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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Kartella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kartella might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gangsta's Paradise Remix. 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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187 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 3, fighting out of London, Drake Kartella!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kartella changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duffy tries to avoid it but Kartella manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duffy to the ground. Duffy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duffy throws a solid leg kick but Kartella takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duffy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kartella.
Kartella takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duffy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duffy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kartella throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kartella closes the distance and clinches.
Duffy tries to break free but Kartella pushes him back against the cage.
Duffy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kartella tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kartella scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Jimmy Duffy has been cut.
Kartella pulls guard successfully.
Kartella is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kartella wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kartella had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duffy defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartella looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Duffy has picked Kartella up and slammed him! Kartella can't keep hold of the triangle and Duffy manages to pass to side control!
Kartella is trying to get back to half guard.
Kartella is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kartella avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Duffy.
Kartella regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kartella is on top in guard.
Kartella working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kartella throws a big elbow that misses.
Duffy managing to control the position.
Kartella stopping the sweep attempt from Duffy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kartella with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kartella throws an elbow that misses. Duffy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kartella's guard. Nice move by Duffy!
Kartella looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Duffy passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kartella manages to get back to half guard.
Kartella makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kartella.
Kartella looking for a guillotine here but Duffy defends easily.
Duffy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kartella, up you get!
Duffy misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Kartella misses the target.
Duffy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kartella rushes Duffy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartella lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duffy backwards.
Duffy has had enough of the clinch but Kartella keeps him there for the moment.
Kartella lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kartella jumps guard.
Duffy is sitting in close to Kartella's body. Kartella has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Duffy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Duffy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kartella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Drake Kartella!
Drake Kartella retains his middleweight title!
Drake Kartella thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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