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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 25, 2019 |
#R1#
Sitkhaosai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Sitkhaosai takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitkhaosai lands a nice knee to the body.
Sitkhaosai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Acosta really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD2#
Sitkhaosai has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Acosta clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Acosta covering up well under a barage of strikes.
You can see the frustration on Acosta's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Acosta is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Acosta looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sitkhaosai.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sitkhaosai controlling the positon.
I really don't envy Acosta right now.
Acosta is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acosta manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sitkhaosai's guard. Nice work there by Acosta.
#T1#
Sitkhaosai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Acosta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Acosta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sitkhaosai has momentary wrist control but Acosta slips an elbow through the middle.
Acosta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Acosta postures up.
Sitkhaosai trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sitkhaosai tries to strike from the bottom.
Acosta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Acosta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sitkhaosai working a defensive guard here.
Acosta is working Sitkhaosai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sitkhaosai wants to get back to his feet but Acosta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Acosta works over Sitkhaosai with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Acosta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Sitkhaosai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Acosta 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.
Acosta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Acosta works over Sitkhaosai with some ground and pound from guard.
Acosta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Acosta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Acosta stands up over Sitkhaosai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Acosta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sitkhaosai is trying to keep Acosta in close.
Acosta lands a couple of digs.
Acosta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Acosta scoring with some ground and pound.
Sitkhaosai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Acosta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3##SUB2#
Sitkhaosai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Acosta scoring with some ground and pound.
Acosta is in close to Sitkhaosai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Acosta scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitkhaosai throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sitkhaosai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Acosta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Acosta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Acosta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Acosta lands a couple of elbows.
Acosta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Acosta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Acosta lands a couple of elbows.
Acosta postures up and lands a big shot to Sitkhaosai's brow.
Sitkhaosai has momentary wrist control but Acosta slips an elbow through the middle.#T4#
Acosta stands up over Sitkhaosai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Acosta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Acosta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Acosta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Acosta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sitkhaosai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Acosta with a nice head shot there.
Acosta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Acosta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acosta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sitkhaosai controls Acosta momentarily but Acosta frees himself.
Sitkhaosai looks winded!
Acosta is working Sitkhaosai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Acosta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sitkhaosai trying to control the position.
Acosta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lonny Acosta 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.
#R2#
Acosta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Acosta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sitkhaosai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acosta swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD#
Acosta closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Acosta lands in his opponent's guard.
Acosta scoring with some ground and pound.
Acosta throwing strikes but missing.
Acosta stops Sitkhaosai from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta working some strikes from top position.
Acosta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitkhaosai can do to turn this around?
Acosta landing with the ground and pound.
Acosta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sitkhaosai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Acosta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
Acosta working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Sitkhaosai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Acosta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sitkhaosai trying to keep a closed guard but Acosta is proving a slippery customer.
Acosta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Acosta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sitkhaosai controls Acosta momentarily but Acosta frees himself.
Acosta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Sitkhaosai looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Acosta has picked Sitkhaosai up and slammed him! Sitkhaosai can't keep hold of the triangle and Acosta manages to pass to side control!
Lonny Acosta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Acosta is working Sitkhaosai over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sitkhaosai is looking for a sweep.
Sitkhaosai is breathing heavily.
Sitkhaosai takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Acosta scoring with punches from side control. #T2#
Acosta trying to control the action but Sitkhaosai is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Acosta tries for a kimura but Sitkhaosai is defending well.
Acosta lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #SUB#
Acosta is trying to get an arm triangle but Sitkhaosai is defending well.
Sitkhaosai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sitkhaosai keeping his opponent close.
Acosta in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T3#
Acosta works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Acosta lands a decent elbow from side control.
Acosta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sitkhaosai to see if he's OK.#SU#
Acosta stands up. #TD#
Acosta shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Sitkhaosai kicks Acosta off and gets back to his feet.
Sitkhaosai slips under a jab from Acosta.
It seemed like Sitkhaosai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Acosta shoots in for a takedown but Sitkhaosai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lonny Acosta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Acosta misses with a takedown attempt #CL2#
and Sitkhaosai counters by clinching up. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Acosta looking to stall.
Sitkhaosai working Acosta over with knees to the body.#TD2#
Sitkhaosai has clasped his hands together around Acosta's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Acosta tries to improve position but can't.
Sitkhaosai throws an elbow but Acosta slips to the side and avoids it well.
Acosta tries to bench press Sitkhaosai off him but Sitkhaosai keeps the position.
Acosta is working hard here to advance position.
Acosta is trying to get back to his feet.
Sitkhaosai trying to control the position but Acosta is working away.
Acosta is trying to get back to his feet.
Sitkhaosai tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Acosta wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lonny Acosta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##TD2#
Sitkhaosai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SUB#
Acosta looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sitkhaosai trying to stand up but can't free himself from Acosta's guard.
Acosta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB#
Acosta is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sitkhaosai throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Acosta's body to avoid the submission. Acosta has instead reached around Sitkhaosai's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Acosta arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lonny Acosta!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 16, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Silva has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Acosta successfully pulls guard.
Acosta is trying to control the position but Silva postures up. #SUB#
Silva is posturing up here but Acosta has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Silva tries to roll out but it's too tight and Silva has to tap! Slick submission there by Acosta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lonny Acosta!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 10, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Libre instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Libre.
Acosta looking to stall.
Libre lands with a short shot to the head.
Libre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Acosta stalling against the cage.
Acosta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Libre is defending well.
Libre looking to throw knees to the head but Acosta is blocking nicely.
Libre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Acosta is keeping busy.
Libre trying to stall but Acosta improves his position.
Libre slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Libre gets underhooks to prevent Acosta's takedown attempt.
Acosta is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Libre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lonny Acosta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Libre working Acosta over with knees to the body.
Libre lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Lonny Acosta has been cut.
Acosta prevents a body shot from Libre. #T1#
Libre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Acosta is looking to take this one to the mat.
Acosta is breathing heavily.
Libre lands a knee to the body.
Libre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Acosta.#BC2#
Libre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Libre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Acosta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Libre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Libre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Acosta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Acosta keeping moving, preventing Libre from controlling successfully.
Libre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Libre wants to control from the top but Acosta keeps moving.
Libre throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Libre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Libre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Acosta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Acosta isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Libre stacks Acosta on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Libre!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Acosta pushes Libre away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Libre gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Libre throws a strike aimed at the side of Acosta's head but Acosta avoids it well.#SUB2#
Libre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Libre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Acosta is pushing Libre's head away, looking to escape. Libre manages to hold on to the position though.
Libre throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acosta is pushing Libre's head away, looking to escape. Libre manages to hold on to the position though.
Acosta avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Libre. #T3##SUB2#
Libre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acosta is trying to buck Libre off.
Libre working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Libre throws an elbow but Acosta slips to the side and avoids it well.
Acosta manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Acosta winds up and cracks Libre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Libre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Acosta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Libre is trying to stand back up but Acosta is controlling him
Acosta working the head and body with strikes.
Acosta working over Libre with some ground and pound. Libre looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
Acosta is looking for a kimura here.
#T4#
Acosta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Acosta really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Acosta 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.
Acosta takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Acosta working Libre over with strikes.
Libre is trying to stand.
Acosta thows a huge punch but Libre dodges it nicely.
Acosta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nacho Libre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lonny Acosta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Libre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Acosta is looking to escape.
Acosta wants to improve his position but Libre is controlling well.
Libre content to control rather than advance.
Acosta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Libre.
Acosta pushes Libre off looking to stand but Libre dives back in and keeps control.
#SUB#
Acosta actively working from the bottom here.
Libre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Libre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Libre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Acosta's head. #SUB#
Acosta actively working from the bottom here.
Libre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Acosta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Acosta 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.
Acosta punching from the bottom.
#T1#
Acosta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Libre.
Acosta manages to get to full guard.
Acosta keeping moving, preventing Libre from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Acosta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Libre defends well.
Libre throwing strikes but missing. #SUB#
Acosta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Libre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Libre wants to control from the top but Acosta keeps moving.
Libre stops Acosta from standing up. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Acosta doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#SUB#
Acosta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Libre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Libre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Acosta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Libre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Libre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Libre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Libre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
Acosta is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Libre rolls with it to try and escape but Acosta cranks on the arm and Libre is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lonny Acosta!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 23, 2019 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Acosta. Fitzpatrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzpatrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Acosta circles away.
#TD#
Fitzpatrick gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fitzpatrick wants to sweep here but Acosta controlling him for the moment.
Acosta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fitzpatrick has his hands on Acosta's head, controlling the position.
Fitzpatrick striking off his back but it's not causing Acosta any problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Acosta connects with a couple of short punches.
Fitzpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Acosta connects with a couple of short punches.
Fitzpatrick is trying to control the position but Acosta postures up.
Fitzpatrick wants to stand and escape but Acosta is having none of it. #T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acosta landing some decent shots from guard.
Acosta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Acosta distracts Fitzpatrick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Acosta landing some decent shots from guard.
Acosta would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Acosta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick wants to sweep but no luck.
Acosta really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB#
Acosta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Acosta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Acosta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fitzpatrick wants to control but Acosta passes easily into half guard.
Acosta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T2#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Acosta lands a nice short elbow.
Fitzpatrick is looking to improve his position.
Fitzpatrick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Acosta scores with a couple of nice shots.
Acosta working the head and body with strikes.
Acosta drops an elbow to the side of Fitzpatrick's head.
Acosta working over Fitzpatrick with some ground and pound. Fitzpatrick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Acosta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick taking some punishment here, with Acosta in his half guard.
Fitzpatrick looks winded!
Acosta slips a nice elbow through Fitzpatrick's hands, connecting with Fitzpatrick's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Acosta.
Acosta winds up and cracks Fitzpatrick with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Acosta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Acosta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Acosta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick is looking for a sweep. Acosta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Acosta stalling.
Acosta lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acosta content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB2#
Fitzpatrick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Acosta pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Acosta there.
Nice strikes from Acosta there.
Acosta lands with a punch from half guard.
Acosta scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T4#
Acosta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fitzpatrick taking some punishment here, with Acosta in his half guard.
Fitzpatrick taking some punishment here, with Acosta in his half guard.
Acosta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Acosta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fitzpatrick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Acosta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fitzpatrick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB#
Acosta seems to be looking for submissions.
Acosta drops an elbow to the side of Fitzpatrick's head.
Fitzpatrick has hold of Acosta's hands but Acosta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fitzpatrick has hold of Acosta's hands but Acosta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Acosta wants to work for an arm triangle but Fitzpatrick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fitzpatrick has hold of Acosta's hands but Acosta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lonny Acosta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Acosta changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fitzpatrick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Acosta landing strikes.
Fitzpatrick takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#SUB#
Acosta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fitzpatrick has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fitzpatrick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Acosta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzpatrick can do to turn this around?
Fitzpatrick is looking for a sweep.
Fitzpatrick taking a bit of punishment here - Acosta scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta scores with punches from side control.
Acosta scoring with punches from side control.
Acosta works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Acosta moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fitzpatrick is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fitzpatrick is breathing heavily.#T1#
Acosta working the head and body with strikes.
Fitzpatrick takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Acosta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fitzpatrick to see if he's OK.
Lonny Acosta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Acosta cracks Fitzpatrick with a big elbow.
Acosta lands an elbow. #SUB#
Acosta goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fitzpatrick has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Acosta but great work by Fitzpatrick.
Acosta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fitzpatrick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Acosta manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Acosta is not content to let Fitzpatrick control the position.
Acosta wants to get back to his feet.
#ES#
Acosta has one foot on Fitzpatrick's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#T2##TD2#
Fitzpatrick shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Acosta napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acosta is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fitzpatrick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Acosta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Acosta looking for submissions off his back.
Fitzpatrick prevents Acosta from standing back up.
Fitzpatrick throwing shots but Acosta is blocking nicely.
Fitzpatrick prevents Acosta from standing back up.
#ES#
Acosta makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Acosta.
Acosta moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T3#
Acosta in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Acosta scores with punches from side control.
Fitzpatrick is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Acosta's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Acosta landing a few strikes.
Fitzpatrick is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Acosta is staying tight to Fitzpatrick's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Acosta scores with a couple of short elbows.#T4#
Acosta controls the position.
Acosta landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Acosta working the head with strikes.
Acosta lands some shots froms side control.
Fitzpatrick is working to avoid the ground and pound but Acosta connects with a decent elbow.
Fitzpatrick can't do much from the bottom here.
Acosta working the ground and pound.
Fitzpatrick takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Acosta lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fitzpatrick down.
#SUB#
Acosta tries for a kimura but Fitzpatrick is defending well.
Acosta scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lonny Acosta dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Fitzpatrick blocks a head kick by Acosta.
#TD2#
Fitzpatrick manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Acosta on his heels. He'll look to pass Acosta's guard now, I'm sure.
Fitzpatrick wants to control from the top but Acosta keeps moving. #SUB#
Acosta throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fitzpatrick escapes and throws Acosta's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Acosta gets back to half guard.
Fitzpatrick prevents Acosta from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta is looking to get back to full guard here but Fitzpatrick has managed to pass to side control instead.
The strikes coming from Fitzpatrick are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fitzpatrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fitzpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Acosta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Acosta pushes Fitzpatrick away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fitzpatrick gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T1##ES#
Acosta explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #TD2#
Fitzpatrick drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#ES#
Acosta wriggles free and stands up. #TD#
Fitzpatrick gets caught flat footed, as Acosta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Acosta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Acosta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fitzpatrick's head.
Acosta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fitzpatrick's head.#SU#
Acosta stands up from Fitzpatrick's guard - Acosta perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD#
Acosta throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fitzpatrick tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Acosta is in Fitzpatrick's guard.
Fitzpatrick is wriggling around but Acosta manages to pass to half guard.
#T2##REVB#
Acosta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Acosta lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Acosta is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Acosta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T3#
Ground and pound from Acosta.
Acosta slips a nice elbow through Fitzpatrick's hands, connecting with Fitzpatrick's forehead.
Acosta lands with a punch from half guard.
Acosta lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Acosta there.
Acosta looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Acosta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Acosta content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Acosta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Acosta working over Fitzpatrick with some ground and pound. Fitzpatrick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Acosta scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T4#
Acosta is nestled in close to Fitzpatrick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Acosta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Acosta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Acosta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fitzpatrick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Acosta sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Acosta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Acosta 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.
Acosta working over Fitzpatrick with some ground and pound. Fitzpatrick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bradley Fitzpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lonny Acosta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Acosta lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lonny Acosta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Acosta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lonny Acosta!
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