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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotney Fratelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Solid 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lotney Fratelli!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fratelli goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fratelli gets tackled into the cage by Ward. Ward maintains the clinch.
Fratelli blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ward.
Ward is stalling here.
Ward lands an elbow just above Fratelli 's eye.
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
Ward throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ward stalling in the clinch.
Ward working aggressively here.
Fratelli takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ward swings wildly with an uppercut but Fratelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ward pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ward putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fratelli in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fratelli pushes Ward back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fratelli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward missing with knees to the body.
Ward goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fratelli blocks an uppercut.
Ward leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ward tries to land knees in the clinch but Fratelli avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ward takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fratelli is trying to break the clinch but Ward is controlling him.
Fratelli scores with a shot to the side of Ward's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fratelli.
Fratelli lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fratelli.
Ward is trying to stall.
Fratelli working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fratelli is defending well for now.
Fratelli wants to break free but Ward has control.
Ward unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ward.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Ward is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fratelli is looking to break free of the clinch but Ward has double underhooks.
Fratelli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fratelli backwards.
Ward tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fratelli is trying to push Ward away but Ward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fratelli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
Ward stalling in the clinch but Fratelli improves position.
Fratelli is trying to force a seperation but Ward has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Ward.
Fratelli working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ward obliges.
Fratelli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
Ward stalls.
Fratelli tries to circle away but Ward has him pinned against the cage.
Ward throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fratelli is trying to break the clinch but Ward is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Ward.
Ward swings wildly with an uppercut but Fratelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fratelli managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
Fratelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Fratelli tries to break the clinch but Ward is controlling the position.
Fratelli blocking some punches.
Fratelli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ward controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fratelli tries to circle away but Ward has him pinned against the cage.
Ward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ward has Fratelli pushed against the cage.
Ward misses with a knee to the head.
Ward misses with a knee strike.
Fratelli wants to get back to striking at distance but Ward won't allow it.
Ward with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fratelli is trying to break the clinch but Ward is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fratelli blocking some punches.
Fratelli tries to break free but Ward pushes him back against the cage.
Fratelli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fratelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Ward dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fratelli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ward has time to react.
Fratelli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ward is rocked!
It looks like Grant Ward has been cut.
Ward tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Ward is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fratelli misses with a two punch combination.
Ward seems to have got his legs back now.
Fratelli looks to land a combination but Ward avoids it well.
Grant Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fratelli lands a nice hook to Ward's body. Ward takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fratelli closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ward moves into the clinch.
Fratelli wants to break free but Ward has control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Ward on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ward obliges.
Fratelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ward is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fratelli is defending well for now.
Ward looking to throw knees to the head but Fratelli is blocking nicely.
Ward misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Fratelli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward misses with the head strike.
Fratelli blocks a body shot from Ward.
A frustrated look appears on Fratelli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ward effectively controlling the action here.
Grant Ward has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ward lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fratelli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fratelli avoids it.
Fratelli blocks the elbow strike.
Ward with a knee to the head.
Fratelli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fratelli managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
Ward struggles to land a body shot inside as Fratelli controls his hands.
Fratelli tries to circle away but Ward has him pinned against the cage.
Fratelli working hard to break the clinch.
Ward throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fratelli blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fratelli prevents a body shot from Ward.
Fratelli can't break the clinch.
Fratelli tries to throw a body punch but Ward avoids it by throwing Fratelli back against the cage.
Fratelli tries to circle away but Ward has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Fratelli.
Fratelli managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
Fratelli has had enough of the clinch but Ward keeps him there for the moment.
Fratelli lands with a light punch inside.
Fratelli lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fratelli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
Fratelli is trying to break free.
Fratelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fratelli prevents a body shot from Ward.
Fratelli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ward working aggressively here.
Fratelli blocks a body shot from Ward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fratelli tries to circle away but Ward has him pinned against the cage.
Ward missing with knees to the body.
Ward stalling in the clinch but Fratelli improves position.
Still in the clinch, Fratelli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
Fratelli is trying to break free.
Fratelli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fratelli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ward throws a head punch that misses.
Fratelli is trying to break the clinch but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
Fratelli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fratelli is trying to push Ward away but Ward has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fratelli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ward stalling in the clinch but Fratelli improves position.
Fratelli wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ward throws an elbow but misses.
Ward keeps control of Fratelli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ward prevents Fratelli from breaking the clinch.
Fratelli wants to get back to striking at distance but Ward won't allow it.
Fratelli blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ward.
Ward throws a head punch that misses.
Ward pushes off an throws an elbow but Fratelli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fratelli is trying to break the clinch but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
Ward prevents Fratelli from breaking the clinch.
Fratelli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fratelli can't break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Fratelli.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fratelli is trying to break free.
Fratelli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ward is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ward misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fratelli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lotney Fratelli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grant Ward's cut.
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.
Fratelli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fratelli clobbers Ward with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fratelli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ward circles away quickly and effectively.
Ward scores with a hook to the body. Fratelli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fratelli lands a jab-cross combination.
Ward moves into range and clinches up with Fratelli.
Fratelli takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ward lands a knee to the head.
Fratelli has had enough of the clinch but Ward keeps him there for the moment.
Ward tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ward landing knees to the head.
Fratelli managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
Ward slows down the pace here.
Fratelli wants to get back to striking at distance but Ward won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fratelli working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ward tries to land a knee to the head but Fratelli blocks with his arms.
Fratelli lands a shoulder strike.
Ward is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fratelli wants to get back to striking at distance but Ward won't allow it.
Fratelli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
Ward prevents Fratelli from breaking the clinch.
Fratelli is trying to force a seperation but Ward has the dominant position.
Ward trying to land knees to the body.
Fratelli tries to circle away but Ward has him pinned against the cage.
Fratelli tries to circle away but Ward has him pinned against the cage.
Fratelli is trying to force a seperation but Ward has the dominant position.
Ward trying to control the position but instead, Fratelli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ward into the cage.
Ward has Fratelli pressed against the cage, preventing Fratelli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is pushing Fratelli up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fratelli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fratelli tries to break the clinch but Ward is controlling the position.
Fratelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fratelli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ward missing with knees to the body.
Fratelli tries to circle away but Ward has him pinned against the cage.
Fratelli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ward connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fratelli's face.
Ward scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fratelli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ward misses with some punches.
Fratelli lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fratelli is trying to break free.
Fratelli managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
Fratelli managing to block the knees to the body from Ward.
Ward keeps control of Fratelli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ward utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fratelli blocks an elbow strike.
Fratelli is looking to break free of the clinch but Ward has double underhooks.
Fratelli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ward lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ward misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Fratelli - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fratelli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ward or not.
Ward keeps control of Fratelli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fratelli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fratelli tries to circle away but Ward has him pinned against the cage.
Fratelli wants to break free but Ward has control.
Ward is struggling to control the position.
Fratelli stalling in the clinch but Ward improves position.
Fratelli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Ward.
Ward unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fratelli lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fratelli is looking to break free of the clinch but Ward has double underhooks.
Fratelli is trying to force a seperation but Ward has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fratelli is trying to break the clinch but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fratelli is trying to break the clinch but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
Ward prevents Fratelli from breaking the clinch.
Ward is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lotney Fratelli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fratelli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lotney Fratelli!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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