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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Eclaro (ranked 909 p4p, 2698 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 128 p4p, 322 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Eclaro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm The Boy. Paul Eclaro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Eclaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Eclaro's guard.
White wants to control from the top but Eclaro keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells White's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eclaro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Eclaro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eclaro being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro won't allow White to sweep him here.
White is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping full guard, as Eclaro tries to pass.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Our spies down at at White Eagle inform us that White has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Eclaro is looking to advance position but White has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
White raining down hammerfists from mount.
White landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
White lands a nice shot to the head.
Eclaro is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White controlling his opponent.
White putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
White prevents Eclaro from getting the reversal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White content just to control the position here.
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eclaro is looking to escape.
White lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is stalling here but it's allowed Eclaro to get half guard.
Eclaro gets full guard.
White stands up over Eclaro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Eclaro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
White won't allow Eclaro to sweep him here.
Eclaro looking for subs off his back but White has passed one foot through into half guard.
White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White 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.
Eclaro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eclaro wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
Eclaro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Eclaro.
Eclaro keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White ducks under a wild hook from Eclaro.
White misses with an uppercut. Eclaro saw that one coming.
White lands with an overhand left.
Eclaro throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White fails with the takedown.
White misses with a looping left.
Eclaro changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Eclaro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Eclaro stuffs the takedown.
Paul Eclaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter White.
Eclaro takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
A big left from White misses.
Eclaro attempts a counter takedown but White avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White cracks Eclaro with a good jab.
White shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eclaro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
Eclaro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
White trying to control here.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eclaro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
White trying to control but Eclaro postures up.
Eclaro trying to mount his opponent but White defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but Eclaro postures up.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Eclaro drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
Eclaro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
Eclaro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eclaro wants to pass to mount but White is defending the position.
Eclaro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
White is not content to let Eclaro control the position.
Eclaro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is controlling Eclaro's position as best he can from this difficult position.
White is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Eclaro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Eclaro's back!
White keeps control of the position as Eclaro tries to break free.
White is looking to control Eclaro but Eclaro is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Eclaro breaks White's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
White is trying to keep Eclaro in close.
White has control of Eclaro's left arm, preventing Eclaro from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eclaro sitting in guard here, content to control.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eclaro defends it easily.
Eclaro looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eclaro wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Eclaro stopping the sweep attempt from White.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Eclaro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Eclaro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from White.
White with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eclaro counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for White!
Eclaro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
White is letting Eclaro control him for a moment.
White is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Eclaro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. White knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Eclaro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
White tries to improve position but can't.
Eclaro in side control, throwing shots but White defends.
White is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Eclaro off and has taken his back!
Eclaro tries to roll but White sticks to his back.
White doesn't have the hooks in and Eclaro manages to turn into his guard.
Eclaro postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eclaro trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walter White has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eclaro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eclaro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control the position but Eclaro postures up.
White is pulling down on Eclaro's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that White has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
White keeping full guard, as Eclaro tries to pass.
Eclaro stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Eclaro is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
White wants to control but Eclaro postures up.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Eclaro keeps moving and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Eclaro seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
White is trying to control Eclaro's posture but Eclaro avoids it.
Eclaro throwing strikes but White manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eclaro gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Eclaro manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Eclaro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eclaro 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Eclaro!
Paul Eclaro seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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