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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lacasa (ranked 4576 p4p, 3191 weight class) and Dylan Smith (ranked 223 p4p, 174 weight class). Lacasa's entrance music is Hooligang - Joey Valence & Brae. A fine choice. Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Only Thing They Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Lacasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacasa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lacasa misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Lacasa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lacasa jabs at Smith's body.
Lacasa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Lacasa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Lacasa takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Lacasa.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lacasa on the side of the head.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lacasa.
Lacasa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lacasa swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Lacasa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
We've been told by Lacasa's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Lacasa.
Smith connects with the punch.
Lacasa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith avoids the body shot from Lacasa.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lacasa scores with a three punch combo!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Lacasa.
Smith throws out a counter right but Lacasa avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Lacasa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lacasa cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Lacasa should have avoided that one.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diego Lacasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lacasa ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
A shot to the liver by Lacasa. Beautiful body shot.
Lacasa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Lacasa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lacasa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacasa is just out of range.
Lacasa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lacasa throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Lacasa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacasa.
Lacasa lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Lacasa.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lacasa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lacasa avoids the body shot from Smith.
Lacasa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lacasa throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Lacasa scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith defending well as Lacasa loads up on a big left hand.
Lacasa swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lacasa throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Lacasa scores with a punch to the head.
A left lands for Lacasa.
Lacasa scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lacasa misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacasa moves away.
Lacasa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Lacasa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacasa punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
A jab from Lacasa finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Lacasa misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacasa lands an overhand right.
Lacasa tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lacasa cracks Smith with a good jab.
Lacasa slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith throws a body punch but Lacasa moves out of range.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lacasa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith lands a nice hook to Lacasa's body. Lacasa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lacasa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lacasa misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lacasa missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith slips a straight right by Lacasa.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lacasa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lacasa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lacasa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Lacasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lacasa misses with a straight right.
Lacasa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids the body shot from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Lacasa misses with a looping left.
Lacasa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lacasa scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacasa manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Lacasa moved out of range nicely.
Smith tries to clinch there but Lacasa circles away.
Lacasa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lacasa finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Lacasa.
Diego Lacasa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacasa scores with a punch to the head.
Lacasa jabs at Smith's body.
Lacasa throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith slips a jab from Lacasa.
Smith misses the jab.
Lacasa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lacasa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lacasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Lacasa misses the target.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith slips a straight right by Lacasa.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Lacasa pushes him off.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lacasa cracks Smith with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lacasa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Lacasa.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lacasa lands a jab.
Smith misses with a hook. Lacasa ducked under it nicely.
Lacasa lands with a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a hook.
Lacasa loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Lacasa misses with a straight left.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lacasa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lacasa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
Lacasa is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Lacasa misses its intended target.
Lacasa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lacasa throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lacasa lands an overhand right.
Smith defending well as Lacasa loads up on a big left hand.
Lacasa throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Lacasa ducks down to avoid it.
Lacasa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lacasa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Lacasa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lacasa digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lacasa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lacasa loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Lacasa throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith tries to move into range but Lacasa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lacasa swinging wildly here.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lacasa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lacasa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith slips a jab from Lacasa.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Lacasa looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Lacasa moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Lacasa.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Lacasa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith wants to clinch up but Lacasa keeps it at a distance.
Lacasa looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith throws out a counter right but Lacasa avoids it with no problem.
Lacasa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacasa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lacasa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lacasa.
Lacasa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lacasa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lacasa misses with a wild body shot.
Lacasa throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Lacasa misses its target.
Lacasa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lacasa lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Lacasa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lacasa.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Lacasa slips the punch.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Lacasa.
Smith tries to clinch there but Lacasa circles away.
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacasa.
Lacasa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lacasa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Lacasa finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacasa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lacasa lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa jabs at Smith's body.
Lacasa throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacasa misses with a straight right.
Lacasa throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Lacasa counters with a straight right hand.
Lacasa dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Lacasa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lacasa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith rushes Lacasa and presses him up against the cage.
Lacasa breaks from the clinch.
Smith digs a good hook to Lacasa's body.
Lacasa slips a jab from Smith.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Lacasa misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Lacasa. Beautiful body shot.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lacasa scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith tries to clinch but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Dylan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lacasa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Lacasa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lacasa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Lacasa!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Lacasa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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