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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Pendragon (ranked 2951 p4p, 3597 weight class) and Emanuel Le Delma (ranked 298 p4p, 336 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emanuel Le Delma!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Delma closes the distance and pushes Pendragon back into the cage.
Le Delma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le Delma can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Le Delma misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Le Delma.
Le Delma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pendragon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le Delma.
The referee calls for Pendragon to work.
Pendragon blocking some punches.
Pendragon working aggressively here.
Pendragon tries to circle away but Le Delma has him pinned against the cage.
Le Delma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pendragon's elbow.
Le Delma just leaning against Pendragon, taking a breather.
Pendragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Delma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pendragon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pendragon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Delma misses the shot to the body.
Le Delma looks to throw the jab but Pendragon is out of range.
Pendragon throws a lazy right hand but Le Delma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Le Delma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pendragon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Delma has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pendragon finds it's way round the side to connect with Le Delma's head.
Le Delma looks to land a right hand but Pendragon moved out of range.
Emanuel Le Delma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon staying out of range there.
Le Delma throws a big shot that misses.
Le Delma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some wild striking there from Le Delma.
Le Delma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Le Delma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pendragon doesn't seem bothered though.
Le Delma staying out of range there.
Le Delma swings for the body but Pendragon moves out of range.
Pendragon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Le Delma slips under a jab from Pendragon.
The fighters circling - Le Delma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pendragon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Le Delma.
Nice uppercut there from Le Delma.
Le Delma throws a hook but Pendragon avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Delma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Le Delma.
Pendragon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Delma moves away.
Le Delma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Le Delma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pendragon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pendragon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Le Delma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Delma lands a nice hook to Pendragon's body. Pendragon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut. Le Delma saw that one coming.
Pendragon catches Le Delma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pendragon takes one to the side of the head.
Le Delma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pendragon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Delma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Le Delma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pendragon doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Pendragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pendragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le Delma rushes Pendragon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Le Delma.
Pendragon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Delma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Delma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le Delma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le Delma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Le Delma scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
Le Delma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Delma lands with a straight right. Pendragon didn't see that one coming.
Le Delma lands a slapping body shot.
Le Delma lands with a right hand.
Le Delma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pendragon on the side of the head.
Le Delma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Le Delma misses with a body shot.
Le Delma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Delma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pendragon, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon throws a head punch that misses.
Le Delma prevents Pendragon from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pendragon fails to land.
Le Delma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Le Delma working aggressively here.
Le Delma throws a head punch that misses.
Le Delma has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pendragon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Le Delma can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pendragon.
A head punch on the inside from Pendragon fails to land.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Delma.
Le Delma lands with a left to the head.
Pendragon working aggressively here.
Pendragon wants to stall.
Le Delma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pendragon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Le Delma on the inside.
Good body shot from Le Delma.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon looking to stall.
Le Delma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Le Delma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Le Delma dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Le Delma has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pendragon fails to land.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Delma.
Le Delma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Le Delma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Le Delma misses with the head strike.
Pendragon breaks the clinch.
Le Delma pushes Pendragon up against the cage in a clinch.
Le Delma working aggressively here.
Le Delma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Le Delma swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pendragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Le Delma controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Delma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le Delma throws a punch but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon stalling in the clinch but Le Delma improves position.
Le Delma throws a head punch that misses.
Le Delma scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Delma.
Pendragon working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon scores with a hook to the body.
Pendragon blocks a body shot from Le Delma.
Le Delma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Le Delma.
Le Delma working aggressively here.
Pendragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le Delma stalling against the cage.
Pendragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pendragon.
Pendragon gets through Le Delma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Le Delma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Delma moves away.
Pendragon misses with a straight left.
Le Delma just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Delma catches Pendragon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Le Delma scores with a jab.
Le Delma throws an overhand right that lands on Pendragon's shoulder, as Pendragon tries to avoid the shot.
Pendragon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Le Delma misses its intended target.
Pendragon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pendragon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Delma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Le Delma misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Le Delma.
Good shot there by Pendragon.
Le Delma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab lands there for Le Delma.
Le Delma looks to land a right hand but Pendragon moved out of range.
Pendragon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Delma throws out the jab.
Le Delma throws a body punch but Pendragon moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pendragon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Le Delma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Le Delma misses.
Le Delma lands with a cross.
Pendragon moves out of range as Le Delma strikes.
Pendragon defending well as Le Delma loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Le Delma misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon slips under a jab.
Pendragon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Delma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Le Delma misses with a hook
and Pendragon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pendragon slips a jab from Le Delma.
Le Delma throws a hook but Pendragon avoids it easily.
It looked like Pendragon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pendragon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pendragon misses with a straight right.
Le Delma scores with the left hand. Pendragon knows he should have avoided that one.
Emanuel Le Delma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Delma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pendragon moves away.
Le Delma staying out of range there.
It seemed like Le Delma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Le Delma throws a hook but Pendragon blocks it.
Le Delma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Le Delma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pendragon on the side of the head.
Pendragon lands a jab to Le Delma's midsection.
Le Delma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Pendragon misses its target.
Pendragon throws a series of punches but Le Delma avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Le Delma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Delma.
A quick step to the side and Pendragon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Delma throws a looping overhand right but Pendragon ducks down to avoid it.
Pendragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le Delma scores with a shot to the body.
Pendragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Le Delma misses.
Pendragon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Le Delma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pendragon counters with a nice uppercut.
Le Delma misses with a wild combination.
Le Delma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Delma moves away.
Le Delma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pendragon loads up on a big right hand but Le Delma slips the punch.
Le Delma jabs Pendragon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Le Delma moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Le Delma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pendragon drops his hands momentarily and Le Delma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pendragon takes a swing at Le Delma's ribcage but misses.
Pendragon looks to land a left hand but Le Delma moved out of range nicely.
Pendragon throws a hook but Le Delma avoids it easily.
Le Delma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Delma. Pendragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Pendragon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Le Delma looks to land a left hand but Pendragon moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Pendragon misses the target.
Le Delma misses with an uppercut.
Le Delma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le Delma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Le Delma slips a jab and a cross from Pendragon.
Le Delma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon swats away the attempt to clinch by Le Delma.
Le Delma jabs at Pendragon's body.
Le Delma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Le Delma misses.
Pendragon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pendragon slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Delma looks to throw the jab but Pendragon is out of range.
Le Delma connects with a body shot that sends Pendragon's belly button to the back.
Le Delma throws a shot from downtown. Pendragon moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le Delma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pendragon misses with a hook. Le Delma ducked under it nicely.
Le Delma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pendragon throws a series of punches but Le Delma moves out of range.
Pendragon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Delma throws out the jab.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pendragon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Le Delma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Delma scores with a hook to the body. Pendragon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pendragon moves away from the strike by Le Delma.
Pendragon is looking for a counter combo.
Pendragon ducks right into an uppercut from Le Delma.
Le Delma lands with a nice body punch.
Emanuel Le Delma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma slips a straight right by Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Pendragon misses.
It seemed like Le Delma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Le Delma slips a straight right by Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Le Delma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Le Delma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pendragon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A left lands for Le Delma.
Le Delma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pendragon manages to avoid it.
Pendragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Delma manages to avoid it.
Pendragon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pendragon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pendragon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Delma tries to move into range but Pendragon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pendragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut. Le Delma saw that one coming.
Le Delma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Le Delma lands a nice hook to Pendragon's body. Pendragon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma lands a right hook to the body.
Le Delma throws a hook to the side of Pendragon's head but Pendragon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Le Delma staying out of range there.
Le Delma throws a hook to the side of Pendragon's head but Pendragon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pendragon moves forwards but Le Delma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Le Delma misses.
Le Delma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pendragon.
Le Delma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Le Delma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Delma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pendragon.
Le Delma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pendragon manages to avoid it.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Delma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pendragon.
Le Delma throws a lazy right hand but Pendragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pendragon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pendragon slips under a jab from Le Delma.
Le Delma is looking to clinch but Pendragon is avoiding it.
Le Delma misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma moves away from the strike by Pendragon.
Pendragon lands a slapping body shot.
Le Delma lands a really nice looking cross but Pendragon seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pendragon throws a body shot but no joy.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Le Delma.
Le Delma misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Le Delma coming out on top.
Le Delma scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Pendragon misses its intended target.
Le Delma looks to land a right hand but Pendragon moved out of range.
Le Delma staying out of range there.
A big left from Le Delma misses.
Le Delma moves out of range as Pendragon strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Pendragon misses the target.
Lewis Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le Delma scores with a decent looking hook.
Le Delma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le Delma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emanuel Le Delma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Le Delma 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emanuel Le Delma!
Emanuel Le Delma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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