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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Wrassle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Umberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umberto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Perry Como - Magic Moments kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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182 cm
30
204 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Wrassle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Umberto!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umberto throws a jab when Wrassle was well out of range.
Umberto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Joe Wrassle has been cut.
Wrassle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Umberto tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wrassle is in Umberto's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Umberto is on top in guard.
Wrassle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Umberto on the ground.
Umberto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wrassle is trying to keep Umberto in close.
Umberto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umberto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Umberto preventing the sweep.
Wrassle is working hard here to advance position.
Wrassle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Umberto.
Umberto drops back looking for a leg! Wrassle is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wrassle manages to kick Umberto off! Umberto jumps back into Wrassle's guard.
Wrassle wants to sweep here but Umberto controlling him for the moment.
Wrassle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Umberto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umberto trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrassle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wrassle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wrassle tries to get out of the position.
Umberto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umberto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wrassle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wrassle wants to sweep here but Umberto controlling him for the moment.
Wrassle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Umberto.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umberto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Umberto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Umberto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wrassle keeping moving, preventing Umberto from controlling successfully.
Umberto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umberto postures up.
Umberto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Umberto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wrassle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wrassle trying to keep a closed guard but Umberto is proving a slippery customer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umberto trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrassle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umberto stands up over Wrassle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Umberto wants to control from the top but Wrassle keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roberto Umberto.
Umberto gets caught flat footed, as Wrassle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Umberto looking to control.
Wrassle wants to control from the top but Umberto keeps moving.
Umberto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wrassle manages to get himself to full guard.
Umberto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wrassle's head.
Umberto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Umberto throws a big right hand that misses.
Wrassle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Umberto.
Umberto 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.
Wrassle wants to sweep here but Umberto controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umberto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrassle trying to keep a closed guard but Umberto is proving a slippery customer.
Wrassle keeping moving, preventing Umberto from controlling successfully.
Umberto throws a big right hand that misses.
Umberto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Umberto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Umberto thows a huge punch but Wrassle dodges it nicely.
Umberto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Umberto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Umberto wants to pass the guard but Wrassle is defending well.
Umberto trying to control the action but Wrassle is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Umberto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Wrassle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wrassle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Umberto as he jumps to the side.
Umberto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Umberto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Umberto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wrassle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Umberto.
Joe Wrassle's cut is getting worse.
Wrassle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Wrassle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umberto gets back to half guard.
Umberto wants to control but Wrassle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wrassle is pressing down on Umberto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Umberto is holding on for now.
Umberto trying to control here.
Wrassle is looking to take a break and control but Umberto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Umberto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Umberto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Umberto cracks Wrassle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Umberto landing strikes from the mount.
Wrassle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Umberto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wrassle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Umberto with a couple of short strikes.
Joe Wrassle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umberto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Umberto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jeez, Joe Wrassle's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Wrassle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roberto Umberto!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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