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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafeal Djocovito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djocovito comes to the cage accompanied by Rose - A Perfect Circle. Luiz Anderton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
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172 cm
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174 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafeal Djocovito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Anderton!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djocovito shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Djocovito showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Djocovito is looking for a kimura but Anderton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Djocovito to get the leverage.
Djocovito seems to be working for a kimura but Anderton defends the submission attempt.
It looks like Djocovito is going to stand back up.
Djocovito missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Djocovito working over Anderton with some ground and pound. Anderton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Djocovito will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Djocovito wants to take a breather but Anderton is having none of it.
Anderton is defending against the submission attempts here by Djocovito.
Anderton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Djocovito stands up from half guard.
Anderton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderton throws a series of punches but Djocovito avoids them all with ease.
Anderton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Djocovito takes a swing at Anderton's ribcage but misses.
Djocovito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderton circles away quickly and effectively.
Djocovito dives in and scores a takedown into Anderton's guard.
Djocovito throws a strike but Anderton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Djocovito is trying to control the position but Anderton postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Djocovito pushes Anderton off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Djocovito finds it's way through Anderton's defenses.
A combination from Anderton does no damage.
Anderton misses with a wild combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Djocovito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito cracks Anderton with a big elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderton is looking to regain half guard here but Djocovito keeps moving and retains side control.
Djocovito advances to mount.
The referee warns Anderton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Djocovito landing punches.
Djocovito cracks Anderton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Luiz Anderton has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djocovito controlling the position easily from mount.
Anderton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djocovito fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Djocovito connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That has opened up Luiz Anderton's cut even more.
Djocovito is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anderton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Djocovito dominating with strikes here.
Anderton is rocked!
The cut above Luiz Anderton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luiz Anderton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rafeal Djocovito!
Rafeal Djocovito decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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