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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Rommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Acosta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Rommel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Acosta!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rommel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rommel.
Acosta looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rommel lands a two punch combo.
Rommel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Acosta circles away quickly and effectively.
Rommel fails to land with a series of punches.
Rommel lands a nice shot to the body.
Acosta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rommel pinned against the cage. Rommel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Acosta with that takedown attempt.
Rommel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rommel looks to land a combination. Acosta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rommel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Acosta has time to react.
A punch combination from Rommel misses.
Rommel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rommel duly obliges.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Acosta.
Lucas Rommel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Acosta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rommel misses with a double jab.
Rommel throws a right hand that Acosta ducks under and follows up with a left that Acosta also avoids with ease.
Rommel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Acosta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rommel misses with a wild combination.
Rommel throws a nice looking combination but Acosta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Julio Acosta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rommel is looking to clinch.
Rommel throws a series of strikes that have Acosta backpedaling.
Acosta fails with a takedown attempt.
Rommel feints a jab promting Acosta to slip. Rommel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Acosta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rommel is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rommel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Acosta has time to react.
Rommel throws a head kick but Acosta moves out of range.
Acosta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rommel is fending him off so far but Acosta persists. Nope, Rommel circles away and we're back to standing.
Rommel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acosta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Acosta throws out a loose jab but Rommel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acosta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rommel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Acosta somewhat.
A shot to the liver by Rommel. Beautiful body shot.
Rommel scores with a three punch combo!
Acosta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rommel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rommel lands an overhand right.
Rommel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Acosta takes the fight into the clinch.
Acosta manages to break the clinch.
Rommel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rommel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Acosta.
Acosta is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rommel.
Acosta dodges the punch combination from Rommel.
Acosta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rommel.
Lucas Rommel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rommel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rommel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acosta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rommel looks to land a combination but Acosta avoids it well.
Rommel tries to clinch but Acosta moves out of range.
Rommel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rommel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rommel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rommel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Acosta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rommel pinned against the cage. Rommel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Acosta doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rommel counters with a two punch combo.
Acosta tries for a takedown but Rommel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Rommel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Acosta throws a right and a left that Rommel avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Rommel.
Rommel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rommel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Acosta back to the cage. Rommel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rommel lands with a nice combination. Acosta backs away looking to recover.
Rommel lands a two punch combo.
Rommel lands a two punch combo.
A shot to the liver by Rommel. Beautiful body shot.
Acosta is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rommel is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Acosta.
Rommel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rommel misses with the combination.
Acosta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta tries a head kick but it misses.
Rommel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Acosta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rommel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Acosta has him pressed against the cage.
Acosta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rommel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rommel tries to clinch up but Acosta circles away and keeps his distance.
Rommel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Acosta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rommel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A left and a right from Rommel both land. Nice combination.
Acosta misses with a takedown attempt - Rommel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rommel stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta throws the kick towards the body but Rommel avoids it.
Rommel avoids the head kick by Acosta.
Rommel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Acosta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Acosta.
Rommel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Acosta avoids it.
Rommel wants to stall.
Acosta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rommel scores with a shot to the body.
Acosta lands a head kick. Rommel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Acosta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Acosta tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta fails with the takedown.
Lucas Rommel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Acosta.
Acosta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Acosta misses with a wild body shot.
Rommel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick from Acosta lands but Rommel takes it in his stride.
Acosta tries to clinch up but Rommel circles away and keeps his distance.
Rommel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rommel duly obliges.
Rommel misses with a series of wild punches.
Acosta has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Acosta has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rommel clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Acosta struggling to keep hold of the position.
Rommel looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lull in the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
What's going on here? Acosta has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Acosta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Acosta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rommel tries to clinch but Acosta is having none of it.
Rommel connects with a jab.
Rommel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Acosta eats them both and turns towards Rommel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rommel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Acosta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rommel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Acosta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rommel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rommel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Acosta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rommel misses with a few strikes there.
Rommel throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rommel misses with a few strikes there.
Rommel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Acosta circles away quickly and effectively.
Rommel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Acosta. Acosta obviously looking to wear him down.
Rommel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Acosta swats away the attempt to clinch by Rommel.
Rommel scores with a jab to the body.
Acosta misses with a body kick.
Rommel throws a nice looking combination but Acosta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Rommel.
Acosta shoots in for a takedown but Rommel shows good takedown defense.
Rommel misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acosta shoots in but Rommel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lucas Rommel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Acosta.
Rommel cracks a nice hook into Acosta's ribs.
Acosta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rommel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Acosta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Acosta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rommel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rommel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rommel moves in looking to clinch but Acosta pushes him off.
Rommel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rommel misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta has his takedown stuffed
and Rommel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Rommel misses.
Rommel misses with a double jab.
Rommel throws a series of punches but Acosta moves out of range.
Rommel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rommel lands a jab to Acosta's midsection.
Rommel tries to bum rush Acosta with a series of wild strikes but Acosta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rommel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Acosta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rommel misses with a double jab.
Lucas Rommel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acosta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rommel missing with knees to the body.
Acosta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rommel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rommel wants it to stay on the feet.
Rommel throws a series of punches but Acosta avoids them all with ease.
Rommel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rommel duly obliges.
Rommel throws a leg kick but Acosta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Acosta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rommel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Acosta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rommel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crunch! Acosta slams his shin into Rommel's torso.
Acosta moves into range and clinches up with Rommel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Rommel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rommel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Rommel!
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energy
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