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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Rasitic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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279 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alvaro Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Rasitic!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasitic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rasitic misses with a wild body shot.
Casey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rasitic, as that shot connected.
Rasitic lands a nice shot to the body.
Rasitic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Casey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rasitic closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Casey did well to prevent Rasitic getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casey is trying to control but can't.
Casey tries to roll over but Rasitic keeps him under control.
Rasitic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rasitic moves nicely into side control.
Casey struggling a bit here.
Rasitic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Casey is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasitic working the body and head with strikes.
Rasitic scoring with punches and elbows.
Casey is not content to let Rasitic control the position.
Rasitic throwing strikes but Casey manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rasitic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Casey trying to control the position but Rasitic is working away.
Casey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Casey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasitic is trying to get back to his feet.
Casey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A lull in the action here.
Rasitic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey wants to control but Rasitic is keeping him busy.
Casey controls the position from side control.
Casey lands a decent elbow from side control.
A lull in the action here as Casey stalls from top position.
Casey moves into full mount!
Casey won't let Rasitic get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Casey with the ground and pound from mount.
Casey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rasitic?
Casey controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasitic tries to buck Casey off but he can't manage it.
Casey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Casey controlling his opponent.
Casey won't let Rasitic get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Casey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Casey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rasitic is looking to escape.
Casey stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Igor Rasitic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alvaro Casey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rasitic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Casey on the side of the head.
Rasitic misses with a body shot.
Casey looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Igor Rasitic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasitic digs a good body shot into Casey's ribs.
Rasitic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Casey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Casey sneaks out the side door and pushes Rasitic away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Rasitic feints a jab promting Casey to slip. Rasitic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Casey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Casey gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Casey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rasitic's guard.
Casey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Casey prevents Rasitic from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasitic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rasitic keeping moving, preventing Casey from controlling successfully.
Rasitic wants to stand up but Casey is controlling him.
Casey passes Rasitic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Casey working over Rasitic with some ground and pound. Rasitic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Casey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Casey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rasitic is just riding it out for now. Casey eventually gives up the hold.
Rasitic wants to get back to his feet.
Casey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rasitic pushes Casey off looking to stand but Casey dives back in and keeps control.
Casey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rasitic makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Igor Rasitic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rasitic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Casey on his heels. He'll look to pass Casey's guard now, I'm sure.
Rasitic cracks Casey with a solid left hand.
Casey is pulling down on Rasitic's head to control his posture.
Casey has momentary wrist control but Rasitic slips an elbow through the middle.
Rasitic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Casey trying to control the position here.
Rasitic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rasitic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasitic trying to control the position from guard on top but Casey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rasitic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Casey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Casey keeping moving, preventing Rasitic from controlling successfully.
Rasitic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rasitic throwing strikes but missing.
Rasitic throws a big elbow that misses.
Rasitic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Casey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rasitic has managed to get both his arms back between Casey's legs - danger averted.
Casey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rasitic cracks Casey with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Rasitic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alvaro Casey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rasitic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Casey quickly recovers to half guard.
Casey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rasitic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rasitic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Casey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rasitic defends it easily.
Rasitic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Casey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasitic throwing strikes from guard but Casey blocks nicely.
Rasitic chips away with some ground and pound.
Alvaro Casey's cut is getting worse.
Alvaro Casey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rasitic looking to sit in guard and control but Casey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasitic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Casey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rasitic pushes Casey off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rasitic misses with a two punch combination.
It appears Casey was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rasitic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alvaro Casey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Casey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Casey tries to move into range but Rasitic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jeez, Alvaro Casey's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rasitic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Casey's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasitic wants to control from the top but Casey keeps moving.
Rasitic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Casey is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alvaro Casey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Igor Rasitic!
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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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