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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Di Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Di Maria!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Maria fails with a takedown attempt.
Lord fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab by Lord.
Lord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lord throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Di Maria.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Di Maria looking to throw knees to the head but Lord is blocking nicely.
Di Maria with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Di Maria stalling.
Lord taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lord breaks from the clinch.
Lord misses with a wild combination.
Di Maria pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lord back to the cage. Di Maria follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Peter Lord has been cut.
Lord connects with the punch.
A lazy left from Di Maria finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lord misses with a few strikes there.
Di Maria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lord throws out the jab.
Lord tries to clinch up.
Lord fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Di Maria, pushing him back against the cage.
Lord lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Lord on the inside.
Lord breaks from the clinch.
Di Maria tries to clinch but Lord moves out of range.
Lord clinches with his opponent.
Lord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lord scores with a shot to the body.
Di Maria takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Di Maria jabs Lord to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peter Lord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Di Maria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord cracks Di Maria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a wild combination.
Lord avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Di Maria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Di Maria looks to throw the jab but Lord is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Lord as Di Maria shoots in.
Di Maria looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peter Lord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Di Maria.
Lord misses with a jab, cross combination.
Di Maria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lord drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lord throws a head kick but Di Maria moves out of range.
Peter Lord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Di Maria cracks Lord with a good jab.
Lord scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Maria swats away the attempt to clinch by Lord.
Lord fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lord closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lord lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Lord.
Di Maria looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lord lands a left hand.
Lord working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lord will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Di Maria gets tackled into the cage by Lord. Lord maintains the clinch.
Di Maria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lord escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Di Maria has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Di Maria there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lord coming out on top.
Di Maria misses with an uppercut
and Lord counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Di Maria is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Maria scores with a body shot.
Lord with a jab.
Lord tries to clinch but Di Maria moves out of range.
Lord clinches up against the cage.
Lord blocking some punches.
Lord manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Lord scores with a four punch combination!
Lord pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Di Maria swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lord throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Di Maria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lord to score with a decent uppercut.
Lord bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Lord dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Lord's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Di Maria is looking to clinch but Lord is avoiding it.
Di Maria slips under a jab.
Lord pushes Di Maria up against the cage in a clinch.
Lord is trying to stall.
Di Maria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Di Maria avoids the elbow strike from Lord, against the cage.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Di Maria has him pressed against the cage.
Di Maria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Lord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Di Maria avoids a punch combination nicely.
Di Maria tries to clinch up but Lord circles away and keeps his distance.
Di Maria fails with the takedown.
Di Maria has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Di Maria looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lord throws a right and a left that both miss.
Di Maria avoids the head kick by Lord.
Di Maria is looking to clinch but Lord is avoiding it.
Lord takes the fight into the clinch.
Lord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lord tries to clinch up.
Di Maria tries to bum rush Lord with a series of wild strikes but Lord uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lord wants to clinch up but Di Maria keeps it at a distance.
Di Maria scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Peter Lord is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lord connects with a high kick.
Lord uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Maria takes one to the side of the head.
Di Maria tries to close the distance and clinch but Lord swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lord's corner calls for a 1-2. Lord obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Di Maria lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Di Maria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lord throws a right hand that Di Maria ducks under and follows up with a left that Di Maria also avoids with ease.
Lord tries to close the distance and clinch up but Di Maria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Di Maria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Di Maria slips a jab and a cross from Lord.
Lord throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lord slips a jab from Di Maria.
Di Maria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Di Maria moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Di Maria throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lord's waist but Lord gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Di Maria off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Maria rushes Lord and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lord tries a knee to the head but Di Maria blocks it.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but Di Maria blocks with his arms.
Lord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Lord.
Lord closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lord 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.
Lord tries to close the distance and clinch but Di Maria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Di Maria tries to clinch up but Lord circles away and keeps his distance.
Lord throws out a loose jab but Di Maria uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Di Maria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lord throws an off balance right hand
and Di Maria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lord throws a lazy right hand but Di Maria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Lord. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lord.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord moves out of range of the strikes.
Di Maria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lord throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lord throws a sloppy head kick and Di Maria moves out of range easily.
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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Di Maria!
Di Maria on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Di Maria drops his hands momentarily and Lord takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lord is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lord misses with a wild combination.
Lord wants to clinch up but Di Maria keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Di Maria doesn't manage to clinch there - Lord circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Di Maria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peter Lord is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Lord finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Lord dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Lord's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Di Maria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lord paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lord goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Di Maria takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
Di Maria tries to close the distance and clinch but Lord swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lord's jab looks to have found its range, popping Di Maria under the eye.
Di Maria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Lord moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Di Maria.
Lord misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Di Maria.
Lord misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Di Maria.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lord - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Di Maria looking to throw knees to the head but Lord is blocking nicely.
Di Maria has Lord pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Di Maria wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lord lands an elbow just above Di Maria 's eye.
Di Maria creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Di Maria prevents Lord from breaking the clinch.
Di Maria keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lord's efforts to push away.
Di Maria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Di Maria wants to clinch up but Lord keeps it at a distance.
Di Maria has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Lord does it's job there.
Lord has Di Maria up against the cage in a clinch.
Lord avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Maria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luis Di Maria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lord connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Luis Di Maria has been cut.
Lord content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lord breaks from the clinch.
Lord connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lord thows a body shot but no joy.
Lord clinches up with Di Maria and pushes him back against the cage.
Di Maria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Peter Lord has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Di Maria throws a head punch that misses.
Lord has Di Maria pressed against the cage, preventing Di Maria from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Di Maria's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Di Maria misses with some punches.
Lord is trying to maintain a safe position but Di Maria gets an underhook and turns Lord into the cage.
Lord using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Di Maria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lord is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Di Maria is keeping busy.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Di Maria has him pressed against the cage.
Di Maria has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Di Maria fails to land.
Lord scores a nice knee to the body.
Lord wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Di Maria has Lord pressed against the cage, preventing Lord from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lord is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Di Maria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lord is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Di Maria is defending well for now.
Lord tries a body shot but Di Maria blocks it.
Lord tries to break free but Di Maria pushes him back against the cage.
Di Maria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Maria landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lord tries to break the clinch but Di Maria is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Lord.
Di Maria controlling the action here for a moment.
Di Maria gets through Lord's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peter Lord is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Di Maria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Di Maria wants to clinch
and Lord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Di Maria throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Maria swats away the attempt to clinch by Lord.
Lord doesn't manage to clinch there - Di Maria circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Lord showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lord 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Lord!
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energy
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hype
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