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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Piccio (ranked 6255 p4p, 453 weight class) and Jake Tate (ranked 6118 p4p, 450 weight class). Luciano Piccio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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154 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
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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
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Luciano Piccio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Tate!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Piccio swivels and escapes.
Piccio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Piccio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Piccio is in close to Tate's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Piccio stands up over Tate, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tate working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Piccio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Piccio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tate keeping moving, preventing Piccio from controlling successfully.
Piccio lands a couple of digs.
Piccio throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piccio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Piccio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Tate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piccio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tate keeps working.
Piccio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Piccio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tate wants to control but Piccio postures up.
Piccio scores with punches from side control.
Piccio lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Piccio wants to control but Tate is keeping him busy.
Tate dodges the ground and pound from Piccio.
Piccio trying to control the position but Tate is working away.
Tate is working to avoid the ground and pound but Piccio connects with a decent elbow.
Tate is working to avoid the ground and pound but Piccio connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is trying to improve his position.
Piccio working the ground and pound but Tate is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Tate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Piccio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tate keeps working.
Piccio lands some shots froms side control.
Piccio landing strikes.
Tate taking a bit of punishment here - Piccio scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piccio throws an elbow but Tate slips to the side and avoids it well.
Piccio lands some shots froms side control.
Piccio trying to control the position but Tate is working away.
Piccio is really struggling to control Tate but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate can't do much from the bottom here.
Tate is looking for a sweep.
Piccio working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Piccio scoring with punches and elbows.
Tate tries to buck Piccio off but Piccio is having none of it.
Piccio working the ground and pound.
Tate is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Piccio asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piccio cracks Tate with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to bench press Piccio off him but Piccio keeps the position.
Piccio trying to control the action but Tate is working from the bottom.
Piccio lands some shots froms side control.
Piccio working the ground and pound from side control.
Tate manages to get back to half guard.
Piccio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tate flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Piccio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Piccio trying to pass the guard but Tate defending well.
Tate is looking for a sweep. Piccio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Piccio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Piccio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt
and Piccio counters with a left and a right that stings Tate.
Piccio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Piccio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Piccio distracts Tate with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Piccio trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piccio throws a strike but Tate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Piccio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Piccio tries to get out of the position.
Piccio keeping full guard, as Tate tries to pass.
Tate trying to control but Piccio is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate throws a strike but Piccio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tate is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Piccio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Piccio connects with a couple of short punches.
Piccio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Luciano Piccio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piccio trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Piccio works over Tate with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Piccio wants to pass the guard but Tate is keeping the position.
Tate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Piccio's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate prevents Piccio from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tate's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Piccio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tate wants to control from the top but Piccio keeps moving.
Piccio has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tate off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Piccio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tate as he jumps to the side.
Tate shoots in but Piccio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Luciano Piccio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Tate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Piccio's waist but Piccio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tate off to one side.
Piccio tries to counter with a takedown but Tate is quick to defend against it.
Tate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Piccio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Piccio looks for a takedown but Tate sprawls well.
Piccio tries for a takedown but Tate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tate decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Piccio kicks Tate off and gets back to his feet.
Piccio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tate but Tate pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate dives in and grabs Piccio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Piccio pushes down on Tate's head and hops out.
Piccio tries to counter with a takedown but Tate is quick to defend against it.
Tate drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tate is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate wants to control but Piccio is keeping him busy.
Piccio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tate connects with a decent elbow.
Piccio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tate trying to control the action but Piccio is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Tate seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Piccio dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Piccio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tate is fending him off so far but Piccio persists. Nope, Tate circles away and we're back to standing.
Piccio shoots for a takedown but Tate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tate shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Piccio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Piccio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Piccio is refusing to be controlled, as Tate sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tate lands a nice short elbow.
Tate lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piccio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Piccio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piccio wants to get back to full guard but Tate has mounted him!
Tate takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tate landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tate looking to finish Piccio with some ground and pound. This is bad for Piccio!
Tate landing strikes, looking to finish!
Piccio is bucking up trying to escape but Tate cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tate controlling from mount.
Piccio wants to hold on but Tate pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate landing shots from mount.
Tate landing punches.
Piccio trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tate has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Piccio's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate with shots to the head and body - Piccio looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Piccio takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tate punishing his opponent with strikes.
Piccio is squirming around, avoiding Tate's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Piccio?
Piccio is squirming around, avoiding Tate's attempts to control the action.
Tate scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tate takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Piccio is trying to escape the mount.
Piccio is squirming around, avoiding Tate's attempts to control the action.
Tate raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate working Piccio over with strikes here.
Piccio manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tate uses his free foot to push down on Piccio's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Piccio.
Tate lands a heavy elbow.
Jake Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Piccio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Piccio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Luciano Piccio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Piccio 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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