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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Scarpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asztalos has chosen Alex Entrance Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregory Scarpa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Asztalos!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asztalos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Scarpa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scarpa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scarpa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asztalos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Asztalos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scarpa misses with a low kick.
Scarpa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asztalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scarpa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Shield in the buildup to the fight.
Scarpa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Asztalos avoids it really well and circles away.
Scarpa checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scarpa. Asztalos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Asztalos, as that shot connected.
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!
Scarpa misses with a lunging right hand
letting Asztalos counter with a right hand.
Asztalos throws the left hand but Scarpa avoids the punch easily.
Scarpa is looking to clinch but Asztalos is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarpa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Asztalos doesn't seem bothered though.
Alex Asztalos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asztalos throws a hook to the side of Scarpa's head but Scarpa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asztalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scarpa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Scarpa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scarpa lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Asztalos.
Asztalos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Scarpa. That one must have hurt.
Asztalos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scarpa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Asztalos misses.
An inside leg kick from Asztalos misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asztalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Scarpa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Asztalos's coach down at Elite Fighting Temple was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Asztalos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Scarpa blocks a jab.
Asztalos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scarpa lands a glancing blow to the side of Asztalos's head.
Scarpa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asztalos cracks Scarpa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Asztalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Asztalos misses.
Scarpa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Asztalos throws a front kick aimed at Scarpa's knee but Scarpa avoids it well.
Scarpa thows a body kick. Asztalos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Asztalos avoids a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Asztalos blocks the low kick.
Asztalos throws an overhand right that lands on Scarpa's shoulder, as Scarpa tries to avoid the shot.
Scarpa throws a wild body kick that Asztalos sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters circling a little - Scarpa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Asztalos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scarpa tries a low kick but Asztalos avoids it.
Scarpa rushes Asztalos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scarpa tries to throw a body punch but Asztalos avoids it by throwing Scarpa back against the cage.
Asztalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scarpa jumps into guard, dragging Asztalos to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Scarpa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Asztalos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Scarpa is tightening it up a little... Asztalos has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Asztalos reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Asztalos taps out! Nice BJJ there by Scarpa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gregory Scarpa!
A victorious Gregory Scarpa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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