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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vad Velara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luisito Luzara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luzara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Liwanag - By Callalily. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Luisito Luzara was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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133 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vad Velara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luisito Luzara!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velara drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Velara is working Luzara over with some ground and pound from side control.
Velara sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Luzara is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Luzara's face as Velara controls the position.
Velara working away.
Velara works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Luzara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Velara scores with punches from side control.
Luzara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Velara lands a nice forearm strike.
Luzara sneaks out the side door and pushes Velara away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Luzara with a poor takedown
and Velara counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzara taking some punishment here, with Velara in his half guard.
Velara stops Luzara from getting back to his feet.
Luzara looks gassed!
Velara scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velara wants to pass the guard but Luzara is defending well.
Velara seems to be working for a kimura but Luzara defends the submission attempt.
Velara is keen to just control but Luzara is a slippery customer.
Velara working over Luzara with some ground and pound. Luzara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Velara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Velara takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velara is trying to control the action in half guard but Luzara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Velara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Still in half guard, Velara seems content to control.
Velara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Luzara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Velara is keen to just control but Luzara is a slippery customer.
Velara lands with a punch from half guard.
Velara is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Luzara tries to roll over but Velara keeps him under control.
Luzara is looking to control Velara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Luzara avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velara is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Velara wants to control but Luzara is keeping him busy.
Luzara won't allow Velara to pass to mount.
Velara is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Luzara sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Luzara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Velara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Velara trying to control but Luzara is working from the bottom.
Velara seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Velara postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velara is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Velara is in close to Luzara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Velara lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Luzara controls Velara momentarily but Velara frees himself.
Velara lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Velara trying to control the position from guard on top but Luzara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velara won't allow Luzara to get back to his feet.
Velara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Velara postures up and lands a big shot to Luzara's brow.
Velara content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Velara landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velara scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Luzara is trying to keep Velara in close.
Luzara has momentary wrist control but Velara slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Luzara has momentary wrist control but Velara slips an elbow through the middle.
Velara postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Velara stands up over Luzara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Velara is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Velara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Velara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Velara is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Velara trying to control but Luzara is working from the bottom.
Velara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luzara's head.
Velara lands a couple of elbows.
Luzara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Velara is controlling him.
Luzara is trying to control the position but Velara postures up.
Velara scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Luzara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vad Velara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Velara gets the takedown into side control.
Velara working away.
Vad Velara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Velara working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Velara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Luzara, who protects the arm well.
Luzara tries to buck Velara off but Velara is having none of it.
Velara scoring with punches and elbows.
Luzara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Velara has an Americana. Luzara didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Velara is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Velara hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Vad Velara!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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