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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Kartella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Quinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kartella's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Real G's. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Drake Kartella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cesar Quinta!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kartella lands a nice hook to Quinta's body. Quinta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Quinta just misses with a punch to the body.
Kartella connects with a jab.
Quinta throws a head kick but Kartella moves out of range.
Kartella catches Quinta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Quinta tries to clinch up.
Quinta throws a head kick but Kartella moves out of range.
Kartella defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quinta.
Quinta misses the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Quinta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kartella lands a jab to the nose.
Good exchange - Kartella coming out on top.
Jab, jab by Kartella - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinta scores with a jab. Kartella acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kartella punishes Quinta's body with a nice straight punch.
Quinta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drake Kartella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinta has a takedown stuffed.
Quinta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kartella uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Quinta tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinta wants to clinch.
Quinta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Quinta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kartella swats away the attempt to clinch by Quinta.
Kartella slips a straight right by Quinta.
Kartella is looking to counter punch.
Kartella with a jab.
Kartella circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quinta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kartella smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quinta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quinta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kartella misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Kartella throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quinta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kartella misses with a hook. Quinta ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinta throws a body shot but no joy.
Kartella moves out of range of the leg kick from Quinta.
Kartella avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Kartella wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kartella misses with a hook. Quinta ducked under it nicely.
Kartella scores with a decent looking hook.
Kartella is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kartella throws a jab but it's blocked by Quinta.
The fighters circling - Kartella throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quinta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kartella with a jab.
Kartella connects with a looping right hand.
Quinta does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Quinta looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kartella!
We've been hearing good reports from Kartella's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kartella defending against the ground and pound.
Quinta working the ground and pound.
Quinta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kartella. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kartella regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kartella is looking to improve his position.
Quinta slips a nice elbow through Kartella's hands, connecting with Kartella's forehead.
Quinta takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kartella keeps working.
Kartella actively working from the bottom here.
Kartella actively working from the bottom here.
Kartella works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kartella keeping moving, preventing Quinta from controlling successfully.
Kartella avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quinta slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kartella avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quinta is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kartella has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Quinta is looking to defend but Kartella has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Quinta! Kartella pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Quinta taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Drake Kartella!
Drake Kartella seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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