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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Vutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack O Lantern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying O Lantern's choice of entrance music: Love the Way You Lie. The key to victory for Chris Vutila has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Chris Vutila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack O Lantern!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vutila shoots in and bounces O Lantern off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
O Lantern is looking to stand up but Vutila isn't so interested in that idea.
O Lantern looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vutila is one step ahead there.
O Lantern is wriggling around but Vutila manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
O Lantern is looking for a sweep. Vutila is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Lantern moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
O Lantern is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vutila is controlling him.
Vutila landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Lantern keeping full guard, as Vutila tries to pass.
O Lantern not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vutila is working O Lantern over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
O Lantern avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Lantern 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.
O Lantern manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vutila manages to get himself to full guard.
Vutila keeping moving, preventing O Lantern from controlling successfully.
Vutila bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Lantern's guard.
Vutila working some strikes from top position.
Vutila with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Lantern has momentary wrist control but Vutila slips an elbow through the middle.
Vutila is in close to O Lantern's body, working some short punches and elbows.
O Lantern looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vutila puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
O Lantern looks gassed!
O Lantern trying to hold on to Vutila's head to control him but Vutila postures up.
Vutila scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
O Lantern on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vutila working over O Lantern with some ground and pound. O Lantern looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vutila is working for a submission of some sort.
Vutila lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vutila scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Vutila.
Vutila is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so O Lantern is just riding it out for now. Vutila eventually gives up the hold.
O Lantern kicks Vutila off and gets back to his feet.
O Lantern slaps away a takedown attempt from Vutila, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Lantern gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vutila counters with a left and a right that stings O Lantern.
O Lantern tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vutila counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for O Lantern!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Lantern is trying desperately to improve position.
O Lantern is in a horrible position here. Vutila smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vutila with the ground and pound from mount.
O Lantern is desperately trying to improve his position but Vutila has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Lantern is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vutila landing strikes from the mount and O Lantern is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Lantern tries to hold on but Vutila pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Vutila dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Lantern dodges the punch combination from Vutila.
O Lantern tries for a takedown but Vutila circles away easily
and Vutila counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vutila lands a nice short elbow.
O Lantern tries to roll over but Vutila keeps him under control.
Vutila not landing any meaningful shots this time.
O Lantern wants to improve his position but Vutila is controlling well.
O Lantern trying to control from the bottom.
Vutila is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so O Lantern is just riding it out for now. Vutila eventually gives up the hold.
O Lantern looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Lantern trying to control but Vutila postures up.
Vutila working O Lantern over with strikes.
Vutila is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
O Lantern tries to roll over but Vutila keeps him under control.
Vutila is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vutila is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vutila is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Vutila there.
Vutila slips a nice elbow through O Lantern's hands, connecting with O Lantern's forehead.
O Lantern on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
O Lantern looking for submissions off his back.
Vutila landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vutila lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Lantern has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vutila is working away from the top position though.
Vutila 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.
Vutila lands strikes from half guard.
O Lantern is trying to get back to full guard.
Vutila is nestled in close to O Lantern, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vutila lands with a punch from half guard.
Chris Vutila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vutila winds up and cracks O Lantern with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vutila is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vutila is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Lantern defends it well.
Vutila missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Lantern kicks off Vutila and gets to his feet.
O Lantern throws a sloppy head kick and Vutila moves out of range easily.
Vutila shoots and misses
and O Lantern counters with a takedown into side control.
O Lantern working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vutila is trying to control O Lantern's posture but O Lantern avoids it.
Vutila tries to bench press O Lantern off him but O Lantern keeps the position.
O Lantern looking to control but instead Vutila has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
O Lantern thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Vutila dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
O Lantern closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vutila to the mat! Vutila manages to get full guard.
Vutila striking from the bottom here.
O Lantern working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
O Lantern has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vutila is proving hard to escape from.
Vutila utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Lantern wants to stand but Vutila is controlling his posture from full guard.
O Lantern is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vutila is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vutila has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vutila lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Lantern throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Vutila with a nice head shot there.
O Lantern wants to get back to his feet but Vutila passes into half guard.
Vutila lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
O Lantern is looking to get back to full guard here but Vutila has managed to pass to side control instead.
Vutila cracks O Lantern with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Lantern is desperately trying to improve his position but Vutila has a good base and remains in mount.
O Lantern tries to lock up and control but Vutila gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Vutila connects with a massive shot to the dome!
O Lantern wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Vutila looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
O Lantern is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Vutila connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
O Lantern wants to control but Vutila is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vutila cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Vutila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Lantern is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vutila looking to finish O Lantern with some ground and pound. This is bad for O Lantern!
Vutila is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vutila landing shots from mount.
O Lantern keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vutila raining down shots from the mount!
O Lantern is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
O Lantern is trying to escape the mount.
Vutila looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vutila with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Vutila scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vutila looking to ground and pound but O Lantern is blocking nicely.
O Lantern is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Vutila showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vutila 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Vutila!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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