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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Munechika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Munechika's choice of entrance music: Requiem for a Dream. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
19 - 17 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kato Munechika!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Russo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munechika.
Munechika slips a jab and a cross from Russo.
Munechika tries to clinch but Russo is having none of it.
Munechika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Russo.
Russo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Munechika on his heels. He'll look to pass Munechika's guard now, I'm sure.
Munechika looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Russo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Munechika wants to sweep but no luck.
Russo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Munechika bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Russo's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Russo holds on and takes a little breather.
Frankie Russo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Munechika throws a big shot that misses.
Munechika getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo keeps the fight on the outside.
Russo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russo fails with a takedown attempt.
Munechika gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Russo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Munechika tries to land a leg kick but Russo saw it coming and moves away.
Russo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Kato Munechika has been cut.
Russo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Russo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munechika throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munechika misses the jab.
Russo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munechika can't do much from the bottom here.
Russo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Munechika sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Russo wants to take a breather but Munechika manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Russo.
Munechika working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russo.
Russo throwing strikes from guard but Munechika blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munechika is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Munechika prevents Russo from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munechika tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Russo.
Munechika wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Russo uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Russo is adopting a defensive guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Russo blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Russo misses with a wild combination.
Munechika walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Russo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kato Munechika'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.
Russo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Russo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russo looks to score with a jab to the body but Munechika is just out of range.
Munechika staying out of range there.
Russo misses with a two punch combination.
Russo gets the takedown into side control.
Munechika is trying to control Russo's posture but Russo avoids it.
Munechika is looking to reverse the position.
Russo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Munechika sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Russo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Munechika taking punishment in the form of punches.
Munechika is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo working away.
Russo is working Munechika over with some ground and pound from side control.
Russo working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munechika is trying to get back to half guard.
Munechika parries the strikes from Russo easily there. Russo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Munechika to escape.
Munechika struggling a bit here.
Munechika is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Russo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Russo wants to free his trapped foot but Munechika is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Munechika is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Russo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Munechika trying to control from the bottom.
Russo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Munechika is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Russo there.
Munechika trying to control from the bottom.
Russo tries to pass to full mount but Munechika defends it.
Russo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munechika trying to hold on to Russo's head to control him but Russo postures up.
Russo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Russo not doing much here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munechika is looking for a sweep. Russo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Munechika is still trying to improve position.
Munechika has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Russo is working away from the top position though.
Russo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Munechika defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munechika is looking to control Russo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Munechika avoid being mounted?
Kato Munechika has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Russo looking to score a takedown here. Munechika is defending well but Russo drives through and ends up in Munechika's guard.
Russo throws a big right hand that misses.
Munechika preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Russo stopping the sweep attempt from Munechika.
Russo stands up over Munechika, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Munechika controlling the position.
Russo distracts Munechika with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Munechika looking for a guillotine here but Russo defends easily.
Russo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo 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.
Munechika looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo lands a couple of elbows.
Russo throwing strikes from guard but Munechika blocks nicely.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Munechika manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Munechika trying to land knees to the body.
Munechika is pushing Russo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Russo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kato Munechika'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Russo misses with a two punch combination.
Russo slips under a jab.
A combination from Russo does no damage.
Munechika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russo fails to land with a series of punches.
Munechika slips a jab and a cross from Russo.
Munechika avoids a punch combination nicely.
A good leg kick by Munechika.
Russo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Munechika moves out of range of the strikes.
Munechika tries to clinch up but Russo circles away and keeps his distance.
Munechika slips a jab from Russo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munechika throws a jab when Russo was well out of range.
Russo shoots in for a takedown but Munechika shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A left and a right from Russo both land. Nice combination.
Munechika tries to clinch up but Russo circles away and keeps his distance.
Russo moves out of range of the strikes.
Russo jabs at Munechika's body.
Nice shot by Munechika.
Kato Munechika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Munechika.
Russo shoots in looking for a takedown but Munechika manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Russo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Russo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo prevents Munechika from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo is thwarting Munechika's attempts to control the position.
Russo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Russo is thwarting Munechika's attempts to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Munechika wants to get back to full guard.
Munechika trying to control here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kato Munechika wasn't active enough on the ground.
Munechika avoids the body shot from Russo.
Russo misses with a wild combination.
Russo lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Munechika sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Russo.
Russo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munechika moves away.
Russo lands a right hook to the body.
Munechika buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Munechika fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munechika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russo misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a right and a left that Munechika avoids nicely.
Russo throws a right hand that Munechika ducks under and follows up with a left that Munechika also avoids with ease.
Russo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Russo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Munechika.
Kato Munechika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munechika explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Munechika tries to clinch there but Russo circles away.
Russo misses with a looping right.
Munechika leaves Russo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frankie Russo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Russo throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo misses with a series of wild punches.
Munechika is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Russo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Russo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Russo!
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hype
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