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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Pravola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Vavlonutramous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Pravola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Vavlonutramous!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Vavlonutramous blocks the leg kick.
Pravola tries to bum rush Vavlonutramous with a series of wild strikes but Vavlonutramous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pravola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vavlonutramous.
Pravola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pravola misses with a double jab.
Vavlonutramous misses with a body kick.
Pravola 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.
Vavlonutramous uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pravola.
Sloppy strikes from Pravola. Those never looked like landing.
Pravola just misses with a punch to the body.
Pravola swats away the attempt to clinch by Vavlonutramous.
Pravola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vavlonutramous keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Pravola does no damage.
Pravola connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pravola looks to throw a body kick
and Vavlonutramous counters with a body kick that stops Pravola in his tracks momentarily.
Pravola throws a leg kick
and Vavlonutramous makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vavlonutramous blocks a head kick by Pravola.
Pravola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vavlonutramous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pravola.
Vavlonutramous shoots for a takedown but Pravola saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pravola misses with a body kick.
Vavlonutramous tries to clinch but Pravola moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pravola throws a right and a left that Vavlonutramous avoids nicely.
Pravola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vavlonutramous sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pravola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vavlonutramous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pravola gets tackled into the cage by Vavlonutramous. Vavlonutramous maintains the clinch.
Pravola throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vavlonutramous blocks a body shot from Pravola.
A short right from Pravola on the inside.
Pravola avoiding damage.
Vavlonutramous is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Frank Pravola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Vavlonutramous.
A short left from Pravola.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pravola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pravola trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pravola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pravola misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vavlonutramous avoiding damage as Pravola throws knees to the body.
Pravola tries a knee to the head but Vavlonutramous blocks it.
Pravola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pravola pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vavlonutramous trying to stall but Pravola improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vavlonutramous takes an elbow to the temple.
Pravola is stalling here.
Pravola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vavlonutramous avoiding damage as Pravola throws knees to the body.
Pravola misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pravola.
Pravola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vavlonutramous avoids it.
Pravola stalling the fight.
Pravola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pravola slows down the pace here.
Pravola gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Pravola dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pravola tries a head kick but it misses.
Pravola misses with a few strikes there.
Vavlonutramous avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Pravola.
Pravola throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pravola pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pravola misses with a wild combination.
Pravola throws a nice looking combination but Vavlonutramous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Pravola is predictable there
and Vavlonutramous counters with a nice body kick.
Pravola keeps Vavlonutramous at a distance using the push kick.
Frank Pravola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vavlonutramous slips a jab and a cross from Pravola.
Frank Pravola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pravola misses with a low kick.
Vavlonutramous closes the distance and clinches.
Pravola has Vavlonutramous pressed against the cage, preventing Vavlonutramous from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pravola.
Pravola throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vavlonutramous blocks it with crossed arms.
Pravola can't find room to land a body shot as Vavlonutramous controls the action.
Pravola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pravola misses with a body punch.
Pravola missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pravola tries to land knees in the clinch but Vavlonutramous avoids the damage to the body.
Pravola has a couple of punches blocked by Vavlonutramous.
Vavlonutramous is trying to force a seperation but Pravola has the dominant position.
Pravola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pravola controlling the action here for a moment.
Vavlonutramous blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pravola taking a breather.
Pravola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vavlonutramous is defending well for now.
Pravola can't find room to land a body shot as Vavlonutramous controls the action.
Vavlonutramous looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vavlonutramous avoiding damage as Pravola throws knees to the body.
Pravola misses with some punches.
Vavlonutramous managing to block the knees to the body from Pravola.
Vavlonutramous tries to circle away but Pravola has him pinned against the cage.
Pravola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vavlonutramous is defending well for now.
Pravola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vavlonutramous's elbow.
Vavlonutramous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pravola pushes Vavlonutramous back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pravola tries to land a knee to the head but Vavlonutramous blocks with his arms.
Pravola lands with a right to the head.
Pravola scores with a shot to the side of Vavlonutramous's head.
Vavlonutramous is looking to break free of the clinch but Pravola has double underhooks.
Pravola gets through Vavlonutramous's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vavlonutramous trying to land knees to the body.
Vavlonutramous letting Pravola take a breather here.
Vavlonutramous scores with a hook to the body.
Pravola manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pravola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pravola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pravola works on Vavlonutramous's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pravola misses with a punch to the body.
Vavlonutramous blocking some punches.
Vavlonutramous wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pravola has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Pravola dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Pravola throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vavlonutramous.
Pravola misses with a low kick.
Vavlonutramous blocks a head kick by Pravola.
Pravola stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pravola wants it to stay on the feet.
Frank Pravola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pravola moves out of range of the body kick from Vavlonutramous.
Pravola swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vavlonutramous counters with a thumping low kick.
Vavlonutramous goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pravola attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pravola displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pravola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vavlonutramous.
Pravola moves out of range of the body kick from Vavlonutramous.
Sloppy strikes from Pravola. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pravola lands a head kick. Vavlonutramous smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vavlonutramous slips a jab from Pravola.
Pravola misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vavlonutramous fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vavlonutramous goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pravola loads up on a big right hand but Vavlonutramous slips the punch.
Pravola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pravola misses with a few strikes there.
Vavlonutramous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pravola.
Pravola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vavlonutramous.
Pravola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pravola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vavlonutramous circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Vavlonutramous. Those never looked like landing.
Vavlonutramous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pravola.
Vavlonutramous avoids the head kick by Pravola.
Pravola moves out of range of the body kick.
Pravola throws out a leg kick but Vavlonutramous moves out of range and Pravola only half commits.
Pravola misses with a double jab.
Pravola throws a head kick but Vavlonutramous moves out of range.
Pravola throws a jab but it's blocked by Vavlonutramous.
Vavlonutramous blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pravola throws a head kick but Vavlonutramous moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Pravola.
A head kick by Pravola misses
and Vavlonutramous counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pravola is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pravola throws a looping overhand right but Vavlonutramous ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Pravola does no damage.
A slow jab from Pravola misses its intended target.
Pravola thows a leg kick but Vavlonutramous checks it
and Vavlonutramous counters with an inside leg kick.
Pravola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pravola throws a push kick but Vavlonutramous slaps the foot to one side.
Pravola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vavlonutramous counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pravola tries to land a front kick but Vavlonutramous steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vavlonutramous tries to clinch but Pravola moves out of range.
Pravola throws a combination that misses
and Vavlonutramous counters with a good, hard body kick but Pravola shrugs it off.
Vavlonutramous fails with a takedown attempt.
Frank Pravola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Vavlonutramous.
A clash of legs there as Vavlonutramous blocks the low kick.
Ron Vavlonutramous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vavlonutramous has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pravola.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vavlonutramous ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frank Pravola is winning the standup battle so far.
Vavlonutramous avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pravola looks to land a combination but Vavlonutramous avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Pravola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pravola 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Pravola!
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energy
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hype
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