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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Girardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazano De Anda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lazano De Anda enters the cage!
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158 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Giorgio Girardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazano De Anda!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Anda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Girardi moves away.
De Anda throws a shot to the body.
De Anda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Anda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Girardi was well out of range. Poor timing from De Anda.
A jab from De Anda misses.
Girardi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Anda closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Girardi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A left hand lands to the body for De Anda.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Anda takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Anda lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Anda pulls Girardi into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Girardi lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Girardi being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girardi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Girardi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Anda wants to sweep but no luck.
Girardi throwing strikes from guard but De Anda blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Girardi trying to control the position from guard on top but De Anda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Anda is trying to control the position but Girardi postures up.
Girardi trying to control the position from guard on top but De Anda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Girardi stopping the sweep attempt from De Anda.
Girardi postures up in De Anda's guard and throws a big left but De Anda blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Anda working for a triangle but Girardi defends it easily.
De Anda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Girardi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! De Anda is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! De Anda has escaped and now he's on top!
Girardi looking for subs off his back but De Anda has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Anda content to control rather than advance.
De Anda is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Girardi!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girardi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
De Anda avoids the attempt from Girardi to control.
Girardi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De Anda landing strikes from the mount and Girardi is in trouble!
Girardi is trying desperately to improve position.
De Anda with shots to the head and body - Girardi looks very uncomfortable down there.
De Anda is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Giorgio Girardi has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Girardi tries to hold on but De Anda postures up.
The referee warns Girardi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Girardi is in a horrible position here. De Anda smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Girardi is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Anda looking to control but Girardi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oh Girardi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Girardi is desperately trying to improve his position but De Anda has a good base and remains in mount.
Girardi seems to have got his legs back now.
De Anda tries to control but Girardi wriggling away.
De Anda raining down shots from the mount!
De Anda landing punches.
Girardi working to try and regain half guard.
De Anda lands a couple of good shots and Girardi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Will De Anda go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
De Anda scores with punches to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazano De Anda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giorgio Girardi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Girardi has his takedown stuffed
and De Anda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Anda throws a series of punches but Girardi avoids them all with ease.
Girardi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Girardi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Anda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Girardi backs up against the cage.
De Anda punishes Girardi's body with a nice straight punch.
Lazano De Anda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Girardi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgio Girardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Anda sizes up Girardi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Giorgio Girardi's cut is getting worse.
De Anda has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Girardi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Girardi closes the distance and clinches up with De Anda, looking for a takedown. Girardi pushes De Anda against the cage but De Anda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Anda lands with a good body shot.
Girardi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Anda scores with a nice right hand.
Girardi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Girardi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Anda feints a jab promting Girardi to slip. De Anda then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Girardi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Anda misses with a double jab
and Girardi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Girardi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Anda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Girardi is one step ahead there.
Girardi looking to sit in guard and control but De Anda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Anda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Girardi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Anda has managed to get both his arms back between Girardi's legs - danger averted.
Lazano De Anda has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Anda content to stall in guard here.
De Anda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Girardi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Anda has managed to get both his arms back between Girardi's legs - danger averted.
Girardi keeping moving, preventing De Anda from controlling successfully.
De Anda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Girardi looking for a guillotine here but De Anda defends easily.
De Anda postures up and lands a big shot to Girardi's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Anda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Anda trying to control the position from guard on top but Girardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Girardi working for submissions but it's allowed De Anda to get to half guard.
Nice strikes from De Anda there.
Girardi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute De Anda jumps into side control!
Girardi is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Anda tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
De Anda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Girardi manages to get back to half guard.
Girardi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
De Anda wants to control but Girardi is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Girardi looking for submissions off his back.
Girardi tries to roll over but De Anda keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazano De Anda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Giorgio Girardi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
De Anda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Girardi avoids the body shot from De Anda.
De Anda connects with the punch.
Girardi goes for a double leg but De Anda avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Anda continues to drive forward.
A nice left hand lands by De Anda.
A right hook to the body lands for De Anda.
Girardi tries for a takedown but De Anda manages to get underhooks.
De Anda is pressed up against the cage. Girardi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Anda down to the mat. De Anda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgio Girardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Girardi needs to keep his hands up - De Anda had a free shot at his head there.
Girardi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Girardi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - De Anda scores with a four punch combination!
Girardi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Anda finds it's way round the side to connect with Girardi's head.
Girardi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Anda misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Anda misses with a wild body shot.
De Anda connects with a jab.
Lazano De Anda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Anda scores with a jab to the head.
De Anda tries to clinch up.
De Anda punishes Girardi's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as De Anda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Girardi doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by De Anda.
A jab from De Anda does it's job there.
Girardi dodges the punch combination from De Anda.
Girardi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Girardi goes for a double leg but De Anda avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Anda continues to drive forward.
De Anda tries to work over Girardi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Girardi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
De Anda has a couple of punches blocked by Girardi.
Girardi goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Anda prevents it.
De Anda misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Anda lands a right hand.
De Anda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Anda is working Girardi over against the cage.
A body shot lands from De Anda.
De Anda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Anda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Anda throws a head punch that misses.
De Anda lands a body punch.
De Anda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Anda digs a right hand underneath Girardi's ribcage. Girardi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Girardi is working for takedown but De Anda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Anda lands a nice shot to the body.
Girardi tries to score a body lock takedown but De Anda shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Anda lands a left hand.
De Anda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Anda misses with a body punch.
De Anda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Anda throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Anda lands a shot to the body.
Giorgio Girardi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lazano De Anda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Anda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazano De Anda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Anda 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazano De Anda!
Our winner, Lazano De Anda, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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