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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Lantz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Luque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luque has chosen Kryptonite as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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141 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Lantz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Luque!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luque feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lantz's calf.
Nice shot lands for Lantz.
Luque tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lantz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Gabriel Luque has been cut.
Lantz has Luque up against the cage in a clinch.
Lantz gets control of Luque's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lantz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Luque trying to control the position from guard on top but Lantz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lantz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Luque is controlling him.
Luque content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luque stops Lantz from standing up.
Luque trying to control the position from guard on top but Lantz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luque pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lantz is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lantz wants to stand and escape but Luque is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lantz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Luque scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lantz throws a nice looking combination but Luque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lantz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lantz stalks Luque and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Luque's face. Luque staggers backwards, shaken.
Luque dodges the punch combination from Lantz.
Luque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gabriel Luque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luque chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lantz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lantz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luque cracks the inside of Lantz's front leg.
Lantz drives through and clinches with Luque against the cage.
Lantz decides to pull guard.
Luque trying to control the position from guard on top but Lantz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luque looking to sit in guard and control but Lantz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lantz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Luque is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luque looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lantz is one step ahead there.
Lantz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lantz trying to control the position from guard on top but Luque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lantz is really struggling to control Luque but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Luque tries to score with a low kick but Lantz moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Lantz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Luque's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Luque tries to clinch up
enabling Lantz to counter with a crisp jab.
Luque throws a sloppy head kick and Lantz moves out of range easily.
Lantz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Luque fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lantz avoids it really well and circles away.
Lantz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luque has time to react.
Luque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luque throws a solid leg kick but Lantz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luque.
Lantz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lantz lands a nice looking body shot.
Luque takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bob Lantz is winning the standup battle so far.
Lantz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lantz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That has opened up Gabriel Luque's cut even more.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Lantz and Luque goes tumbling to the canvas! Lantz follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Luque is rocked!
Luque is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lantz slows the pace down in half guard.
Luque wants to control but Lantz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Luque is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lantz in particular looking to stall.
Lantz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lantz in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lantz escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lantz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lantz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Luque up against the cage.
Luque tries a knee to the head but Lantz blocks it.
Luque tries to land knees in the clinch but Lantz avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lantz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lantz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lantz.
Luque trying to stall but Lantz improves his position.
Lantz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luque tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lantz avoids it.
Lantz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lantz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lantz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lantz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luque misses with a low kick.
Lantz clinches up against the cage.
Luque trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lantz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luque missing with knees to the body.
Lantz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lantz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lantz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Luque sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lantz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Luque is controlling him.
Luque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four 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.
Lantz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lantz moves out of range of the body kick from Luque.
Lantz doesn't manage to clinch there - Luque circles away.
Luque throws a head kick but Lantz moves out of range.
Lantz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lantz blocks a head kick by Luque.
Luque walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lantz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Lantz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luque shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lantz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lantz scores with the left hand. Luque knows he should have avoided that one.
The cut above Gabriel Luque's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lantz fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Lantz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Luque's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Luque tries to score with a low kick but Lantz moves his leg out of the way.
Luque tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lantz is able to avoid easily.
Luque tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lantz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lantz.
Luque takes a shot to the head.
Luque misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lantz.
Luque tries to land a knee to the head but Lantz blocks with his arms.
Lantz working hard to break the clinch.
Lantz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luque darts in trying to clinch
and Lantz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lantz.
Luque misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lantz.
Luque is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lantz is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lantz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Luque tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lantz avoids it.
Lantz lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lantz.
Lantz wants to get back to striking at distance but Luque won't allow it.
Lantz gets through Luque's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lantz pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lantz keeping full guard, as Luque tries to pass.
Luque takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luque trying to control but Lantz is working from the bottom.
Lantz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A shot in the inside from Lantz.
A shot in the inside from Lantz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Luque is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lantz is defending well for now.
Lantz tries to pull guard but Luque holds him up against the cage and eventually Lantz drops back down to his feet.
Luque tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lantz avoids it.
Luque trying to stall but Lantz improves his position.
A short uppercut from Lantz.
Luque trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Lantz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lantz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luque tries to land knees in the clinch but Lantz avoids the damage to the body.
Lantz lands a shoulder strike.
Lantz is looking to break free of the clinch but Luque has double underhooks.
Luque with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lantz managing to block the knees to the body from Luque.
Lantz can't break the clinch.
Lantz managing to block the knees to the body from Luque.
A nice left hand lands by Lantz.
Luque letting Lantz take a breather here.
Luque missing with knees to the body.
Luque tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luque is trying to stall.
Luque missing with knees to the body.
Luque is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lantz is defending well for now.
Lantz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lantz scores with a hook to the body. Luque takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bob Lantz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Lantz misses.
Luque misses with a head kick.
Lantz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luque.
Lantz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lantz effectively controlling the action here.
Lantz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luque looking to slow down the pace here.
Lantz scores with a shot to the side of Luque's head.
Lantz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luque or not.
Lantz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luque missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lantz lands a nice uppercut.
Lantz tries to circle away but Luque has him pinned against the cage.
Lantz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lantz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bob Lantz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luque tries to land knees in the clinch but Lantz avoids the damage to the body.
Luque taking a breather.
Luque is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lantz is defending well for now.
Luque throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lantz has Luque pressed against the cage.
Gabriel Luque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lantz managing to block the knees to the body from Luque.
Luque is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lantz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Lantz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lantz 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Lantz!
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FIGHT
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