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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quebro Tua Cara (ranked 2249 p4p, 2660 weight class) and Sickwat Dan (ranked 238 p4p, 274 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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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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quebro Tua Cara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sickwat Dan !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tua Cara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tua Cara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tua Cara circles away quickly and effectively.
Tua Cara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dan .
Tua Cara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No joy there for Dan , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dan is looking to clinch but Tua Cara is avoiding it.
Dan swinging wildly here.
Tua Cara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tua Cara.
Sickwat Dan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua Cara scores with a sloppy right hand. Dan should have avoided that one.
Dan throws out a loose jab but Tua Cara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dan slips a jab from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Tua Cara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tua Cara breaks the clinch.
Tua Cara slips under a jab from Dan .
Nice defenses there by Dan .
Tua Cara looks to throw the jab but Dan is out of range.
Dan throws out a counter right but Tua Cara avoids it with no problem.
Quebro Tua Cara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tua Cara cracks Dan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tua Cara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dan with a jab.
Tua Cara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dan .
Dan misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Tua Cara misses the target.
Tua Cara misses with an uppercut. Dan saw that one coming.
Dan swings for the body but Tua Cara moves out of range.
It looked like Tua Cara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tua Cara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Tua Cara scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua Cara staying out of range there.
Dan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dan moves into the clinch.
Tua Cara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dan throws a one two combo.
Dan shoots in for a takedown but Tua Cara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tua Cara tests Dan 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tua Cara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tua Cara tries to clinch but Dan is having none of it.
Dan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dan shoots in but Tua Cara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tua Cara.
Dan throws an off balance right hand
and Tua Cara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tua Caras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tua Cara throws a hook but Dan avoids it easily.
Dan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dan lands a right hook to the body.
Tua Cara pushes Dan up against the cage in a clinch.
Dan misses with the head strike.
Tua Cara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua Cara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tua Cara appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tua Cara circles away.
Quebro Tua Cara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sickwat Dan .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tua Cara counters with a stiff right hand.
Dan misses the shot to the body.
Tua Cara misses the jab.
Dan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tua Cara.
Tua Cara avoids the body shot from Dan .
Tua Cara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tua Cara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dan looks to land a combination but Tua Cara avoids it well.
Dan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Tua Cara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Tua Cara misses the target.
Tua Cara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dan misses with a left hand
and Tua Cara counters with a series of strikes. Dan will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dan misses with an uppercut. Tua Cara saw that one coming.
Dan shoots in looking for a takedown but Tua Cara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dan 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dan throws a hook but Tua Cara avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quebro Tua Cara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dan throws an overhand right that lands on Tua Cara's shoulder, as Tua Cara tries to avoid the shot.
Tua Cara throws a shot from downtown. Dan moves away and avoids it.
Tua Cara looks to land a combination but Dan avoids it well.
Quebro Tua Cara is winning the standup battle so far.
Tua Cara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tua Cara moves out of range as Dan strikes.
Tua Cara throws a sloppy head kick and Dan moves out of range easily.
Dan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tua Cara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dan can do to turn this around?
Dan closes the distance and clinches.
Tua Cara takes a shot to the head.
Tua Cara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua Cara throws a hook to the side of Dan 's head but Dan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tua Cara throws a right and a left that Dan avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Dan both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua Cara with a hook.
Dan with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Dan . That snapped Tua Cara's head back.
Tua Cara has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Dan to work.
Tua Cara tries to break free but Dan pushes him back against the cage.
Dan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Dan fails to land.
Tua Cara breaks from the clinch.
Dan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Dan misses its intended target.
Dan throws a body punch but Tua Cara moves out of range.
Dan throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan drives through and clinches with Tua Cara against the cage.
Tua Cara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tua Cara misses with a few strikes there.
Dan scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dan drives through and clinches with Tua Cara against the cage.
Dan throws a head punch that misses.
Dan lands an uppercut.
Dan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dan misses with some punches.
Tua Cara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tua Cara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tua Cara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tua Cara is looking to counter punch.
Tua Cara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tua Cara misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan throws a lazy right hand but Tua Cara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tua Cara misses with an uppercut.
Dan tries to move into range but Tua Cara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tua Cara looks to land a combination but Dan avoids it well.
Dan slips under a jab from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara takes one on the button.
Dan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tua Cara but Tua Cara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tua Cara appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dan slips a straight right by Tua Cara.
Tua Cara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Tua Cara. No joy for Dan on that attempt.
Dan with a poor takedown
and Tua Cara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quebro Tua Cara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sickwat Dan .
Dan ducks under a wild hook from Tua Cara.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tua Cara throws a right and a left that Dan avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara misses with a wild combination.
Tua Cara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Dan . Those never looked like landing.
Dan misses with a double jab
and Dan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tua Cara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dan moves away from the strike by Tua Cara.
Tua Cara misses with a straight left.
Dan throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tua Cara to counter with a crisp jab.
Tua Cara sizes up Dan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dan looks to land a combination but Tua Cara avoids it well.
No joy there for Tua Cara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tua Cara circles away quickly and effectively.
Tua Cara went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Quebro Tua Cara will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tua Cara closes the distance and pushes Dan back into the cage.
Sickwat Dan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tua Cara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dan slips under a jab from Tua Cara.
Dan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tua Cara's guard.
Tua Cara is looking to stand up but Dan isn't so interested in that idea.
Tua Cara keeping moving, preventing Dan from controlling successfully.
Dan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dan is pushing down on Tua Cara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tua Cara is fighting to maintain full guard but Dan has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua Cara tries to kick Dan off but Dan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dan wants to take a breather but Tua Cara is having none of it.
Tua Cara has one foot on Dan 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Quebro Tua Cara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Tua Cara to counter with a crisp jab.
Tua Cara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dan on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Dan as he connects with a hook.
Tua Cara tries to bum rush Dan with a series of wild strikes but Dan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dan is looking to clinch.
Dan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tua Cara.
Tua Cara shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dan eats them both and turns towards Tua Cara to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dan misses with a hook
and Tua Cara counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Tua Cara misses.
Tua Cara tries to bum rush Dan with a series of wild strikes but Dan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dan with a nice cross.
Tua Cara moves into the clinch.
Tua Cara can't break the clinch.
Tua Cara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tua Cara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tua Cara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dan misses with the head strike.
Dan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tua Cara managing to block the knees to the body from Dan .
Tua Cara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dan throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua Cara breaks from the clinch.
Tua Cara misses with a series of wild punches.
Tua Cara avoids the body shot from Dan .
Tua Cara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dan throws an off balance right hand
and Tua Cara counters with a nice uppercut.
Dan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dan swings widly with a right hand
and Tua Cara counters with a straight right hand.
Dan is looking to clinch but Tua Cara is avoiding it.
Tua Cara throws a big counter combination but Dan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tua Cara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tua Cara throws a right hand that Dan ducks under and follows up with a left that Dan also avoids with ease.
Tua Cara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tua Cara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tua Cara throws a hook to the side of Dan 's head but Dan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dan 's corner calls for a 1-2. Dan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dan dives in for a single leg takedown but Tua Cara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dan throws a wild body kick that Tua Cara sees coming a mile off.
Dan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tua Cara loads up on a big right hand but Dan slips the punch.
Tua Cara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tua Cara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Tua Cara. That snapped Dan 's head back.
Dan moves into the clinch successfully.
Quebro Tua Cara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tua Cara can't break the clinch.
Dan trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quebro Tua Cara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tua Cara, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quebro Tua Cara!
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