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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Spitteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luco Zade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spitteri kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Before I Forget. 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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200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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177 cm
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176 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Spitteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luco Zade!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spitteri gets caught flat footed, as Zade shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spitteri is trying to keep Zade in close.
Zade chips away with some ground and pound.
Spitteri keeping moving, preventing Zade from controlling successfully.
Zade throwing strikes from guard but Spitteri blocks nicely.
Zade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zade trying to control the position from guard on top but Spitteri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spitteri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zade on the ground.
Zade looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Luco Zade was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Spitteri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zade counters with a left to the body.
Zade wants to clinch up but Spitteri keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitteri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zade is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spitteri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spitteri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spitteri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Zade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spitteri walks into a stiff left hand from Zade.
Zade shoots in looking for a takedown. Spitteri tries to sprawl out of it but Zade keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spitteri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spitteri misses with a body shot.
Zade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spitteri stuffs the takedown attempt from Zade. Zade gets slowly back to his feet.
Sean Spitteri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luco Zade.
Spitteri looks to throw the jab but Zade is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spitteri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zade circles away quickly and effectively.
Spitteri stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spitteri wants it to stay on the feet.
Spitteri doesn't manage to clinch there - Zade circles away.
Zade shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spitteri pinned against the cage. Spitteri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spitteri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zade counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Spitteri will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zade gets to his feet - Spitteri follows without any prompting.
Zade throws a nice looking combination but Spitteri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spitteri throws a right and a left that Zade avoids nicely.
Spitteri scores with a body shot.
Zade looks gassed!
Zade connects with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Spitteri as he connects with a hook.
Zade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spitteri moves away.
Spitteri stuffs the takedown attempt from Zade. Zade gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri clobbers Zade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spitteri misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zade.
Spitteri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spitteri moves in looking to clinch but Zade pushes him off.
Spitteri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spitteri sprawls well. Spitteri wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zade gets slowly back to his feet.
Spitteri works over Zade's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zade moves into the clinch.
Spitteri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spitteri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spitteri looks to land a left hand but Zade moved out of range nicely.
Zade closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spitteri circles away.
Spitteri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spitteri.
Spitteri misses with a wild combination.
Zade pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spitteri back to the cage. Zade follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spitteri fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spitteri.
Spitteri is looking to clinch but Zade is avoiding it.
A left and a right from Spitteri both land. Nice combination.
Nice sprawl there from Spitteri as Zade shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Spitteri dominated that 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.
Zade manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Spitteri on his heels. He'll look to pass Spitteri's guard now, I'm sure.
Spitteri wants to stand and escape but Zade is having none of it.
Spitteri looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zade is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zade lands a couple of digs.
Zade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spitteri is keeping the position for now.
Spitteri has his foot on Zade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zade works his way back into a safe position though.
Zade controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zade throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitteri keeping moving, preventing Zade from controlling successfully.
Spitteri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zade looking to pass the guard.
Spitteri trying to control the position.
Zade with a nice head shot there.
Spitteri doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zade looking to sit in guard and control but Spitteri gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zade wants to sweep but no luck.
Zade is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zade keeping moving, preventing Spitteri from controlling successfully.
Spitteri working some strikes from top position.
Zade working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri postures up in Zade's guard and throws a big left but Zade blocks it.
Spitteri thows a big elbow that misses.
Zade has a closed guard, preventing Spitteri from standing up.
Spitteri preventing the sweep.
Zade has control of Spitteri's left arm, preventing Spitteri from doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Spitteri thows a big elbow that misses.
Luco Zade has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spitteri is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zade is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zade stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zade tries to close the distance and clinch but Spitteri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zade is looking to clinch.
Spitteri shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zade pinned against the cage. Zade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spitteri throws a head kick that misses.
Spitteri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zade.
Spitteri misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spitteri throws out a loose jab but Zade uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Zade.
Zade misses with a double jab
and Spitteri counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luco Zade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Spitteri throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Zade to counter with a crisp jab.
Spitteri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zade.
Zade blocks a head kick by Spitteri.
Spitteri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spitteri is looking to clinch.
Zade thumps Spitteri with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zade.
Spitteri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spitteri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zade decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spitteri's guard.
Zade pushing down on Spitteri's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Zade there.
Zade stands up out of the half guard.
Zade shoots in for a double leg but Spitteri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zade feints and as Spitteri raises his hands in defense, Zade changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zade stands up from Spitteri's guard - Zade perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitteri is looking to clinch but Zade is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spitteri tries to pull guard but Zade holds him up against the cage and eventually Spitteri drops back down to his feet.
Spitteri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spitteri tries to clinch there but Zade circles away.
Spitteri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spitteri takes one to the chin there.
Zade is looking to clinch but Spitteri is avoiding it.
Spitteri throws a right and a left that Zade avoids nicely.
Zade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri misses the shot to the body.
Zade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spitteri defends it nicely.
Spitteri slips a jab and a cross from Zade.
Spitteri takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spitteri shoots for a double leg takedown but Zade sprawls well. He's pushed Spitteri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Spitteri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zade drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zade working the head with strikes.
Zade has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zade throws a strike aimed at the side of Spitteri's head but Spitteri avoids it well.
Zade lands an elbow.
Spitteri on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitteri is pushing Zade's head away, looking to escape. Zade manages to hold on to the position though.
Zade goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Spitteri rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Zade's guard! Nice work there by Spitteri!
Spitteri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spitteri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zade is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zade kicks Spitteri off and gets to his feet.
Zade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zade scores with a jab.
Zade shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spitteri but Spitteri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spitteri tries to clinch up.
Spitteri misses with a head kick.
Spitteri fails with a takedown attempt.
Zade rushes Spitteri and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spitteri is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zade scores with a shoulder strike.
Spitteri can't break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zade manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Spitteri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zade is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luco Zade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zade has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Luco Zade!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Luco Zade!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Luco Zade!
Luco Zade wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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