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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opium Opiate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
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186 cm
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164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Beltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Opium Opiate!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opiate throws a hook to the side of Beltran's head but Beltran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Opiate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Opiate throws a hook but Beltran blocks it.
Opium Opiate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Opiate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Opiate moves in looking to clinch but Beltran pushes him off.
Opiate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beltran, pushing him back against the cage.
Beltran fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Opiate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Opiate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Beltran tries to pull guard but Opiate forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Beltran fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Beltran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beltran tries to pull guard but Opiate holds him up against the cage and eventually Beltran drops back down to his feet.
Opiate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran avoids a wild elbow strike from Opiate.
Beltran tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Opiate smiles and moves away.
Opiate misses with a hook.
Beltran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beltran misses with a few strikes there.
Opiate has Beltran up against the cage in a clinch.
Beltran fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee calls for Opiate to work.
Beltran has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Opiate uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beltran looking to control.
Opiate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beltran is keeping the position for now.
Beltran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Opiate wants to pass the guard but Beltran is keeping the position.
Beltran manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Opiate is trying to reverse the position but instead Beltran has taken his back - oops!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opiate is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Beltran decides to stand up, even though he's got his opponent's back.
Beltran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Opiate tries to close the distance and clinch but Beltran swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Opiate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Opiate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beltran.
Beltran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Opiate.
Opiate moves to clinch but Beltran breaks away
and Beltran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Opiate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beltran is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beltran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Opiate throws a lazy right hand but Beltran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beltran lands with an uppercut that bounces Opiate off the cage and back into range.
Beltran lands a jab to Opiate's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beltran scores with a shot to the body.
Opiate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beltran manages to avoid it.
Opiate misses with a wild body shot.
Opiate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Opiate tries to clinch but Beltran moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by Opiate - just one landing.
Beltran moves away from the strike by Opiate.
Opiate wants to clinch
and Beltran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Opium Opiate 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.
Opiate doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Opiate clinches with his opponent.
Beltran jumps guard but Opiate turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Opiate.
Beltran avoids the elbow strike from Opiate, against the cage.
Beltran avoids a wild elbow strike from Opiate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Opiate.
Beltran jumps guard but Opiate turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Opiate wants to take the fight to the mat but Beltran manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Opiate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee calls for Opiate to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opiate has a couple of punches blocked by Beltran.
Beltran is trying to pull guard but Opiate turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Beltran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beltran jumps guard but Opiate turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Opiate misses with a body punch.
Beltran jumps guard but Opiate stands there with Beltran around his waist. Beltran gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Beltran has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Opiate uses from the top position.
Beltran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beltran keeping full guard, as Opiate tries to pass.
Beltran bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Opiate's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opiate wants to improve his position but instead Beltran has moved into half guard.
Opiate tries to get to full guard but Beltran has control of the leg.
Beltran is taking a breather. Opiate says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Opiate wants to sweep but Beltran has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Opiate tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Beltran presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Opiate is trying desperately to improve position.
Opiate looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opiate is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Beltran.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Opiate is trying to get back to his feet but Beltran has full control of the position and if anything, Opiate has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carlos Beltran 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. This is the final round!
Beltran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beltran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Opiate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beltran moves away.
Opiate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Opiate tries to clinch up.
Beltran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beltran looks to land a combination but Opiate avoids it well.
Opiate lands a nice looking body shot.
Beltran misses with an uppercut. Opiate saw that one coming.
Opiate moves out of range of the strikes.
Beltran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Opiate darts in and clinches Beltran up against the cage.
Opiate wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opiate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Opiate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beltran's defenses.
Beltran tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Opiate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beltran takes an elbow to the temple.
Opiate throws an elbow but it misses.
Beltran tries to pull guard but Opiate won't allow it.
Opiate tries to throw a body punch but Beltran avoids it by throwing Opiate back against the cage.
Beltran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Opiate can't find room to land a body shot as Beltran controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Opiate.
Opiate slowing the pace effectively.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beltran as Opiate tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beltran blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Opiate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Beltran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Opiate trying to control the position but instead, Beltran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Opiate into the cage.
Beltran blocks an elbow strike.
Opiate struggles to land a body shot inside as Beltran controls his hands.
Opiate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beltran's elbow.
Opiate misses with a punch on the inside.
Opiate lands an elbow that stopped Beltran in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opiate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Opiate pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Opiate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Opiate tries a body shot but Beltran blocks it.
Beltran dodges an elbow strike from Opiate.
Opiate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beltran is defending well for now.
Beltran tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Opiate smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Beltran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beltran jabs Opiate to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opiate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Opiate looks to clinch
and Beltran counters with a left and a right that stings Opiate.
Opiate misses with a body punch
and Beltran counters with a three punch combo that has Opiate backing up. Opiate nods at Beltran to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beltran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Opiate tried to score with a low kick but Beltran checks it.
Opiate missing with a left hand there. Beltran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Opiate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beltran lands a jab.
Opiate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beltran.
Beltran is looking to wear down Opiate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beltran scores with a jab. Opiate acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beltran misses with the combination.
Opiate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Opium Opiate.
I think Opiate has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Opium Opiate!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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