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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Depool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaughn Dez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Depool has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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179 cm
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170 lbs
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183 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Depool! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vaughn Dez! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Depool moves into the clinch. Dez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Dez goes for a takedown attempt but Depool pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Depool counters with a shoot takedown. Dez fights it but they end up in guard. Dez being controlled here, momentarily. Dez wants to control the position but Depool says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Depool in particular looking to stall. The fighters are battling for position here. Dez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Depool prevents Dez from getting back to his feet. Dez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Depool gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Dez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Depool counters with a nice double leg into guard. Justin Depool has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vaughn Dez. Depool stands up and waves to Dez to follow him. Depool looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dez! Dez working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Depool gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks! Depool misses the shot to the body. Depool slips a jab from Dez. Depool throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Depool looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dez! Dez is working to get back to half guard.
Depool gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dez tries to clinch but fails miserably and Depool holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Dez looking to slow down the pace here. Depool prevents the takedown attempt.
Dez can't break the clinch.
Dez tries to pull guard but Depool holds him up against the cage and eventually Dez drops back down to his feet.
Depool jumps guard.
Depool scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Depool misses. Dez has his takedown stuffed and Depool counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Depool stands up out of the half guard. Dez tries to clinch but fails miserably and Depool counters with a nice double leg into guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Depool! Depool is squirming around, avoiding Dez's attempts to control the action. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Depool wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Depool dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Depool slips under a jab from Dez. Dez slips a straight right by Depool. Dez fails with the takedown and Depool counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Dez looking for a guillotine here but Depool defends easily.
Dez controls Depool momentarily but Depool frees himself. Dez can't keep his opponent in guard - Depool advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Depool moves nicely into side control. Depool wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dez keeps working. Dez is looking for a sweep. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dez struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Dez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Depool stops Dez from getting back to his feet.
Dez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Depool manages to pass to mount!
Dez is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Dez is desperately trying to get back to half 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. Depool swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Dez is now in Depool's guard. A big mistake from Depool there, giving up the dominant position! Dez throwing strikes but missing. Justin Depool overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dez wants to control from the top but Depool keeps moving. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Depool dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Depool shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Depool decides to return to a standing position. Dez tries to clinch but fails miserably and Depool counters with a single leg into guard. Dez didn't expect that. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Depool manages to pass to side control. Depool gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's one minute gone in the round. Dez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown so Depool counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Depool is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Dez looking for a guillotine here but Depool defends easily.
Depool won't allow Dez to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dez is trying to control the position but Depool postures up. Depool slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Depool trying to control but Dez is working from the bottom.
Justin Depool has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Depool clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Depool.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Depool. Depool breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Depool wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Dez misses with a takedown and Depool counters with a takedown into side control. Depool tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dez's legs. Dez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Dez is trying to maintain the position but Depool is very close to passing his half guard. Dez wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dez tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Depool manages to move to mount!
Depool is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! Depool connects with the punch. Dez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Justin Depool has been cut. Vaughn Dez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dez tests Depool's chin there with a solid looking shot. Depool lands with a good body shot. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Depool shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dez is trying to defend but Depool finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Dez tries to kick Depool off but Depool keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Justin Depool showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Depool, 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:26 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Depool!
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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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