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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlitox Argento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
171 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlitox Argento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Rando!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rando drives through with a takedown into Argento's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rando decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Some wild striking there from Rando.
A leg kick checked by Rando.
Argento throws a sloppy head kick and Rando moves out of range easily.
Argento misses with a head kick.
Argento misses with the combination.
A leg kick checked by Argento.
Argento throws a sloppy head kick and Rando moves out of range easily.
Rando closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rando lands a nice uppercut.
Argento takes a knee to the side of the body.
Argento looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Argento wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rando has him pressed against the cage.
Rando lands with a light punch inside.
Rando breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rando closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Argento quickly recovers to half guard.
Rando perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rando drops an elbow to the side of Argento's head.
Rando has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rando in particular looking to stall.
Rando drops an elbow to the side of Argento's head.
Rando stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Argento misses with a low kick.
Carlitox Argento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Argento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Argento is breathing heavily.
Rando has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rando lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Rando.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Argento tries to break free but Rando pushes him back against the cage.
Argento is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Argento avoids the body shot from Rando.
Rando uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Argento.
Rando manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Argento on his heels. He'll look to pass Argento's guard now, I'm sure.
Rando sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rando connects with a couple of short punches.
Rando postures up and lands a big shot to Argento's brow.
Argento looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rando is one step ahead there.
Rando showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Argento knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rando on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rando keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Argento's head.
Rando looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rando with a nice head shot there.
Rando lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rando content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rando is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rando seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rando landing some decent shots from guard.
Rando slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rando content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rando distracts Argento with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rando is working Argento over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Argento being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rando's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Rando dominated that round.
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.
Argento cracks the inside of Rando's front leg.
Rando lands with a nice combination. Argento backs away looking to recover.
Argento checks a low kick from Rando.
Argento cracks the inside of Rando's front leg.
Rando finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rando blocks a head kick by Argento.
Rando dives in and scores a takedown into Argento's guard.
Rando sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rando connects with a couple of short punches.
Rando preventing the sweep.
Rando sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Rando hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Argento moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab by Rando.
Argento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rando dodges the punch combination from Argento.
Rando fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Argento sprawls well initially but Rando persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rando winds up and cracks Argento with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rando 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.
Rando content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rando's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rando is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rando stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rando lands a nice short elbow.
Chris Rando has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rando keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rando looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Argento with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rando is nestled in close to Argento, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rando is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Argento has hold of Rando's hands but Rando slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rando works his way into side control.
Argento takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rando lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rando controlling the position.
Rando decides to stand up, so the ref orders Argento to his feet.
Rando closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rando scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rando happy to just control the position for now.
Argento is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rando connects with a decent elbow.
Rando stands up.
Rando gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rando comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rando has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rando breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rando closes the distance and clinches.
Argento is trying to break free.
Argento is trying to break the clinch but Rando has him pressed against the cage.
Rando breaks the clinch.
Rando is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Argento's half guard.
Rando lands strikes from half guard.
Rando lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Argento on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Argento is trying to get back to full guard.
Rando takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Rando there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Rando showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rando closes the distance and pushes Argento back into the cage.
Rando gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rando is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rando stands up and waves to Argento to follow him.
Argento looks to throw the jab but Rando is out of range.
Rando blocks the body kick.
Argento gets tackled into the cage by Rando. Rando maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Argento's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rando stalling against the cage.
Rando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rando gets a double leg takedown into Argento's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rando is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Argento has momentary wrist control but Rando slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rando with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rando chips away with some ground and pound.
Rando lands a couple of elbows.
Rando engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rando distracts Argento with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rando lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rando showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rando lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rando lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rando landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rando is working Argento over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rando landing with the ground and pound.
Rando won't allow Argento to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rando is in close to Argento's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rando gets to his feet - Argento follows without any prompting.
Rando bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rando is chipping away with strikes.
Rando working the ground and pound.
Rando working the body and head with strikes.
Rando looks up at the clock and then as Argento takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rando smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rando lands a few punches from side control.
Argento is rocked!
Rando lands a nice forearm strike.
Oh Argento is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rando lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Argento down.
Argento trying to remain calm as Rando controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rando has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rando lands a couple of good shots and Argento has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Rando lands strikes to the head.
Rando is punishing Argento with some ground and pound.
Rando lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Rando.
Rando has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Argento.
Argento tries to roll but Rando sticks to his back.
Rando lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Argento hold on?!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Rando.
Rando scoring with big shots to the body. Argento is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Argento was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Rando!
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energy
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hype
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