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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Fonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hansson's choice of entrance music: The Quiet Place. 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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BJJ White Belt
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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, Kelvin Fonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anders Hansson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonte dodges the punch combination from Hansson.
Fonte wants to clinch.
Fonte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hansson throws a right and a left that Fonte avoids nicely.
Hansson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fonte counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hansson!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fonte content just to control the position here.
Fonte has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Fonte looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fonte's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kelvin Fonte.
Hansson throws a nice looking combination but Fonte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anders Hansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fonte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hansson throws a looping overhand right but Fonte ducks down to avoid it.
Fonte tries to close the distance and clinch but Hansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fonte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hansson throws a combination that misses
and Fonte counters with a single leg into guard. Hansson didn't expect that.
Fonte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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!
Fonte stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hansson looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson throws a lazy head kick
and Fonte counters with a head kick. That will keep Hansson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A solid leg kick lands there for Fonte.
Hansson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hansson misses with a double jab.
Fonte wants to clinch.
Fonte gets a takedown into half guard.
Fonte passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fonte controlling his opponent.
Fonte seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hansson for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Fonte 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.
Fonte tries to clinch up but Hansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hansson looks to land a right hand but Fonte moved out of range.
Fonte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fonte's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fonte duly obliges.
Hansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fonte fails with a takedown attempt.
Hansson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fonte has Hansson up against the cage in a clinch.
Fonte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson throws a head kick but Fonte moves out of range.
Fonte blocks a head kick by Hansson.
Hansson throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hansson is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fonte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fonte plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fonte forces Hansson back against the cage and clinches.
Fonte tries a knee to the head but Hansson blocks it.
Fonte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Hansson misses
and Fonte counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hansson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fonte shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hansson pinned against the cage. Hansson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hansson lands a really nice looking cross but Fonte seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonte scores with a takedown into Hansson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansson is wriggling around but Fonte manages to pass to half guard.
Fonte content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fonte lands a nice short elbow.
Kelvin Fonte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson wants to get back to his feet.
Fonte stands up from half guard.
Fonte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anders Hansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fonte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fonte shoots in for a takedown but Hansson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Fonte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansson swats away the attempt to clinch by Fonte.
Hansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fonte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hansson misses with a combination
and Hansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Fonte.
Hansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fonte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hansson.
Hansson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fonte shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Fonte is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fonte works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Fonte dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fonte throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kelvin Fonte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hansson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hansson.
Fonte throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hansson's head.
Fonte is looking to clinch but Hansson is avoiding it.
Fonte tries to clinch there but Hansson circles away.
Hansson misses with a combination
and Fonte counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fonte.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fonte controls the pace.
Fonte lands a couple of elbows.
Hansson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fonte controls the pace.
Fonte gets to his feet. Hansson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fonte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hansson misses with the body kick
and Fonte counters by moving into the clinch.
Fonte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fonte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hansson can do to turn this around?
Fonte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hansson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fonte counters with a nice body kick.
Fonte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fonte has Hansson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fonte tries to clinch up.
Hansson throws a lazy head kick
and Fonte counters with a shoot takedown. Hansson fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fonte passes Hansson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fonte content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hansson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonte seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kelvin Fonte has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fonte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fonte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hansson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hansson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fonte counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonte taking a breather here.
Fonte decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hansson to his feet.
Fonte instigates a clinch.
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!
Fonte manages to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fonte wriggles free and stands up.
Anders Hansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelvin Fonte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fonte decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Fonte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fonte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Fonte!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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