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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Varga (ranked 4853 p4p, 3881 weight class) and Laidon Enomoto (ranked 396 p4p, 364 weight class). 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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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Varga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Laidon Enomoto!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varga lands with a hook. Enomoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Varga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Enomoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Enomoto wants to clinch but Varga slips to the side
and Varga counters with a nice uppercut.
Enomoto rushes Varga and presses him up against the cage.
Varga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Enomoto misses with the head strike.
Varga has Enomoto pressed against the cage.
Varga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Varga keeps the fight on the outside.
Enomoto tries to clinch up but Varga circles away and keeps his distance.
Enomoto tries to clinch up but Varga circles away and keeps his distance.
Varga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Varga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Enomoto wants to clinch up but Varga keeps it at a distance.
Varga keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Varga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Enomoto.
Laidon Enomoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Varga lands a nice hook to Enomoto's body. Enomoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Enomoto drives through and clinches with Varga against the cage.
Varga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Enomoto backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enomoto misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Varga fails to land.
Enomoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Enomoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Enomoto throws a head punch that misses.
Enomoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enomoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Varga breaks the clinch.
Enomoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Varga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Enomoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Enomoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Varga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enomoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Varga throws a series of punches but Enomoto avoids them all with ease.
Enomoto moves in looking to clinch but Varga pushes him off.
Enomoto tries to clinch up.
Varga throws a combination. Enomoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Enomoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Varga counters with a one-two to the body.
Varga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Enomoto tries to clinch but Varga is having none of it.
Varga connects with a single shot there.
Varga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Enomoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Varga.
A punch combination from Varga misses.
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!
Enomoto is looking to clinch.
Enomoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Varga's corner calls for a 1-2. Varga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Enomoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Varga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Enomoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Varga.
Enomoto tries to clinch there but Varga circles away.
Varga loads up on a big right hand but Enomoto slips the punch.
A jab from Varga finds it's way through Enomoto's defenses.
Varga throws a jab when Enomoto was well out of range.
Enomoto ducks under a wild hook from Varga.
Enomoto tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Enomoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Varga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Varga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Varga misses with a wild body shot.
Varga keeps the fight on the outside.
Varga throws a shot to the body.
Varga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enomoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Varga. Enomoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enomoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Varga looks to land a combination but Enomoto avoids it well.
Varga sets himself, and Enomoto steps forward looking for the clinch! Varga avoids it this time.
Enomoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Varga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Enomoto clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enomoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Enomoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Varga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Varga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Enomoto is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Varga.
Varga tries a body shot but Enomoto blocks it.
Varga working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Enomoto fails to land.
Varga throws a punch but it's blocked by Enomoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Enomoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Enomoto.
Varga misses with a body punch.
Enomoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Varga uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Enomoto has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Enomoto working aggressively here.
Varga gets through Enomoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Varga throws a punch but it's blocked by Enomoto.
Varga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Varga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Enomotos head.
Enomoto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Enomoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Varga uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varga struggles to land a body shot inside as Enomoto controls his hands.
Varga breaks the clinch.
Enomoto tries to clinch but Varga moves out of range.
Enomoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Enomoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enomoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Varga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Enomoto drives through and clinches with Varga against the cage.
Enomoto misses with the head strike.
Varga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Enomoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Varga backwards.
Enomoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Varga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Enomoto backwards.
Varga blocks an uppercut.
Enomoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Varga is working Enomoto over against the cage.
Enomoto working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Enomoto throws a head punch that misses.
Enomoto misses with some punches.
Varga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Enomoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Enomoto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Varga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Enomoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Enomoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Varga scores with a four punch combination!
Enomoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Varga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Varga is looking to counter punch.
Enomoto tries to clinch but Varga moves out of range.
Enomoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Varga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Enomoto tries to clinch
and Varga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Enomoto clinches with his opponent.
Enomoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Varga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Varga throws a head punch that misses.
Enomoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Varga lands a body punch.
Varga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Enomoto moves in looking to clinch but Varga pushes him off.
Martin Varga is winning the standup battle so far.
Enomoto is looking to clinch.
Varga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Enomoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Varga.
Varga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enomoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Varga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Varga lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Varga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Varga misses the target.
Varga swats away the attempt to clinch by Enomoto.
Varga's corner calls for a 1-2. Varga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Enomoto drives through and clinches with Varga against the cage.
Enomoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Varga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Varga throws a punch but it's blocked by Enomoto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Enomoto.
Enomoto has a couple of punches blocked by Varga.
Varga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Enomoto backwards.
Varga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Enomoto can do to turn this around?
Enomoto lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Varga throws a punch but it's blocked by Enomoto.
Enomoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Varga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Varga lands a nice shot to the body.
Enomoto being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Enomoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varga misses with a punch to the body.
Varga scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Varga.
Enomoto misses with some punches.
Varga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Varga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Enomoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Varga is leaning against Enomoto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Enomoto misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Varga.
Varga blocking some punches.
Enomoto tries to throw a body punch but Varga avoids it by throwing Enomoto back against the cage.
Varga is pushing Enomoto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Varga blocking some punches.
Enomoto lands a shoulder strike.
Varga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Enomotos head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enomoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Enomoto tries to work over Varga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Enomoto misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Varga.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Varga.
Enomoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Varga uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Varga.
Enomoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Enomoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Enomoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Varga stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Varga.
A right hook to the body lands for Varga.
Varga swings wildly with an uppercut but Enomoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enomoto misses with some punches.
Varga swings wildly with an uppercut but Enomoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enomoto lands a shoulder strike.
Enomoto can't find room to land a body shot as Varga controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Enomoto backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varga lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Varga.
A nice left hand lands by Varga.
Varga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Enomoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Varga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Varga throws a head punch that misses.
Varga works on Enomoto's body with a couple of short punches.
Enomoto is breathing heavily.
Enomoto letting Varga take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Enomoto fails to land.
Varga pressing his opponent against the cage.
Varga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Enomoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Varga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Enomoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Varga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Varga dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Varga keeps the fight on the outside.
Varga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Enomoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Enomoto tries to clinch but Varga is having none of it.
Enomoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Enomoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Varga lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Varga.
Enomoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Varga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Enomoto or not.
A head punch on the inside from Varga fails to land.
Enomoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Varga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enomoto misses with the head strike.
Varga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enomoto misses with some punches.
Varga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Varga stalling the fight.
Enomoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Varga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Varga misses with the head strike.
Martin Varga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Varga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enomoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Enomoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Enomoto misses with some punches.
Varga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Varga.
Enomoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Varga backwards.
Varga stalling in the clinch.
Varga blocks a body shot from Enomoto.
A right hand to the body from Varga.
Varga scores with a shot to the side of Enomoto's head.
Varga blocking some punches.
Varga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Enomoto tries to clinch but Varga moves out of range.
Varga misses with a wild body shot.
Enomoto has managed to clinch.
Varga's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Enomoto fails to land.
Enomoto misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enomoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Varga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Varga lands a nice uppercut.
Varga scores with a shot to the side of Enomoto's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enomoto blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Enomoto.
Varga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Enomoto backwards.
Enomoto misses with a punch to the body.
Varga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Varga keeps the fight on the outside.
Varga lands a glancing blow to the side of Enomoto's head.
Varga with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enomoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Varga connects with a body shot that sends Enomoto's belly button to the back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enomoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Enomoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enomoto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Varga misses with a hook. Enomoto ducked under it nicely.
Varga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Enomoto on the side of the head.
Enomoto slips a straight right by Varga.
Varga catches Enomoto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Enomoto tries to clinch there but Varga circles away.
Varga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Varga digs a good body shot into Enomoto's ribs.
Varga misses with a looping left.
Laidon Enomoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Varga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Enomotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Enomoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Enomoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Varga jabs Enomoto right on the nose. Enomoto blinks but takes it well.
Enomoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Varga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Enomoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Enomoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Varga.
Enomoto tries to clinch but Varga is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Enomoto wants to clinch up but Varga keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Varga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enomoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Varga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Enomoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Varga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Varga swats away the attempt to clinch by Enomoto.
Varga misses the jab.
Varga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Enomoto on the side of the head.
Varga looks to throw the jab but Enomoto is out of range.
Varga keeps the fight on the outside.
Enomoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Varga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Enomoto tries to clinch there but Varga circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Varga misses the target.
Varga looks to throw the jab but Enomoto is out of range.
Enomoto tries to clinch but Varga moves out of range.
Enomoto wants to clinch up but Varga keeps it at a distance.
Varga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Varga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enomoto.
Nice body punch from Varga.
Laidon Enomoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin Varga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Varga lands a jab to Enomoto's midsection.
Varga slips a jab and a cross from Enomoto.
Varga throwing a counter right hand but Enomoto manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Varga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Varga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Varga!
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