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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marchiano Giovinazzi (ranked 5539 p4p, 499 weight class) and George Dettman (ranked 6633 p4p, 562 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Marchiano Giovinazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Dettman!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovinazzi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dettman avoids it really well and circles away.
Giovinazzi fails to land the takedown.
Dettman slaps away a takedown attempt from Giovinazzi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marchiano Giovinazzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dettman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Giovinazzi eats them both and turns towards Dettman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dettman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giovinazzi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Dettman misses its intended target.
Giovinazzi shoots in but Dettman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Giovinazzi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dettman is fending him off so far but Giovinazzi persists. Nope, Dettman circles away and we're back to standing.
Dettman leaves Giovinazzi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Giovinazzi is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giovinazzi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dettman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Giovinazzi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dettman avoids it really well and circles away.
Dettman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dettman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovinazzi shoots in and drives through. Dettman sprawls well.
Dettman fails to land with a series of punches.
Giovinazzi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dettman throws a nice looking combination but Giovinazzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dettman cracks Giovinazzi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dettman throws a right hand that Giovinazzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Giovinazzi also avoids with ease.
Giovinazzi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Giovinazzi is defended easily by Dettman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dettman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giovinazzi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dettman pinned against the cage. Dettman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dettman throws a right and a left that Giovinazzi avoids nicely.
Dettman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giovinazzi tries to counter with a takedown but Dettman is quick to defend against it.
Giovinazzi defending well as Dettman loads up on a big left hand.
Giovinazzi looks for a takedown but Dettman sprawls well.
Dettman throws a series of punches but Giovinazzi avoids them all with ease.
Giovinazzi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dettman swivels and escapes.
A little jabbing left from Dettman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giovinazzi fails with a takedown attempt.
Giovinazzi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Giovinazzi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dettman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giovinazzi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Giovinazzi.
Dettman connects with a jab.
Giovinazzi dives in and grabs Dettman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dettman pushes down on Giovinazzi's head and hops out.
Dettman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giovinazzi misses with a takedown attempt - Dettman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dettman.
Dettman throws a right and a left that Giovinazzi avoids nicely.
Giovinazzi has a takedown stuffed.
Giovinazzi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dettman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Giovinazzi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dettman's waist but Dettman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Giovinazzi off to one side.
Dettman swinging wildly here.
Giovinazzi tries to counter with a takedown but Dettman is quick to defend against it.
Nice sprawl there from Dettman as Giovinazzi shoots in.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dettman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Giovinazzi's head.
Giovinazzi misses with a takedown attempt - Dettman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Giovinazzi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dettman as he jumps to the side.
Dettman misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovinazzi dives in for a single leg takedown but Dettman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Giovinazzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dettman.
Giovinazzi shoots for a takedown but Dettman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
George Dettman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giovinazzi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dettman throws a nice looking combination but Giovinazzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giovinazzi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Giovinazzi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Giovinazzi shoots in but Dettman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dettman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dettman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Giovinazzi eats them both and turns towards Dettman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Giovinazzi fails to land the takedown.
Dettman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Dettman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dettman slaps away a takedown attempt from Giovinazzi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Giovinazzi shoots for a takedown but Dettman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Giovinazzi shoots in for a double leg but Dettman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marchiano Giovinazzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dettman misses with a wild combination.
Dettman misses with a series of wild punches.
Giovinazzi shoots in looking for a takedown but Dettman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Giovinazzi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dettman is looking for the big counter here.
Dettman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giovinazzi has a takedown stuffed.
Marchiano Giovinazzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giovinazzi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dettman circles away.
Dettman is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dettman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giovinazzi circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Giovinazzi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dettman as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes from Dettman. Those never looked like landing.
Giovinazzi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dettman is fending him off so far but Giovinazzi persists. Nope, Dettman circles away and we're back to standing.
As Giovinazzi backs off Dettman throws a huge counter combo but Giovinazzi manages to avoid it all.
Dettman fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman stuffs the takedown attempt from Giovinazzi. Giovinazzi gets slowly back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Dettman scores with a four punch combination!
Dettman leaves Giovinazzi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Dettman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dettman slaps away a takedown attempt from Giovinazzi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dettman stuffs the takedown.
Giovinazzi slips a jab and a cross from Dettman.
Giovinazzi tries for a takedown but Dettman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Dettman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dettman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Giovinazzi.
Some wild striking there from Dettman.
Dettman stuffs the takedown attempt from Giovinazzi. Giovinazzi gets slowly back to his feet.
Giovinazzi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dettman defends well and Giovinazzi ends up having to push Dettman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dettman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovinazzi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dettman misses with a two punch combination.
Giovinazzi shoots in for a takedown but Dettman shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giovinazzi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Giovinazzi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dettman defends it nicely.
George Dettman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Dettman does no damage.
Dettman misses with an uppercut.
Dettman throws a series of punches but Giovinazzi moves out of range.
Giovinazzi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dettman's waist but Dettman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Giovinazzi off to one side.
Dettman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Giovinazzi.
Giovinazzi tries for a takedown but Dettman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dettman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giovinazzi attempts a counter takedown but Dettman avoids it well and moves away.
Dettman misses with a two punch combination.
Giovinazzi shoots in looking for a takedown. Dettman tries to sprawl out of it but Giovinazzi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dettman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dettman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovinazzi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dettman is fending him off so far but Giovinazzi persists. Nope, Dettman circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Dettman.
Giovinazzi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dettman tries to avoid it but Giovinazzi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dettman to the ground. Dettman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dettman fails to land with a series of punches.
Giovinazzi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Giovinazzi lands in his opponent's guard.
Dettman wriggles free and stands up.
Giovinazzi fails with a takedown attempt.
Dettman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Giovinazzi's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giovinazzi goes for a double leg but Dettman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dettman continues to drive forward.
Dettman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Giovinazzi has time to react.
Giovinazzi shoots for a double leg takedown but Dettman sprawls well. He's pushed Giovinazzi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman sizes up Giovinazzi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Giovinazzi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dettman as he jumps to the side.
Dettman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giovinazzi circles away quickly and effectively.
Giovinazzi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Giovinazzi shoots in but Dettman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dettman throws a right hand that Giovinazzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Giovinazzi also avoids with ease.
Giovinazzi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Giovinazzi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A cross from Dettman lands.
Giovinazzi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dettman circles away.
Dettman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Giovinazzi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Giovinazzi with that takedown attempt.
Dettman throws a counter combo.
Giovinazzi ducks under a wild hook from Dettman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Dettman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Giovinazzi.
Giovinazzi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dettman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Giovinazzi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dettman wants to get back to his feet but Giovinazzi drags him back down.
Giovinazzi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Giovinazzi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dettman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Giovinazzi is trying to get an arm triangle but Dettman is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giovinazzi has an Americana. Dettman didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Giovinazzi is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Giovinazzi hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Marchiano Giovinazzi!
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