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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ted Philbert (ranked 5458 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Kuchinello (ranked 5437 p4p, 506 weight class). Evander Kuchinello is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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189 cm
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198 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Philbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Evander Kuchinello!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuchinello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philbert.
Kuchinello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Philbert counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Philbert decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Kuchinello throws a sloppy head kick and Philbert moves out of range easily.
Kuchinello cracks Philbert with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuchinello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Philbert went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kuchinello throws a head kick but Philbert moves out of range.
Kuchinello cracks Philbert with a good jab.
Philbert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuchinello forces Philbert back against the cage and clinches.
Philbert jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kuchinello walks away with a smile on his face. Philbert gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philbert throws a combination that misses
and Kuchinello counters with a nice uppercut.
Philbert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuchinello but Kuchinello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchinello throws a sloppy head kick and Philbert moves out of range easily.
Kuchinello misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kuchinello.
As Kuchinello tries to get set, Philbert tries to push him back and clinch up but Kuchinello manages to avoid the attempt.
Good shot there by Kuchinello.
Kuchinello lands with a slapping head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Philbert. Those never looked like landing.
Kuchinello smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Philbert throws a sloppy head kick and Kuchinello moves out of range easily.
Philbert tries to clinch there but Kuchinello circles away.
Good shot there by Kuchinello.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Philbert.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Philbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuchinello pushes Philbert up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuchinello stalling.
Kuchinello leaning his opponent against the cage.
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!
Kuchinello slowing the pace effectively.
Kuchinello taking a breather.
Philbert has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kuchinello avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kuchinello lands a good knee to the midsection. Philbert won't want to take too many of those.
Kuchinello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuchinello breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchinello tries to bum rush Philbert with a series of wild strikes but Philbert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuchinello has managed to clinch.
Philbert tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuchinello smiles and moves away.
Kuchinello drives through and clinches with Philbert against the cage.
Philbert tries to throw a body punch but Kuchinello avoids it by throwing Philbert back against the cage.
Philbert taking a breather.
Philbert breaks the clinch.
Philbert gets the takedown into side control.
Philbert is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kuchinello's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kuchinello wants to get back to his feet but Philbert drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philbert stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Philbert with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kuchinello counters with a single leg into guard. Philbert didn't expect that.
Kuchinello must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Philbert is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuchinello trying to stand up but can't free himself from Philbert's guard.
Philbert looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Philbert working a defensive guard here.
Kuchinello avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kuchinello decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Philbert, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Kuchinello dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuchinello throws a big shot that misses.
Philbert moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuchinello pushes Philbert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuchinello landing knees to the body.
Kuchinello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuchinello has Philbert pushed against the cage.
Kuchinello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Philbert blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Philbert on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuchinello lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Philbert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philbert avoids the head kick by Kuchinello.
Kuchinello missing with a left hand there. Philbert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuchinello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Philbert fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philbert closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuchinello just leaning against Philbert, taking a breather.
Philbert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Philbert gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuchinello.
Evander Kuchinello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Philbert wants to land a leg kick but Kuchinello is out of range.
A nice side step and Kuchinello releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Philbert throws a lazy head kick
and Kuchinello counters with a head kick.
It looks like Ted Philbert has been cut.
Philbert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuchinello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuchinello throws a hook to the side of Philbert's head but Philbert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Kuchinello.
Kuchinello might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Philbert misses with a takedown
and Kuchinello holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Kuchinello - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Philbert jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kuchinello walks away with a smile on his face. Philbert gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Philbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuchinello avoids the head kick by Philbert.
The fight stays on the outside here - Philbert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Kuchinello.
Philbert is looking to chop away at Kuchinello's legs.
Philbert avoids the head kick by Kuchinello.
Philbert wants to clinch.
Ted Philbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchinello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ted Philbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philbert throws a lazy body kick
enabling Kuchinello to counter with a crisp jab.
Philbert is looking to clinch but Kuchinello is avoiding it.
Philbert has his takedown stuffed
and Kuchinello counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Philbert gets the takedown into side control.
Philbert is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kuchinello knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
An elbow from Philbert crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philbert tries for a kimura but Kuchinello is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuchinello is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Philbert asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kuchinello can do anything to dispel that myth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Kuchinello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ted Philbert's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kuchinello fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Philbert, pushing him back against the cage.
Evander Kuchinello seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuchinello taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kuchinello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kuchinello works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuchinello escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuchinello lands with a kick to the temple. Philbert shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Philbert shoots and misses
and Kuchinello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuchinello.
Philbert drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuchinello is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Philbert is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philbert looking to sit in guard and control but Kuchinello gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Philbert is trying to keep Kuchinello in close.
Philbert working for a triangle but Kuchinello defends it easily.
Kuchinello stands up from Philbert's guard - Kuchinello perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Philbert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuchinello manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuchinello changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kuchinello smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kuchinello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kuchinello tries to keep at a distance but Philbert has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kuchinello landing knees to the head.
Philbert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuchinello gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kuchinello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuchinello throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Philbert's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philbert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Philbert.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Philbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuchinello connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Philbert is rocked!
Kuchinello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philbert dives in and grabs Kuchinello's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kuchinello pushes down on Philbert's head and hops out.
Philbert walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Philbert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuchinello steps in with a hook that catches Philbert right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kuchinello follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Philbert looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evander Kuchinello!
Evander Kuchinello decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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