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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Obrien (ranked 4919 p4p, 5371 weight class) and Nacho El Luchador (ranked 207 p4p, 218 weight class). Larry Obrien has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270
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285
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Obrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nacho El Luchador!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Luchador shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. El Luchador showed some decent athleticism there.
El Luchador passes into side control, despite Obrien's attempt to control the position.
Obrien tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but El Luchador presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
El Luchador lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Obrien hang on?
El Luchador controlling from mount.
El Luchador avoids the attempt from Obrien to control.
El Luchador content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Luchador working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Obrien could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Obrien wants to control but El Luchador is having none of it.
El Luchador controlling from mount.
El Luchador with shots to the head and body - Obrien looks very uncomfortable down there.
El Luchador content just to control the position here.
El Luchador's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
El Luchador wants to take Obrien's back here but Obrien is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
El Luchador sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Obrien is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Luchador controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that El Luchador has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Obrien tries to hold on but El Luchador postures up.
El Luchador working away from the top, dropping strikes.
El Luchador lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
El Luchador takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from El Luchador.
Obrien sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like El Luchador might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Obrien is trying to maintain the position but El Luchador is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Luchador wants to free his trapped foot but Obrien is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Obrien looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nacho El Luchador dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
El Luchador drives through with a takedown into Obrien's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
El Luchador stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Obrien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Obrien wants to sweep but no luck.
Obrien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
El Luchador won't allow Obrien to get back to his feet.
El Luchador trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Luchador prevents Obrien from getting back to his feet.
El Luchador sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Obrien looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
El Luchador shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Obrien sprawls well. Obrien wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. El Luchador gets slowly back to his feet.
Obrien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from El Luchador.
El Luchador has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice sprawl there from El Luchador as Obrien shoots in.
El Luchador shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Obrien napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obrien stops El Luchador from passing to mount.
Obrien being controlled for a moment.
Obrien is trying to control El Luchador's posture but El Luchador avoids it.
El Luchador controls the position.
El Luchador tries to move to mount but Obrien blocks the move with his legs.
Obrien trying to remain calm as El Luchador controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien can't do much from the bottom here.
El Luchador is trying to get an arm triangle but Obrien is defending well.
A lull in the action here as El Luchador stalls from top position.
El Luchador scoring with punches from side control.
El Luchador passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Obrien!
El Luchador controlling the pace for now.
El Luchador landing strikes from the mount.
El Luchador sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
El Luchador wants to finish this one by submission but Obrien is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from El Luchador.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Luchador blocks Obrien's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Obrien is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
El Luchador jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Obrien manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Obrien prevents El Luchador from improving position.
El Luchador is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
El Luchador controlling the position.
Obrien tries to control but El Luchador manages to take his back.
Obrien is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Luchador has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Obrien manages to reverse the position and now he's in El Luchador's guard. Nice work there by Obrien.
El Luchador tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Obrien is fighting to break El Luchador's control of his arms but El Luchador is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Obrien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obrien wants to control from the top but El Luchador keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Luchador pulls Obrien in to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nacho El Luchador showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
El Luchador looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obrien is fending him off so far but El Luchador persists. Nope, Obrien circles away and we're back to standing.
Obrien scores with a decent looking hook.
Obrien moves into the clinch.
El Luchador turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and El Luchador manages to end up in side control.
Obrien sneaks out the side door and pushes El Luchador away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nacho El Luchador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obrien tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obrien forces El Luchador back against the cage and clinches.
Obrien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obrien struggles to land a body shot inside as El Luchador controls his hands.
Obrien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obrien prevents the takedown attempt.
El Luchador gets underhooks to prevent Obrien's takedown attempt.
Obrien lands a body punch in the clinch.
El Luchador has hold of one of Obrien's legs. Obrien is fighting the takedown attempt but El Luchador gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obrien controls El Luchador momentarily but El Luchador frees himself.
El Luchador trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Luchador postures up.
El Luchador lands a couple of elbows.
El Luchador pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obrien is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Luchador's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
El Luchador is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
El Luchador forces his way into half guard.
Obrien wants to control but El Luchador is keeping busy.
El Luchador content to control rather than advance.
Larry Obrien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Obrien tries to kick El Luchador off but El Luchador keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nacho El Luchador has got the better of the ground game so far.
El Luchador looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, El Luchador seems content to control.
Obrien misses with some strikes from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
El Luchador seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
El Luchador shoots in and drives through. Obrien sprawls well.
Larry Obrien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nacho El Luchador.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obrien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El Luchador drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Luchador controlling the position from side mount.
Obrien stops El Luchador from passing to mount.
El Luchador is still trying to improve position.
Obrien tries to buck El Luchador off but El Luchador is having none of it.
El Luchador happy to just control the position for now.
El Luchador advances nicely into full mount.
El Luchador avoids the attempt from Obrien to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien is trying to stand up.
El Luchador controlling his opponent.
El Luchador working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Obrien wants to hold on but El Luchador pushes him away.
Obrien working to try and regain half guard.
El Luchador tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
El Luchador is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Obrien is surviving well by controlling El Luchador's body position as best he can.
El Luchador controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nacho El Luchador.
I've got El Luchador winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nacho El Luchador!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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