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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randal Wright has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jose Pinto's chin.
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randal Wright!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wright dives in and grabs Pinto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pinto pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Pinto tries to keep at a distance but Wright has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pinto is working for takedown but Wright is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pinto has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wright is trying to keep an underhook but Pinto manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pinto looks to land a strike but Wright avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wright is looking to stand up but Pinto isn't so interested in that idea.
Wright being controlled here, momentarily.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pinto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wright looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pinto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pinto shoots and misses
and Wright holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pinto gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wright regains guard.
Pinto tries to free his leg and advance position but Wright is retaining full guard.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Pinto from controlling successfully.
Pinto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pinto is pushing down on Wright's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wright is fighting to maintain full guard but Pinto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pinto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pinto throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pinto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pinto is breathing heavily.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
Wright trying to control here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wright tries for a takedown but Pinto circles away easily
and Pinto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wright wants to improve his position but Pinto is controlling well.
Pinto throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
Pinto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wright is not content to let Pinto control the position.
Pinto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pinto thows a huge punch but Wright dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pinto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pinto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright shoots and misses
and Pinto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wright's guard.
Pinto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wright wants to stand but Pinto is controlling the position.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Pinto from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Pinto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pinto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pinto has his takedown stuffed
and Wright counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pinto's guard now.
Pinto keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Pinto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto keeping full guard, as Wright tries to pass.
Jose Pinto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinto trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wright is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pinto looking for a sweep. Not yet Pinto, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pinto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wright counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Pinto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Wright tries for a takedown but Pinto circles away easily
and Pinto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pinto trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto thows a huge punch but Wright dodges it nicely.
Pinto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pinto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wright does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pinto controlling the action here.
Wright wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to kick Pinto off but Pinto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pinto controlling the action here.
Pinto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pinto with a poor takedown
and Wright counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wright.
Pinto wants a takedown but no success here.
Wright gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pinto.
Wright can't break the clinch.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pinto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to keep a closed guard but Pinto is proving a slippery customer.
Pinto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wright is keeping the position for now.
Wright looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pinto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pinto stops Wright from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Pinto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pinto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pinto.
Pinto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pinto trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wright is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright managing to control the position.
Pinto postures up in Wright's guard and throws a big left but Wright blocks it.
Pinto throws and elbow that misses. Wright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pinto's guard. Nice move by Wright!
Pinto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wright tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pinto moves into the clinch.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pinto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wright walks away with a smile on his face. Pinto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wright gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pinto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pinto wants to pass the guard but Wright is keeping the position.
Pinto wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto postures up.
Pinto is looking to work some ground and pound but Wright has wrist control.
Pinto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jose Pinto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pinto trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pinto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pinto showed some decent athleticism there.
Pinto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Randal Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright is not content to let Pinto control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pinto in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Pinto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pinto, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Pinto!
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energy
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hype
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