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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Lavonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and January Kwiecinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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282 lbs
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264 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dimitri Lavonia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, January Kwiecinski!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavonia moves into range and clinches up with Kwiecinski.
A frustrated look appears on Kwiecinski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kwiecinski missing with knees to the body.
Lavonia pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lavonia is looking for a triangle but Kwiecinski pushes his legs off easily.
Lavonia is looking for a triangle but Kwiecinski pushes his legs off easily.
Lavonia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kwiecinski is looking to control Lavonia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kwiecinski avoid being mounted?
Lavonia is trying to control the action in half guard but Kwiecinski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lavonia wants to pass to mount but Kwiecinski is defending the position.
Lavonia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavonia moves nicely into side control.
Lavonia is looking to take a break and control but Kwiecinski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lavonia controlling the position from side mount.
Lavonia throws a strike aimed at the side of Kwiecinski's head but Kwiecinski avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavonia wants to control but Kwiecinski is keeping him busy.
Lavonia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kwiecinski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kwiecinski tries to improve position but can't.
Lavonia is looking to take a break and control but Kwiecinski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kwiecinski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavonia stands up and beckons Kwiecinski to his feet.
Lavonia instigates a clinch.
Kwiecinski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kwiecinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kwiecinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lavonia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kwiecinski is defending well for now.
Kwiecinski missing with knees to the body.
Kwiecinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lavonia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavonia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lavonia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kwiecinski looking to throw knees to the head but Lavonia is blocking nicely.
Kwiecinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Lavonia won't want to take too many of those.
Kwiecinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Lavonia won't want to take too many of those.
Lavonia has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kwiecinski is trying to keep an underhook but Lavonia manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lavonia works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lavonia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lavonia wants to control the pace but Kwiecinski is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Lavonia 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.
Lavonia forces Kwiecinski back against the cage and clinches.
Kwiecinski with a knee to the head.
Lavonia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lavonia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kwiecinski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lavonia throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lavonia postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lavonia throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kwiecinski is not content to let Lavonia control the position.
The ground and pound from Lavonia seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwiecinski is not content to let Lavonia control the position.
Lavonia working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kwiecinski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lavonia asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lavonia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Lavonia.
Lavonia controlling the position from side mount.
Kwiecinski parries the strikes from Lavonia easily there. Lavonia is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kwiecinski to escape.
Kwiecinski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lavonia is controlling him well.
Kwiecinski defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavonia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The strikes coming from Lavonia are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lavonia in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here.
Lavonia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kwiecinski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavonia throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lavonia decides to stand back up.
Kwiecinski tries to clinch but Lavonia is having none of it.
Kwiecinski closes the distance but Lavonia moves to the side
and Lavonia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kwiecinski's guard now.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kwiecinski keeping moving, preventing Lavonia from controlling successfully.
Kwiecinski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lavonia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lavonia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Lavonia dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lavonia misses the jab.
Lavonia keeps the fight on the outside.
Kwiecinski tries to sprawl but Lavonia drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lavonia trying to control the action but Kwiecinski is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lavonia keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lavonia thows a huge punch but Kwiecinski dodges it nicely.
Lavonia throwing shots but Kwiecinski is blocking nicely.
Lavonia thows a huge punch but Kwiecinski dodges it nicely.
Dimitri Lavonia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lavonia thows a huge punch but Kwiecinski dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavonia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lavonia is trying to control. Kwiecinski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kwiecinski is trying to stand up here but Lavonia is controlling him well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lavonia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lavonia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kwiecinski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lavonia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavonia seems to be working for a kimura but Kwiecinski defends the submission attempt.
Lavonia passes to full mount!
Lavonia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kwiecinski can do to turn this around?
Lavonia looking to ground and pound but Kwiecinski is blocking nicely.
Kwiecinski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavonia looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lavonia working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dimitri Lavonia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lavonia throwing strikes here but Kwiecinski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lavonia controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwiecinski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lavonia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kwiecinski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lavonia controlling the position easily from mount.
January Kwiecinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lavonia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Lavonia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lavonia, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Lavonia!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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