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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Charutos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kalaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diogo Charutos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diogo Charutos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Kalaway!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaway wants to clinch.
Kalaway tries to clinch but Charutos moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Charutos there.
Charutos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charutos tries to bum rush Kalaway with a series of wild strikes but Kalaway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kalaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalaway wants to clinch.
Kalaway tries to clinch up.
Kalaway wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kalaway wants to clinch.
Kalaway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charutos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charutos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kalaway dodges the punch combination from Charutos.
Kalaway tries to clinch there but Charutos circles away.
Charutos clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaway with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kalaway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charutos's defenses.
Charutos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Charutos breaks from the clinch.
Charutos keeps the fight on the outside.
Charutos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kalaway is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kalaway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charutos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kalaway lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kalaway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charutos's brow.
Charutos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalaway has him pressed against the cage.
Kalaway landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Charutos has had enough of the clinch but Kalaway keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kalaway throws an elbow but misses.
Charutos is trying to break the clinch but Kalaway is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalaway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kalaway has Charutos pressed against the cage, preventing Charutos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Charutos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kalaway with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kalaway throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kalaway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charutos's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charutos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kalaway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charutos's defenses.
It looks like Diogo Charutos has been cut.
Charutos wants to get back to striking at distance but Kalaway won't allow it.
Kalaway pushes off an throws an elbow but Charutos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kalaway tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charutos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charutos avoids a wild elbow strike from Kalaway.
Kalaway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kalaway lands a damaging elbow.
Charutos stalling the fight.
Charutos is breathing heavily.
Kalaway is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Charutos dodges an elbow strike from Kalaway.
Charutos is trying to break the clinch but Kalaway has him pressed against the cage.
Charutos avoids the elbow strike from Kalaway, against the cage.
Charutos looking to slow down the pace here.
Charutos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kalaway crunches a lovely knee into Charutos's ribcage.
Kalaway lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaway throws an elbow that misses.
Kalaway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kalaway obliges.
Kalaway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kalaway lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kalaway lands a nice elbow.
Kalaway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Kalaway.
Kalaway has Charutos pressed against the cage, preventing Charutos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kalaway lands an elbow just above Charutos 's eye.
Kalaway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kalaway lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Kalaway.
A knee to the head by Kalaway.
Diogo Charutos's cut is getting worse.
Kalaway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Charutos is trying to force a seperation but Kalaway has the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalaway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kalaway.
Kalaway lands a good knee to the midsection. Charutos won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaway misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kalaway.
Kalaway lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kalaway lands a good knee to the midsection. Charutos won't want to take too many of those.
Kalaway lands a nice elbow.
Kalaway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kalaway misses with a knee strike.
Kalaway lands an elbow inside.
Kalaway lands an elbow inside that Charutos shrugs off.
Kalaway lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kalaway misses with a knee strike.
Kalaway lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kalaway utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kalaway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalaway connects with a knee to the head.
Kalaway lands an elbow just above Charutos 's eye.
Kalaway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kalaway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diogo Charutos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kalaway tries to clinch but Charutos moves out of range.
Kalaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalaway tries to clinch but Charutos is having none of it.
Charutos clinches up with Kalaway and pushes him back against the cage.
Kalaway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Charutos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Kalaway.
Kalaway scores a nice knee to the body.
Charutos tries to break the clinch but Kalaway is controlling the position.
Charutos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalaway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalaway tries to clinch but Charutos is having none of it.
Kalaway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charutos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalaway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charutos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Charutos swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalaway.
Kalaway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charutos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalaway tries to clinch but Charutos is having none of it.
Kalaway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charutos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kalaway wants to clinch up but Charutos keeps it at a distance.
Kalaway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalaway tries to clinch up.
Kalaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalaway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charutos.
Kalaway staying out of range there.
Kalaway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kalaway wants to clinch up but Charutos keeps it at a distance.
Mark Kalaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalaway is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalaway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kalaway wants to clinch up but Charutos keeps it at a distance.
Charutos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalaway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalaway tries to clinch but Charutos moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charutos swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalaway.
Kalaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalaway moves in looking to clinch but Charutos pushes him off.
Kalaway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charutos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kalaway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalaway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalaway tries to clinch up.
Charutos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalaway tries to close the distance and clinch but Charutos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalaway moves in looking to clinch but Charutos pushes him off.
Kalaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charutos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Charutos.
Kalaway moves in looking to clinch but Charutos pushes him off.
Kalaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charutos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalaway doesn't manage to clinch there - Charutos circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaway tries to clinch but Charutos moves out of range.
Kalaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalaway doesn't manage to clinch there - Charutos circles away.
Kalaway wants to clinch.
Kalaway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalaway is looking to clinch but Charutos is avoiding it.
Charutos swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalaway.
Kalaway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charutos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalaway tries to clinch but Charutos is having none of it.
Kalaway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalaway tries to clinch but Charutos is having none of it.
Kalaway tries to clinch there but Charutos circles away.
Charutos swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalaway.
Kalaway tries to clinch up.
Kalaway closes the distance but Charutos moves to the side
and Charutos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kalaway is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Charutos pulls his head out easily.
Kalaway actively working from the bottom here.
Kalaway tries to kick Charutos off but Charutos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kalaway actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalaway gets full guard.
Kalaway is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Charutos is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charutos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kalaway's guard.
Kalaway working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Charutos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kalaway is tightening it up a little... Charutos has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Charutos reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Charutos taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kalaway!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mark Kalaway!
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energy
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hype
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