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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieran Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kieran Late has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leslie Delgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kieran Late!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado dips to his left and cracks Late with an uppercut!
Delgado darts in looking for a takedown but Late gets double underhooks and turns Delgado into the cage.
Delgado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Delgado changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Late shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Delgado is trying to defend but Late finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Delgado is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delgado is trying to stand up here but Late is controlling him well.
Delgado keeping control of the position.
Delgado is trying to stand back up but Late is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado gets back to full guard.
Late looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Delgado throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Delgado fails to land the takedown.
Late paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two 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.
Delgado throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Late was covering up waiting for the punch and Delgado finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Late controlling Delgado's posture.
Delgado won't allow Late to get back to his feet.
Delgado preventing the sweep.
Late wants to get back to his feet but Delgado is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Delgado working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Delgado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Late utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado throws a big right hand that misses.
Delgado working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delgado content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Delgado being controlled here momentarily.
Delgado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Late utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Delgado in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Late wants to get back to his feet but Delgado is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Delgado keeps the fight on the outside.
Delgado feints and as Late raises his hands in defense, Delgado changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Late utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado postures up in Late's guard and throws a big left but Late blocks it.
Delgado throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Delgado's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delgado in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Late wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Delgado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Late works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Delgado cracks Late with a solid left hand.
Delgado drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Delgado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Late not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Late wants to stand up but Delgado is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Delgado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Delgado dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Delgado throws out a loose jab but Late uses good head movement to avoid it.
Late scores with a takedown into Delgado's guard.
Delgado scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Late stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Late wants it to stay on the feet.
Late throws a counter combo.
Late looks to score with a jab to the body but Delgado is just out of range.
Late shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Late showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delgado is not content to let Late control the position.
Delgado works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado pushes Late off and scrambles back to his feet.
Late has taken the fight to the clinch.
Delgado scores with a knee to the head.
Late avoiding damage as Delgado throws knees to the body.
Delgado is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Late is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Late drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Late looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delgado accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Delgado throwing strikes but missing.
Leslie Delgado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Late uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Leslie Delgado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Late throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Late misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delgado takes the fight into the clinch.
Delgado trying to land knees to the body.
Late has Delgado pushed against the cage.
Late avoiding damage as Delgado throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado has Late pressed against the cage.
Late being controlled against the cage.
Delgado displaying some good clinch control by pressing Late up against the cage.
Late gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado is trying to stand.
Delgado manages to get to full guard.
Delgado manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A left and a right from Late both land. Nice combination.
Late tries to bum rush Delgado with a series of wild strikes but Delgado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Delgado misses.
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 Leslie Delgado will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Delgado looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Late unleashes a big counter combination but Delgado bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Late shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Late was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Late trying to control the position but Delgado is working away.
Delgado is trying to get back to his feet.
Delgado 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delgado manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Delgado wants to control but Late is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Delgado there.
Delgado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Delgado is working away from the top position though.
Late really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Delgado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Late tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Delgado is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Delgado is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Late has managed to free his arm - good work.
Delgado thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Delgado drops an elbow to the side of Late's head.
Delgado is trying to control. Late wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Delgado sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Late defending well though.
Delgado missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Late is controlling Delgado's trapped leg to prevent Delgado from advancing to side control.
Delgado missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Delgado missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Delgado thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Late's head.
Late is looking for a sweep. Delgado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Late changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Delgado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Late throws a counter combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Late!
Delgado dodges the punch combination from Late.
Delgado is looking for a counter combo.
Kieran Late seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado scores with a takedown into Late's guard.
Late wants to hit a switch here but Delgado passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Late there!
Delgado cracks Late with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Delgado unloading with bombs!
Delgado lands a heavy elbow.
Delgado landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado landing strikes from the mount.
Delgado looking to ground and pound but Late is blocking nicely.
Delgado is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Late can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Delgado lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Delgado with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delgado sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Late takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Delgado cracks Late with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kieran Late has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delgado connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Late is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Late is bucking up trying to escape but Delgado cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Leslie Delgado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee warns Late that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leslie Delgado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Delgado, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leslie Delgado!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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