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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Falasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Bambang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falasco kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Se lento ancora il fulmine . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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212 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pietro Falasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arto Bambang!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falasco throws a shot to the body.
Falasco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Falasco as Bambang shoots in.
Jab from Falasco.
Falasco swings for the body but Bambang moves out of range.
Falasco scores with a jab to the head.
Bambang fails to land the takedown.
Falasco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bambang moves away.
Falasco misses with a hook.
Bambang moves in looking to clinch but Falasco pushes him off.
Falasco takes the fight into the clinch.
Falasco lands an elbow that stopped Bambang in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Arto Bambang has been cut.
Bambang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Falasco fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pietro Falasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arto Bambang.
Falasco leaves Bambang with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bambang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Falasco misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falasco gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bambang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bambang wants to pass the guard but Falasco is keeping the position.
Falasco wants to stand up but Bambang is controlling him.
Bambang is looking to work some ground and pound but Falasco has wrist control.
Bambang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bambang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bambang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Falasco is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambang wants to control from the top but Falasco keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bambang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bambang throws a strike but Falasco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bambang throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bambang trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bambang has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Falasco is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bambang.
Bambang is trying to control Falasco's posture but Falasco avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambang tries to buck Falasco off but Falasco is having none of it.
Bambang is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bambang is trying to control Falasco's posture but Falasco avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bambang gets back to half guard.
Bambang trying to control from the bottom.
Bambang keeping control of the position.
Falasco is thwarting Bambang's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falasco blocks the strikes from Bambang.
Bambang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Bambang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arto Bambang's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bambang bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bambang wants to control but Falasco is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bambang looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Falasco is avoiding damage well.
Bambang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Bambang.
Bambang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bambang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bambang looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambang misses with the ground and pound.
Bambang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Falasco has escaped the position, nice work there.
Arto Bambang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bambang tries for a kimura but Falasco is defending well.
Bambang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Falasco keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bambang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Falasco, who protects the arm well.
Bambang is trying to get an arm triangle but Falasco is defending well.
Falasco is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bambang has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bambang creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Falasco sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bambang trying to control the action but Falasco is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bambang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bambang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Falasco tries to buck Bambang off but Bambang is having none of it.
Bambang tries for a kimura but Falasco is defending well.
Falasco is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bambang has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bambang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falasco prevents Bambang from improving position.
Bambang goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Falasco has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bambang but great work by Falasco.
Bambang is trying to get back to half guard.
Falasco prevents Bambang from escaping the position.
Falasco working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Bambang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bambang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Bambang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arto Bambang's cut.
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!
Falasco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bambang, pushing him back against the cage.
Falasco lands a nice elbow.
Falasco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bambang backwards.
Bambang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Falasco pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Falasco pushes off an throws an elbow but Bambang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Falasco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bambang's elbow.
Bambang has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Falasco avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Falasco lands a left hand.
Falasco lands an elbow that stopped Bambang in his tracks for a moment.
Bambang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Falasco prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pietro Falasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arto Bambang.
A short right from Falasco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falasco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Falasco throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bambang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Falasco scores with a shot to the side of Bambang's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bambang.
Falasco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falasco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Falasco.
Falasco lands with a light punch inside.
That has opened up Arto Bambang's cut even more.
Bambang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Falasco stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Falasco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Falasco here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Falasco stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falasco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bambang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bambang blocks a body shot from Falasco.
Falasco lands a body shot.
Falasco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Falasco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bambangs head.
Falasco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees to the body from Falasco.
Falasco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Falasco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falasco looking to throw knees to the head but Bambang is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falasco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bambang blocks an elbow strike from Falasco.
A shot in the inside from Falasco.
Falasco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Falasco.
With the fighters up against the cage, Falasco throws an elbow but misses.
Falasco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bambang avoids the damage to the body.
Falasco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Falasco lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falasco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bambang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bambang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falasco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Arto Bambang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bambang dodges an elbow strike from Falasco.
Falasco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Falasco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bambang's elbow.
Falasco tries to land a knee to the head but Bambang blocks with his arms.
Falasco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bambang's elbow.
Falasco misses with a body punch.
Falasco struggles to land a body shot inside as Bambang controls his hands.
Falasco misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bambang blocks a body shot from Falasco.
A head punch on the inside from Falasco fails to land.
Arto Bambang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bambang prevents a body shot from Falasco.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pietro Falasco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bambang 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Pietro Falasco!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Pietro Falasco!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Pietro Falasco!
Pietro Falasco wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Pietro Falasco was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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