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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barlon Mrando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sudo has chosen Kaneda as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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19
200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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186 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barlon Mrando!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takashi Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo wants to clinch but Mrando slips to the side
and Mrando counters with a low kick, right behind Sudo 's knee.
Sudo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A low kick from Mrando is predictable there
and Sudo counters by clinching up.
Mrando is looking to break free of the clinch but Sudo has double underhooks.
Sudo prevents Mrando from breaking the clinch.
Mrando has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sudo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mrando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sudo moves out of range of the body kick from Mrando.
Mrando throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sudo counters by clinching up.
Mrando is trying to break the clinch but Sudo has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mrando's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sudo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mrando displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sudo up against the cage.
Mrando working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mrando is looking to break free of the clinch but Sudo has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sudo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mrando is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sudo is keeping busy.
Sudo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sudo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sudo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mrando.
Mrando managing to block the knees to the body from Sudo.
Sudo missing with knees to the body.
Sudo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sudo trying to stall but Mrando improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrando is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mrando blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mrando on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sudo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mrando working hard to break the clinch.
Sudo prevents Mrando from breaking the clinch.
Mrando wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mrando is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mrando has had enough of the clinch but Sudo keeps him there for the moment.
Mrando wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sudo tries a knee to the head but Mrando blocks it.
Mrando managing to block the knees to the body from Sudo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sudo trying to land knees to the body.
Mrando wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sudo trying to land knees to the body.
Sudo has Mrando pressed against the cage, preventing Mrando from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sudo misses with a knee strike.
Sudo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mrando has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mrando looking to slow down the pace here.
Mrando avoiding damage as Sudo throws knees to the body.
Sudo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mrando is trying to force a seperation but Sudo has the dominant position.
Sudo looking to throw knees to the head but Mrando is blocking nicely.
Sudo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mrando.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takashi Sudo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mrando looks to land a body kick but Sudo moved away.
Sudo tries to clinch up but Mrando circles away and keeps his distance.
Mrando throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barlon Mrando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mrando lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mrando throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sudo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sudo.
Sudo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mrando's efforts to push away.
Mrando is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo has Mrando pressed against the cage, preventing Mrando from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sudo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mrando avoids the damage to the body.
Mrando breaks the clinch.
Sudo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mrando counters with an inside leg kick.
Sudo tries to clinch but Mrando is having none of it.
Mrando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mrando throws a leg kick
and Sudo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mrando's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo tries a low kick but Mrando avoids it.
Sudo looks to clinch
and Mrando counters with a body kick that stops Sudo in his tracks momentarily.
Sudo tries to clinch up but Mrando circles away and keeps his distance.
Mrando thows a leg kick but Sudo checks it
and Sudo counters by clinching up.
Sudo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mrando avoids it.
Mrando working hard to break the clinch.
Sudo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mrando.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mrando wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mrando wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mrando looking to slow down the pace here.
Sudo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sudo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mrando avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sudo obliges.
Sudo tries to stall but Mrando uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sudo has Mrando pressed against the cage, preventing Mrando from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mrando tries to break the clinch but Sudo is controlling the position.
Sudo tries a knee to the head but Mrando blocks it.
Mrando is trying to break the clinch but Sudo is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mrando breaks from the clinch.
Sudo tries to clinch but Mrando moves away
and Mrando counters with a good low kick that Sudo was not able to check.
Sudo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mrando circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mrando.
Mrando fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mrando throws a leg kick
and Sudo counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barlon Mrando dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mrando thumps Sudo with a low kick.
Mrando throws a leg kick
and Sudo moves into the clinch.
Mrando wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sudo tries to land a knee to the head but Mrando blocks with his arms.
Mrando is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sudo is defending well for now.
Sudo trying to control the position but instead, Mrando has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sudo into the cage.
Sudo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mrando.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mrando tries to circle away but Sudo has him pinned against the cage.
Mrando has had enough of the clinch but Sudo keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrando tries to break the clinch but Sudo is controlling the position.
Mrando taking a breather.
Sudo missing with knees to the body.
Mrando avoiding damage as Sudo throws knees to the body.
Mrando is trying to break free.
Sudo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mrando manages to break the clinch.
Sudo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mrando counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mrando throws a head kick that misses
and Sudo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sudo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mrando avoids it.
That's two 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.
Mrando wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sudo is trying to maintain a safe position but Mrando gets an underhook and turns Sudo into the cage.
Sudo has Mrando pressed against the cage, preventing Mrando from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sudo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mrando is defending well for now.
Sudo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mrando's efforts to push away.
Sudo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mrando's efforts to push away.
Mrando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sudo moves to clinch but Mrando breaks away
and Mrando counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrando is looking to break free of the clinch but Sudo has double underhooks.
Mrando avoiding damage as Sudo throws knees to the body.
Mrando tries to land knees in the clinch but Sudo avoids the damage to the body.
Mrando managing to block the knees to the body from Sudo.
Mrando manages to break the clinch.
Sudo tries to clinch up
and Mrando counters with a body kick that stops Sudo in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mrando misses with a leg kick
and Sudo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mrando has Sudo pushed against the cage.
Mrando is trying to break the clinch but Sudo is controlling him.
Mrando is trying to break the clinch but Sudo has him pressed against the cage.
Sudo looking to throw knees to the head but Mrando is blocking nicely.
Mrando trying to stall but Sudo improves his position.
Mrando wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sudo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sudo is looking to control Mrando's arms but Mrando gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sudo has his back to the cage.
Mrando wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mrando is trying to break the clinch but Sudo is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barlon Mrando showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mrando 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Barlon Mrando!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Barlon Mrando!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Barlon Mrando!
Barlon Mrando wins by unanimous decision!
Barlon Mrando retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
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