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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chupaca Tralala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chupaca Tralala will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Underwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chupaca Tralala!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tralala goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tralala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tralala looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Underwood clinches with his opponent.
Underwood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Underwood successfully pulls guard.
Tralala wants to stand but Underwood has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Underwood pushes Tralala off and scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Underwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chupaca Tralala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Tralala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood pulls guard effortlessly.
Tralala wants to stand and escape but instead Underwood has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tralala utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Underwood throwing strikes from guard but Tralala blocks nicely.
Underwood postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Underwood cracks Tralala with a solid left hand.
Underwood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Underwood is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tralala really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Underwood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Underwood has gone for a leg lock! Tralala slips out almost immediately though and dives into Underwood's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Underwood wants to sweep here but Tralala controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood pushes Tralala off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tralala misses with a two punch combination.
Underwood throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tralala was covering up waiting for the punch and Underwood finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Underwood won't allow Tralala to get back to his feet.
Underwood with a nice head shot there.
Underwood keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tralala's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tralala preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Underwood throwing strikes from guard but Tralala blocks nicely.
Tralala has momentary wrist control but Underwood slips an elbow through the middle.
Underwood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Underwood is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tralala is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Underwood throwing strikes from guard but Tralala blocks nicely.
Underwood won't allow Tralala to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Underwood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Underwood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tralala's head.
Underwood with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Underwood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Underwood is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Underwood drops back looking for a leg! Tralala is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tralala manages to kick Underwood off! Underwood jumps back into Tralala's guard.
Underwood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Underwood throws a big right hand that misses.
Tralala is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Underwood dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Underwood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tralala.
Underwood manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tralala on his heels. He'll look to pass Tralala's guard now, I'm sure.
Underwood landing with the ground and pound.
Underwood lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tralala is looking to stand up but Underwood isn't so interested in that idea.
Underwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tralala can do to turn this around?
Underwood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tralala wants to stand but Underwood is controlling the position.
Tralala working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Underwood.
Underwood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood is working Tralala over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Underwood lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Underwood working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tralala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Underwood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Underwood content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tralala is looking to stand up but Underwood isn't so interested in that idea.
Underwood landing with the ground and pound.
Underwood throwing strikes but missing.
Underwood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Underwood cracks Tralala with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tralala working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Underwood.
Underwood won't allow Tralala to get back to his feet.
Underwood is looking to work some ground and pound but Tralala has wrist control.
Tralala wants to get back to his feet but Underwood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tralala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tralala is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chupaca Tralala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Underwood dodges the punch combination from Tralala.
Tralala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tralala lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Underwood shoots in but Tralala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tralala swinging wildly here.
Underwood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tralala defends it nicely.
Tralala misses with a wild combination.
Tralala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underwood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tralala circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Underwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tralala throws a nice head kick!
Tralala misses with a series of wild punches.
Underwood manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tralala on his heels. He'll look to pass Tralala's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Underwood connects with a couple of short punches.
Underwood throwing strikes from guard but Tralala blocks nicely.
Gabriel Underwood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Underwood throwing strikes from guard but Tralala blocks nicely.
Tralala wants to get back to his feet but Underwood passes into half guard.
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 Gabriel Underwood will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tralala fakes the leg kick and cracks Underwood in the body.
Some wild striking there from Tralala.
Tralala tries a head kick but it misses.
Tralala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tralala moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tralala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Underwood counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tralala just stands there and leans against the cage.
Underwood tries to pull guard but Tralala forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Underwood fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Underwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood decides to pull guard.
Tralala wants to stand but Underwood has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Underwood wants to sweep here but Tralala controlling him for the moment.
Tralala wanted to stand there but Underwood had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Underwood is on top in guard.
Underwood is standing up over Tralala. Tralala looks to escape but Underwood dives into side control.
Underwood connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tralala some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tralala tries to escape but Underwood is in control.
Underwood misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tralala is looking to get back to his feet here but Underwood is keeping cool and he's managed to take Tralala's back.
Underwood connects with a big shot to the side of Tralala's head.
Underwood lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Underwood.
Underwood lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Underwood lands with a hammerfist to the side of Tralala's head.
Tralala is trying to get back to his feet but Underwood has full control of the position and if anything, Tralala has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Underwood throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Tralala!
Underwood lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood lands punches and elbows.
Tralala is rocked!
Tralala wants to get back to his feet.
Tralala is still in real trouble! Can Underwood finish him?
Underwood lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Tralala.
Tralala preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Underwood.
Tralala is trying to get back to his feet but Underwood has full control of the position and if anything, Tralala has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tralala seems to have recovered his senses.
Underwood is looking for the choke from the back position but Tralala is controlling his hands well.
Underwood scores with punches from the back.
Underwood is persistently looking for the submission but Tralala is defending it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tralala is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Underwood gets his way!
Underwood is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Tralala defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Underwood is persistently looking for the submission but Tralala is defending it well.
Tralala is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Underwood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Underwood, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Underwood!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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