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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rikz Moon (ranked 2040 p4p, 2370 weight class) and Diego Lacasa (ranked 124 p4p, 142 weight class). Lacasa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hooligang - Joey Valence & Brae. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikz Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Lacasa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacasa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moon at a distance.
Moon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moon throws a shot from downtown. Lacasa moves away and avoids it.
Lacasa avoids the body shot from Moon.
Moon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lacasa misses with a left hand
and Lacasa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lacasa jabs Moon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moon. Lacasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacasa takes one to the side of the head.
Lacasa jabs Moon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lacasa swings for the body but Moon moves out of range.
Moon is looking to counter punch.
Moon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacasa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moon's head backwards.
Diego Lacasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacasa works Moon's body with a nice hook.
Moon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lacasa jabs at Moon's body.
Lacasa misses with a hook.
Moon is looking to counter punch.
Lacasa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moon rather than just go for the knockout.
A shot to the liver by Lacasa. Beautiful body shot.
Lacasa throws a hook but Moon avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Moon.
Lacasa lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the liver by Lacasa. Beautiful body shot.
Moon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacasa looks to land a combination but Moon avoids it well.
Lacasa lands a right hook to the body.
Moon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moon throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Moon moves out of range.
Lacasa throws a sloppy body shot
and Moon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lacasa misses with a body shot.
Moon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lacasa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Moon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Moon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lacasa cracks Moon with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Moon misses its intended target.
Lacasa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lacasa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A cross from Moon lands.
Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moon.
Lacasa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good exchange - Lacasa coming out on top.
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moon moves away.
Lacasa digs a good hook to Moon's body.
Lacasa throws a jab when Moon was well out of range.
Lacasa throws a looping overhand right but Moon ducks down to avoid it.
Moon is looking to counter punch.
Lacasa slips under a jab from Moon.
Moon looks to land a left hand but Lacasa moved out of range nicely.
Moon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moon avoids the body shot from Lacasa.
Lacasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Lacasa misses its intended target.
Lacasa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa clobbers Moon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moon.
Lacasa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch combination from Moon misses.
Moon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lacasa has time to react.
Lacasa lands a slapping body shot.
Lacasa throws a body shot but no joy.
Moon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacasa.
Moon is looking to counter punch.
Moon misses with a few strikes there.
Lacasa is looking for the big counter here.
Lacasa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moon on the side of the head.
Moon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lacasa moves out of range as Moon strikes.
Lacasa throws a hook but Moon blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Lacasa misses.
Moon is looking for a counter combo.
Lacasa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moon in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa scores with a body shot.
Lacasa lands with a right hand.
Lacasa looks to land a right hand but Moon moved out of range.
Moon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws an overhand right that lands on Moon's shoulder, as Moon tries to avoid the shot.
Lacasa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lacasa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moon dodges the punch combination from Lacasa.
Moon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lacasa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moon. Lacasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa slips under a jab from Moon.
Moon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lacasa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lacasa tests Moon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lacasa cracks a nice hook into Moon's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lacasa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lacasa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacasa misses the target.
Lacasa jabs at Moon's body.
Moon connects with a body shot.
Moon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
Moon misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Moon.
Moon looks to land a left hand but Lacasa moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moon. Lacasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacasa misses with a hook
and Moon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lacasa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Moon moves out of range.
Lacasa throws a right hand that misses
and Moon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moon thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa staying out of range there.
Lacasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Moon is just out of range.
Moon staying out of range there.
Lacasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moon manages to avoid it.
Moon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacasa moves away.
Moon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Lacasa scores with a hook to the body. Moon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moon, as that shot connected.
Lacasa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lacasa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Moon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moon dodges the punch combination from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Moon moves out of range.
Diego Lacasa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacasa looks to land a right hand but Moon moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa throws a nice looking combination but Moon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lacasa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacasa slips under a jab from Moon.
Lacasa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lacasa slips under a jab.
Lacasa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws out a counter right but Moon avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Lacasa misses.
Lacasa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moon's head backwards.
Moon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacasa misses with a wild body shot.
Lacasa lunges at Moon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moon's hand.
Lacasa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moon.
Nice shot by Lacasa.
Lacasa works the jab nicely.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Moon moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Moon misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moon.
Lacasa scores with a hook to the body. Moon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lacasa connects with a jab.
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Moon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lacasa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lacasa misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Lacasa misses its intended target.
Lacasa looks to land a right hand but Moon moved out of range.
Lacasa jabs at Moon's body.
Lacasa slips under a jab.
Moon looks to land a left hand but Lacasa moved out of range nicely.
Lacasa missing with a left hand there. Moon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moon jabs at Lacasa's body.
Moon lands a nice hook to Lacasa's body. Lacasa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacasa. Moon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moon looks to throw the jab but Lacasa is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lacasa! But no joy.
Lacasa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lacasa needs to keep his hands up - Moon had a free shot at his head there.
Moon takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the body from Moon misses
and Lacasa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacasa misses with a double jab.
Lacasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moon manages to avoid it.
Lacasa tries to bum rush Moon with a series of wild strikes but Moon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lacasa punishes Moon's body with a nice straight punch.
Lacasa misses with an uppercut
enabling Moon to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Moon.
A nice side step and Lacasa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa throws a jab but it's blocked by Moon.
Lacasa misses with a combination
and Moon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lacasa digs a good body shot into Moon's ribs.
Lacasa staying out of range there.
Lacasa misses with a hook.
Lacasa misses with a wild combination.
Moon throws an overhand right that lands on Lacasa's shoulder, as Lacasa tries to avoid the shot.
Lacasa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Moon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lacasa lands a right hook to the body.
Lacasa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lacasa slips under a jab.
Moon 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!
Moon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Moon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lacasa throws a hook to the side of Moon's head but Moon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lacasa throws a hook to the side of Moon's head but Moon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lacasa lands a jab to Moon's midsection.
Moon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moon was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Moon walks into a jab.
Lacasa throws out a loose jab but Moon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacasa misses with a hook to the body
and Moon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moon lands with a good body shot.
Lacasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moon.
Lacasa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lacasa swings widly with a right hand
and Moon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Moon throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacasa.
Lacasa misses the jab.
Moon moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacasa misses with a jab to the body
and Moon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacasa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa throws a hook but Moon blocks it.
Lacasa jabs Moon right on the nose. Moon blinks but takes it well.
Lacasa throws a lazy uppercut
and Moon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacasa misses the target.
Moon throws the left hand but Lacasa avoids the punch easily.
Lacasa looks to land a combination but Moon avoids it well.
Moon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Moon misses.
Lacasa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moon with a body shot.
Moon misses with a straight left.
Moon slips a jab from Lacasa.
A big left from Lacasa misses.
Sloppy strikes from Lacasa. Those never looked like landing.
Moon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Moon lands with a shot to the body.
Lacasa connects with a body shot.
Moon defending well as Lacasa loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon misses with a wild combination.
Lacasa slips a jab from Moon.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Moon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacasa. Moon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacasa throws a shot from downtown. Moon moves away and avoids it.
Moon slips a jab and a cross from Lacasa.
It looked like Moon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacasa misses the target.
Moon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lacasa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lacasa misses with a right hand
and Moon counters with a nice body shot.
Lacasa slips a jab from Moon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon throws a right hand that misses
and Lacasa counters with a series of strikes. Moon will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacasa misses the target.
Moon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moon slips under a jab.
Lacasa misses with a body shot
and Moon counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moon.
Moon swings for the body but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Moon misses with a straight left.
Moon missing with a left hand there. Lacasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moon misses with a body shot.
Moon lands an overhand right.
Nice cross by Lacasa.
Rikz Moon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lacasa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moon at a distance.
Lacasa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Lacasa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lacasa 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Lacasa!
A relieved looking Diego Lacasa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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