualli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pasqualli takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses. Pasqualli thuds a left hand into Carlos's body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Carlos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pete Pasqualli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Pasqualli takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses. Pasqualli gets in close and instigates a clinch. A head punch on the inside from Pasqualli fails to land. Pasqualli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carlos's efforts to push away. Pasqualli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carlos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pasqualli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Pasqualli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carlos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Pasqualli misses with a short punch on the inside. A short left from Pasqualli. Pasqualli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Pasqualli lands a nice looking body shot.
Pasqualli misses with a body shot.
Pasqualli loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch. Pasqualli throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Pasqualli looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range. Pasqualli closes the distance and clinches. Pasqualli lands a shot to the body. Pasqualli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pasqualli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pasqualli.
Pasqualli pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Pasqualli misses with a wild body shot. Pasqualli is looking to wear down Carlos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pasqualli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Pasqualli.
It looks like Roberto Carlos has been cut. Carlos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pasqualli is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Carlos. The fighters circling - Pasqualli throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Pasqualli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carlos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Carlos moves out of range of the strikes. Pasqualli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlos circles away quickly and effectively. Pasqualli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pasqualli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away. Carlos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pasqualli.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pasqualli but Pasqualli pushes him off and we're back to square one. Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pasqualli. Carlos slips a jab and a cross from Pasqualli.
Carlos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pasqualli closes the distance but Carlos moves to the side and Carlos counters with a flying knee. Nice. Pasqualli looks to clinch and Carlos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Pasqualli scores with a jab to the head.
Pasqualli has closed the distance and engaged Carlos in a clinch.
Pasqualli tries a body shot but Carlos blocks it.
Pasqualli lands a hook that snaps the head of Carlos backwards. Pasqualli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Pasqualli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlos shoots in and drives through. Pasqualli sprawls well. Pasqualli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pasqualli misses with the combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pasqualli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Pasqualli misses with the combination.
Pasqualli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from Pasqualli. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Pasqualli dominated that round. The cut man is working on Roberto Carlos's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carlos looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Pasqualli is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Carlos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pasqualli's head. Pasqualli pulls Carlos in to control the position. Pasqualli pushes Carlos off and gets back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Pasqualli. No joy for Carlos on that attempt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Pasqualli throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily. Pasqualli throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range. Carlos fails to land the takedown. Pasqualli takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pasqualli throws a series of punches but Carlos avoids them all with ease. Carlos moves away from the strike by Pasqualli. Carlos misses with a straight right. Pasqualli misses with a hook. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Pasqualli connects with a body shot. Carlos dodges the punch combination from Pasqualli.
Pasqualli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pasqualli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlos manages to avoid it. Pasqualli takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses. Carlos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Pasqualli throws a series of punches but Carlos avoids them all with ease. Pasqualli fails in his attempt to clinch. Pete Pasqualli is winning the standup battle so far. Pasqualli throws a right and a left that Carlos avoids nicely. Pasqualli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlos manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Pasqualli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carlos misses with a head kick.
Pasqualli throws a right hand that Carlos ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlos also avoids with ease. A combination from Pasqualli does no damage. Carlos with a lazy takedown attempt and Pasqualli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carlos thinking. Pete Pasqualli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Carlos. Carlos moves in looking to clinch but Pasqualli pushes him off. Pasqualli throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Carlos is looking to clinch but Pasqualli is avoiding it.
Pasqualli misses the jab. A slow jab from Pasqualli misses its intended target. Pasqualli swings for the body but Carlos moves out of range.
Pasqualli swings and misses with a shot to the body and Carlos counters with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carlos looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Pete Pasqualli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Pasqualli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlos.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pasqualli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlos circles away quickly and effectively. Pasqualli moves into range and connects with a jab. Pasqualli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlos manages to avoid it. Some wild striking there from Pasqualli.
Carlos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Pasqualli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlos circles away quickly and effectively. Pasqualli misses with a two punch combination.
Pasqualli throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it. Carlos rushes Pasqualli and presses him up against the cage. Carlos tries to land a knee to the head but Pasqualli blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Pasqualli's face as he tries to break the clinch. Carlos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pasqualli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Pasqualli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Carlos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pasqualli swings for the body but Carlos moves out of range.
Pasqualli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four 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. Carlos tries to clinch but Pasqualli moves out of range. Pasqualli fails to land with a series of punches.
Pasqualli thuds his right hand into Carlos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Pasqualli misses with a wild combination.
Carlos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pasqualli. Pasqualli throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos. Pasqualli throws a nice looking combination but Carlos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Carlos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carlos. Pasqualli is looking to clinch. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Carlos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pasqualli circles away. Pasqualli misses with a wild body shot. Pasqualli misses the shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Pasqualli dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Roberto Carlos's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big right from Pasqualli misses. A telegraphed right hand from Pasqualli misses the target. Carlos throws a nice head kick!
Pasqualli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pasqualli misses the shot to the body. Pasqualli throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range. Pasqualli just misses with a punch to the body.
Pasqualli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlos moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Carlos closes the distance and clinches up with Pasqualli, looking for a takedown. Carlos pushes Pasqualli against the cage but Pasqualli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Pasqualli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Carlos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pasqualli. Pasqualli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlos.
Pasqualli swings for the body but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pasqualli.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carlos looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Pasqualli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pasqualli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Pasqualli looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range. Carlos swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Pasqualli.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pasqualli. Pasqualli swings for the body but Carlos moves out of range.
Pasqualli looks to land a combination. Carlos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Pasqualli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carlos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pasqualli won't be happy with that. Carlos working away. Carlos prevents Pasqualli from escaping the position. Pasqualli struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carlos taking a break here but Pasqualli is having none of it and regains half guard. Pasqualli is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Carlos prevents Pasqualli from standing back up.
Pasqualli kicks Carlos off and gets back to his feet. Pasqualli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pasqualli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away. Pasqualli takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses. Carlos darts in trying to clinch and Pasqualli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carlos is defended easily by Pasqualli. Carlos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Some wild striking there from Pasqualli.
Pasqualli misses with the combination.
Pasqualli takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses. Pasqualli stuffs the takedown attempt from Carlos. Carlos gets slowly back to his feet. Pete Pasqualli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Carlos. Pasqualli misses with a hook. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pasqualli!
Pete Pasqualli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pasqualli lands a right hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pasqualli. No joy there for Pasqualli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pasqualli misses with an uppercut. Pasqualli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Pasqualli misses the shot to the body. Carlos slips a jab and a cross from Pasqualli.
Pasqualli throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range. Pasqualli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pasqualli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pasqualli wants to clinch up but Carlos keeps it at a distance. Pasqualli ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Pasqualli. Roberto Carlos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Pasqualli connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Pete Pasqualli showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pasqualli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26 Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Pasqualli!
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energy
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