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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bosque Trabuco (ranked 3262 p4p, 3288 weight class) and Matt Starr (ranked 391 p4p, 396 weight class). Matt Starr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bosque Trabuco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Starr!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trabuco closes the distance and clinches.
Starr blocks an elbow strike.
Starr breaks from the clinch.
Trabuco shoots in but no luck this time.
Trabuco tries to clinch up but Starr circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trabuco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Starr does no damage.
Bosque Trabuco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Starr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trabuco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trabuco clinches up with Starr and pushes him back against the cage.
Starr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trabuco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Starr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Starr.
Trabuco misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trabuco throws an elbow but misses.
Starr tries to break free but Trabuco pushes him back against the cage.
Starr avoids the elbow strike from Trabuco, against the cage.
Starr blocks a body shot from Trabuco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trabuco as Starr tries to tie him up.
Starr is trying to break the clinch but Trabuco has him pressed against the cage.
Trabuco has picked Starr up - he's going for a ride! Trabuco dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Trabuco is thwarting Starr's attempts to control the position.
Starr looking for submissions off his back.
Trabuco tries to pass to full mount but Starr defends it.
Trabuco is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Starr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Trabuco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Trabuco landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Starr looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco controlling the action here.
Trabuco winds up and cracks Starr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Starr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Trabuco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trabuco's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Starr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Trabuco wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ground and pound from Trabuco.
Starr wants to sweep but Trabuco has passed to side control!
Trabuco looks up at the clock and then as Starr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Trabuco smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Trabuco is chipping away with strikes.
Starr is looking for a sweep.
Trabuco working the body and head with strikes.
The referee asks Trabuco politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Trabuco prefers to stall for the moment though.
Check out the look on Trabuco's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Trabuco grinds an elbow into Starr's temple.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Starr taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trabuco is working Starr over with some ground and pound from side control.
Trabuco lands a decent elbow from side control.
Trabuco lands an elbow.
Trabuco creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Trabuco scoring with punches and elbows.
Starr can't do much from the bottom here.
Trabuco is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Trabuco is putting a hurting on Starr here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bosque Trabuco dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trabuco dives in for a single leg takedown but Starr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Trabuco misses with an elbow over the top.
Trabuco has Starr pressed against the cage, preventing Starr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trabuco has Starr pressed against the cage, preventing Starr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trabuco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Starr's efforts to push away.
Starr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trabuco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starr can do to turn this around?
Trabuco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trabuco.
Trabuco moves into the clinch successfully.
Starr tries to break free but Trabuco pushes him back against the cage.
Trabuco has Starr pressed against the cage, preventing Starr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trabuco tries to throw a body punch but Starr avoids it by throwing Trabuco back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trabuco tries for a takedown but Starr manages to get underhooks.
Trabuco throws an elbow that misses.
Trabuco creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trabuco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Starr's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trabuco throws an elbow but misses.
Trabuco blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Starr looks to score with a jab to the body but Trabuco is just out of range.
Trabuco moves out of range as Starr strikes.
Starr keeps the fight on the outside.
Trabuco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Trabuco with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starr. Trabuco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trabuco clinches up with Starr and pushes him back against the cage.
Trabuco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Starr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Starr tries to break the clinch but Trabuco is controlling the position.
Starr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trabuco has him pressed against the cage.
Starr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Starr breaks the clinch.
Trabuco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starr.
Trabuco tries to clinch there but Starr circles away.
Starr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trabuco moves in looking to clinch but Starr pushes him off.
Trabuco tries to clinch up but Starr circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Starr scores with a four punch combination!
Starr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trabuco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Starr.
Trabuco fails with the takedown
and Starr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosque Trabuco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trabuco changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Starr throws a shot to the body.
Matt Starr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trabuco moves into the clinch successfully.
Starr wants to get back to striking at distance but Trabuco won't allow it.
Starr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Starr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trabuco wants to clinch.
Trabuco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Trabuco is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Trabuco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trabuco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Starr pinned against the cage. Starr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circling - Starr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Starr misses with a two punch combination.
Trabuco wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starr. Trabuco does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trabuco throws an elbow but misses.
Trabuco swings wildly with an uppercut but Starr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starr is looking to break free of the clinch but Trabuco has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Starr's efforts to push away.
Starr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trabuco throws an elbow but misses.
Starr avoids a wild elbow strike from Trabuco.
Starr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trabuco has Starr pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Trabuco pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Starr tumbling to the mat - Trabuco dives into Starr's guard.
Starr keeping moving, preventing Trabuco from controlling successfully.
Trabuco postures up.
Starr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trabuco is one step ahead there.
Trabuco lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Starr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Trabuco scores with a takedown into Starr's guard.
Starr controls Trabuco momentarily but Trabuco frees himself.
Starr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trabuco stands and throws Starr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Starr is looking for a sweep.
Trabuco lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trabuco works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Starr taking a bit of punishment here - Trabuco scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trabuco trying to control the position but Starr is working away.
Starr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bosque Trabuco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trabuco lands an elbow.
Trabuco working the ground and pound from side control.
Trabuco wants to control but Starr is keeping him busy.
Starr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trabuco's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Trabuco is working for a submission of some sort.
Trabuco content to control rather than advance.
Trabuco looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Starr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco winds up and cracks Starr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Starr trying to hold on to Trabuco's head to control him but Trabuco postures up.
Starr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Trabuco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Starr actively working from the bottom here.
Starr is trying to maintain the position but Trabuco is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Starr wants to improve his position but Trabuco is controlling well.
Trabuco takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Starr has hold of Trabuco's hands but Trabuco slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Trabuco wants to free his trapped foot but Starr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Trabuco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco prevents Starr from improving his position.
Trabuco scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Trabuco is trying to control. Starr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Trabuco.
Trabuco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Starr won't allow Trabuco to pass to mount.
Trabuco is thwarting Starr's attempts to control the position.
Starr tries to get to full guard but Trabuco has control of the leg.
Trabuco lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trabuco is nestled in close to Starr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Starr trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Trabuco lands a nice short elbow.
Starr taking some punishment here, with Trabuco in his half guard.
Starr is rocked!
Trabuco content to control rather than advance.
Starr trying to control here.
Trabuco landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Starr is still in real trouble! Can Trabuco finish him?
Trabuco controlling the action here.
Starr seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Starr trying to hold on to Trabuco's head to control him but Trabuco postures up.
Trabuco is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bosque Trabuco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Trabuco 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bosque Trabuco!
Bosque Trabuco decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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