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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Toddumai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Snake Bit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alessio Toddumai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Roberts's chin.
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249 lbs
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191 cm
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242 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alessio Toddumai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toddumai misses with a body shot
and Roberts counters with a nice uppercut.
Toddumai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Toddumai takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Roberts throws a counter combo.
Toddumai just misses with a punch to the body.
Toddumai throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Toddumai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Roberts is looking for the big counter here.
Roberts slips under a jab from Toddumai.
Roberts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toddumai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Toddumai.
Toddumai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Toddumai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roberts counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Toddumai misses its intended target.
Roberts changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toddumai steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roberts. That one must have hurt.
Toddumai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roberts counters with a thumping low kick.
Toddumai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toddumai misses with a hook.
Roberts tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Toddumai takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Roberts unleashes a big counter combination but Toddumai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Toddumai loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
And Roberts tries to counter it with a takedown but Toddumai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Toddumai swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Toddumai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Roberts. Those never looked like landing.
Toddumai looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Roberts moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toddumai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Roberts throws a fast counter high kick but Toddumai manages to duck under it in time.
Toddumai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Toddumai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toddumai throws out the jab.
Toddumai just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts with the counter takedown but Toddumai avoids it easily.
Toddumai swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Roberts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Toddumai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Roberts keeps Toddumai at a distance using the push kick.
Toddumai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
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!
Toddumai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roberts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toddumai scores with a punch to the head.
Toddumai throws a lazy uppercut
and Roberts counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Toddumai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Toddumai throws a body shot but no joy.
Roberts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Toddumai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Toddumai misses with a hook to the body
and Roberts counters with a solid body kick.
Toddumai is breathing heavily.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toddumai misses with a body punch
and Roberts counters with a left and a right that stings Toddumai.
Toddumai throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Roberts's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roberts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toddumai misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Toddumai throws a body shot but no joy.
Roberts is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Toddumai swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toddumai.
Toddumai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Toddumai misses with a body shot.
As Toddumai backs off Roberts throws a huge counter combo but Toddumai manages to avoid it all.
Roberts defending well as Toddumai loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Roberts's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Toddumai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Toddumai looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Roberts is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alessio Toddumai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Toddumai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Toddumai swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts throws a counter combo.
Toddumai missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Toddumai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toddumai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roberts.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Toddumai.
Roberts tries a quick counter leg kick but Toddumai is wise to it.
Toddumai is looking to wear down Roberts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Toddumai throws a looping overhand right but Roberts ducks down to avoid it.
Roberts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Toddumai throws a sloppy body shot
and Roberts counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toddumai throws a body shot but no joy.
Alessio Toddumai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toddumai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toddumai.
Toddumai misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberts misses the target.
Toddumai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Toddumai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Toddumai.
Roberts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Toddumai just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Roberts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Toddumai sizes up Roberts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Toddumai throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Toddumai throws a body shot but no joy.
Toddumai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Toddumai misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Roberts's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Toddumai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Toddumai could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toddumai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Toddumai misses
and Roberts counters with a one-two to the body.
Toddumai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roberts counters with a good low kick that Toddumai was not able to check.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toddumai.
Roberts feints the counter takedown.
Roberts throws a leg kick which misses Toddumai's front leg but catches the back leg as Toddumai tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toddumai just misses with a punch to the body.
Toddumai misses with a wild body shot.
Toddumai lands an overhand right.
Toddumai throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
Toddumai throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toddumai takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Toddumai just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Toddumai misses.
Toddumai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roberts counters with a stiff right hand.
Toddumai throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jake Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toddumai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Toddumai misses with a shot to the body
and Roberts makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Toddumai really felt that one!
Toddumai swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts cracks the inside of Toddumai's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Toddumai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roberts keeps Toddumai at a distance using the push kick.
Toddumai misses with a straight right.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Toddumai.
Toddumai looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Toddumai misses with a hook to the body
and Roberts counters with a body kick.
Toddumai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Toddumai.
Toddumai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roberts counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts thuds his shin into the meat of Toddumai's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alessio Toddumai will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A lazy left from Roberts finds it's target.
Toddumai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Toddumai.
Roberts drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Toddumai defends it well.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toddumai.
Alessio Toddumai is winning the standup battle so far.
Toddumai lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Toddumai.
Roberts throws a counter combo.
Toddumai misses with a wild body shot.
Toddumai misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Roberts's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toddumai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Toddumai.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toddumai.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toddumai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toddumai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Toddumai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Toddumai.
Toddumai misses with an uppercut.
Toddumai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roberts counters with a left and a right that stings Toddumai.
Toddumai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Roberts tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Toddumai misses with a lunging right hand
and Roberts counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toddumai is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Toddumai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Toddumai.
Toddumai loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
Roberts throws out a counter right but Toddumai avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Toddumai.
Roberts with the counter takedown but Toddumai avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toddumai. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jake Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alessio Toddumai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toddumai will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Toddumai swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Toddumai misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Toddumai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roberts throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toddumai. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toddumai misses with a body shot
and Roberts counters with a three punch combo that has Toddumai backing up. Toddumai nods at Roberts to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toddumai misses with a body shot.
Roberts with the counter takedown but Toddumai avoids it easily.
Roberts thumps Toddumai with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Toddumai. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts scores with a hook.
Toddumai misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts unleashes a big counter combination but Toddumai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Toddumai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Toddumai misses its intended target.
Toddumai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toddumai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roberts was well out of range. Poor timing from Toddumai.
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toddumai's sensitive parts.
Toddumai throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberts.
Toddumai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toddumai.
As Toddumai backs off Roberts throws a huge counter combo but Toddumai manages to avoid it all.
Toddumai misses with a straight left.
Toddumai backing away here, and Roberts unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Toddumai missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
Toddumai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toddumai backing away here, and Roberts unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Toddumai misses with a body shot.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toddumai.
Toddumai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Roberts looks to land a left hand but Toddumai moved out of range nicely.
Toddumai misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Toddumai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Roberts.
Well Toddumai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alessio Toddumai!
The defeated Jake Roberts had this to say: 'I knew he had good hands, but I thought I'd be able to get him down and at the very least win a decision.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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