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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heath Chappell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Kuthrapalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heath Chappell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rajesh Kuthrapalli!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuthrapalli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chappell tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuthrapalli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuthrapalli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chappell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chappell misses with a head kick.
Chappell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chappell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chappell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuthrapalli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Kuthrapalli misses.
Chappell blocks a jab.
Kuthrapalli has closed the distance and engaged Chappell in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Chappell.
Chappell lands a knee to the body.
Chappell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuthrapalli blocks the elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuthrapalli takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chappell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Chappell.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuthrapalli throws an elbow but misses.
Chappell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuthrapalli's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chappell lands an elbow inside that Kuthrapalli shrugs off.
Kuthrapalli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuthrapalli is trying to break free.
Chappell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chappell pushes off an throws an elbow but Kuthrapalli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chappell missing with knees to the body.
Kuthrapalli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chappell avoids it.
Chappell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kuthrapalli told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Chappell keeps control of Kuthrapalli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuthrapalli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chappell backwards.
Kuthrapalli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chappell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuthrapalli scores with a shot to the side of Chappell's head.
Chappell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuthrapalli swings wildly with an uppercut but Chappell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chappell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chappell working Kuthrapalli over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Chappell.
Chappell trying to land knees to the body.
Chappell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chappell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuthrapalli creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Kuthrapalli blocks with his arms.
Chappell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuthrapalli tries to break the clinch but Chappell is controlling the position.
Kuthrapalli avoiding damage as Chappell throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Chappell.
Chappell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Kuthrapalli blocks with his arms.
Kuthrapalli misses with some punches.
Chappell looking to throw knees to the head but Kuthrapalli is blocking nicely.
Chappell misses with an elbow over the top.
Chappell misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuthrapalli throws a head punch that misses.
Kuthrapalli swings wildly with an uppercut but Chappell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chappell lands a knee to the body.
Chappell prevents Kuthrapalli from breaking the clinch.
Kuthrapalli is trying to break the clinch but Chappell is controlling him.
Kuthrapalli is trying to push Chappell away but Chappell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kuthrapalli lands a left hand.
Chappell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuthrapalli is defending well for now.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chappell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuthrapalli is trying to break the clinch but Chappell has him pressed against the cage.
Chappell dodges an elbow strike from Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chappell lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuthrapalli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chappell's brow.
Kuthrapalli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Chappell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuthrapalli tries to circle away but Chappell has him pinned against the cage.
Chappell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuthrapalli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kuthrapalli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chappell tries a knee to the head but Kuthrapalli blocks it.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chappell.
Chappell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuthrapalli.
Chappell misses with an elbow strike.
Chappell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuthrapalli.
Chappell misses with a knee strike.
Kuthrapalli blocks an elbow strike.
Chappell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuthrapalli avoiding damage as Chappell throws knees to the body.
Kuthrapalli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuthrapalli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuthrapalli trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heath Chappell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kuthrapalli clinches up with Chappell and pushes him back against the cage.
Chappell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuthrapalli.
Chappell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuthrapalli is defending well for now.
Chappell looking to throw knees to the head but Kuthrapalli is blocking nicely.
Chappell looking to throw knees to the head but Kuthrapalli is blocking nicely.
Chappell looking to throw knees to the head but Kuthrapalli is blocking nicely.
Heath Chappell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chappell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kuthrapalli managing to block the knees to the body from Chappell.
Chappell lands a knee to the body.
Kuthrapalli is trying to force a seperation but Chappell has the dominant position.
Kuthrapalli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chappell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chappell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuthrapalli is trying to push Chappell away but Chappell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chappell lands a nice elbow.
Kuthrapalli throws a head punch that misses.
Kuthrapalli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chappell has him pressed against the cage.
Kuthrapalli throws an elbow that misses.
Chappell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuthrapalli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chappell clinches with his opponent.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Kuthrapalli blocks with his arms.
Kuthrapalli missing with knees to the body.
Kuthrapalli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chappells head.
Kuthrapalli lands a right hand.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chappell pushes off an throws an elbow but Kuthrapalli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kuthrapalli managing to block the knees to the body from Chappell.
Chappell throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chappells head.
Kuthrapalli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chappell misses with a knee strike.
Kuthrapalli blocks an elbow strike from Chappell.
Chappell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuthrapalli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chappell lands an elbow that stopped Kuthrapalli in his tracks for a moment.
Kuthrapalli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuthrapalli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chappell misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kuthrapalli.
Chappell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuthrapalli is defending well for now.
Chappell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuthrapalli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuthrapalli working hard to break the clinch.
Chappell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kuthrapalli's defenses.
Chappell blocks an elbow strike from Kuthrapalli.
A head punch on the inside from Kuthrapalli fails to land.
Chappell landing knees to the body.
Kuthrapalli lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Kuthrapalli.
Chappell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuthrapalli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuthrapalli lands with a right to the head.
Kuthrapalli managing to block the knees to the body from Chappell.
Kuthrapalli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chappell lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kuthrapalli in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kuthrapalli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuthrapalli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chappell avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli lands a damaging elbow.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chappell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuthrapalli's efforts to push away.
Chappell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chappell misses with a knee to the head.
Kuthrapalli misses with the head strike.
Chappell lands a damaging elbow.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Kuthrapalli blocks with his arms.
Kuthrapalli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chappell is defending well for now.
Chappell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kuthrapalli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chappell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuthrapalli blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chappell misses with a knee to the head.
Chappell trying to land knees to the body.
Chappell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuthrapalli misses with some punches.
Kuthrapalli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuthrapalli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chappell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kuthrapalli's defenses.
Kuthrapalli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuthrapalli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chappell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kuthrapalli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chappell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kuthrapalli throws a punch but it's blocked by Chappell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Chappell.
Chappell lands a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuthrapalli.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Kuthrapalli blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heath Chappell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kuthrapalli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kuthrapalli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chappell backwards.
Chappell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Kuthrapalli blocks with his arms.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuthrapalli throws an elbow but misses.
Chappell blocks the elbow strike.
Chappell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuthrapalli is defending well for now.
Kuthrapalli avoiding damage as Chappell throws knees to the body.
Kuthrapalli tries to break free but Chappell pushes him back against the cage.
Kuthrapalli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chappell is defending well for now.
Kuthrapalli blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kuthrapalli fails to land.
Kuthrapalli scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chappell managing to block the knees to the body from Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuthrapalli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chappell avoids it.
Knees to the body from Chappell.
Chappell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuthrapalli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chappell connects with a knee to the head.
Chappell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuthrapalli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuthrapalli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chappell backwards.
Chappell avoiding damage as Kuthrapalli throws knees to the body.
Chappell trying to land knees to the body.
Kuthrapalli lands a damaging elbow.
Kuthrapalli utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chappell blocking some punches.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chappell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuthrapalli trying to land knees to the body.
Chappell avoiding damage as Kuthrapalli throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chappell obliges.
Chappell blocks an elbow strike from Kuthrapalli.
Rajesh Kuthrapalli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuthrapalli managing to block the knees to the body from Chappell.
Chappell blocks an uppercut.
Chappell looking to throw knees to the head but Kuthrapalli is blocking nicely.
Chappell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuthrapalli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuthrapalli has had enough of the clinch but Chappell keeps him there for the moment.
Kuthrapalli throws an elbow but it misses.
Chappell misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chappell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuthrapalli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuthrapalli is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuthrapalli.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuthrapalli takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chappell blocks the elbow strike.
Kuthrapalli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chappell backwards.
Chappell misses with a knee strike.
Kuthrapalli is trying to break the clinch but Chappell is controlling him.
Chappell blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuthrapalli lands with a light punch inside.
Kuthrapalli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Kuthrapalli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chappell lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuthrapalli won't want to take too many of those.
Chappell looking to throw knees to the head but Kuthrapalli is blocking nicely.
Chappell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuthrapalli throws a head punch that misses.
Chappell connects with a knee to the head.
Heath Chappell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chappell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuthrapalli.
Chappell avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuthrapalli.
Chappell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuthrapalli blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuthrapalli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chappell has him pressed against the cage.
Chappell misses with a knee to the head.
Chappell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuthrapalli pushes Chappell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kuthrapalli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuthrapalli blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli working aggressively here.
Kuthrapalli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuthrapalli throws a head punch that misses.
Kuthrapalli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chappell.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chappell looking to throw knees to the head but Kuthrapalli is blocking nicely.
Chappell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuthrapalli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chappell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuthrapalli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chappell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chappell avoiding damage as Kuthrapalli throws knees to the body.
Kuthrapalli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chappell is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rajesh Kuthrapalli.
I think Chappell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heath Chappell!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Heath Chappell made sure he mentioned The Dark Side, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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