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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dolph Lundgrenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Macotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macotti has chosen Drown - Theory of a Deadman as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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205 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolph Lundgrenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Macotti!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macotti shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lundgrenson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lundgrenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Macotti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lundgrenson working a defensive guard here.
Lundgrenson keeping full guard, as Macotti tries to pass.
Lundgrenson can't keep his opponent in guard - Macotti advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Macotti is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macotti thowing shots but they're missing.
Macotti is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lundgrenson is surviving well by controlling Macotti's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgrenson wants to hold on but Macotti pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Macotti there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lundgrenson wants to hold on but Macotti pushes him away.
Lundgrenson tries to reverse the position but Macotti maintains control.
Macotti with a couple of short strikes.
Macotti controlling from mount.
Macotti unloading with bombs!
Lundgrenson wants to control but Macotti is having none of it.
Macotti scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Macotti lands with some strikes.
Macotti looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macotti lands a nice shot to the head.
Macotti landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lundgrenson tries to lock up and control but Macotti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Macotti lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lundgrenson is looking to improve his position but Macotti isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Macotti goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lundgrenson turns into him and now he's in Macotti's guard.
Macotti trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macotti keeping full guard, as Lundgrenson tries to pass.
Macotti keeping moving, preventing Lundgrenson from controlling successfully.
Macotti wants to improve his position but instead Lundgrenson has moved into half guard.
Lundgrenson is looking to take a break and control but Macotti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lundgrenson prevents Macotti from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Macotti desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Macotti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Macotti trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lundgrenson prevents Macotti from improving his position.
Macotti trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Macotti dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lundgrenson lands the left hand.
Marco Macotti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macotti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Macotti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lundgrenson pinned against the cage. Lundgrenson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Macotti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lundgrenson stuns Macotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lundgrenson throws a shot from downtown. Macotti moves away and avoids it.
Lundgrenson stuns Macotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Macotti darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macotti is thwarting Lundgrenson's attempts to control the position.
Macotti working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lundgrenson's thigh. Lundgrenson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lundgrenson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macotti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Macotti wants to control from the top but Lundgrenson keeps moving.
Lundgrenson has Macotti pulled in close to control his posture.
Macotti preventing the sweep.
Macotti controlling from the top position.
Lundgrenson keeping moving, preventing Macotti from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Macotti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Macotti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Macotti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lundgrenson throws a hook but Macotti blocks it.
Macotti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lundgrenson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lundgrenson scores with a hook to the body. Macotti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lundgrenson. Macotti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macotti fails with the takedown.
Dolph Lundgrenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Macotti.
Macotti misses with a takedown attempt - Lundgrenson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lundgrenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Macotti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Marco Macotti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Macotti throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lundgrenson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Macotti off and has taken his back!
Lundgrenson working for a choke but Macotti is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgrenson gets his hands free as Macotti looks to control.
Lundgrenson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Lundgrenson doesn't have the hooks in and Macotti manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macotti stopping the sweep attempt from Lundgrenson.
Macotti looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macotti is looking to work some ground and pound but Lundgrenson has wrist control.
Macotti trying to control the position from guard on top but Lundgrenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lundgrenson wants to sweep but no luck.
Lundgrenson working a defensive guard here.
Lundgrenson keeping moving, preventing Macotti from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dolph Lundgrenson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Lundgrenson jabs at Macotti's body.
Lundgrenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Macotti avoids the body shot from Lundgrenson.
Lundgrenson lands with a hook. Macotti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lundgrenson throws a jab when Macotti was well out of range.
Dolph Lundgrenson is winning the standup battle so far.
Lundgrenson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Macotti doesn't seem bothered though.
Macotti shoots in for a takedown but Lundgrenson shows good takedown defense.
Macotti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lundgrenson misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Lundgrenson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lundgrenson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lundgrenson connects with a right hand. Macotti shakes it off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Macotti or perhaps it was just good defense by Lundgrenson, which made it look bad.
Dolph Lundgrenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Macotti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundgrenson scores with a hook to the body. Macotti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Macotti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Lundgrenson as Macotti shoots in.
Lundgrenson lands with a cross.
A big right from Lundgrenson misses.
Macotti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Macotti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Macotti goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lundgrenson prevents it.
Lundgrenson wants to break free but Macotti has control.
Macotti working aggressively here.
Macotti blocks a body shot from Lundgrenson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Macotti.
Macotti is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lundgrenson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lundgrenson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lundgrenson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundgrenson stalls.
Lundgrenson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Macotti.
A right hand to the body from Lundgrenson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macotti has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lundgrenson after a bit of a struggle.
A shot in the inside from Lundgrenson.
Macotti tries to work over Lundgrenson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Lundgrenson.
Macotti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lundgrenson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Macotti.
Lundgrenson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Macotti misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundgrenson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lundgrenson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Macotti.
Lundgrenson looking to slow down the pace here.
Lundgrenson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Macotti is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lundgrenson is defending well.
Macotti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Macotti.
Macotti wants to stall.
Lundgrenson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Macotti is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lundgrenson to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lundgrenson.
Macotti is working for takedown but Lundgrenson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A shot in the inside from Macotti.
A shot in the inside from Macotti.
Macotti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lundgrenson leaning against his opponent.
Macotti misses with the head strike.
Lundgrenson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Macotti prevents Lundgrenson from breaking the clinch.
Lundgrenson lands a hook that snaps the head of Macotti backwards.
Lundgrenson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Macotti up against the cage.
Macotti has clasped his hands together around Lundgrenson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lundgrenson is trying to control Macotti's posture but Macotti avoids it.
Lundgrenson tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dolph Lundgrenson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lundgrenson 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dolph Lundgrenson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dolph Lundgrenson thanked KAISER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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