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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dana Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Fernando Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dana Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luis Fernando Aguilar's chin.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dana Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Fernando Aguilar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguilar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Black!
Aguilar trying to control but Black is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguilar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Black blocking the ground and pound.
Black wants to control but Aguilar is having none of it.
Aguilar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Aguilar thowing shots but they're missing.
Black is squirming around, avoiding Aguilar's attempts to control the action.
Aguilar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Black because Aguilar loaded up on that one.
Black gets back to half guard.
Black controlling the position well.
Aguilar trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is trying to control but can't.
Black won't allow Aguilar to pass to mount.
Black makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Black.
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aguilar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aguilar won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Black trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aguilar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Black's guard now.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black is trying to control the position but Aguilar postures up.
Aguilar is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Black had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Aguilar is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Black Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Aguilar's back instead.
Aguilar wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to control Aguilar but Aguilar is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Aguilar tries to escape but Black has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Black is trying to stick to Aguilar's back but Aguilar is turning into Black. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Black's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Aguilar.
Aguilar wants to stand but Black is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aguilar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aguilar wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Black escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aguilar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black won't allow Aguilar to sweep him here.
Black 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.
Aguilar lands some strikes from the bottom.
Aguilar is looking for a triangle here but Black uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Black taking a breather here.
Black prevents Aguilar from escaping the position.
Aguilar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Black manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aguilar wanted to stand there but Black had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Black is trying to control the position but Aguilar postures up.
Aguilar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Aguilar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luis Fernando Aguilar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguilar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Aguilar.
Aguilar misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Aguilar!
Black tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aguilar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aguilar throws a strike but Black rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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 Dana Black will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Black with a poor takedown
and Aguilar counters with a head kick that drops Black - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Black is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguilar is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oh Black is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aguilar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Black trying to hold on to Aguilar's head to control him but Aguilar postures up.
Black gets back to full guard.
Aguilar content to stall in guard here.
Aguilar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aguilar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aguilar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Black moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Black is pulling down on Aguilar's head. It's preventing any offense from Aguilar, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Black looking for a guillotine here but Aguilar defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Aguilar looking to pass the guard.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aguilar is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aguilar wants to get up but he can't break Black's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Aguilar wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aguilar looks to clinch
and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aguilar won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is trying to get back to half guard.
Black advances to full mount.
Aguilar can't escape the position.
Aguilar is trying to stand.
Aguilar is controlling an arm, preventing Black from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Black controlling from the full mount.
Black blocks Aguilar's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Aguilar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aguilar throwing hammer fists to the chest of Black. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black controlling from the full mount.
Black trying to control but Aguilar is having none of it.
Black looking to control and managing it successfully.
Aguilar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aguilar is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
Black controlling from the full mount.
Black with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
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.
Aguilar is trying to escape the mount.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aguilar is trying to escape the mount.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aguilar is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dana Black just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Black fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aguilar sprawls well initially but Black persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dana Black dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Black misses with a takedown attempt
and Aguilar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Black's guard now.
Aguilar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aguilar wants to stand but Black is controlling his posture from full guard.
Black controls Aguilar momentarily but Aguilar frees himself.
Black had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Aguilar is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Black Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Aguilar's back instead.
Black gets his hands free as Aguilar looks to control.
Aguilar is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Black is riding his opponent, not letting Aguilar buck him off.
Aguilar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguilar is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black controls the action.
Black trying to control momentarily.
Aguilar showing good submission defense here.
Black is persistently looking for the submission but Aguilar is defending it well.
Aguilar is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Aguilar is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Aguilar turns into Black and is now in his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Black holds on and takes a little breather.
Aguilar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black keeping full guard, as Aguilar tries to pass.
Dana Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aguilar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aguilar trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black controls Aguilar momentarily but Aguilar frees himself.
Black managing to control the position.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aguilar is one step ahead there.
Aguilar passes Black's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aguilar looking to pass the guard.
Black escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aguilar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Black 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.
Black looking for a guillotine here but Aguilar defends easily.
Aguilar trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black has a closed guard, preventing Aguilar from standing up.
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aguilar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black keeping moving, preventing Aguilar from controlling successfully.
Black has a closed guard, preventing Aguilar from standing up.
Black trying to control the position.
Black has his foot on Aguilar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aguilar works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aguilar throws a strike but Black rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Black passes Aguilar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dana Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Black, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dana Black!
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