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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lalama Amana (ranked 2598 p4p, 287 weight class) and Thybault Paredes (ranked 2977 p4p, 331 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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167 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
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162 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lalama Amana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thybault Paredes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paredes scores with a decent looking hook.
Amana lands an overhand right.
We've been told by Amana's head coaches at Navy Street MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Amana shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Amana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Amana blocks a body shot from Paredes.
Amana lands with a light punch inside.
Amana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paredes just leaning against Amana, taking a breather.
Amana controlling the action here for a moment.
Paredes is stalling here.
Paredes misses with a punch to the body.
Paredes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paredes lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amana.
Amana misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paredes is keeping busy.
Paredes stalling.
Amana tries to work over Paredes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paredes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Paredes controlling the action here for a moment.
Paredes receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Amana working aggressively here.
Amana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amana tries to throw a body punch but Paredes avoids it by throwing Amana back against the cage.
Paredes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paredes.
Amana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amana leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paredes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Amana up against the cage.
Amana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amana stalling the fight.
Amana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paredes is keeping busy.
Amana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paredess head.
Paredes has Amana pressed against the cage.
Amana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Paredes stalling.
Paredes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amana just leaning against Paredes, taking a breather.
Amana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amana is looking to control Paredes's arms but Paredes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Amana has his back to the cage.
Amana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paredes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Amana up against the cage.
Amana tries to throw a body punch but Paredes avoids it by throwing Amana back against the cage.
Amana is pushing Paredes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Paredes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paredes is rocked!
The referee calls for Amana to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amana.
A shot in the inside from Paredes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Paredes.
Paredes avoiding damage.
Paredes is struggling to control the position.
Paredes misses with a punch to the body.
Paredes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paredes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paredes struggles to land a body shot inside as Amana controls his hands.
Amana stalling the fight.
Paredes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amana blocking some punches.
Amana tries to throw a body punch but Paredes avoids it by throwing Amana back against the cage.
Amana blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thybault Paredes 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.
Paredes clinches with his opponent.
Paredes'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.
Paredes being controlled against the cage.
Amana lands with a light punch inside.
Amana is struggling to control the position.
Paredes tries to stall but Amana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paredes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paredes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paredes blocks a body shot from Amana.
Paredes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paredes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paredes is pushing Amana up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lalama Amana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paredes blocks a body shot from Amana.
Paredes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paredes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Paredes.
Paredes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paredes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amana takes a shot to the head.
Amana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amana trying to control the position but instead, Paredes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Amana into the cage.
Paredes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paredes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paredes.
Amana trying to stall but Paredes improves his position.
Amana lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paredes is still on wobbly legs! Can Amana finish him?
Amana stalling the fight.
Amana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Amana taking a breather.
Amana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paredes seems to have recovered his senses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot in the inside from Paredes.
Paredes throws a head punch that misses.
Paredes digs a right hand into Amana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Amana's gas tank.
Amana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amana lands with a short shot to the head.
Amana trying to stall but Paredes improves his position.
Paredes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Paredes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paredes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Paredes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Amana taking a breather.
Paredes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Amana is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thybault Paredes.
Amana misses with a straight right.
A cross from Paredes lands.
Amana takes a swing at Paredes's ribcage but misses.
Amana throws a jab when Paredes was well out of range.
Paredes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice body punch from Paredes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paredes connects with a body shot.
Paredes misses with the combination.
Amana takes the fight into the clinch.
Paredes throws a punch but it's blocked by Amana.
Paredes tries to throw a body punch but Amana avoids it by throwing Paredes back against the cage.
Amana trying to control the position but instead, Paredes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Amana into the cage.
Paredes tries to throw a body punch but Amana avoids it by throwing Paredes back against the cage.
Amana scores with a shot to the side of Paredes's head.
Paredes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Amana throws a punch but it's blocked by Paredes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thybault Paredes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Amana.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paredes cracks the inside of Amana's front leg.
Amana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paredes moves away.
Paredes swats away the attempt to clinch by Amana.
Amana lands a right hook to the body.
Amana clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paredes.
Paredes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A body shot lands from Paredes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paredes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Amana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paredes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paredes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paredes can't find room to land a body shot as Amana controls the action.
Amana is looking to control Paredes's arms but Paredes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Amana has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Paredes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Amana stalling the fight.
Amana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paredes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Amana or not.
Amana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amana.
Lalama Amana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paredes stalling the fight.
Amana misses with a body punch.
Paredes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paredes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Paredes blocking some punches.
Amana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paredes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paredes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paredes lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paredes scores with a shot to the side of Amana's head.
Paredes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paredes taking a breather.
Amana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amana trying to stall but Paredes improves his position.
Amana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paredes effectively controlling the action here.
Paredes trying to stall but Amana improves his position.
Paredes lands a shoulder strike.
Paredes throws a head punch that misses.
Paredes scores with a shoulder strike.
Amana working aggressively here.
Paredes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Amana gets through Paredes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amana lands a hook that snaps the head of Paredes backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Paredes.
Amana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amana letting Paredes take a breather here.
Amana misses with a punch to the body.
Amana trying to stall but Paredes improves his position.
Amana struggles to land a body shot inside as Paredes controls his hands.
Paredes effectively controlling the action here.
Amana creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Paredes with a big uppercut! Paredes tries to clinch up but Amana pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Paredes to the mat! Paredes covers up and Amana unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lalama Amana!
Lalama Amana managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Power Matrix Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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RATING
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