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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernie Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bagus Mims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagus Mims has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernie Delgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bagus Mims!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado forces Mims back against the cage and clinches.
Delgado pulls guard effortlessly.
Mims working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delgado lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mims trying to control the position.
Delgado 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.
Delgado trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Delgado is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mims is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delgado controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Delgado has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mims trying to control the position.
Delgado postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Delgado stays in close to Mims's body and controls the position.
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.
Mims wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mims can do anything to dispel that myth.
Delgado controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mims is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Delgado throws a big right hand that misses.
Delgado slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mims tries to bum rush Delgado with a series of wild strikes but Delgado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mims looks to throw a body kick
and Delgado moves into the clinch.
Delgado gets control of Mims's arms and successfully pulls guard. Delgado will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Delgado is on top in guard.
Mims 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.
Delgado lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Delgado landing with the ground and pound.
Delgado sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mims, up you get!
Mims swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mims stalks Delgado and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Delgado's face. Delgado staggers backwards, shaken.
Mims lands with a good body shot.
Mims looks to land a left hand but Delgado moved out of range nicely.
Mims misses with a shot to the body
and Delgado counters with a nice uppercut.
Delgado shoots in and bounces Mims off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Delgado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado 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.
Mims pulls Delgado in close to his closed guard and prevents Delgado from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mims has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Delgado is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delgado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mims dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mims dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mims is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Delgado rather than just go for the knockout.
Mims fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Delgado on the side of the head.
Delgado dodges the punch combination from Mims.
Delgado half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Delgado dominated that round.
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.
Delgado checks a low kick from Mims.
Delgado dodges the punch combination from Mims.
Delgado lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mims throws out a loose jab but Delgado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delgado went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice jab there from Mims.
Mims misses with a combination
and Delgado counters by moving into the clinch.
Mims misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delgado manages to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delgado lands an upkick as Mims stands over him.
Delgado has his hands on Mims's head, controlling the position.
Delgado looking for a guillotine here but Mims defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Delgado looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Delgado is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Delgado winds up and cracks Mims with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Delgado working the head and body with strikes.
Delgado keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Delgado seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Delgado lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado working Mims over with strikes.
Delgado looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Delgado winds up and cracks Mims with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Delgado scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Delgado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mims can do to turn this around?
Delgado seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Delgado seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Delgado controlling the action here.
Delgado is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mims is just riding it out for now. Delgado eventually gives up the hold.
Mims is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado controlling the action here.
Bernie Delgado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Delgado.
Mims is trying to control but can't.
Delgado working the head and body with strikes.
Mims is trying to get back to full guard.
Delgado is trying to work for a kimura but Mims is defending well.
Mims is looking for a sweep. Delgado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado is controlling the pace.
Delgado is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mims sees it coming and defends easily.
Delgado takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Delgado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Delgado dominated that second round.
That's time! Delgado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Mims connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mims misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Mims lands an impressive looking overhand right. Delgado doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mims thuds his right hand into Delgado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mims digs a good hook to Delgado's body.
Mims motions for Delgado to come forward. Mims throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Delgado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Delgado takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Delgado avoids the body shot from Mims.
Delgado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mims moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Mims.
Delgado closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mims quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delgado is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado working Mims over with strikes.
Delgado takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Delgado scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Delgado controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delgado slips a nice elbow through Mims's hands, connecting with Mims's forehead.
Delgado winds up and cracks Mims with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Delgado is working for a kimura but Mims is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mims trying to hold on to Delgado's head to control him but Delgado postures up.
Delgado working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mims is trying to control but can't.
Delgado slips a nice elbow through Mims's hands, connecting with Mims's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Delgado is controlling the pace.
Delgado lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Delgado seems content to control.
Delgado looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mims with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Delgado trying to control the pace.
Delgado continues to hold on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bagus Mims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bernie Delgado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Delgado moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mims.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bagus Mims comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Delgado has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernie 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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