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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vega Laroose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vega Laroose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vega Laroose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fernandes throws a series of punches but Laroose avoids them all with ease.
Fernandes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fernandes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laroose, pushing him back against the cage.
Fernandes can't break the clinch.
Fernandes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Fernandes has eaten all the pies!
Laroose blocks an uppercut.
Laroose is stalling here.
A short left from Laroose.
Laroose leaning against his opponent.
Fernandes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fernandes throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Laroose to work.
A frustrated look appears on Fernandes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Laroose to work.
A short right from Laroose on the inside.
Laroose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fernandes backwards.
Fernandes swings wildly with an uppercut but Laroose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernandes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laroose lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fernandes or not.
Laroose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laroose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laroose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laroose lands a body punch.
Laroose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fernandes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Laroose.
Laroose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laroose lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fernandes backwards.
Laroose lands a nice shot to the body.
Laroose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernandes backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Laroose.
Laroose lands a hook that snaps the head of Fernandes backwards.
Fernandes has had enough of the clinch but Laroose keeps him there for the moment.
Laroose leaning against his opponent.
Fernandes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laroose blocking some punches.
Fernandes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laroose displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fernandes up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Laroose lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laroose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laroose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laroose stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Laroose for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Laroose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laroose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernandes backwards.
Fernandes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Laroose.
Fernandes swings wildly with an uppercut but Laroose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laroose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fernandes looking to stall.
Good body shot from Laroose.
Laroose is struggling to control the position.
Laroose scores with a hook to the body.
Laroose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laroose blocks an uppercut.
Fernandes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laroose tries a body shot but Fernandes blocks it.
Laroose is working Fernandes over against the cage.
Fernandes looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Laroose.
Laroose lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Laroose.
Fernandes working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Laroose.
A shot in the inside from Laroose.
Fernandes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fernandes has had enough of the clinch but Laroose keeps him there for the moment.
Laroose pushes Fernandes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fernandes swings wildly with an uppercut but Laroose uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Laroose to work.
A right handed body shot lands from Laroose.
Laroose dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laroose lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laroose lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laroose blocking some punches.
Laroose slows down the pace here.
Fernandes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laroose lands a hook that snaps the head of Fernandes backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Fernandes fails to land.
Fernandes working aggressively here.
Laroose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fernandes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laroose lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Laroose.
Laroose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fernandes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laroose tries to clinch up but Fernandes circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vega Laroose dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fernandes swats away the attempt to clinch by Laroose.
Laroose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laroose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laroose tries to clinch there but Fernandes circles away.
Laroose closes the distance and pushes Fernandes back into the cage.
Laroose dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laroose seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Laroose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laroose tries a body shot but Fernandes blocks it.
Laroose tries to work over Fernandes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laroose lands a nice shot to the body.
Fernandes working aggressively here.
Laroose looking to slow down the pace here.
Laroose tries a body shot but Fernandes blocks it.
Laroose has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Laroose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laroose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fernandes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fernandes misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laroose tries to work over Fernandes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laroose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fernandes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laroose tries to stall but Fernandes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Fernandes fails to land.
Laroose blocking some punches.
Fernandes misses with the head strike.
Laroose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fernandes scores with a shot to the side of Laroose's head.
Fernandes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laroose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fernandes throws out the jab.
No joy there for Fernandes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laroose moves in looking to clinch but Fernandes pushes him off.
Fernandes misses the shot to the body.
Fernandes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fernandes throws a series of punches but Laroose moves out of range.
Fernandes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laroose.
Fernandes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laroose tries to clinch but Fernandes is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laroose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fernandes.
Laroose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fernandes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laroose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laroose is looking to clinch but Fernandes is avoiding it.
Vega Laroose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laroose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernandes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernandes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laroose.
Fernandes swats away the attempt to clinch by Laroose.
Laroose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fernandes.
Laroose tries to close the distance and clinch but Fernandes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernandes just misses with a punch to the body.
Laroose tries to clinch up.
Fernandes misses with a double jab.
Laroose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fernandes throws a right and a left that Laroose avoids nicely.
Fernandes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laroose circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laroose is looking to clinch.
Fernandes tries to keep at a distance but Laroose has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fernandes takes a shot to the head.
Laroose throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernandes.
Vega Laroose has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fernandes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laroose stalling in the clinch but Fernandes improves position.
Fernandes taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fernandes.
Fernandes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fernandes throws a head punch that misses.
Fernandes blocks a body shot from Laroose.
Fernandes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fernandes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laroose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fernandes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernandes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laroose backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fernandes fails to land.
Fernandes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernandes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fernandes working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fernandes.
Fernandes breaks the clinch.
Laroose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fernandes throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernandes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laroose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laroose tries to clinch but Fernandes is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandes clinches.
Laroose just leaning against Fernandes, taking a breather.
Fernandes pushes Laroose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fernandes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Fernandes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fernandes throws a right hand that Laroose ducks under and follows up with a left that Laroose also avoids with ease.
Laroose dodges the punch combination from Fernandes.
Laroose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laroose doesn't manage to clinch there - Fernandes circles away.
Laroose is looking to clinch.
Fernandes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Laroose eats them both and turns towards Fernandes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fernandes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fernandes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laroose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fernandes, pushing him back against the cage.
Laroose lands a shoulder strike.
Fernandes tries to break free but Laroose pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Laroose.
Laroose scores with a hook to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Laroose takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Laroose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laroose blocks an uppercut.
Laroose leaning against his opponent.
Fernandes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laroose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fernandes fails to land.
Laroose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laroose lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Laroose as the two fighters clinch.
Fernandes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Laroose.
Laroose lands an uppercut.
Fernandes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laroose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laroose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fernandes trying to control the position but instead, Laroose has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fernandes into the cage.
Laroose lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes working aggressively here.
Laroose taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fernandes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fernandes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernandes misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laroose misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fernandes has had enough of the clinch but Laroose keeps him there for the moment.
Laroose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laroose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laroose scores with a shoulder strike.
Laroose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fernandes manages to break the clinch.
Laroose closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Fernandes fails to land.
Laroose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fernandes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laroose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fernandes wants to break free but Laroose has control.
Fernandes is looking to break free of the clinch but Laroose has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laroose struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernandes controls his hands.
Laroose lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fernandes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fernandes is trying to force a seperation but Laroose has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Laroose.
Laroose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laroose blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laroose.
Laroose lands an uppercut.
Fernandes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fernandes lands a right hand.
Laroose trying to control the position but instead, Fernandes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laroose into the cage.
Laroose misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Fernandes fails to land.
Laroose is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fernandes.
Laroose tries to throw a body punch but Fernandes avoids it by throwing Laroose back against the cage.
Fernandes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fernandes tries to circle away but Laroose has him pinned against the cage.
Fernandes is trying to force a seperation but Laroose has the dominant position.
Fernandes throws a head punch that misses.
Laroose struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernandes controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Fernandes fails to land.
Laroose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernandes.
Fernandes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fernandes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandes is looking to control Laroose's arms but Laroose gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fernandes has his back to the cage.
Fernandes blocks an uppercut.
Laroose prevents Fernandes from breaking the clinch.
Fernandes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fernandes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vega Laroose.
I think Laroose 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vega Laroose!
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energy
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hype
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