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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Tangcalagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Humper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Adrian Tangcalagan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrian Tangcalagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Humper!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tangcalagan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Humper looking to score a takedown here. Tangcalagan is defending well but Humper drives through and ends up in Tangcalagan's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tangcalagan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Humper is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Humper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Humper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tangcalagan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Humper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Humper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Humper is working Tangcalagan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Humper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Humper trying to control but Tangcalagan is working from the bottom.
Humper slips nicely into half guard.
Humper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Humper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Humper slips a nice elbow through Tangcalagan's hands, connecting with Tangcalagan's forehead.
Humper working Tangcalagan over with strikes.
Humper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humper wants to take a breather but Tangcalagan is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Humper there.
Humper thows a huge punch but Tangcalagan dodges it nicely.
Humper slips a nice elbow through Tangcalagan's hands, connecting with Tangcalagan's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Humper lands a nice short elbow.
Humper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Humper there.
Humper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tangcalagan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Humper.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tangcalagan tries to kick Humper off but Humper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Humper working the head and body with strikes.
Humper prevents Tangcalagan from improving his position.
Tangcalagan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Humper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan is refusing to be controlled, as Humper sits in half guard.
Tangcalagan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tangcalagan tries to get out of the position.
Humper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tangcalagan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Humper there.
Humper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Humper is nestled in close to Tangcalagan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Humper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tangcalagan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Humper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tangcalagan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tangcalagan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan has hold of Humper's hands but Humper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Humper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Humper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Humper there.
Humper drops an elbow to the side of Tangcalagan's head.
Humper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Humper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tangcalagan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Humper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Humper is nestled in close to Tangcalagan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Humper tries to pass to full mount but Tangcalagan defends it.
Tangcalagan has hold of Humper's hands but Humper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tangcalagan is looking for a sweep. Humper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tangcalagan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Humper working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Humper connects with a nice short shot to Tangcalagan's temple.
Humper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Humper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Humper winds up and cracks Tangcalagan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Humper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Humper drops an elbow to the side of Tangcalagan's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Humper tries to pass to full mount but Tangcalagan defends it.
Humper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tangcalagan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Humper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Humper has his takedown stuffed
and Tangcalagan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Humper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tangcalagan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Tangcalagan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tangcalagan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Humper scoring with punches and elbows.
Humper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tangcalagan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Humper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Humper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Humper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tangcalagan's head.
Humper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Humper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tangcalagan wants to control but Humper is keeping busy.
Humper prevents Tangcalagan from improving his position.
Tangcalagan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Humper.
Humper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Humper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Humper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Humper winds up and cracks Tangcalagan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Humper lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan trying to control from the bottom.
Tangcalagan wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Humper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tangcalagan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Humper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Humper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Humper.
Humper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Humper working over Tangcalagan with some ground and pound. Tangcalagan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tangcalagan trying to control from the bottom.
Humper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Humper thows a huge punch but Tangcalagan dodges it nicely.
Tangcalagan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Humper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tangcalagan trying to control here.
Tangcalagan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Humper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Humper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tangcalagan wants to control but Humper is keeping busy.
Humper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Humper controlling the pace.
Humper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Humper controlling the pace.
Larry Humper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from Humper.
Humper working Tangcalagan over with strikes.
Humper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tangcalagan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Humper.
Tangcalagan taking some punishment here, with Humper in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Humper is trying to control the action in half guard but Tangcalagan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Humper drops an elbow to the side of Tangcalagan's head.
Humper is nestled in close to Tangcalagan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Humper working Tangcalagan over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Humper connects with a nice short shot to Tangcalagan's temple.
Humper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Humper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Humper working Tangcalagan over with strikes.
Humper working Tangcalagan over with strikes.
Humper is trying to control. Tangcalagan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Humper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Humper clinches up against the cage.
Humper throws a head punch that misses.
Tangcalagan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Humper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Humper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Humper throws a head punch that misses.
Tangcalagan blocks a body shot from Humper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tangcalagan.
Tangcalagan blocks a body shot from Humper.
Humper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Humper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Humper misses with a punch on the inside.
Tangcalagan wants to get back to striking at distance but Humper won't allow it.
Tangcalagan wants to get back to striking at distance but Humper won't allow it.
Humper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tangcalagan throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humper misses with a punch to the body.
Humper throws a head punch that misses.
Tangcalagan tries for a takedown but Humper manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Tangcalagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tangcalagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tangcalagan blocks a body shot from Humper.
Tangcalagan looking to stall.
Humper scores with a shot to the side of Tangcalagan's head.
Humper misses with some punches.
Tangcalagan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tangcalagan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Humper pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tangcalagan tries for a takedown but Humper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humper forces Tangcalagan back against the cage and clinches.
Tangcalagan blocks an uppercut.
Humper throws a punch but it's blocked by Tangcalagan.
Humper working aggressively here.
Humper is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tangcalagan can't fight it off and eventually Humper manages to take the fight to the floor. Tangcalagan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Humper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Humper lands a couple of digs.
Tangcalagan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Humper.
Humper is in close to Tangcalagan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Humper throws an elbow that misses. Tangcalagan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Humper's guard. Nice move by Tangcalagan!
Humper has control of Tangcalagan's left arm, preventing Tangcalagan from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tangcalagan stopping the sweep attempt from Humper.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Humper rushes Tangcalagan and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan wants to stall.
Tangcalagan is looking for a takedown.
Tangcalagan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Humper shoots in but Tangcalagan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Larry Humper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Humper throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tangcalagan was covering up waiting for the punch and Humper finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Humper throwing strikes but missing.
Adrian Tangcalagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larry Humper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tangcalagan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Humper.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Humper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Humper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Humper!
In his post fight interview, Larry Humper started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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