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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stifflers Mom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mat Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Luna's choice of entrance music: Them Bones. Mom has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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167 cm
22
139 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stifflers Mom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Luna!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luna scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Luna misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Luna or perhaps it was just good defense by Mom which made him look bad.
Luna connects with the punch.
Luna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stifflers Mom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mat Luna.
Luna swinging wildly here.
Luna looks gassed!
Mom shoots for a double leg takedown but Luna sprawls well. He's pushed Mom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mom with a lazy takedown attempt
and Luna counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mom looks to clinch
and Luna counters with a three punch combo that has Mom backing up. Mom nods at Luna to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Stifflers Mom has been cut.
Luna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luna throws a right and a left that Mom avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Luna misses.
A head kick misses from Luna.
Mom fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Luna sprawls well initially but Mom persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Luna tries to kick Mom off but Mom keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Luna tries to kick Mom off in order to stand up. Mom Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A nice combination there by Luna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mom is trying hard to land a takedown here. Luna sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Luna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luna throws a series of punches but Mom avoids them all with ease.
Luna stalks Mom and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mom's face. Mom staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luna darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Luna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luna looks to land a combination but Mom avoids it well.
Luna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luna doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Luna won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mom trying to control the action but Luna is working from the bottom.
Luna tries to escape but Mom is in control.
Luna is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stifflers Mom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stifflers Mom's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Luna misses with a few strikes there.
Luna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mom.
Luna swinging wildly here.
Luna misses with a wild combination.
Mom blocks a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mom moves into the clinch.
Mom tries to score a body lock takedown but Luna shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Luna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luna clinches but Mom breaks the clinch
and Mom counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Luna's guard now.
Luna wants to stand up but Mom is controlling him.
Luna keeping moving, preventing Mom from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mom stops Luna from standing up.
Luna keeping moving, preventing Mom from controlling successfully.
Luna wants to get back to his feet but Mom is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Luna's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Luna duly obliges.
Luna gets caught flat footed, as Mom shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mom stops Luna from standing up.
Luna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Luna has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mom off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Luna swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mom.
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.
Luna throws a right hand that Mom ducks under and follows up with a left that Mom also avoids with ease.
Luna misses with a two punch combination.
Luna fails with the takedown
and Mom counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mom passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Luna!
Luna really wants to buck Mom off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stifflers Mom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stifflers Mom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Luna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mom shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mom prevents Luna from standing back up.
Luna kicks off Mom and gets to his feet.
Luna throws a right and a left that Mom avoids nicely.
Luna with a poor takedown
and Mom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Luna's guard.
Luna is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mom is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna pushes Mom off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Luna's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Luna duly obliges.
Mom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luna can pounce on him.
Luna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luna displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Luna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luna misses with a two punch combination.
Stifflers Mom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luna defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mom.
Luna misses with a double jab.
Luna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Luna.
Luna fails to land with a series of punches.
Luna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mom changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Luna looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Luna is trying to buck Mom off.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luna is looking to get back to his feet here but Mom is keeping cool and he's managed to take Luna's back.
Mom controlling the position well here. Luna rolled but Mom kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
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.
Luna looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mom slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Mat Luna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Stifflers Mom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mom, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stifflers Mom!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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