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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Luatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luatua comes to the cage accompanied by Puff Daddy feat Jimmy Page - Come with me. Nicolosi has chosen A Fistful Of Dollars by Ennio Morricone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24 - 10 - 0 |
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276 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Luatua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Nicolosi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolosi throws a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luatua.
Nicolosi throws a body shot but no joy.
Luatua is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nicolosi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nicolosi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicolosi throws the kick towards the body but Luatua avoids it.
Luatua slips under a jab from Nicolosi.
A counter left hand to the body from Luatua misses its target.
Nicolosi swings for the body but Luatua moves out of range.
Luatua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicolosi moves out of range as Luatua throws a body kick.
Nicolosi jabs Luatua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicolosi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luatua blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolosi scores with a hook to the body. Luatua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nicolosi moves forwards but Luatua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Luatua avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolosi. Luatua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luatua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi takes a swing at Luatua's ribcage but misses.
Luatua thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nicolosi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nicolosi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nicolosi throws a low kick, looking for Luatua's leg but Luatua calmly moves out of range.
Nicolosi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luatua digs a good body shot into Nicolosi's ribs.
Nicolosi throws a head kick but Luatua moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luatua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Luatua ducks under a wild hook from Nicolosi.
Luatua walks into a stiff left hand from Nicolosi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicolosi scores with a nice right hand.
Luatua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Frank Nicolosi has been cut.
Nicolosi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luatua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nicolosi avoids the body shot from Luatua.
Frank Nicolosi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Luatua coming out on top.
Luatua looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicolosi is just out of range.
Luatua avoids the body shot from Nicolosi.
Luatua lands with an overhand left.
Nicolosi misses with a body shot.
Luatua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luatua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nicolosi blocks a jab.
Luatua takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luatua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nicolosi misses with a looping left.
Nicolosi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luatua.
Nicolosi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luatua is looking to counter with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nicolosi.
Nicolosi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luatua rather than just go for the knockout.
Nicolosi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luatua throws out the jab.
Luatua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nicolosi cracks Luatua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Luatua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicolosi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luatua.
Nicolosi gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luatua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nicolosi fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luatua breaks from the clinch.
Luatua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nicolosi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nicolosi swings for the body but Luatua moves out of range.
Nicolosi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luatua takes a swing at Nicolosi's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Nicolosi misses.
Nicolosi throws a wild body kick that Luatua sees coming a mile off.
Nicolosi swings for the body but Luatua moves out of range.
It looked like Luatua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luatua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nicolosi misses with a leg kick.
Luatua throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nicolosi avoids it.
Luatua throws a body kick that misses.
Luatua misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Nicolosi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Nicolosi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nicolosi blocks a jab.
Nicolosi takes a swing at Luatua's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Nicolosi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nicolosi cracks Luatua with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Nicolosi.
Frank Nicolosi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nicolosi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luatua is looking to counter with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Luatua.
Nicolosi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luatua lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolosi throws an overhand right that lands on Luatua's shoulder, as Luatua tries to avoid the shot.
Nicolosi throws a leg kick
and Luatua counters with a low kick, right behind Nicolosi 's knee.
Nicolosi misses with a hook.
Luatua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luatua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicolosi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolosi lands a nice shot that snaps Luatua's head back.
Nicolosi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luatua.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nicolosi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nicolosi slips a jab and a cross from Luatua.
Nicolosi misses with a looping right.
It looked like Luatua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luatua ducks under a wild hook from Nicolosi.
Luatua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luatua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Luatua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicolosi cracks Luatua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Luatua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nicolosi to score with a decent uppercut.
Nicolosi stuns Luatua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nicolosi throws an overhand right that lands on Luatua's shoulder, as Luatua tries to avoid the shot.
Luatua takes a swing at Nicolosi's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Luatua counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicolosi tries a low kick but Luatua avoids it.
Nicolosi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicolosi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicolosi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luatua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nicolosi is breathing heavily.
Nicolosi jabs Luatua right on the nose. Luatua blinks but takes it well.
Luatua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicolosi manages to avoid it.
Luatua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luatua was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Luatua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Luatua blocks the low kick.
Luatua scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nicolosi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luatua.
Luatua catches Nicolosi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luatua misses with a hook.
Luatua lands a big head kick that sends Nicolosi tumbling to the mat! Luatua takes a step backwards and waves Nicolosi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nicolosi is rocked!
Luatua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicolosi throws out the jab.
Nicolosi throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicolosi swings for the body but Luatua moves out of range.
Luatua fakes the body blow, causing Nicolosi to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Nicolosi goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robbie Luatua!
Robbie Luatua retains his heavyweight title!
Robbie Luatua spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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hype
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