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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Scotsdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lafonso Latigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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198 cm
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190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phillip Scotsdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lafonso Latigo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scotsdale keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Scotsdale throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Latigo.
Latigo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Scotsdale misses with a series of wild punches.
Scotsdale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Latigo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phillip Scotsdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Scotsdale. Those never looked like landing.
Latigo has a takedown stuffed.
Scotsdale throws a series of punches but Latigo avoids them all with ease.
Scotsdale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scotsdale keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Phillip Scotsdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lafonso Latigo.
Scotsdale fails to land with a series of punches.
Scotsdale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scotsdale just misses with a punch to the body.
Scotsdale moves into the clinch successfully.
Latigo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Scotsdale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Latigo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Latigo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latigo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Scotsdale is trying to maintain the position but Latigo is very close to passing his half guard.
Latigo moves into full mount! Scotsdale won't be happy about that!
Scotsdale is squirming around, avoiding Latigo's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Latigo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latigo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Scotsdale because Latigo loaded up on that one.
Latigo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Scotsdale avoids a series of strikes thrown by Latigo.
Latigo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Scotsdale is breathing heavily.
Latigo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Scotsdale is squirming around, avoiding Latigo's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latigo content just to control the position here.
Scotsdale is looking to improve his position but Latigo isn't that keen on the idea.
Latigo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Scotsdale is surviving well by controlling Latigo's body position as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Latigo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latigo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Scotsdale has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Latigo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Latigo looking to secure an arm triangle but Scotsdale defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Latigo looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lafonso Latigo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Latigo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scotsdale defends it nicely.
Scotsdale misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Scotsdale.
Scotsdale wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scotsdale throws a body kick that misses.
Scotsdale throws a series of strikes that have Latigo backpedaling.
Scotsdale throws a head kick that misses.
Latigo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Latigo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Latigo showed some decent athleticism there.
Latigo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latigo prevents Scotsdale from improving his position.
Scotsdale is trying to maintain the position but Latigo is very close to passing his half guard.
Latigo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Latigo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Scotsdale is just riding it out for now. Latigo eventually gives up the hold.
Latigo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Latigo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Scotsdale has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Latigo is trying to work for a kimura but Scotsdale is defending well.
Scotsdale wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latigo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Scotsdale sees it coming and defends easily.
Latigo seems to be looking for submissions.
Scotsdale trying to control here.
Scotsdale on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Scotsdale tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Latigo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Scotsdale doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Latigo.
Latigo thows a huge punch but Scotsdale dodges it nicely.
Latigo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Phillip Scotsdale will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Scotsdale misses with a looping left.
Latigo gets the takedown into side control.
An elbow from Latigo crashes against the mat.
Latigo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Latigo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Latigo throws a strike aimed at the side of Scotsdale's head but Scotsdale avoids it well.
Latigo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latigo is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Scotsdale is trying to escape and Latigo transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Scotsdale is forced to tap! Nice work there by Latigo! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lafonso Latigo!
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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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