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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Cantu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahmed Cantu!
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, Daniel Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier clinches up with Cantu and pushes him back against the cage.
Cormier is trying to stall.
Cantu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cantu works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cantu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cormier looking for a guillotine here but Cantu defends easily.
Cormier wriggles free and stands up.
Cormier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cantu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cantu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cantu tries to keep at a distance but Cormier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cantu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cormier decides to pull guard.
Cormier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cantu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cormier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cantu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cormier is on top in guard.
Cormier wants to control from the top but Cantu keeps moving.
Cantu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cormier wants to control from the top but Cantu keeps moving.
Cormier passes into half guard.
Cormier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cantu has his foot on Cormier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cormier works his way back into a safe position though.
Cantu wants to sweep here but Cormier controlling him for the moment.
Cormier must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cormier trying to control the position from guard on top but Cantu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cantu looking for a sweep. Not yet Cantu, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cantu is on top in guard.
Cantu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cormier's guard.
Cantu stands up from Cormier's guard - Cantu perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier lands a right hook to the body.
Cormier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cormier tries to close the distance and clinch but Cantu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cantu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cormier blocks a head kick by Cantu.
Cormier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cormier scores with a jab to the body.
Cormier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cantu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cormier drives through and clinches with Cantu against the cage.
Cantu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cantu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cantu is pushing Cormier up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier pulls guard.
Cantu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cormier looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cantu passes into half guard.
Cormier wants to control but Cantu is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Cantu.
Cormier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cantu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Cormier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cormier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cantu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cantu breaks from the clinch.
Cormier throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cantu was covering up waiting for the punch and Cormier finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cormier won't allow Cantu to sweep him here.
Cantu keeping moving, preventing Cormier from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cormier tries to free his leg and advance position but Cantu is retaining full guard.
Cantu trying to keep a closed guard but Cormier is proving a slippery customer.
Cormier being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cormier postures up.
Cormier throws a big right hand that misses.
Cantu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cormier wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cormier manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cantu wants to get up but he can't break Cormier's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cormier is trying to keep Cantu in close.
Cantu 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cantu manages to get himself to full guard.
Cantu trying to keep a closed guard but Cormier is proving a slippery customer.
Cormier throwing strikes from guard but Cantu blocks nicely.
Cormier trying to control but Cantu is working from the bottom.
Cantu looking for a sweep. Not yet Cantu, not yet.
Cantu looking to control.
Cantu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cormier is working Cantu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cantu trying to control the position.
Cantu is really struggling to control Cormier but he's trying to hold on to the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cantu is on top in guard.
Cantu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cormier wriggles free and stands up.
Cormier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cantu darts in and clinches Cormier up against the cage.
Cantu ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cantu no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cantu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier throws a big elbow that misses.
Cormier landing some decent shots from guard.
Cormier lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cantu keeping full guard, as Cormier tries to pass.
Cormier keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cantu's head.
Daniel Cormier has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cormier trying to control but Cantu is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cantu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cormier defends well.
Cantu is pulling down on Cormier's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Cormier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cormier misses with a low kick as Cantu jumps back.
Cormier lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cormier.
It looks like Ahmed Cantu has been cut.
Cormier moves in looking to clinch but Cantu pushes him off.
Cormier shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cormier was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cantu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cormier off and has taken his back!
Cantu is hanging on to Cormier's back as he tries to escape.
Cantu has Cormier flattened out and is raining down punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cormier is in bad spot here.
Cormier covering up well under a series of strikes from Cantu.
Cormier trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier is covering up but some of the strikes from Cantu are getting through and doing damage.
Cormier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cantu looking for the choke but no joy.
Cantu scores with punches from the back.
Cormier trying to get back to his feet but Cantu is in full control for now.
Cormier trying to control the hands but Cantu won't let him.
Cantu tightening his grip on Cormier, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantu controlling the position well here. Cormier rolled but Cantu kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Cantu connects with a big shot to the side of Cormier's head.
Cormier breaks Cantu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantu has control of Cormier's left arm, preventing Cormier from doing any damage.
Cormier distracts Cantu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cormier trying to control the position from guard on top but Cantu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cormier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cantu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cormier stopping the sweep attempt from Cantu.
Cormier throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cormier forces his way into half guard.
Cantu wants to control but Cormier is keeping busy.
Cantu wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Cormier there.
Cormier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cormier lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cantu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cormier's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cormier's back!
Cormier prevents Cantu from getting a body triangle.
Ahmed Cantu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Cormier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cormier is trying to shake Cantu off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Cantu won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Cormier.
Well Cormier 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Cormier!
Daniel Cormier took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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